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Masks and closed fitting rooms: Reopened retail to look vastly different
May 14, 2020 - 8:26 AM

VANCOUVER - Shoppers at recently reopened Sleep Country stores looking to test mattresses or pillows will find a disposable protective barrier between them and the product. When Aritzia stores open soon in Vancouver, customers will be able to ask staff for face masks or gloves to wear while they peruse clothing racks.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo

Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same

Tranquille developer blames province after multiple ALC denials
The province's Agricultural Land Commission has heard multiple pleas from the owner of a historic Kamloops property who wants to build an agricultural suburb on the massive site. Each time Ignition Developments goes to the commission, i

Ombudsperson calls B.C.'s handling of youth confinement an embarrassment
VANCOUVER - B.C.'s ombudsperson says the Ministry of Children and Family Development should be embarrassed by it
April 24, 2024 8:30 AM
New Kamloops homeless drop-in centre, soup kitchen needed within weeks, not months
The City of Kamloops and local non-profit groups expect to replace the services of a drop-in support centre and soup
April 24, 2024 7:00 AM
Rare white magpie making its home in Clinton area
A magpie with ghostly pale feathers is living near Clinton, about 120 km northwest of Kamloops, and a local wildlife
April 24, 2024 6:00 AM
The Latest | Germany will resume working with UN agency for Palestinians, following review
Germany said Wednesday that it plans to follow several other countries in resuming cooperation with the U.N. relief age
April 24, 2024 2:33 AM
Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that
April 23, 2024 10:00 PM

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