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Health Canada approves first COVID-19 vaccine for kids aged 5 to 11
OTTAWA - Health Canada has approved the first COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11 in Canada.Pfizer and its partner BioNTech submitted a request for approval of a child-sized dose of its mRNA...
Nov 19, 2021
More military deployments amid flooding state of emergency
VANCOUVER - As rescue and relief efforts ramp up in areas hardest hit by flooding and mudslides, the B.C. government is expected to provide more information today about the state of emergency it has d...
Nov 19, 2021
Highway crash near Logan Lake claims life of child
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - RCMP say a child was killed in a head-on crash near Logan Lake during the noon hour today.In a news release, Cpl. Mike Halskov of B.C. Highway Patrol says the crash took place at ab...
Nov 18, 2021
B.C. premier declares state of emergency after slides cut off highways, cities flooded from storm
VICTORIA - British Columbia has declared a state of emergency following unprecedented flooding that has displaced residents, severed access to multiple highways and killed livestock.B.C. Premier John ...
Nov 17, 2021
Woman's body recovered from Highway 99 mudslide, RCMP still searching for missing people
KAMLOOPS - RCMP confirmed the body of one woman has been recovered from the mudslide that occurred across Highway 99 near Lillooet on Monday morning (Nov. 15), and search efforts are continuing today....
Nov 16, 2021
Evacuation order likely to last at least a week: Merritt official
MERRITT, B.C. - The City of Merritt says it will take more than a week to assess and restart their critical infrastructure including the wastewater treatment plant that is underwater and inoperable.Th...
Nov 16, 2021
Voght Street Bridge lost, no timeline for return to Merritt
MERRITT - The devastating flood in Merritt has completely wiped out the Middlesborough Bridge. The bridge located at the southern end of Voght Street may have also damaged the bridges further down str...
Nov 16, 2021
Entire City of Merritt placed on evacuation order as flooding spreads
UPDATE (3:30 p.m.): As of 4 p.m. Monday (Nov. 15), access into the City of Merritt will be prohibited. Barricades will be erected on Voght Street at the city's northern junction of Highway 5, on Coldw...
Nov 15, 2021
'Dynamic situation': 2,000 Merritt residents evacuated, no estimated time for Coquihalla's re-opening
MERRITT - During Monday's (Nov. 15) snap news conference, Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth said the B.C. government doesn't know if the recent atmospheric river is the largest storm in the provin...
Nov 15, 2021
Coldwater River breaches banks, City of Merritt issues flooding evacuation orders
MERRITT - UPDATE 8:20 a.m: According to the City of Merritt, the area's wastewater system has now failed. All residents are asked to immediately cease all water consumption, and halt drain use. Flushi...
Nov 15, 2021
