Author Archives: Dave Barry
Kamloops sees 249 new weekly COVID-19 cases for second straight week
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Local Health Area (LHA) didn't see an increase - or decrease - in weekly COVID-19 cases.According to the latest geographic distribution of COVID-19 by Local Health Area of Case...
Sep 08, 2021
B.C. reports 814 new COVID-19 cases, Interior Health sees 272
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health accounted for more than a quarter of B.C.'s new COVID-19 cases.On Wednesday (Sept. 8), the B.C. government reported 814 new cases of COVID-19, with 272 of them in Interior H...
Sep 08, 2021
TRU launches fund to help students devastated by climate-related disasters
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University says it is establishing a fund to help out students affected by climate-related disasters.In a news release, TRU says the idea came about thanks to the devastatin...
Sep 08, 2021
Patient dies in waiting room outside Royal Inland Hospital emergency room
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: Wednesday afternoon (Sept. 8), Interior Health issued the following statement about the situation."While we cannot speak to this situation, Interior Health reviews all unexpected de...
Sep 08, 2021
Sundhu reiterates NDP promise to provide $3 billion in disaster relief for residents affected by wildfire
KAMLOOPS - The NDP's leader Jagmeet Singh promised $3 billion over four years to help municipalities like Kamloops respond to disasters like wildfires and floods, which are becoming the new norm.The p...
Sep 08, 2021
Two dead, one injured in Sask. First Nation shooting as police search for suspect
MELFORT, Sask. - Two people are dead, one more is in hospital and a manhunt is underway after a shooting on a Saskatchewan First Nation. RCMP with the detachment in Melfort, Sask., issued an emergency...
Sep 06, 2021
B.C. teachers want data on COVID-19 in schools to be publicly available
VANCOUVER - The head of the B.C. Teachers Federation says parents and educators are anxious about no longer receiving notices about COVID-19 exposure in schools even as the number of overall cases in ...
Sep 06, 2021
Kamloops RCMP reminds walkers and drivers to take extra time ahead of back-to-school traffic
KAMLOOPS - With the first day of school around the corner for Kamloops students on Tuesday (Sept. 7), Kamloops RCMP are reminding walkers and drivers to slow down to get to their destination safely.Cp...
Sep 05, 2021
B.C. records 867 new COVID-19 cases Friday, three new virus-related deaths in Interior Health
VICTORIA - The province is reporting further growth in COVID-19 case counts today (Aug. 27) with 867 new cases identified in the last 24 hours. Of those, 350 new virus cases were reported in Interior ...
Aug 27, 2021
B.C. provides $12.9 million in grants for fairs, festivals affected by COVID-19
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is spending $12.9 million to make grants available to festivals, fairs and community events affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Melanie Mark, the minister of...
Aug 27, 2021
