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Biden to send COVID shots to Mexico, Canada in first exports
WASHINGTON - The U.S. is planning to send a combined 4 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Mexico and Canada in its first export of shots. A White House official confirmed Thursday th...
James Peters Mar 18, 2021

Premier defends decision to increase outdoor gatherings
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan is defending B.C.'s decision to allow outdoor gatherings of up to 10 people at the same time that Ontario has declared a third wave of COVID-19. Horgan says B.C.'s vacci...
James Peters Mar 18, 2021

Now that it is allowed, have you participated in an outdoor gathering of up to ten people?
James Peters Mar 15, 2021 Image Credit; Dreamstime

B.C. records 648 new COVID-19 cases; active case load soars past 5,000
VICTORIA - B.C. has recorded it's highest single-day COVID-19 case count in weeks. In a prepared statement, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reports another 648 cases of COVID-19 were found ...
James Peters Mar 12, 2021

B.C. housing minister interested in bringing complex care housing to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops remains high on the province's list for more social housing, especially for those who need more mental-health supports. Speaking with CFJC Today, B.C. Housing Minster David Eby hop...
James Peters Mar 12, 2021

Gemstone Care Centre COVID-19 outbreak declared over
KAMLOOPS - The last COVID-19 facility outbreak in Kamloops has come to an end. In a news release, Interior Health says an outbreak at Gemstone Care Centre in Brocklehurst has been declared over. The o...
James Peters Mar 12, 2021

Longtime Kamloops lawyer Stanford appointed a provincial judge
KAMLOOPS - A longtime Kamloops lawyer has been appointed a provincial judge.Michelle Stanford has been a practicing lawyer for 27 years, working largely in the fields of administrative and criminal la...
James Peters Mar 12, 2021

TRU receives $400,000 grant to establish equity, diversity and inclusion office on campus
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University (TRU) has been chosen as one of 12 schools in Canada that will receive funding to increase inclusion on campus.According to a TRU news release, TRU has received a...
James Peters Mar 12, 2021

Trudeau says ramped up vaccine deliveries to bring 1M Pfizer doses per week to May 10
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Pfizer has guaranteed delivery of at least 1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses per week starting later this month and lasting into early May.Trudeau says the updated de...
James Peters Mar 12, 2021

B.C. easing COVID-19 restrictions to allow outdoor social gatherings up to 10 people
VICTORIA - Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has introduced a new provincial health order allowing for outdoor social gatherings of 10 or fewer people. The new order comes into effect immedia...
James Peters Mar 11, 2021

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