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DECISION 2021: COVID-19 Pandemic Response
KAMLOOPS - The federal election is exactly one week away with voters going to the polls on Monday, Sept. 20. There are many issues that could impact this election, but none bigger than the pandemic. T...
James Peters Sep 14, 2021

COVID-19 restrictions eased for Interior Health; vaccination mandated for B.C. healthcare workers
VANCOUVER - With the B.C. COVID-19 vaccine card program in effect as of Monday (Sept. 13), the provincial government is allowing Interior Health (IH) residents a return to closer-to-normal. In a news ...
James Peters Sep 13, 2021

Have you recently had a procedure delayed or postponed at Royal Inland Hospital?
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Missing Cache Creek-area elder found dead
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - There is a sad end to the search for a missing elder near Cache Creek. Joseph Zabotel, 75, was reported missing on August 29 from his home between Cache Creek and Lillooet along Hi...
James Peters Sep 13, 2021

LISTS: Which City of Kamloops facilities will require a proof-of-vaccination card and which will not
KAMLOOPS - With the provincial proof-of-vaccination program kicking in next week, the City of Kamloops has clarified which municipal facilities will and will not require the public to produce vaccine ...
James Peters Sep 10, 2021

Nine more British Columbians die of COVID-19 Friday; hospitalizations up to 281
VICTORIA - B.C. has recorded 820 new cases of COVID-19 Friday (Sept. 10), and nine more deaths from the virus.The totals are included in the daily update provided by the B.C. Ministry of Health.The up...
James Peters Sep 10, 2021

Wanted Barriere man accused of theft from dead person's home
BARRIERE, B.C. - RCMP in Barriere are looking for a 30-year-old man wanted in a theft case with a disturbing twist. In a news release, Cpl. Rob Welsman says the detachment launched an investigation in...
James Peters Sep 10, 2021

Williams Lake First Nation in beginning stages of radar search for remains
KAMLOOPS - Months after 215 unmarked graves were discovered on Tk'emlups te Secwepemc, many other First Nations across the country have started the process of finding remains. The Williams Lake First ...
James Peters Sep 10, 2021

Sun Peaks health centre inundated with requests for COVID-19 vaccine exemption letters
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - A doctor at the Sun Peaks Community Health Centre has written a letter to patients of the centre, saying he's disappointed with the number of people requesting a letter exempting the...
James Peters Sep 10, 2021

B.C. records 774 more cases of COVID-19; 81 per cent of all hospitalizations among unvaccinated population
VICTORIA - B.C. has recorded another 774 cases of COVID-19 Thursday (Sept. 9), with Interior Health once again leading the province in new cases.There were 253 new cases of the virus in IH, with a tot...
James Peters Sep 09, 2021

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