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Defence chief puts Canadian military on COVID-19 war footing
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is being put on a war footing as it prepares to be thrown into the COVID-19 crisis. In an unprecedented five-page letter to the troops, defence chief Gen. Jonat...
Mar 27, 2020
PETERS: The numbers don't matter anymore
THE PACE OF THE COVID-19 story's scope and evolution has been unprecedented in the news business.Everything changes, every day.And so, it is a little less surprising that the reception to provincial h...
Mar 27, 2020 Image Credit: Flickr / Government of B.C.
Marc Miller urges First Nations to delay elections during COVID-19 crisis
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller is encouraging Indigenous communities gearing up for elections this year to postpone their votes. Miller says holding an election during a pandemic&nb...
Mar 27, 2020
Kamloops Airport screeners, management spar over additional cleaning
KAMLOOPS - The United Steelworkers Local 1-417, which represents security screening personnel at the Kamloops Airport, has concerns the airport is not doing enough to contain the spread of COVID-19. I...
Mar 27, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kotb cries on 'Today' show; Baby Shark takes on hand-washing
From finding ways to help others cope to sheltering in place to cancelling events, here's a look at some of the ways the entertainment industry is reacting to the spread of the coronavirus, which most...
Mar 27, 2020
Vancouver Whitecaps taking care of more than business during COVID-19 pandemic
Co-owner Steve Nash led a live workout on Instagram. Staffers are calling friends and family as well as season ticket-holders to check up on them. The Vancouver Whitecaps are staying busy - and in tou...
Mar 27, 2020
B.C. measures appear to have slowed the increase in COVID-16: health officer
VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer says she's starting to see "glimmers of hope" in the fight against COVID-19 with an apparent flattening in the number of cases. The province&nbs...
Mar 27, 2020
B.C. measures appear to have slowed the increase in COVID-16: health officer
VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer says she's starting to see "glimmers of hope" in the fight against COVID-19 with an apparent flattening in the number of cases. The province&nbs...
Mar 27, 2020
City of Kamloops lays off 100 part-time staff in response to COVID-19 pandemic
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is issuing layoff notices in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis.Kamloops Mayor Ken Christian says 100 layoff notices have been distributed to part-time staff as the City ...
Mar 27, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Tory leadership candidates asked to stop calls, fundraising as vote postponed
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidates are being asked to stop fundraising and making calls to party members following a decision to suspend the race. But at least one candidate says it is unfair...
Mar 27, 2020
