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Jurassic Park reopening on Saturday for Toronto Raptors playoff run
TORONTO - Jurassic Park will no longer be a lost world for Toronto Raptors fans. Scotiabank Arena is reopening its tailgate area in time for Saturday's playoff game between the Raptors and Philadelphi...
Apr 12, 2022
Federal housing budget a good start, more targeted support needed: Housing advocates
OTTAWA - Advocates say while the federal government's focus on housing affordability in the budget is promising, its measures could go further to help people in the most dire housing need. Emilie Coyl...
Apr 12, 2022
VIDEO: Kamloops singer energizes crowd, judges with another CCR performance
KAMLOOPS - American Idol's Top 24 show from Hawaii wrapped up on Monday night, and Kamloops singer Cameron Whitcomb got his turn on the stage. Despite getting advice from pop singer Bebe Rhexa to use ...
Apr 12, 2022
South Dakota attorney general impeached over fatal crash
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - The South Dakota House on Tuesday impeached the state's attorney general for his conduct surrounding a 2020 fatal car crash, rejecting the recommendation of a special investigative...
Apr 12, 2022
Jurors shown surveillance video montage of 2020 Quebec City Halloween stabbings
QUEBEC - Jurors in the trial of the man accused of using a sword to murder two people in Quebec City on Halloween night in 2020 are viewing video surveillance footage from the scene. Quebec City polic...
Apr 12, 2022
B.C. Coroners Service reports 174 more overdose deaths in February; five in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - There is good news and bad news in the most recent illicit drug overdose death data from the B.C. Coroners Service. On the positive side, B.C. has broken its streak of consecutive months se...
Apr 12, 2022
Unions look for details on federal budget pledge to ease access to training funding
OTTAWA - The head of the Canadian Labour Congress says she's worried that labour groups will be left out of talks over a federal pledge to let workers access skills training programs before they becom...
Apr 12, 2022
Film industry declined by 5 per cent in pandemic, Hollywood productions grew: report
OTTAWA - Canada's film and TV industry remained afloat at the height of the pandemic, experiencing only a five per cent slump in the number of productions between April 2020 and March last year. A new...
Apr 12, 2022
Thompson-Nicola Film Commission makes Smart choice to succeed retiring Vicci Weller
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has hired a new film commissioner.Gareth Smart succeeds Vicci Weller, who will retire this spring after 22 years in the role.Smart, a Vancouver ...
Apr 12, 2022
Outpatient addiction treatment coming to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A new outpatient addiction treatment service will run seven days a week in Kamloops, according to a press release issued Tuesday (April 12) by Interior Health (IH).People with substance use...
Apr 12, 2022
