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Mosquito control season underway; fewer larvae being hatched around Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Many locals have noticed the mosquitoes are out again this year - but Cheryl Phippen with BWP Consulting says there are fewer mosquitoes being hatched.Nearly 450 sites mapped in the TNRD ha...
Jul 15, 2022
BC Nurses' Union pushing for more nursing students, TRU says not enough clinical space at RIH
KAMLOOPS - By 2030, the province needs 26,000 new nurses just to keep up. BC Nurses' Union (BCNU) president Aman Grewal says the B.C. government has known for decades of the pending nursing shortage a...
Jul 15, 2022
Ashcroft emergency department closed for the weekend
ASHCROFT, B.C. - Residents of Ashcroft will spend this weekend with no access to the community's emergency department.Interior Health has announced the ER will be closed, or 'on diversion', throughout...
Jul 15, 2022
2 suspects arrested in probe of deadly 7-Eleven shootings
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Authorities said Friday that two suspects have been arrested in a series of deadly robberies at Southern California 7-Eleven convenience stores where two people were killed and thre...
Jul 15, 2022
Maple Leafs sign forward Calle Järnkrok to four-year, $8.4-million contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Calle Jrnkrok to a four-year contract with an average annual value of US$2.1 million. The 30-year-old had 30 points (12 goals, 18 assists) in 66 g...
Jul 15, 2022
Driver Alex Palou offers no insight into contract dispute with Ganassi or McLaren
TORONTO - Besides trying to win an IndyCar title with Chip Ganassi Racing this season, Alex Palou's future remains unclear. Palou, the reigning IndyCar Series champion, offered little comment on Frida...
Jul 15, 2022
Quebec judicial council to examine complaint over judge's sexual assault ruling
MONTREAL - The Quebec judicial council will examine a complaint regarding a judge who granted a conditional discharge to a young engineer who pleaded guilty to sexual assault and voyeurism stemming fr...
Jul 15, 2022
RIH Phil and Jennie Gaglardi Tower to open Monday; new access points to open
KAMLOOPS - The Phil and Jennie Gaglardi Tower at Royal Inland Hospital will begin operation on Monday (July 18), and that means new hospital access procedures for the public.In a news release, Interio...
Jul 15, 2022
Feds approve nine Living Labs to involve ag producers in reducing greenhouse gases
Alberta Beef Producers are looking for Red Deer and central Alberta-based producers to participate in a new $8.5 million living lab project.The initiative is one of nine announced by the federal gover...
Jul 15, 2022
Quarterly federal carbon price rebates appear in bank accounts with vague labels
OTTAWA - Canadians who pay the federal carbon price got a midsummer money drop today with the first half of their annual "climate action incentive" payment deposited into their bank accounts. Prime Mi...
Jul 15, 2022
