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UPDATE: Missing Kamloops man located
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: RCMP now say this individual is no longer considered missing.
James Peters Aug 12, 2020

Algal bloom fills part of Shuswap Lake
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Interior Health (IH) says a large algal bloom that has filled most of the Salmon Arm of Shuswap Lake is being monitored by several agencies.The health authority said the bloom was f...
James Peters Aug 12, 2020

Province announces students will return to school Sept. 10
VICTORIA - B.C.'s minister of education says students will return to schools on September 10.In a news release, Rob Fleming says the first week of school will see a gradual restart as staff and studen...
James Peters Aug 12, 2020

Feds commit $305M in additional funds for Indigenous communities during COVID-19
OTTAWA - The federal government has announced an additional $305 million to help Indigenous Peoples combat COVID-19. Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says the money is meant to help Indigenous...
James Peters Aug 12, 2020

B.C. students won't return to class as originally planned on Sept. 8
VICTORIA - British Columbia's education minister says students won't be back in classrooms on the originally planned date of Sept. 8.Rob Fleming says students will be welcomed back to classrooms later...
James Peters Aug 11, 2020

Update: Kelowna RCMP report missing teen found safe
KELOWNA - Updated: Kelowna RCMP say the 14-year-old female who was reporting missing today (Aug. 10) has been found safe. Police say this was due to the keen eye of concerned citizens in a neighbourin...
James Peters Aug 10, 2020

Would you consider homeschooling your children when classes begin in September?
James Peters Aug 10, 2020

Are you in favour of mandatory masks for intermediate, and secondary school students and staff?
James Peters Aug 04, 2020

Second-degree murder charge laid - image released in Clarke Street killing
KAMLOOPS - Jason Michael Holm is facing a charge of second-degree murder in connection with Saturday's (Aug. 1) stabbing death on Clarke Street in Kamloops. Police allege the Kamloops man stabbed 39-y...
James Peters Aug 03, 2020

Interior Health case count corrected, health officials report 41 new COVID-19 cases in B.C
VICTORIA - B.C. health officials are reporting 41 new cases of COVID-19 in the province today (July 29), with no new deaths. In a joint news release, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Hea...
James Peters Jul 29, 2020

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