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Conservatives eager to push Liberals on COVID-19 response as Commons resumes
OTTAWA - The House of Commons is set to reconvene Tuesday in virtual form with opposition MPs eager to press the minority Liberal government on its COVID-19 response. Conservative Leader Andrew S...
Apr 27, 2020
Participating in Tackle Hunger program has meaning for Argos' lineman Campbell
TORONTO - The Purolator Tackle Hunger program is one that's near and dear to Jamal Campbell's heart. Growing up, the hulking Toronto Argonauts offensive lineman's family sometimes had to go to&nb...
Apr 27, 2020
B.C. woman whose disappearance sparked wide search found dead in Burnaby: police
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The body of a missing British Columbia woman has been found two months after she disappeared. A statement from New Westminster police says the body believed to be that of&...
Apr 27, 2020
Whitecaps' sale of face masks to boost Vancouver Aquarium going gangbusters
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps had sold more than 57,000 masks as of Monday morning with all net proceeds going to help the financially troubled Vancouver Aquarium. The MLS team sa...
Apr 27, 2020
AP source: Bulls hiring 76ers' Eversley as general manager
CHICAGO - The Chicago Bulls have hired Philadelphia 76ers executive Marc Eversley to replace the fired Gar Forman as general manager and work under new top basketball executive Arturas Karnisovas, a p...
Apr 27, 2020
City of Kamloops tree coupons only at stores this year
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is ready to re-launch its Tree Coupon Program for 2020.With a goal of growing the city's tree canopy from 12 per cent to 20 per cent, the City of Kamloops will hand out...
Apr 27, 2020 Image Credit: The Canadian Press
Researchers scramble to inform doctors of COVID-19 risk to LGBTQ
OTTAWA - A group of researchers at the University of Toronto are rapidly trying to educate health-care workers about the barriers LGBTQ people face to accessing care during the COVID-19 crisis. T...
Apr 27, 2020
Relatives, legal experts say N.S. should begin work on inquiry into mass killing
HALIFAX - Nova Scotians struggling with the devastating aftermath of a mass shooting are looking for a firm commitment from the province's leaders to set up a public inquiry to help answer a...
Apr 27, 2020
CRIME STOPPERS: Crimes of the Week — April 27, 2020
KAMLOOPS - Here are the Kamloops Crime Stoppers crimes of the week for April 27, 2020.Crime of the week #1Kamloops Crime Stoppers is hoping you can help track down an assault suspect.The organization ...
Apr 27, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Former Humboldt Bronco Graysen Cameron to play for Northland College
ASHLAND, Wis. - Graysen Cameron, who broke his back in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash two years ago, has committed to play NCAA hockey for Northland College in Wisconsin. The 20-year-old from Old...
Apr 27, 2020
