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Memorial Arena home to new emergency shelter pilot project
KAMLOOPS - COVID-19 has complicated aspects of everyone's life. Day-to-day activities we took for granted, like grocery shopping or visiting family, have been altered drastically. That goes for helpin...
May 15, 2020
NFL teams can reopen facilities Tuesday - with provisos
NFL teams can begin reopening their facilities on Tuesday if state and local governments will allow it. In a memo sent to the 32 teams Friday by Commissioner Roger Goodell and obtained by The Associat...
May 15, 2020
PETERS: Grit your teeth and be kind to the Albertan horde this May long weekend
IT'S THE MAY LONG WEEKEND and that means British Columbians are once again preparing for an invasion.It happens every year: our eastern flank is overwhelmed and our defences are no match for the marau...
May 15, 2020
VIDEO: "We're not out of the woods yet — but we're close" Kamloops mayor urges residents to stay in this weekend
KAMLOOPS - Heading into the Victoria Day long weekend, the mayor of Kamloops says we're not out of the COVID-19 woods yet.Ken Christian posted a video message to the City of Kamloops social media Frid...
May 15, 2020
Fed sees Wall Street stress if virus takes 'unexpected' turn
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve said Friday that Wall Street remains vulnerable to another shock if the global pandemic takes an "unexpected course" putting renewed strains on the economy and the cou...
May 15, 2020
CHL settles lawsuits filed by current and former players over backpay
TORONTO - The Canadian Hockey League has settled three class-action lawsuits filed by current and former junior players seeking backpay for minimum wage. The CHL - an umbrella organization for th...
May 15, 2020
CP NewsAlert: Honda Indy pushed off scheduled dates because of COVID-19
TORONTO - The Honda Indy Toronto will not be held on its scheduled dates of July 10-12. Race promoters announced the decision on Friday after the city announced it was cancelling event permits for maj...
May 15, 2020
'One Tough Cookie:' Young survivor of Saskatchewan mass killing getting better
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - The family of a Saskatchewan couple and their grandson, who were slain in their home nearly seven weeks ago, say the surviving granddaughter is doing well in hospital. In a...
May 15, 2020
Canada's Alysha Newman competing in virtual "backyard" pole vault event
TORONTO - Alysha Newman is accustomed to waiting patiently between pole vault attempts. Depending on the competition, she can wait as long as half an hour between jumps. The stop-and-start pace of pol...
May 15, 2020
WorkSafe outlines safety rules for B.C.’s reopening
VICTORIA - WorkSafe BC has issued industry-specific guidance for the next phase of B.C.'s restart program.The agency said every employer is required to have a COVID-19 safety plan that assesses the ri...
May 15, 2020
