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Marches in Ottawa, Toronto to honour black lives lost at hands of police
OTTAWA - Demonstrators plan to march from Parliament Hill through Ottawa streets in mid-afternoon today to honour black lives lost at the hands of police. A similarly themed Toronto march is slated to...
Jun 05, 2020
Trudeau to offer premiers billions to help reopen the economy safely
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to offer premiers billions in federal funding to help them safely reopen provincial and territorial economies without triggering an explosive second...
Jun 05, 2020
Protests shift to memorializing Floyd amid push for change
ATLANTA - The tenor of the protests set off by the death of George Floyd at the hands of police has taken a turn from the explosive anger that has fueled the setting of fires, breaking of windows and ...
Jun 04, 2020
Ex-Dodgers star Carl Crawford arrested on assault charge
HOUSTON - Former Los Angeles Dodgers star Carl Crawford has been arrested after his former girlfriend accused him of assaulting her during an argument over a man she had begun dating. An arrest affida...
Jun 04, 2020
Ex-Dodgers star Carl Crawford arrested on assault charge
HOUSTON - Former Los Angeles Dodgers star Carl Crawford has been arrested after his former girlfriend accused him of assaulting her during an argument over a man she had begun dating. An arrest affida...
Jun 04, 2020
COVID-19 modeling data highlight path to fewer restrictions, vacations
VICTORIA - British Columbia is making summer holiday plans as COVID-19 cases continue declining and businesses and communities look to wider reopenings while taking precautions to prevent th...
Jun 04, 2020
Former Kamloops coach loses relatives in U.S. unrest -- Kamloops Community Football reaches out.
KAMLOOPS --- The death of a black Minneapolis man at the hands, or should we say the knee, of a white police officer, sparked violent protests in the U.S., and international outrage.The impact has bee...
Jun 04, 2020
COVID-19 modeling data highlights safe distancing benefits as B.C. reopens
VICTORIA - New COVID-19 modelling information highlights the virus-fighting benefits of safe distancing protocols as British Columbia reopens the province while the pandemic progresses.Students starte...
Jun 04, 2020
Union representing laid off workers at TRU remain optimistic situation will be resolved by September
KAMLOOPS - The union representing more than 600 employees at Thompson Rivers University says it hopes the pandemic will improve enough to save 80 jobs by the start of school in September. President of...
Jun 04, 2020
Passengers get onboard with return of Ebus service in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Ebus is rolling again after a two-month suspension of service. "Between Kamloops and Vancouver we were at about 75 per cent of our reduced capacity," said Glen Desjardine, B.C. operations m...
Jun 04, 2020
