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Kamloops pharmacies to begin using AstraZeneca vaccine
KAMLOOPS - A third vaccine will be available to Interior residents early next week. AstraZeneca will be rolled out through pharmacies for people aged 55-to-65. A shipment of 200 AstraZeneca vaccine do...
Apr 09, 2021

Rising construction costs, timelines and workforce demand in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - There's plenty of residential construction demand in Kamloops, but many builders are being hit hard with pandemic-related supply chain problems and rising material costs. Canadian Home Buil...
Apr 09, 2021

Above-normal snowpack in Kamloops area; warm weather next week to 'kick start' spring melt
VICTORIA - It's dry in the valley bottoms, but the latest figures from the B.C. River Forecast Centre (BCRFC) show there is still plenty of moisture in the upper elevations.In its April 1 survey relea...
Apr 09, 2021

Kamloops' Nash claimed by Leafs, despite recent injury
TORONTO - Kamloops native Riley Nash is joining his fourth NHL team after being traded from Columbus to Toronto on Friday afternoon. The 31-year-old forward was dealt for a conditional seventh-round p...
Apr 09, 2021

Leafs acquire centre Riley Nash from Blue Jackets for conditional seventh-round pick
TORONTO - Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas has added some depth to his forward group ahead of the NHL's trade deadline. Toronto acquired centre Riley Nash from the Columbus Blue Jackets on Frida...
Apr 09, 2021

Valleyview Secondary added to COVID-19 exposure list
KAMLOOPS - Valleyview Secondary has been added to the Interior Health school COVID-19 exposure list.The exposure happened on only one day - last Thursday (Apr. 1).There are seven schools in the Kamloo...
Apr 09, 2021

UVic, women's rowing coach deny former athlete's allegation of verbal abuse
VANCOUVER - The University of Victoria and the head coach of its women's rowing team have denied allegations of demeaning and aggressive treatment made in a lawsuit filed last summer by a former stude...
Apr 09, 2021

UVic, women's rowing coach deny former athlete's allegation of verbal abuse
VANCOUVER - The University of Victoria and the head coach of its women's rowing team have denied allegations of demeaning and aggressive treatment made in a lawsuit filed last summer by a former stude...
Apr 09, 2021

Positive COVID cases identified in Kelowna, Vancouver and Calgary WHL cohorts
KAMLOOPS - There have been more positive COVID-19 discovered across the Western Hockey League. The league announced on Friday positive tests coming out of the Kelowna Rockets and Vancouver Giants coho...
Apr 09, 2021

Federal prison chaplains ratify first contract agreement, union says
OTTAWA - Unionized federal prison chaplains have ratified a contract that includes wage increases and improved working conditions. The United Steelworkers union says the contract - the chaplains' firs...
Apr 09, 2021

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