Author Archives: Aaron Schulze
B.C. tourism industry may be challenged with pent-up demand: economist
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's battered tourism industry is poised for a strong recovery after vaccinations become widespread, but meeting that demand could be a challenge, Scotiabank's chief economis...
Mar 14, 2021
Substance use treatment: Kamloops receives one of Interior Health’s five Integrated Treatment Teams
Five Integrated Treatment Teams (ITT) have been set up in Interior Health (IH) for people seeking substance use treatment.The ITT's are set up in Kamloops, Cranbrook, Enderby/Salmon Arm, Penticton, an...
Mar 13, 2021
B.C. First Nations Health Authority hopes all Indigenous adults vaccinated in Phase 2
VANCOUVER - The top doctor at British Columbia's First Nations Health Authority says she is "hopeful" all Indigenous adults in the province, including those who don't live on reserves, will be offered...
Mar 13, 2021
COVID might have been in Canada earlier than when it was first identified: expert
VANCOUVER - The novel coronavirus might have reached Canada weeks before the first official case was diagnosed in late January of 2020, says an expert who tracks pandemics. Prof. Sarah Otto of the Uni...
Mar 13, 2021
One year after contracting COVID-19, Kamloops couple still feels the effects
KAMLOOPS - One year ago, COVID-19 was a mysterious illness, with only a few dozen known cases in B.C. That's when Keith Elliott of Kamloops came down with what he believed to be the flu. "I thought it...
Mar 12, 2021
'It's been a good week': Tam hopeful on vaccines as pandemic anniversary nears
Canada's chief public health officer is expressing hope for the future as the world prepares to mark the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 crisis. The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a ...
Mar 07, 2021
COVID-19 pandemic prompts recent newcomers to leave Canada for their home countries
OTTAWA - The economic and life disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted some recent immigrants to leave Canada and return to their countries of origin, where they have more social and f...
Mar 07, 2021
Mother of slain daughters supports recent changes to Canada's Divorce Act
VICTORIA - Legal experts and a mother whose ex-partner was convicted of murdering their two daughters hope changes to Canada's Divorce Act will better protect children. Changes to the law took effect ...
Mar 07, 2021
BCHL delays decision on season status
VERNON - The fate of the BC Hockey League season will be decided next week.The league's board of governors has agreed to push a vote on the status of the 2020-21 season to early next week due "to ongo...
Mar 06, 2021
Spy warrant shortcomings stretch back almost a decade, newly released audit shows
OTTAWA - A newly released audit report shows that difficulties with the judicial warrant process at Canada's spy agency - an issue that made headlines last summer - stretch back at least nine years. I...
Mar 06, 2021
