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Twelve more British Columbians die of COVID-19; 834 new cases found Wednesday
VICTORIA - The province has seen another 12 deaths from COVID-19. The detail was provided as part of a news conference held Wednesday (Dec. 2) by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, who also r...
James Peters Dec 02, 2020

CUPE, City of Kamloops to go to arbitration over bylaw department restructuring
KAMLOOPS - The union representing City of Kamloops bylaw enforcement officers says changes to the department will have a drastic negative impact on its members and the community at large.In a news rel...
James Peters Dec 02, 2020

Boil-water advisories at First Nations communities to remain past March 2021: feds
OTTAWA - The federal government says it will not meet a marquee pledge by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to lift all boil-water advisories in First Nations communities by March 2021. Indigenous Service...
James Peters Dec 02, 2020

UPDATE: Missing Shuswap senior found safe
SICAMOUS, B.C. - UPDATE: RCMP say the missing Sicamous senior has returned home and is safe.
James Peters Dec 01, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today

Guitar made in 1950s worth more than B.C. family imagined
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - When Renee Latheur decided to take an old guitar into a music store in Kamloops, B.C., she didn't expect the instrument that had sat in a closet for years to be worth thousands of dol...
James Peters Dec 01, 2020

COVID-19 death toll in B.C. jumps by 46 over the weekend; 212 more cases found in Interior Health
VICTORIA - B.C. has recorded a shocking 46 more deaths due to COVID-19 over the past three days, spiking the province's death toll from the virus to 441. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry was...
James Peters Nov 30, 2020

Do you think schools should close early for Winter Break because of COVID-19?
James Peters Nov 30, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today

Kamloops MLAs Stone, Milobar pull down key positions in B.C. Liberal shadow cabinet
KAMLOOPS - The two Kamloops MLAs returning to Victoria after October's provincial election will have increased responsibilities in the opposition benches. Interim B.C. Liberal Leader Shirley Bond anno...
James Peters Nov 30, 2020

UPDATE: Missing woman found safe
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: Kamloops RCMP say Samantha Pompura has been found safe.
James Peters Nov 30, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today

GINTA: Let’s be the village that gathers around Riel and his family
IT'S PAST 5:00 P.M. ON SATURDAY and the ambulance that has been parked in front of the Superstore for the entire day collecting food and toy donations has yet to leave. A few more people trickle out a...
James Peters Nov 30, 2020

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