SECTIONS NEWS COLUMNS SPORTS WEATHER STREAMING OBITUARIES PROGRAMMING NOTE: CFJC outage on Bell, Telus satellite services World EU wants to stop flights from southern Africa over variant BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union's executive said Friday it wants to stop air travel from southern Africa to counter the spread of a new COVID-19 variant. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement that she "proposes, in close coordination with the member states, to activate the emergency b... 53m ago South African scientists detect new virus variant amid spike JOHANNESBURG (AP) - A new coronavirus variant has been detected in South Africa that scientists say is a concern because of its high number of mutations and rapid spread among young people in Gauteng, the country's most populous province, Health Minister Joe Phaahla announced Thursday. The coronavirus evolves as it spr... 8h ago Interpol elects United Arab Emirates official as president ISTANBUL (AP) - Interpol on Thursday elected a contentious official from the United Arab Emirates as its new president during the international law enforcement body's annual General Assembly held in Istanbul. Maj. Gen. Ahmed Naser al-Raisi, inspector general at the United Arab Emirates' interior ministry, was elected f... Nov 25, 2021 Australia sending troops, police to Solomons amid unrest CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Australia says it is sending police, troops and diplomats to the Solomon Islands to help after anti-government demonstrators defied lockdown orders and took to the streets for a second day in violent protests. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Thursday the deployment would include a detachme... Nov 25, 2021 World Al-Qaida linked group claims blast in Somali capital; 5 dead MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Witnesses say a large explosion has occurred in a busy part of Somalia's capital during the morning rush hour, killing at least five people and wounding others. The extremist group Al-Shabab has claimed responsibility. A plume of smoke was seen rising above Moga... Nov 25, 2021 $790M settlement in lawsuit over Rams' St. Louis departure ST. LOUIS (AP) - The NFL and Rams owner Stan Kroenke will pay $790 million to settle a lawsuit filed by St. Louis interests over the team's relocation to Los Angeles, a joint statement from St. Louis city and county said Wednesday. No details of the settlement were released, and it wasn't immediately clear how much wou... Nov 24, 2021 The Human: Richard Jenkins' real, lived-in performances NEW YORK (AP) - For a long time, it bothered Richard Jenkins that he didn't look or come off like the movie stars he grew up with. How could he, the son of a dentist from DeKalb, Illinois, measure up in the same business as Lawrence Olivier, Marlon Brando and Spencer Tracy? "It's really hard to believe that you're... Nov 24, 2021 Verdict reached in trial of men charged in Arbery killing BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) - The jury in the trial of the three white men charged in Ahmaud Arbery's slaying reached a verdict Wednesday after more then 10 hours of deliberation. The decision comes almost two years after the 25-year-old Black man was killed while running outside the Georgia port city of Brunswick. Father and ... Nov 24, 2021 Several UK-bound migrants die in Channel off Calais PARIS (AP) - Several migrants died and others were injured Wednesday when their boat capsized off Calais in the English Channel as they tried to cross from France to Britain, according to French officials. Three French patrol boats and a French helicopter and a British helicopter were searching the area for other victi... Nov 24, 2021 Ethiopia says Abiy at war front, handing duties to deputy NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Ethiopia's government said Wednesday that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has gone to the battlefront to take charge in the country's yearlong war and left the daily work of running the country to his deputy. Government spokesman Legesse Tulu told reporters that the prime minister arrived at the front o... Nov 24, 2021 Benzema handed 1-year suspended sentence in sex-tape case VERSAILLES, France (AP) - France and Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema was given a one-year suspended jail sentence and a fine of 75,000 euros ($84,000) Wednesday in a sex-tape case that rocked French soccer. Benzema was found guilty of being involved in an attempt in 2015 to blackmail France teammate Mathieu Valbuena.... Nov 24, 2021 Germany's Greens say deal ready for 3-party coalition BERLIN (AP) - The three parties negotiating to form Germany's next government will finalize and present their coalition agreement Wednesday, the environmentalist Greens said in a statement. The center-left Social Democrats have been negotiating with the Green party and the pro-business Free Democrats since narrowly win... Nov 24, 2021 Man charged with 5 homicide counts in deadly Waukesha crash WAUKESHA, Wis. - Prosecutors in Wisconsin have charged a man with intentional homicide in the deaths of five people who were killed when an SUV was driven into a Christmas parade. Darrell Brooks Jr. was charged with five counts of intentional homicide in the crash Sunday in Waukesha, a Milwaukee suburb. Conviction on f... Nov 23, 2021 Lawyer: Brian Laundrie fatally shot himself in the head MIAMI (AP) - An attorney for the family of Brian Laundrie said Tuesday that he fatally shot himself in the head. Laundrie had been the subject of a manhunt for more than a month as investigators searched for clues in the slaying of his girlfriend, Gabby Petito, during their cross-country van trip together. Attorney Ste... Nov 23, 2021 Judge exonerates Missouri man convicted in 3 killings KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City man who has been jailed for more than 40 years for three murders was wrongfully convicted in 1979 and will be released, a Missouri judge ruled Tuesday. Kevin Strickland, 62, has always maintained that he was home watching television and had nothing to do with the killings, which happene... Nov 23, 2021 Jury awards millions in damages for Unite the Right violence CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - In a mixed verdict, a jury has awarded millions of dollars in damages against white nationalist leaders for violence that erupted during the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville. After a nearly monthlong civil trial, a jury in U.S. District Court in Charlottesville deadlocked on two... Nov 23, 2021 'Mama, are you OK?' In Waukesha, minutes of terror recounted Hours before it started, they were already there - people sitting on lawn chairs or wrapped in blankets, awaiting an event the city's mayor described as straight out of Norman Rockwell. The Waukesha Christmas Parade, a tradition in its Milwaukee suburb for six decades, was to be particularly special this time around af... Nov 23, 2021 Ahmaud Arbery case goes to jury after 13-day trial BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) - A jury now has the case after a 13-day trial of three white men charged with murder and other crimes in the death of Ahmaud Arbery. The jury got the case on Tuesday after final closing arguments from the prosecutor and instructions from a judge. Prosecutor Linda Dunikoski told jurors that the defe... Nov 23, 2021 Prince Andrew accusations left out of Epstein-Maxwell case NEW YORK (AP) - When Jeffrey Epstein's longtime companion Ghislaine Maxwell goes on trial next week, the accuser who captivated the public most, with claims she was trafficked to Britain's Prince Andrew and other prominent men, won't be part of the case. U.S. prosecutors chose not to bring charges in connection with Vi... Nov 23, 2021 Bus crash in Bulgaria kills at least 45 people SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) - A bus crash in western Bulgaria early Tuesday has killed at least 45 people, authorities said. The bus, registered in Northern Macedonia, crashed around 2 a.m. and there were children among the victims, authorities said. Seven people were taken to hospitals for treatment. The cause of the crash w... Nov 23, 2021 Ferry capsizes in Sri Lanka; at least 6 dead COLOMBO (AP) - A navy spokesperson says a ferry capsized Tuesday in eastern Sri Lanka, killing at least six people. Twelve people have been rescued, navy spokesperson Capt. Indika de Silva said. The number of people on board the ferry wasn't immediately clear. Four children were among the dead, according to a policeman... Nov 23, 2021 Ex-South Korean strongman Chun Doo-hwan dies at age 90 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Former South Korean military strongman Chun Doo-hwan, who took power in a 1979 coup and brutally crushed pro-democracy protests before going to prison for misdeeds in office, died on Tuesday. He was 90. Emergency officials said Chun died at his home. Police earlier said Chun suffered a cardiac... Nov 23, 2021 Trump-backed Parnell loses custody battle, suspends campaign HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Sean Parnell, the candidate endorsed by former President Donald Trump for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, on Monday suspended his campaign after he lost a court fight over custody of his three children in which the judge said he believed allegations of abuse by Parnell's estranged wife. In a stateme... Nov 22, 2021 Ethiopia PM says he will lead army 'from the battlefront' NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Ethiopia's prime minister says he will lead his country's army "from the battlefront" beginning Tuesday, a dramatic new step by the Nobel Peace Prize-winner in a devastating yearlong war. "This is a time when leading a country with martyrdom is needed," Prime Minister Abiy Ahme... Nov 22, 2021 SUV driver in parade crash may have been fleeing a crime WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) - Investigators are looking into whether the SUV driver who plowed through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, killing at least five people and injuring more than 40, was fleeing a crime, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. The joyous scene of marching bands and children danc... Nov 22, 2021 Prosecutor in Ahmaud Arbery case: Arbery was under attack BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) - None of the three white men charged in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery had cause to make a citizen's arrest when they saw him in their neighborhood, according to a prosecutor, who said Monday in closing arguments that the defendants decided to pursue him "because he was a Black man running down ... Nov 22, 2021 Official: More than 90% of fed workers got shots by deadline WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 90% of federal workers have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by Monday's deadline set by President Joe Biden. Biden announced in September that all federal workers were required to undergo vaccination, with no test-out option, unless they secured an approved medical or religi... Nov 22, 2021 IOC call with Chinese tennis star Peng raises more questions A video call between Olympic officials and Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai, whose nearly three-week disappearance from public view sparked an outcry, was meant to reassure the world that she was safe - but instead has raised more questions. Concern grew in the last week for the former No. 1-ranked doubles player - who... Nov 22, 2021 SEE MORE Our Community SOUND OFF SOUND OFF: Some good news, but much hard work ahead 13h ago TUTTI - B.C.'s Favourite Delivery App KAMLOOPS WANTED CRIME STOPPERS: Kamloops Wanted - November 25, 2021 13h ago SOUND OFF SOUND OFF: Responding to disaster Nov 24, 2021 ART OF GARDENING Art of Gardening - What's New for Fall: Part 1 QUESTION OF THE WEEK Do you believe Kamloops is well prepared for a natural disaster? 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