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Travel advisory in effect for Coquihalla between Kamloops and Merritt
KAMLOOPS - A travel advisory has been issued for by DriveBC for Highway 5 between Exit 290 from Merritt and West Kamloops for 64.1 km.The area is experiencing low visibility due to the blowing snow an...
Nov 06, 2022
Doctors, nurses call for action on crumbling care, health ministers meet in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A family doctor who works in British Columbia and Alberta says patients who don't get the care they need before ending up in overburdened emergency rooms should be a focus for quick action...
Nov 06, 2022
Strong winds, heavy rain knock out power to tens of thousands in southern B.C.
VANCOUVER - Tens of thousands of homes remain in the dark after fierce storms with strong winds toppled trees and brought down power lines throughout southern B.C. The BC Hydro website shows power is ...
Nov 05, 2022
Indigenous leaders from B.C. take international stage for a climate policy pitch
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt - First Nations leaders from British Columbia are taking their environment and climate policy pitch directly to the international stage at a United Nations climate conference in...
Nov 05, 2022
ASK Wellness to open warming stations at Crossroads Inn, Spero House next week
KAMLOOPS - ASK Wellness is stepping in to offer warming centres for people experiencing homelessness in Kamloops - but only for a limited time.In a news release, the agency says a cold front is foreca...
Nov 04, 2022
Local advocates don't believe toxic drug report goes far enough
KAMLOOPS - "I'm glad to see that there is more energy going into addiction services because that would have helped Aaron," said Troylana Manson. The report, entitled Closing Gaps, Reducing Barriers an...
Nov 02, 2022
'There is no peace when she is not here': One year later, Shannon White's friends and family search for answers
KAMLOOPS - "It's like a piece of you is just not there and it makes it really hard because you have to find who you are again." Shannon White has been missing for one year. Shannon's friend Angela Hul...
Nov 01, 2022
UPDATE: Missing man found safe
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: Kamloops RCMP say the man reported missing on Oct. 31 has been located and is safe. (Please note: for privacy considerations any previous information pertaining to this individual's...
Nov 01, 2022
Kamloops doctors hope new payment model will help attract and retain family physicians
KAMLOOPS - In British Columbia, one in five people are without a family doctor. In Kamloops, that number doubles to two in five or 40 per cent of the population. Monday's (Oct. 31) announcement from t...
Oct 31, 2022
B.C. government offers new pay model for doctors to help health crisis
VANCOUVER - Family doctors in British Columbia are getting a significant raise under the province's new compensation model as part of a plan to address the crisis in the health care system. The provin...
Oct 31, 2022
