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How many teachers have had COVID-19 but didn't know it? Researchers want to find out
OTTAWA - The debate over the safety of schools during the COVID-19 pandemic is coming under researchers' microscopes. Three new projects are aiming determine how many teachers and school staff in Cana...
James Peters Mar 04, 2021

Zary first star in Stockton win
KAMLOOPS - Blazers' forward Connor Zary scored his first pro goal last night- two of them. Zary had a pair of first period goals and an assist in the American Hockey League's Sctockton Heat's 4-1 win ...
James Peters Mar 04, 2021

COVID-19 case count jumped in Kamloops last week
KAMLOOPS - After an encouraging decline the previous week, Kamloops saw a rising COVID-19 case count again last week.In the latest data broken down by local health area (LHA), the B.C. Centre for Dise...
James Peters Mar 03, 2021

Social service agencies unhappy with lack of consultation ahead of Kamloops council decisions
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops city council had a lengthy discussion about social issues in the City at a special meeting Tuesday (Mar. 2) afternoon. Mindy Sandhu is the co-owner of Stereo Warehouse along West V...
James Peters Mar 03, 2021

B.C. COVID-19 case count grows by 542, but active case load shrinks
VICTORIA - B.C. has recorded 542 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday (Mar. 3), including 43 within Interior Health. The numbers are included in an update provided by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie H...
James Peters Mar 03, 2021

Kamloops grandson of Toronto van attack victim calls guilty verdict 'a sigh of relief'
KAMLOOPS - A Supreme Court judge has found the man who carried out the 2018 van attack in Toronto guilty on all counts. This morning, Justice Anne Molloy declared Alek Minassian guilty of 10 counts of...
James Peters Mar 03, 2021

UPDATE: Missing woman located
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: RCMP say the 28-year-old woman has been located and is safe.
James Peters Mar 02, 2021 Image Credit: CFJC Today

B.C. records 438 new cases of COVID-19, 16 in Interior Health, 22 variant cases
VICTORIA - B.C. has found 438 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday (Mar. 2), including 16 more cases in Interior Health. The data was included in a briefing presented by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie ...
James Peters Mar 02, 2021

Overlander Ski Club doubles membership, breaks trail use record amid pandemic
KAMLOOPS - Overlander Ski Club expected an increase in memberships and trail traffic amidst the coronavirus pandemic - just not by as much as they did.Vesta Giles, president of Overlander Ski Club, he...
James Peters Mar 02, 2021

B.C. sees spike in overdose deaths spike in January; one fatality in Kamloops
VICTORIA - The B.C. Coroners Service says the first month of 2021 set a record for overdose deaths. In new totals, the service says 165 people died in the province due to illicit drug overdoses in Jan...
James Peters Mar 02, 2021

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