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B.C. hits second straight daily record with 589 new COVID-19 cases, 24 in Interior Health
VICTORIA - The transmission of COVID-19 in B.C. has hit an eye-popping new high. According to a news release from Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, the daily case count hit 589 in B.C. Frida...
James Peters Nov 6, 2020

Elections BC mail-in ballot counting has Kamloops-area vote totals moving
KAMLOOPS - Elections B.C. began counting mail-in and absentee ballots Friday (Nov. 6), meaning voters in a pair of Kamloops-area ridings will get a better idea of who their MLAs will be.Both Kamloops-...
James Peters Nov 6, 2020

After bitter campaign and protracted vote count, clarity could finally come today
PHILADELPHIA - His back against the wall, a frustrated Donald Trump is lashing out, spinning an elaborate conspiracy theory as he tries to maintain his grasp on the presidency. Convinced that Democrat...
James Peters Nov 6, 2020

UPDATE: Power restored to east Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: BC Hydro says power has been restored. EARLIER: Nearly 4,000 BC Hydro customers lost power in east Kamloops Thursday morning (Nov. 5). According to BC Hydro's website, the outage en...
James Peters Nov 5, 2020

Power outage leaves hundreds in the dark near Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM, B.C. - UPDATE: BC Hydro says power has been restored. EARLIER: A power outage hit an area of the Shuswap Thursday morning (Nov. 5). According to the BC Hydro website, the outage encompasse...
James Peters Nov 5, 2020

American citizens living in Kamloops keeping close eye on tight election
KAMLOOPS - It was a nail-biting election night in the United States Tuesday (Nov. 3) and the count is not yet finished. Prior to election night, polls indicated former Vice President Joe Biden would w...
James Peters Nov 4, 2020

B.C. records 335 new COVID-19 cases; Merritt Tim Horton's outbreak declared over
VICTORIA - The province's health ministry is reporting 335 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday (Nov. 4), including 15 cases within Interior Health. That brings the B.C. case count to 16,135 since the pand...
James Peters Nov 4, 2020

No foul play in Kamloops resident Thelma Vaughan's death: coroner
KAMLOOPS - A B.C. Coroner's Report into the subject of a highly public search in Kamloops confirms there was no foul play in the woman's death.Kamloops resident Thelma Vaughan, 62, was reported missin...
James Peters Nov 4, 2020

Workers at RIH Patient Care Tower asked not to enter hospital after positive COVID cases
KAMLOOPS - Following positive COVID-19 tests for a group of workers during construction of the Patient Care Tower, Interior Health is asking any workers who remain on site to avoid entering Royal Inla...
James Peters Nov 4, 2020

UPDATE: Missing man found safe and healthy
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: Kamloops RCMP say this missing person has been located safe and healthy.
James Peters Nov 4, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today

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