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Dave Robinson Memorial Fund targets portable ultrasound machine for RIH
KAMLOOPS - Throughout this month the Dave Robinson Memorial Fund will be raising money for a new portable ultrasound machine at Royal Inland Hospital.Dave Robinson was a dedicated hockey player, and h...
May 12, 2021
Canadian Forces member charged in death of army reservist during training exercise
OTTAWA - The Canadian Forces says it has charged one of its members in the death of an army reservist from British Columbia during a training exercise at a military base in Alberta last year. The mili...
May 12, 2021
Kamloops taxi lands on roof after rollover crash downtown
KAMLOOPS - There was a dramatic crash downtown on Wednesday morning and a Kamloops taxi driver is lucky he wasn't more injured after being hit by a pick-up truck. The Kami Kab rolled and landed on its...
May 12, 2021
Kamloops & District Labour Council says three-day sick pay is a start, more days needed
KAMLOOPS - The president of the Kamloops and District Labour Council says the province's decision to grant three days of sick pay is a start, but Lois Rugg feels more can be done to protect workers wh...
May 12, 2021
Pervis Staples, member of famed Staple Singers, dead at 85
CHICAGO (AP) - Pervis Staples, whose tenor voice complimented his father's and sisters' in the legendary gospel group The Staple Singers, has died, a spokesman announced Wednesday. He was 85. Pervis S...
May 12, 2021
BQ calls on Liberals to avoid pandemic election, despite voting non-confidence
OTTAWA - After repeatedly voting non-confidence in the minority Liberal government, the Bloc Quebecois is now calling on the government to do everything possible to avoid an election during the COVID-...
May 12, 2021
U.K. study says expect more reactions from mixing Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines
Preliminary results of an ongoing study in the United Kingdom suggest alternating the Oxford-AstraZeneca and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines causes more frequent mild to moderate symptoms, but there are no o...
May 12, 2021
B.C. government helps fund new ALS research position at UBC
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is providing $2 million to the ALS Society of BC, helping to establish a permanent ALS research professorship at the University of British Columbia. The prov...
May 12, 2021
Unpaid COVID-19 fines could lead to refusal of driver's licences, B.C. says
VICTORIA - People who don't pay their COVID-19 fines may be unable to obtain or renew a British Columbia driver's or vehicle licence under proposed legislation introduced Wednesday. Public Safety Mini...
May 12, 2021
B.C. provides $2 million to ALS Society for cure research and clinical trials
VICTORIA - The B.C. government is providing the ALS Society of BC with $2 million to support patients living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in the province through research for a cure, and c...
May 12, 2021
