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Chinese company abandons $1.8B Arkansas paper mill plan
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A Chinese company has abandoned its plan to build a massive paper mill in southwestern Arkansas that had already been delayed by trade tensions. Sun Paper told Gov. Asa Hutchinson ...
Mar 16, 2020
US airlines seek billions in aid as outbreak cripples travel
U.S. airlines are asking the federal government for grants, loans and tax relief that could easily top $50 billion to help them recover from a sharp downturn in travel due to the new coronavirus. Airl...
Mar 16, 2020
Universal moves new releases to on-demand, AMC limits crowds
NEW YORK - The coronavirus pandemic has cracked Hollywood's traditional theatrical window. With theatres increasingly shuttering nationwide, Universal Pictures on Monday said it will make its current ...
Mar 16, 2020
City of Kamloops to close recreational facilities, museum
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is shutting down recreational facilities in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.At a news conference Monday afternoon (Mar. 16), Mayor Ken Christian announced the facilit...
Mar 16, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
In U.S., political reflexes slowly bending to will of COVID-19 pandemic
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's defiance seems to be softening: after shrugging off calls for a COVID-19 test and to stop touching people, he's since tested negative and conceded ...
Mar 16, 2020
Canadian travellers trying to return trapped by border closures for COVID-19
CUSCO, Peru - Some Canadians trapped in countries that have closed their borders say they don't know how they're going to get home. Nikita Singh and her boyfriend had returned from climbing Machu Picc...
Mar 16, 2020
Feds impose new restrictions on entry to Canada to combat spread of COVID-19
The federal government announced Monday restrictions on people entering Canada in a bid to slow the spread of COVID-19. They include: - Starting at noon Wednesday, anyone who is not a Canadi...
Mar 16, 2020
Deflated by COVID-19, Kamloops-area ski resort operations to close for the winter
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - Officials at Sun Peaks say the skiing is great, the morale is great, but COVID-19 has dealt a big blow to the 2019-20 ski season.That's why, according to a Sun Peaks Resort news rele...
Mar 16, 2020 Image Credit: Sun Peaks Resort
WCT scrubs Cafe Daughter, postpones two more productions
KAMLOOPS - Western Canada Theatre (WCT) has announced more measures in response to the latest recommendations by the province's chief public health officer.According to a news release Monday (Mar. 16)...
Mar 16, 2020 Image Credit: Gwaaandak Theatre
Health officials, police warn of scams exploiting COVID-19 fears
WINNIPEG - Health officials and police are warning people about an email scam taking advantage of people worried about COVID-19 to steal money or sensitive information. Winnipeg police have sent a war...
Mar 16, 2020
