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Gunman kills 5 at Milwaukee brewery before taking own life
MILWAUKEE - An employee opened fire Wednesday at one of the nation's largest breweries in Milwaukee, killing five fellow workers before taking his own life, police said. The assailant who attacked the...
Feb 26, 2020
UN: Rival Libyan politicians meet for peace talks in Geneva
CAIRO - Rival Libyan politicians met on Wednesday for U.N.-sponsored political talks in Geneva aimed at ending the latest round of fighting over the country's capital, Tripoli. Yet just hours later, t...
Feb 26, 2020
Bemstrom's OT tally lifts Blue Jackets over Senators 4-3
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Blue Jackets ditched their eight-game losing streak - and lost two more players to injuries. Emil Bemstrom scored 4:35 into overtime, and the banged-up Blue Jackets beat ...
Feb 26, 2020
Montreal Impact advance to quarterfinals in CONCACAF Champions League
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact advanced to the quarterfinal of the CONCACAF Champions League with a 0-0 draw against Costa Rica's Deportivo Saprissa in the second leg of the round of 16 on Wednesday. ...
Feb 26, 2020
Indigenous youth in B.C. pledge to continue fight against pipeline
VICTORIA - Traffic was moving Wednesday night on a major highway in the Victoria area after a protest blocked the road earlier in the day. About 100 people were blocking the Patricia Bay Highway Wedne...
Feb 26, 2020
Hardest-hit China, South Korea count 767 new virus cases
BEIJING - South Korea and China each reported hundreds more virus cases Thursday as the new illness persists in the worst-hit areas and spreads beyond borders. South Korea reported 334 more cases, bri...
Feb 26, 2020
As world scrambles, experts warn virus spread in US certain
NEW YORK - U.S. health officials warned Tuesday that the burgeoning coronavirus is certain to spread more widely in the country at some point, even as their counterparts in Europe and Asia scrambled t...
Feb 26, 2020
Kamloops volunteers reflect on their memorable experience at 2010 Winter Games
KAMLOOPS - The 2010 Winter Olympics commenced 10 years ago and started what was a magical time in the province's history. With 2,500 athletes competing and thousands of delegates, the organizing commi...
Feb 26, 2020 Scott Baker (left) and Dee Dhaliwal travelled from Kamloops to volunteer at Cypress Mountain during the 2010 Winter Olympics (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops students using pink to promote kindness
KAMLOOPS - Since the first anti-bullying Pink Shirt Day in 2007, many school-aged kids in Canada have become aware of the lessons, and message behind the coloured shirts. Westsyde Elementary Grade 4 t...
Feb 26, 2020 Students posing in their pink themed Anti-Bullying Day photobooth at Westsyde Elementary School. (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds)
PacificSport set to host sledge hockey open house Saturday at McArthur Island
KAMLOOPS - To celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the 2010 Games, PacificSport Interior BC and the Kamloops Adaptive Sports Association are hosting a sledge hockey open house at the McArthur Island S...
Feb 26, 2020 McArthur Island will host a sledge hockey open house from 6-8:30 p.m. Saturday (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
