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Vernon-based distillery donates truckload of sanitizer to Kamloops healthcare workers
VERNON, B.C. - A Vernon-based distillery is helping Royal Inland Hospital stay clean.Friday (May 1), RIH Foundation CEO Heidi Coleman picked up a truckload of hand sanitizer produced by Okanagan Spiri...
May 01, 2020 RIH Foundation CEO Heidi Coleman, centre, with Tyler Dyck, left, and Melissa Dyck of Okanagan Spirits (Image Credit: Okanagan Spirits Craft Distillery)
Kamloops seeing more property crime as thieves target businesses impacted by COVID-19
KAMLOOPS - Businesses in Kamloops that are struggling with the reality of closures and reduced hours are now facing another struggle amid COVID-19 - an increase in property crime. With many businesses...
May 01, 2020 Kamloops mayor Ken Christian said on Friday that businesses impacted by the pandemic are now being targeted by criminals (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
NBA pushes back draft combine, draft lottery
The NBA is delaying the draft lottery and draft combine, events scheduled for Chicago later this month. The league made the decision Friday, though it has been expected for some time. The lottery cann...
May 01, 2020
April pandemic restrictions spur big drop in Kamloops home sales
KAMLOOPS - After defying expectations with a strong March, the Kamloops real estate market hit a pandemic-related lull last month.According to new totals released by the Kamloops and District Real Est...
May 01, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Marc Eversley joins Bulls as GM from 76ers' front office
CHICAGO - Marc Eversley gets a chance to help restore an iconic NBA franchise and set an example for the city's youth. He welcomes the opportunities. A former Nike executive who spent the past four ye...
May 01, 2020
COVID-19 outbreaks in 23 First Nations prompting concerns
OTTAWA - Federal officials say the next two weeks will be crucial in trying to determine the scope and severity of the spread of COVID-19 in First Nations communities. Cases of the virus have begun to...
May 01, 2020
Raptors Uprising to open against 76ers GC as NBA 2K League season opens May 5
TORONTO - Raptors Uprising GC will open the NBA 2K League's third season on May 5 against 2019 runner-up 76ers GC followed by a matchup with Wizards District Gaming the next night. That means ear...
May 01, 2020
SOUND OFF: How we deal with recovery is as important as how we deal with the height of the pandemic
The start of May always brings with it warmer weather, more sunshine and the anticipation of the summer season. However, I know for many of us across the province, this summer will be far from busines...
May 01, 2020 Image Credit: Neydtstock / Dreamstime.com
PETERS: Restrictions imposed by government have left our world in a terrible place — but the alternative is much worse
FRIDAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT of a ban on the trade of military-style weaponry presented an interesting dichotomy with some of the images coming out of the United States.A protest against government-imposed C...
May 01, 2020 Image Credit: The Canadian Press
Kamloops Food Bank receives $13,000 from BC Interior Community Foundation
KAMLOOPS - During the pandemic, the community has come together to help the Kamloops Food Bank. On Friday, the food bank received a generous donation from the BC Interior Community Foundation. The $13...
May 01, 2020 The BC Interior Community Foundation provided a $13,000 cheque to the Kamloops Food Bank on Friday (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
