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Highland Valley workers to vote on new contract
KAMLOOPS - More than 1,000 union workers remain on the job at the Highland Valley Copper mine west of Logan Lake today. Following weekend talks, the United Steelworkers Local 7619 negotiators released...
Jan 17, 2022
Truckers call on B.C. government to ensure dangerous highways cleaned
VANCOUVER - A group representing truck drivers is calling on the B.C. government to ensure highways are cleared of snow and dangerous potholes are fixed or goods will no longer be transported. Ajay To...
Jan 16, 2022
Omicron-specific vaccine likely to come too late to help in this wave: Sharma
OTTAWA - Health Canada's chief medical adviser says variant-specific vaccines can be approved faster than the general ones first issued to combat COVID-19, but one targeting the Omicron strain still l...
Jan 16, 2022
Elizabeth Fry Society's Rent Bank providing grants to Merritt and area renters affected by flooding
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops and District Elizabeth Fry's (Kamloops E Fry) Rent Bank is distributing one-time grants to qualified renters in Merritt and area who have been severely affected by the floods i...
Jan 15, 2022
Tsunami advisories issued for parts of coastal British Columbia
The National Tsunami Warning Center says advisories cautioning of potential strong currents and waves are expected to be in place across much of coastal British Columbia for the next several hours. Th...
Jan 15, 2022
Canada's public health leaders navigate choppy waters as pandemic drags on
MONTREAL - The abrupt departure of Quebec's public health director last week was further evidence of the rocky road being navigated by the country's chief medical officers as the Omicron wave pushes t...
Jan 15, 2022
Hospitalizations due to Omicron won't slow down for another two weeks: Dr. Henry
KAMLOOPS - Hospitalization rates in B.C. continue to rise due to the Omicron variant. During a news briefing Friday (Jan. 14), B.C. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the number of people...
Jan 14, 2022
Federal modelling shows COVID-19 hospitalizations to surge
OTTAWA - New modelling by the federal government suggests daily hospitalizations will surge in the coming weeks, driven by extremely high levels of transmission of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. Tho...
Jan 14, 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
Ninety Highway 8 properties still evacuated, province says no estimated re-opening date for highway in sight
SPENCES BRIDGE, B.C. - Ninety properties around Highway 8 have been on evacuation order since Nov. 15 after the Nicola River flood destructed multiple roads in B.C.Many residents don't have a home to ...
Jan 12, 2022
