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Three months in, construction project has varied impact on West Victoria businesses
KAMLOOPS - The first three months of construction on West Victoria Street are taking a toll on some businesses along that stretch. Businesses say people are simply avoiding the area and going elsewher...
Jul 22, 2019 Budget Brake & Muffler has been severely impacted by the construction on West Victoria St. that started on Apr. 15 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
City says all paving on West Victoria St. should be finished by fall
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says the construction project on West Victoria Street is on time with some sections ahead of schedule and some behind where they're supposed to be.The city's capital pr...
Jul 22, 2019 The City of Kamloops says the $13-million project is on time (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Marvel's next films will bring diversity, onscreen and off
LOS ANGELES - Marvel's push for more women and people of colour in its cinematic universe is extending to behind the camera for its next slate of films. Of the five films Marvel Studios announced at C...
Jul 22, 2019
Interior Health optimistic worst of RIH nurse shortage is over
KAMLOOPS - Royal Inland Hospital has been dealing with significant vacancies in its Intensive Care Unit and Emergency Department, due in part to retirements and the specialized training required for t...
Jul 22, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Adam Donnelly
Vernon Adams Jr., Alouettes beat Eskimos 20-10 for third win in a row
MONTREAL - Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr., says it took guts for coach Khari Jones to call a trick play in the first quarter that led to Montreal's third straight victory. That one play set the tone for...
Jul 22, 2019
Saskatchewan Roughriders mascot Gainer the Gopher in hot water once again
REGINA - Gainer the Gopher is in hot water once again. The Saskatchewan Roughriders mascot came under fire Saturday night for his actions during the club's 38-25 home win over the B.C. ...
Jul 22, 2019
Cop father says couple's double homicide in B.C. devastating for two families
SURREY, B.C. - The father of an Australian man who was gunned down with his girlfriend while travelling on a remote British Columbia highway says the deaths are a tragic end to a love story ...
Jul 22, 2019
‘Why would we expect our youth to feel safe?’: Coldstream rainbow crosswalk vandalized
Coldstream crews used a pressure washer to clean vandalism off the community's rainbow crosswalk on Monday morning.The damage to the rainbow crosswalk, which crosses Kalamalka Road near Kal Beach, was...
Jul 22, 2019 Image Credit: Global Okanagan
Winnipeg Blue Bombers' defence has been stellar so far this season
The offence has certainly been front and centre this season but the backbone of unbeaten Winnipeg's stellar start has been the Blue Bombers' defence. Quarterback Matt Nichols completed a club-rec...
Jul 22, 2019
Kamloops Tsunami Swim Club golden in Golden
KAMLOOPS --- Sixteen members of the Kamloops Tsunami Swim Club competed this past weekend at the Golden Invitational Swim Meet, recording an impressive 74 top-five finishes in individual events. Jack ...
Jul 22, 2019 Image credit: Kamloops Tsunami Swim Club
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