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Blazers split with Kelowna, still second in winning percentage in B.C. Division.
KAMLOOPS ---- The Blazers are coming off two games against Kelowna this weekend.Losing 6-1 to the Rockets in Kelowna on Friday --- and following a 5-1 loss to Prince George last Wednesday, for the fir...
May 03, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, May 3, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 9:00 p.m. ET on Monday May 3, 2021. There are 1,243,242 confirmed cases in Canada. Canada: 1,243,242 confirmed cases (83,544 active, 1,13...
May 03, 2021
Merritt man wanted for assault, sought by RCMP
MERRITT, B.C. - RCMP are asking the public to be on the lookout for a Merritt man wanted province-wide for assault.In a news release, RCMP say Richard Shaeffer is wanted for assault in connection to a...
May 03, 2021
COVID-19 second-dose vaccine wait times may drop with more supply, says Dr. Henry
VICTORIA - The expected arrival of more than one million COVID-19 vaccine doses this month has British Columbia health officials forecasting shorter waits between first and second doses for more peopl...
May 03, 2021
Bill and Melinda Gates announce they are getting divorced
SEATTLE - Bill and Melinda Gates said Monday that they are divorcing but would keep working together at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the largest charitable foundations in the world. I...
May 03, 2021
Kamloops RCMP seize drugs and weapons, look for robbery and assault suspects
Kamloops RCMP responded to approximately 419 calls for service from midnight Friday (April 30), to 9:00 a.m. on Monday (May 3). Below are some highlights from those calls. Drugs and weapons seized in ...
May 03, 2021
FDA expected to OK Pfizer vaccine for teens within week
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to authorize Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for young adults age 12 and older by next week, according to a federal official and a person famil...
May 03, 2021
Costa Rica priest sings public health message amid pandemic
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica - A Roman Catholic priest better known for his outreach to the poor is winning new fans with his catchy public health-focused lyrics set to a popular 1990s salsa tune as Costa Ric...
May 03, 2021
COVID-19 cases rise in N.W.T. and Nunavut; Iqaluit declares state of emergency
IQALUIT - Nunavut's capital declared a state of emergency Monday and Yellowknife in the neighbouring N.W.T. closed its schools as news cases of COVID-19 sprang up in both territories. Iqaluit, a city ...
May 03, 2021
Kamloops experiences dryer April but average temperature remains normal
KAMLOOPS - An extremely dry month for Kamloops.That's how Environment Canada Meteorologist Bobby Sekhon described April 2021, a month where there was only three-and-a-half millimetres of precipitation...
May 03, 2021
