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Would proposed federal legislation which would ban some firearms make you feel safer?
James Peters Feb 16, 2021 Image Credit: Boonchuay Iamsumang / Dreamstime.com

Royal Inland Hospital COVID-19 outbreak stable; three other Kamloops outbreaks grow
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health (IH) says three of the four active COVID-19 outbreaks in Kamloops grew marginally over the long weekend, the largest stayed stable.In an email update, IH says the Royal Inla...
James Peters Feb 16, 2021

Federal firearms legislation would allow Kamloops and other cities to ban handguns
KAMLOOPS - The federal government's newly tabled legislation to allow municipalities to ban handguns through bylaw services is being met with mixed reviews. Under Bill C-21, city bylaws could restrict...
James Peters Feb 16, 2021

Kamloops residents delay travel plans with more restrictions coming
KAMLOOPS - Travel is not recommended in Canada and, with new travel restrictions going into effect next week, the federal government is making it more difficult to plan a trip. In addition to requirin...
James Peters Feb 16, 2021

B.C. averages 383 new COVID-19 cases per day over long weekend, just 23 per day in Interior Health
VICTORIA - B.C. has come out of the long weekend with fewer active cases of COVID-19, and slowed spread within Interior Health. In a media briefing Tuesday (Feb. 16), Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bon...
James Peters Feb 16, 2021

Delivering COVID-19 vaccine to B.C. First Nations by goal still possible: officials
VANCOUVER - The top doctor at British Columbia's First Nations Health Authority says active cases of COVID-19 are down after a "significant spike" in early January, and delivering the vaccine to all I...
James Peters Feb 16, 2021

SouthKam Secondary identifies seven-day COVID-19 exposure
KAMLOOPS - COVID-19 exposures in Interior schools have slowed down in the past week, but one Kamloops school is reporting a lengthy exposure. According to Interior Health (IH), South Kamloops Secondar...
James Peters Feb 16, 2021

City of Kamloops seeking public input in downtown and North Shore parking plan
KAMLOOPS - After the project was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the City of Kamloops has launched public engagement for its Parking Management Plan (PMP).The PMP will identify current park...
James Peters Feb 16, 2021

Feds would allow municipalities to ban handguns under new bill
OTTAWA - Newly tabled gun legislation would allow municipalities to ban handguns through bylaws restricting their possession, storage and transportation. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says today the m...
James Peters Feb 16, 2021

Two people killed in vehicle crash on Trans Canada Highway
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say two people have died following a vehicle collision on the Trans Canada Highway in Valleyview this morning (Feb. 15). Tuesday Morning Update: In a release, Cst. Crystal Eve...
James Peters Feb 15, 2021 Image Credit: Contributed / Jeevan Kumar

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