Author Archives: Dave Barry
Flames rip through waterfront park, damage boardwalk in New Westminster, B.C.
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A waterfront park along the Fraser River in New Westminster, B.C., has been extensively damaged by a major fire. New Westminster Mayor Jonathan Cote called the situation at Pie...
Sep 14, 2020
U.S. wildfire smoke blankets B.C., wafts east to Alberta, affecting air quality
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada says air quality advisories posted across most of British Columbia since last week should spread east across Alberta due to wildfire smoke from ...
Sep 14, 2020
Kamloops' new team in the West Coast Baseball League is the Northpaws
KAMLOOPS --- Kamloops is getting a new team in the West Coast Baseball League. The Kamloops Northpaws will be the league's 14th franchise, joining the expansion Nanaimo Nightowls, Victoria Harbour Cat...
Sep 09, 2020
Tam urges caution as daily cases of COVID-19 rise 25 per cent in last week
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health doctor says a slow but steady increase in the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 is a cause for concern. Dr. Theresa Tam says today the average daily ...
Sep 07, 2020
Special weather statement issued advising of gusty winds across southern B.C.
KAMLOOPS - Batten down the hatches. The South Thompson and the rest of southern B.C. will be in for a windy holiday Monday.Environment Canada has issued a Special Weather Statement advising residents ...
Sep 07, 2020
Workers groups mark Labour Day with push for changes in Liberals' throne speech
OTTAWA - One of the country's largest labour organizations is launching a campaign to coincide with Labour Day to push the Trudeau Liberals for changes to the federal social safety net. The Canadian L...
Sep 07, 2020
Recreational vehicle fire strands campers
KAMLOOPS - A relaxing day at a campsite, turned into anything but relaxing when a recreational vehicle went up in flames, trapping campers at the Badger Lake Recreational site early Sunday afternoon. ...
Sep 06, 2020
Flu vaccine orders up in Canada as simultaneous COVID and flu infections feared
VANCOUVER - Pamela Hardy will be getting her 11-year-old twins vaccinated against flu as soon as an immunization program begins but she's worried about how public health officials ...
Sep 06, 2020
B.C. reports 124 new COVID-19 cases, highest number in 24-hour period
VICTORIA - B.C. Health officials are reporting 124 new cases of COVID-19 in the province. It is the highest number of cases recorded in a single day since the pandemic began. Health Minister Adrian Di...
Aug 28, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Canadian economy posted record drop in Q2 due to pandemic
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the economy posted its steepest decline on record in the second quarter as the COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of non-essential businesses and slowed the economy t...
Aug 28, 2020
