Author Archives: Dave Barry
CHARBONNEAU - The death and rebirth of the sun at Christmas is a solemn occasion
Christmas is a time of wonder; a time for festivity and lights; a time for gathering together with friends and family in celebration. In the shelter of our warm houses, the dwindling days of winter ar...
Dec 24, 2020
COVID-19 increase in Kamloops, with 35 new cases found last week
VICTORIA - The BC Centre for Disease Control has updated virus mapping for local health areas, with 35 COVID-19 cases identified in Kamloops between December 13-19.That's up from the 21 cases identifi...
Dec 24, 2020
BC Wildlife Park offering virtual Wildlights experience
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildlife Park is offering a COVID-friendly way to tour the holiday displays of Wildlights this year. With current provincial health orders, Wildlights was unable to proceed as an in-...
Dec 23, 2020
Health Canada authorizes Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine
OTTAWA - Health Canada says the COVID-19 vaccine from U.S. biotech firm Moderna is safe for use in Canada. The vaccine is the second to be greenlit in Canada, following the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine on ...
Dec 23, 2020
VIDEO: Long-term care worker becomes first to receive COVID-19 vaccine in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in Kamloops. Tuesday (Dec. 22), a healthcare worker was the first to receive her dose. Kelsey Medhurst is an assisted living care coordinator at the Hamlets...
Dec 22, 2020
Thousands still without power after winter arrives in B.C. with a whallop
VANCOUVER - BC Hydro crews worked through the night to restore power to thousands of customers in southern British Columbia following a wicked snow and wind storm that arrived on the first day of wint...
Dec 22, 2020
UPDATE: Missing women found
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say the two women reported missing Dec. 15 have been located.
Dec 15, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / File
COVID-19 test site up and running at Sun Peaks
SUN PEAKS, BC - COVID-19 was first confirmed in Sun Peaks very shortly after the pandemic was declared in British Columbia. Since then, there have been several more cases reported amongst employees wh...
Dec 09, 2020
COVID-19 vaccine approved in Canada
OTTAWA - Health Canada has approved the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech, the first to be given the green light for national use. Canada is set to receive four million doses of the Pfizer vac...
Dec 09, 2020
COVID-19 cases in Canada remain on troubling course, Tam says, amid rising numbers
Canada's top doctor says the country is still on a troubling track for new COVID-19 infections as case counts continue mounting in much of the country. Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam say...
Nov 28, 2020
