Author Archives: Doug Collins
Boy, 15, dead, 14 year-old charged, after two groups of youths fight in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A 15-year-old Vancouver boy has died after a fight between two groups of young people in a west-side park. Vancouver police says the teen was stabbed during the fight on Saturday. He under...
Apr 26, 2021
Former health officials, advocates reflect on anniversary of overdose emergency
VANCOUVER - When British Columbia's provincial health officer declared an emergency over the overdose crisis five years ago, he said it was because those who died deserved more of a response. Since th...
Apr 14, 2021
Air Canada service likely to return to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The federal government has struck a deal to provide Air Canada with a financial loan package of up to 5.8 Billion dollars. There's good news for Kamloops as part of that deal. Part of the a...
Apr 13, 2021
Council to look at grants and patios
KAMLOOPS - City council will have some interesting ideas to discuss at their meeting today (April 13). One of them is the idea of improving social services for the city's most vulnerable. A report to ...
Apr 13, 2021
Sun Peaks holding at 23 positive COVID-19 cases, Interior Health feels it's 'fairly contained'
KAMLOOPS - Driving into Sun Peaks, there are warning signs everywhere, ensuring people know there's COVID-19 in the community - with 23 known cases to date. "It's a huge, huge number. It's not like so...
Apr 12, 2021
NDP government to lay out priorities with B.C. throne speech
VICTORIA - British Columbia's NDP government is set to present its throne speech later today, laying out its priorities more than a year after the COVID-19 pandemic began. NDP house leader Mike Farnwo...
Apr 12, 2021
Hundreds defy Montreal's 8 p.m. curfew in violent, destructive protest
MONTREAL - Hundreds of protesters set fires and smashed windows through a swath of downtown Montreal on Sunday in defiance of a newly adjusted curfew intended to stem surging COVID-19 case numbers in ...
Apr 11, 2021
COVID-19 testing at Sun Peaks Resort starting Monday after cases spread in the community
SUN PEAKS RESORT -Sun Peaks Resort will have testing for its residents following Friday's (April 9) spike in COVID-19 cases.The Sun Peaks Community Health Centre's website said testing will be noon to...
Apr 11, 2021
Missing Keremeos man located safely
KEREMEOS - RCMP in Keremeos are looking for a missing resident. No indication of foul play at this point, but police want to confirm the well-being of 41 year old Cameron Urquhart. He was last seen Tu...
Apr 09, 2021
Sundhu confirmed as NDP candidate
KAMLOOPS - The New Democrats in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo have confirmed local lawyer Bill Sundhu as the party's candidate for the next federal election. He was confirmed at a nomination meeting Thurs...
Apr 08, 2021
