Author Archives: Doug Collins
Average age of Quebec COVID-19 patients has dropped by 10 to 15 years, doctors say
MONTREAL - Over the past two to three weeks, Dr. Francois Marquis, head of intensive care at Montreal's Maisonneuve-Rosemont hospital, says he started noticing the average age of COVID-19 patients dro...
Apr 08, 2021
MLA Stone: Taxpayers getting 'a lot less for a lot more' in Chase-area Trans-Canada Highway project
CHASE - While he's pleased to see investment in local highways, the MLA for Kamloops-South Thompson is critical of the B.C. government's asset management.Todd Stone with the B.C. Liberals said the pro...
Apr 07, 2021
Long list of road projects underway in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Another major Brocklehurst road project will get started next week.The City of Kamloops says B.A. Dawson Blacktop has been contracted to strip and repave Schreiner Street between Edgemount ...
Apr 07, 2021
Two believed dead after Shuswap crash
KAMLOOPS - While police haven't said much officially yet, there are reports that two people died yesterday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash near Sicamous. The Trans Canada was blocked for several hour...
Apr 07, 2021
'It's one month': Health officials urge B.C. residents to adhere to restrictions through April
KAMLOOPS - It's been one week of tougher restrictions in B.C. as the province endures a three-week circuit breaker to curb new COVID-19 cases. April is expected to be a difficult month for many, with ...
Apr 06, 2021
Trans Canada Highway closed in Shuswap after major collision
SICAMOUS, B.C. - RCMP say the Trans Canada Highway is closed east of Sicamous as a result of a major collision.Staff Sgt. Scott West of Salmon Arm RCMP said at 1:50 p.m. on Tuesday (Apr. 6), two vehic...
Apr 06, 2021
B.C. moves to next stage of vaccine rollout with online booking
VICTORIA - British Columbia is shifting into its next phase in the vaccine rollout, allowing people to book their appointments online. The provincial government wants people to register first to get a...
Apr 06, 2021
B.C. Premier John Horgan to announce partnerships in COVID immunization plan
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier John Horgan and Dr. Penny Ballem, the lead on the provincial COVID-19 immunization team, are to reveal more information today on the vaccine rollout. A government r...
Mar 24, 2021
"It is really disappointing": IH Medical Health Officers denounce 'camping music protest' in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health officials were disappointed to hear of a recent party in the Kamloops area that attracted hundreds of participants. Kamloops RCMP say on Friday evening (Mar. 19), more than ...
Mar 23, 2021
McLeod has questions about Liberal COVID-19 spending, ongoing restrictions
KAMLOOPS - When this year's budget is tabled in a month's time, the Liberal government will face many questions.When the last budget was presented in 2019, the projected federal deficit for the 2020-2...
Mar 23, 2021
