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Hillside Stadium to reopen, with modified hours and extra supervision
KAMLOOPS - There's some good news for citizens who use the track at Hillside Stadium to get their daily exercise.Mayor Ken Christian announced today the stadium is being opened back up to the public. ...
Apr 22, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Recreational athletes across Kamloops awaiting season start amid COVID-19 concerns
KAMLOOPS - Lush green grass, and freshly trimmed ivy. Ideal conditions for softball down at Charles Anderson Stadium. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, none of the thousands of ballplayers in tow...
Apr 22, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Evacuation Alert issued for properties near 150 Mile House
WILLIAMS LAKE - 29 properties in the Borland Creek area near 150 Mile House, have been placed under an Evacuation Alert. The measure was put in place Wednesday afternoon by the Cariboo Regional Distri...
Apr 22, 2020 Image Credit: CRD Emerg. Op. Centre
Merritt council pairs tax increase with utility rate discounts
MERRITT - The City of Merritt is hoping to ease some financial strain on residents during the pandemic by increasing discounts on utility rates. At a virtual City Council meeting last night (Apr. 21) ...
Apr 22, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
City of Merritt confident in flooding preparations
MERRITT - The city of Merritt has been hit hard by flooding in the past few years and it's not unusual to see residents sandbagging around their properties in the spring. Currently, there are no visib...
Apr 22, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Blazers take 10 players in WHL bantam draft.
KAMLOOPS --- The Kamloops Blazers selected 10 players in the 2020 WHL Bantam Draft on Wednesday, April 22, 2020.The Blazers had 10 picks in the first six rounds and selected five defensemen and five f...
Apr 22, 2020 Image credit: WHL
Think things are bad for airlines? It's about to get worse
The biggest and most profitable U.S. airline just posted its first quarterly loss in more than five years. Now things are going to get really bad. Delta Air Lines Inc. reported Wednesday that it lost ...
Apr 22, 2020
MacLean sisters draw on Olympic swim careers, each other during pandemic
Heather MacLean was walking into Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital for a night shift recently when she heard people shouting her name. "I'm talking on the phone walking into the hospital," the Olymp...
Apr 22, 2020
Raptors guard VanVleet said public health is more important than a big payday
TORONTO - Fred VanVleet said he'd by lying if he hasn't thought about how the financial impact of COVID-19 will affect this summer's NBA free agency. The Toronto Raptors guard was enjoying the be...
Apr 22, 2020
Claypool, Gallimore top-rated Canadian prospects for 2020 NFL draft
Winnipeg Blue Bombers GM Kyle Walters isn't spending much time evaluating Oklahoma defensive lineman Neville Gallimore and Notre Dame receiver Chase Claypool. That's because neither of the t...
Apr 22, 2020
