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B.C. Wildlife Park says it may need to go into debt to keep animals fed while closed
KAMLOOPS - It's been one month since the B.C. Wildlife Park closed its doors due to COVID-19. While the park has worked on cutting operating costs with a handful of layoffs, it is struggling to make e...
Apr 20, 2020 Grizzly bears Dawson and Knute resting at the B.C. Wildlife Park on Monday (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Alert Bay's tsunami siren signals curfew to fight COVID-19, says B.C. mayor
ALERT BAY, B.C. - A siren is expected to sound tonight signalling the start of a COVID-19 curfew in the remote British Columbia community of Alert Bay. Mayor Dennis Buchanan says the community's ...
Apr 20, 2020
McLeod highlights concerns with decision to keep in-person house sessions to once-a-week
KAMLOOPS - After a unanimous vote to continue, the House of Commons was in session today with a reduced group of about 30 MPs on Parliament Hill. The prime minister has said the house will continue to...
Apr 20, 2020 (Image Credit: Skype / CFJC Today)
RCMP says it will look at how N.S. public was warned of active shooter threat
HALIFAX - Premier Stephen McNeil said Monday the province's emergency alert system wasn't used to warn people an active shooter was on the loose in northern Nova Scotia on the weekend because no ...
Apr 20, 2020
Work resuming at Boeing plants following virus shutdown
SEATTLE - Boeing this week is restarting production of commercial airplanes in the Seattle area, putting about 27,000 people back to work after operations were halted because of the coronavirus. The a...
Apr 20, 2020
Y Dream Home tickets sell out quickly despite website hiccups
KAMLOOPS - Tickets for the 2020 Y Dream Home sold out over the weekend, and 50/50 tickets are expected to do the same soon. This year, due to COVID-19, ticket sales for both the Dream Home and the 50/...
Apr 20, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Many who knew N.S. gunman struggle to come to terms with killing spree
PORTAPIQUE, N.S. - Neighbours and schoolmates of the man responsible for a killing spree that left at least 19 people dead in northern Nova Scotia were attempting Monday to come&nb...
Apr 20, 2020
MLB players say pay shouldn't be cut if empty ballparks
NEW YORK - Major League Baseball players are upset over the prospect teams may seek additional pay cuts if games are played in empty ballparks due to the coronavirus outbreak. Their anger was stoked l...
Apr 20, 2020
SOUND OFF: Rental supplement fails to hit mark for many renters
WHILE COVID-19 HAS POSED a very serious public health risk, we have also watched it become a considerable threat to people's livelihoods. To address the financial hardships brought on by this pandemic...
Apr 20, 2020 Housing Min. Selena Robinson (Image Credit: Flickr / Government of BC)
Pandemic strikes at a pivotal time in women's professional hockey
Women's professional hockey, already in upheaval, is facing the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Jayna Hefford, the leader of the Professional Women's Hockey Players' Association (P...
Apr 20, 2020
