Author Archives: Dave Barry
Interior Health using combination of rapid and PCR tests amid Omicron spread, with booster shot eligibility increasing
KAMLOOPS - With the highly transmissible Omicron variant spreading throughout B.C., Interior Health (IH) is using a combination of rapid tests and PCR tests to identify positive cases. Interim Chief M...
Jan 06, 2022
BC Seniors Advocate pushing for essential visit improvements in LTC, eager to see widespread rapid test use
KAMLOOPS - After implementing tighter visitor restrictions for long-term care facilities on Friday (Dec. 31), B.C.'s provincial health officer (Dr. Bonnie Henry) indicated on Tuesday (Jan. 4) that soc...
Jan 05, 2022
Trudeau, Horgan discuss Omicron response, B.C. flooding rebuilding efforts
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will hold a call with all of the country's premiers next week to discuss how governments are keeping citizens safe as the Omicron variant of COVID-19 rap...
Jan 04, 2022
Parties set to discuss details of Indigenous child welfare settlement
OTTAWA - An agreement in principle that will see Ottawa pay billions in compensation to First Nations children harmed by an underfunded child welfare system is set to be announced in Ottawa today. Sou...
Jan 04, 2022
Supreme and provincial courts in B.C. postpone in-person trials as COVID cases surge
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Supreme and provincial courts are postponing in-person trials this week as they work with public health officials to update their COVID-19 safety policies. The courts sa...
Jan 03, 2022
Provinces announce new measures as Omicron fuels rise in COVID cases, hospitalization
Provinces are putting new measures in place to deal with an Omicron-fuelled rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, including delaying in-person schooling in Ontario by two weeks and bringing in ...
Jan 03, 2022
Merritt mourns loss of broadcaster
MERRITT - A longtime radio station owner who used her business to champion industry, tourism and non-profit organizations has died after a valiant effort to overcome cancer. Elizabeth Ann Laird (nee F...
Jan 03, 2022
Federal documents hint at sweeping economic impact from central bank 'digital loonie'
OTTAWA - Internal government documents show Finance Department officials believe there could be sweeping implications for the economy if the Bank of Canada ever issued its own cryptocurrency. The Bank...
Jan 03, 2022
Logging in watersheds among stressors for declining Pacific salmon, experts say
VANCOUVER - The compounding effects of climate change and logging are contributing tothe degradation of Pacific salmon habitat, experts say, adding a reassessment of watershed logging and restoration ...
Jan 03, 2022
Two men arrested after six-hour stand off in Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A man who Williams Lake RCMP call a prolific offender was arrested after a six-hour stand-off with police on New Year's Eve.Mitchell Nicholas Jeff's charges include pointing a fi...
Jan 02, 2022
