Author Archives: Dave Barry
Another 12 British Columbians die from COVID-19 virus as province prepares to announce future plan
VICTORIA - There have been 12 COVID-19 related deaths in British Columbia over the Victoria Day long weekend. However there is a sense of optimism on the horizon as the provincial government prepares ...
May 24, 2021
'So far, so good': B.C. COVID-19 vaccination numbers steady across ages, expert says
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's younger residents appear to be getting vaccinated against COVID-19 at rates similar to their older counterparts, a phenomenon that bucks trends seen in other provinces a...
May 24, 2021
Kamloops bus rider allegedly made sexual gestures toward youngsters
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are investigating a report of a man making sexual gestures to children on a transit bus. In a news release, spokesperson Cst. Crystal Evelyn says the incident took place Wedne...
May 06, 2021
'It is hard for the team to go back': Snowbirds return to Kamloops, heavy with emotion
KAMLOOPS - While residents of Kamloops were ready and eager to throw open their arms in welcome to the Canadian Forces Snowbirds Tuesday afternoon (May 4), the team itself had a difficult time returni...
May 04, 2021
B.C. officials to announce travel restrictions today to limit COVID-19 spread
VICTORIA - British Columbia's solicitor general is to announce provincial travel restrictions today to help limit the spread of COVID-19. Mike Farnworth is expected to give details of what the governm...
Apr 23, 2021
Water line break closes Pacific Way Elementary in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - It's a day off for students at Pacific Way Elementary school in Kamloops. School District 73 officials say a major water line break has prevented the school from opening today (Apr. 22). Pa...
Apr 22, 2021
Trudeau increases Canada's committment to cut greenhouse gas
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promises Canada will slash its greenhouse gas emissions by 40 to 45 per cent within the next decade. The new target is higher than the 36 per cent reduction in e...
Apr 22, 2021
Trudeau to unveil Canada's new 2030 emissions target as groups push it to be higher
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to announce today what Canada's new targets will be for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by the end of the decade. The government says he will unveil the...
Apr 22, 2021
'Not even close to being fixed': Kamloops teacher determined to spur change after guilty verdict in Floyd murder
KAMLOOPS - The death of George Floyd in Minneapolis last spring spurred calls for justice. On Tuesday some of those calls were answered. The word guilty echoed out three times in the courtroom as form...
Apr 21, 2021
VIDEO: Kamloops cowboy family helps save wild foal stuck in the mud
KAMLOOPS - On Saturday (April 17), Jordan Camille was out checking some fence lines near the Tk'emlups reservoir, when he came across a small herd of wild horses."Usually they run away," Jordan's wife...
Apr 20, 2021
