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Health orders aim for balance on curbing COVID-19 spread and religious freedoms: B.C.
March 04, 2021 - 1:00 PM

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government says the provincial health officer has to strike a balance between curbing the spread of COVID-19 and religious practice, which may at times affect certain rights under the Canadian charter.
The Latest: Capitol Police says officer dies after riots
January 07, 2021 - 9:52 PM

WASHINGTON - The Latest on the fallout of the storming of the Capitol by a mob of pro-Trump loyalists (all times local):
US to start distributing experimental virus drug and pandemic news from around the world
November 23, 2020 - 1:05 PM

WASHINGTON — The U.S. government on Tuesday will start distributing 30,000 doses of an experimental antibody drug to fight COVID-19, the one President Donald Trump received last month.
55 years after riots, Watts section of LA still bears scars
August 10, 2020 - 9:00 PM

LOS ANGELES - There were no fires this time in Watts. There was no looting, no shooting and no National Guard troops patrolling.
Shut-in urbanites discovering their green thumbs amid pandemic lockdown
June 30, 2020 - 7:02 PM

Anita Clarke had been thinking about starting a vegetable garden on her balcony for a while before COVID-19 lockdown. But it was always easy to put off, the Toronto-based Shopify managing editor says.
'It's like ghost towns:' Canada's border communities adapt to COVID-19 changes
April 05, 2020 - 11:00 AM

When the mayor of a village in southern Alberta stares across the border, he sees family and friends who just happen to call Montana home.
Lululemon, LUSH among retailers in Okanagan and Kamloops closing for COVID-19 concern
March 15, 2020 - 3:56 PM

A number of retailers with shops in the Okanagan and Kamloops are shutting their doors this week with concerns of COVID-19 becoming a priority.
Prince Harry hopes for calmer future, but not much chance of that
January 20, 2020 - 8:00 PM

LONDON - Prince Harry says he's taking a “leap of faith’’ as he steps back from royal duties in an attempt to build a more peaceful life — one free of the journalists who have filmed, photographed and written about him since the day he was born.
French luxury group LVMH to buy Tiffany for $16.2 billion
November 25, 2019 - 1:00 PM

PARIS - French luxury group LVMH has agreed to buy New York jeweler Tiffany & Co. for $16.2 billion, adding a famed star to its portfolio that already boasts Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior and Bulgari.
Special South African gin is infused with elephant dung
November 13, 2019 - 8:00 PM

MOSSEL BAY, South Africa - The makers of a South African gin infused with elephant dung swear their use of the animal's excrement is no gimmick.
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JONESIE: TNRD spending isn't the real issue
OPINION Nice to see shock and a swift reaction in Kamloops when residents learned how their hard-earned money was being spent by staff at the Thompson-Nicola Regional District. If you tuned it out because those

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Schnitzel is a serious crowd favourite and bound to light up the faces of your eaters this weekend. It's even fun to say: shhhhh-nit-zzzel. Anyone raised in a German household is very familiar with this delicious dish. Basically it is a

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US missing persons podcaster looking into Ryan Shtuka case
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Billionaire-owned Douglas ranch near Merritt wins appeal barring public from accessing lakes
The wealthy U.S. owner of a B.C. Interior cattle ranch has won an appeal blocking the public from accessing its lakes. Two years after the Nicola Valley Fish and Game Club won a lengthy Davi
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Kamloops leads the way as new COVID-19 cases rise in Interior Health
After four weeks of seeing the number of new COVID-19 cases decline in the Interior Health region, the numbers turned the other way last week. From Feb. 21 to 27 there were 231 new cases det
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B.C. conservation officer who refused to kill 2 bear cubs still fighting to return to work
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iN VIDEO: How the B.C Wildlife Park in Kamloops earned the trust of a cougar
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B.C. transgender woman files human rights complaint after stint in male prison
A B.C. transgender woman has who was refused a transfer to a women's prison has filed a complaint with the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal. In a Mar. 3 B.C. Human Right Tribunal decision, Mak
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Lack of supports for Penticton's supportive housing sparks war of words with province
Initiatives to help Penticton’s homeless took an unfortunate step backwards this week following several heated exchanges between Penticton city council and B.C. Housing Minister David Eby.
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Interior Health, City of Kelowna appear headed for a parking showdown
Interior Health has backed away from plans for a staff parkade next to Kelowna General Hospital but that's not sitting well with Kelowna city councillor Luke Stack. Instead, Interior Hea
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