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Almost 86% of B.C. residents five and up have first dose of vaccine
VICTORIA - B.C. health officials are reporting 379 new cases of COVID-19 and six new deaths. The Health Ministry says in a news release Wednesday that there are 2,874 active cases of COVID-19, with 22...
Dec 8, 2021
Report calls for increased collaboration and communication between province and Secwepemc communities
KAMLOOPS - On July 6th, 2017 about 2.5 kilometres southwest of Ashcroft, the human-caused Elephant Hill Wildfire started, which would burn for several months, destroy hundreds of structures, and consu...
Dec 8, 2021
'It's always fairly expensive': holiday flight prices spike in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Non-essential travel by road between the Interior and Southwestern B.C. is not allowed right now.The fastest alternative to get to and from the Lower Mainland is flying. But the current cos...
Dec 8, 2021
Weekend for Kamloops RCMP includes drugs and weapons seizure, and alleged abduction
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP responded to approximately 377 calls for service from midnight Friday (Dec. 3), to 9 a.m. on Monday (Dec. 6). Below are some highlights from those reports.Machete and drugs se...
Dec 8, 2021
A Way Home Kamloops preparing for virtual Camp Out to End Youth Homelessness this weekend
KAMLOOPS - This weekend (Dec. 10-11), A Way Home Kamloops will be hosting its annual Camp Out to End Youth Homelessness. The organization has spent the past year advocating for policy changes concerni...
Dec 8, 2021
Manitoba elder Dave Courchene Jr., founder of Indigenous education centre, dies at 71
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba elder who founded an internationally recognized centre that shares Indigenous knowledge and teachings died Wednesday at age 71. The Turtle Lodge Centre of Excellence in Indigenou...
Dec 8, 2021
Three NDP MPs sign petition criticizing B.C.'s NDP government over pipeline protests
OTTAWA - Three federal New Democrat MPs have signed a petition denouncing British Columbia's NDP government for its handling of an Indigenous protest at a pipeline work site and voicing distress at th...
Dec 8, 2021
"Coach Catharine" joins Cycling Canada
KAMLOOPS --- Catharine Pendrel is taking the next step in her storied mountain bike career.Pendrel is joining Cycling Canada as a national team coach, working with endurance athletes.Pendrel retired f...
Dec 8, 2021
Meadows sues as Jan. 6 panel proceeds with contempt case
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on Wednesday sued the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection as the chairman of the panel pledged to move ...
Dec 8, 2021
Hospitalizations drop, active COVID-19 cases increase in B.C.
KAMLOOPS - B.C. reports 379 new COVID-19 cases for Wednesday (Dec. 8), with 94 of them in Interior Health.Active cases increased to 2,874 in the province (up by 60 from Tuesday) and 580 in Interior He...
Dec 8, 2021
