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Some shops reopen and WHO bows to calls for virus probe; In The News for May 19
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 19 ... --- C...
May 19, 2020
Kamloops residents come together to honour Capt. Casey, Canadian Forces Snowbirds
KAMLOOPS - Drums could be heard all around Fulton Field on Monday, just a few blocks away from where Capt. Jennifer Casey's jet crashed into a Brocklehurst neighbourhood.Hundreds of Kamloops residents...
May 18, 2020
Meet the adopted cat who can thrive after a community-funded surgery
NANAIMO - Each week we feature animals currently awaiting adoption at the Nanaimo SPCA.Thankfully there are no animals currently in care, so we're taking a look at animals which were adopted and have ...
May 18, 2020
B.C. pilots to fly over Vancouver in tribute to Snowbirds victim
VANCOUVER - A group of B.C. pilots will take to the skies Monday as a tribute to the victim of a deadly Snowbird plane crash in Kamloops. Dubbed Operation Backup Inspiration as a nod to the Snowb...
May 18, 2020
B.C. pilots to fly over Vancouver in tribute to Snowbirds victim
VANCOUVER - A group of B.C. pilots will take to the skies Monday as a tribute to the victim of a deadly Snowbird plane crash in Kamloops. Dubbed Operation Backup Inspiration as a nod to the Snowb...
May 18, 2020
California relaxes some county criteria for reopening
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California Gov. Gavin Newsom relaxed county reopening criteria on Monday, a move he said will allow most of the state's 58 counties to begin allowing dining in restaurants and oth...
May 18, 2020
Trump says he's taking malaria drug in case he gets virus
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Monday that he is taking a malaria drug to lessen symptoms should he get the new coronavirus, even though the drug is unproven for fighting COVID-19. Trump tol...
May 18, 2020
Businesses in some provinces prepare to reopen as COVID-19 restrictions loosen
Businesses in some provinces spent the day preparing to reopen, as restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus are set to ease following a May long weekend mar...
May 18, 2020
With Kenny Got Game leading the way, Raptors Uprising GC on early-season roll
TORONTO - While the Toronto Raptors await the resumption of their title defence, Raptors Uprising GC point guard Kenneth (Kenny Got Work) Hailey has quietly got off to an MVP start to the NBA 2K Leagu...
May 18, 2020
Lives Lost: An unassuming maestro of Sunday soundtracks
At funerals, he made the organ moan, and at weddings, it thundered in joy. On Christmas, bells twinkled; on Easter, trumpets blasted. He delivered victorious graduation marches and bellowing birthday ...
May 18, 2020