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Local gyms, studios going digital to keep Kamloops active during pandemic
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops residents who normally hit the gym or take part in fitness classes have had to find new ways to keep up an active lifestyle during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fitness studios, and gyms ...
Apr 15, 2020 Carlee and Kent Aitchison hosting one of their daily, 10:15 a.m online fitness classes (Image Credit: Adam Donnelly / CFJC Today)
Community finds unique ways to support Kamloops Food Bank during COVID-19
KAMLOOPS - When the COVID-19 pandemic began, donations to the Kamloops Food Bank dropped off, but the needs of the community did not. As time has gone on, businesses and individuals have come up with ...
Apr 15, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Adoptions continue through Kamloops SPCA, while working on fundraising alternatives
KAMLOOPS - While many organizations are having a tough time operating during the COVID-19 pandemic, animal adoptions through the local SPCA have been steady. Before COVID-19, walk-in pet inquires were...
Apr 15, 2020 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Trump looks to ease distancing in places; CEOs urge caution
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Wednesday he's prepared to announce new guidelines allowing some states to quickly ease up on social distancing even as business leaders told him they need mor...
Apr 15, 2020
Restrictions at Canada-U.S. border could soon be eased, Trump suggests
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is suggesting that travel restrictions along the Canada-U.S. border could be relaxed sooner rather than later. Trump says Canada is doing well in controll...
Apr 15, 2020
Kamloops council puts forward Singh's name for FCM board
KAMLOOPS - Fresh off his term as president of the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM), a Kamloops councillor is turning his attention to the federal level.At Wednesday's (Apr. 15) meeting, Kamloops coun...
Apr 15, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame closes museum for 2020, will still induct athletes
CALGARY - Canada's Sports Hall of Fame is closing the doors on its Calgary museum until the end of 2020, but will still announce a class of inductees this year. The COVID-19 pandemic forced the&n...
Apr 15, 2020
Apple rolls out cheaper iPhone as pandemic curbs spending
NEW YORK - Apple is releasing a new iPhone that will be vastly cheaper than the models it rolled out last fall when the economy was booming and the pandemic had yet to force people to rethink their sp...
Apr 15, 2020
Fed notes what most Americans see: A sharp economic downturn
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve is noting what most Americans are already acutely aware of: Economic activity contracted sharply and abruptly cross all regions of the country in recent weeks as the c...
Apr 15, 2020
Pandemic measures cast City of Kamloops flood preparations in new light
KAMLOOPS - Physical distancing measures put in place to battle the spread of COVID-19 will throw a wrench into City of Kamloops flood preparation this year, but officials say they will be ready regard...
Apr 15, 2020 City of Kamloops workers observe a demonstration of the Tiger Dam in Riverside Park, May, 2018 (Image Credit: Facebook / City of Kamloops)
