Author Archives: Dave Barry
Sparks Lake wildfire grows to 750 hectares; nine properties evacuated
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has issued an evacuation order for nine properties adjacent to the Sparks Lake wildfire. WATCH: (Video Credit: Instagram / Marshall Potts Music) In an ...
Jun 29, 2021
Power knocked out to Upper Aberdeen amid record-setting heat
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (8:30 p.m.): Power began to be restored in Kamloops shortly after 8 p.m. Monday evening. The initial outage in Upper Aberdeen was caused by an overload or a voltage problem according...
Jun 28, 2021
Canadiens' quest for the Cup faces toughest test yet in defending-champion Lightning
TAMPA, Fla. - The Montreal Canadiens were the last Canadian team to win the Stanley Cup back in 1993. Now they have the chance to end the nation's lengthy NHL championship drought. The Canadiens take ...
Jun 28, 2021
Nearly 30 per cent of respondents broke COVID-19 restrictions: Canada-wide survey
SASKATOON - Almost 30 per cent of respondents in a newly released Canada-wide survey admitted to breaking COVID-19 rules - and felt justified doing so. The survey by the Canadian Hub for Applied and S...
Jun 28, 2021
Lytton sets all-time temperature record for Canada amid blistering heat wave
LYTTON, B.C. - British Columbia has smashed the all-time record for maximum temperature recorded in Canada, Environment Canada said Sunday.A temperature of 46.1 C was recorded in Lytton, B.C., the age...
Jun 27, 2021
Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison in the murder of George Floyd
Minneapolis - Ex-Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to 22-and-a-half years for killing George Floyd, whose death sparked a reckoning on race in America. Chauvin had been convict...
Jun 25, 2021 Image Credit: Pool
Border quarantine to soon lift for fully vaccinated Canadians
OTTAWA - Fully vaccinated Canadians and permanent residents returning to Canada will soon be able to avoid a mandatory quarantine. The first stage in loosening the border restrictions that have been i...
Jun 21, 2021
Canada to get 5.2m COVID-19 vaccine doses this week, Pfizer shipment slightly delayed
OTTAWA - Canada is set to receive more than five million doses of COVID-19 vaccine over the coming week. Around 2.4 million are expected to come from Pfizer and BioNTech, though that shipment isn't sl...
Jun 21, 2021
Canada to unveil travel rules for fully vaccinated citizens, permanent residents
OTTAWA - Canada is set to detail what quarantine rules citizens and permanent residents who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will soon have to follow when entering the country. Public Safety and ...
Jun 21, 2021
Spezia House's chicken biryani named B.C.'s favourite family recipe
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops' only Pakistani restaurant achieved a unique milestone over the weekend.Amna Ahmed, part of the family-owned Spezia House in Kamloops, had her "Spezia Special Chicken Biryani" name...
Jun 20, 2021
