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Vulnerable in Vancouver approached to take COVID-19 vaccine for others: authority
A health authority says "vulnerable people" in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside have been approached with offers of payment to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by people attempting to fraudulently get a B....
Jan 13, 2022
Canadian freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury skis to 100th World Cup podium
DEER VALLEY RESORT, Utah - Canada's Mikael Kingsbury climbed a World Cup podium for the 100th time Thursday, capturing gold in men's moguls. The 29-year-old from Deux-Montagnes, Que., finished first w...
Jan 13, 2022
Interior Health prioritizing elderly, vulnerable people, and healthcare workers for PCR tests
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health (IH) says it is refining the list of people who can get a COVID-19 PCR test.The health authority says people who are at higher risk will be prioritized for PCR testing.This ...
Jan 13, 2022
Interior Health explains the difference in booster shots and how to choose yours
KAMLOOPS - Health authorities across the province are ramping up the administration of COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, and confusion around the differences in each vaccine are raising questions. A fir...
Jan 13, 2022
'Cover every single bill': Kamloops gym owner says B.C. should pay if it can't provide evidence of COVID-19 in gyms
KAMLOOPS - Economic recovery minister Ravi Kahlon's hoping the COVID-19 Closure Relief Grant, announced before Christmas that can now be applied for, will help businesses through a tough time. However...
Jan 13, 2022
Senior living in Kamloops owed $200,000 from niece, says he is victim of financial abuse
KAMLOOPS - Christos Raptis once hoped to have family help take care of him in his old age. What he didn't expect was to be living alone in a motel in Kamloops at 86 years old, with $200,000 gone."Now,...
Jan 13, 2022
CFJC Midday - SPCA Humane Education workshops back again! Find out the topics and how you can become a foster for animals in need
Ashley Fontaine, Senior Manager for the BC SPCA Thompson Area, discusses the need for fosters, especially following recent flooding and wildfires in the province, and outlines the upcoming Humane Educ...
Jan 13, 2022
Three Canadian regiments without royal patron after Prince Andrew stripped of titles
OTTAWA - Three Canadian regiments were left without a patron Thursday after the Queen stripped Prince Andrew of all his military titles and royal patronages. The disgraced Duke of York was the honorar...
Jan 13, 2022
Veteran quarterback Dominique Davis among 12 players released by Redblacks
OTTAWA - Veteran quarterback Dominique Davis was among 12 players released Thursday by the Ottawa Redblacks. The six-foot-four, 215-pound Davis started two games for Ottawa last season, completing 59-...
Jan 13, 2022
Delays push cost to rebuild fire-damaged Lytton, B.C., to $102M: insurance bureau
VANCOUVER - Insurance losses from a wildfire that wiped out most of Lytton, B.C., have surged to $102 million. The Insurance Bureau of Canada says the amount has risen from an original estimate of $78...
Jan 13, 2022
