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Police help defeat California bill on removing problem cops
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Police unions and other law enforcement organizations went into overdrive to thwart a measure that would have added California to the majority of states that can end the careers o...
Sep 01, 2020
Funeral and feast gatherings in northern B.C. lead to COVID warnings
VICTORIA - An outbreak of COVID-19 in British Columbia's Nass Valley has prompted an alert from the Northern and First Nations health authorities. The warning goes out to anyone who attended gath...
Sep 01, 2020
City hopes to finish streets line painting this month
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops was delayed in its lines painting this year, but hopes to get the job done by the end of this month. When the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in Kamloops, many regular operat...
Sep 01, 2020
Tourism Kamloops calls on the province to fund COVID-19 stimulus package for tourism businesses in BC
eKAMLOOPS - In British Columbia, the tourism industry generates more than $20 billion, and more than $8 billion of which goes towards the province's Gross Domestic Product. This year as a result of th...
Sep 01, 2020
Kamloops says goodbye to two Snowbirds jets as the fleet begins its return home
KAMLOOPS - The Canadian Forces Snowbirds have finally begun to return home. This morning (Sep. 1), two planes departed Kamloops to return to their base in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The fleet was ground...
Sep 01, 2020
Mnuchin says Trump still wants virus deal with Democrats
WASHINGTON - Pressed by Democrats to quickly negotiate a new coronavirus relief package, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday the administration remains willing to work on a bipartisan agree...
Sep 01, 2020
Temporary homeless facility expands capacity and practices safe distancing in Merritt
MERRITT - 20 rooms are now available to support people who are homeless in Merritt. A temporary expansion shelter has been opened at 2350 Voght Street.The expansion was developed through a partnership...
Sep 01, 2020
Ex-Malian president Keita hospitalized at private clinic
BAMAKO, Mali - Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, the Malian president ousted in a military coup last month, was hospitalized late Tuesday at a private clinic, intensifying fears about the 75-year-old's health a...
Sep 01, 2020
One new virus-related death and 58 new COVID-19 cases recorded in B.C
VICTORIA - B.C. entered September with 58 new cases of COVID-19 today (Sept. 1) along with another death. In a joint release, Health Minister Adrian Dix, and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry...
Sep 01, 2020
Progress report shows majority of postponed surgeries have now been delivered to B.C patients
VICTORIA - After postponing elective surgeries in the spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the B.C Government says progress has been made in catching up. In a release today (Sept. 1), Health Minister ...
Sep 01, 2020
