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All lanes open Monday at Canada-U.S. land border, but PCR test still a drag on travel
WASHINGTON - The southbound lanes on the road to North America's post-pandemic recovery will finally reopen Monday as the United States ends nearly 20 months of controversial COVID-19 exile and allows...
Nov 07, 2021
Canadians set back clocks this weekend as debate over seasonal time changes continues
Most Canadians have the chance to catch up on some sleep when clocks move back an hour Sunday, but an Ontario politician is optimistic it could be the last time for the country's most populous provinc...
Nov 06, 2021
Friday morning police situation near NorKam Secondary
KAMLOOPS - 11:15 a.m.: RCMP say staff and students have returned to NorKam Secondary School.Cst. Crystal Evelyn says police are still investigating "the nature of the threat."RCMP and the school distr...
Nov 05, 2021
Economy added 31,000 jobs in October, unemployment rate hits pandemic-era low
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the economy added 31,000 jobs in October, bringing the national unemployment rate to a pandemic-era low.Unemployment came in at 6.7 per cent, down from 6.9 per cent in ...
Nov 05, 2021
Indigenous leaders concerned over B.C.'s process for old-growth logging deferrals
VANCOUVER - Indigenous leaders in British Columbia have expressed concerns over the tight timeline and lack of support in the government's plan for old-growth logging deferrals, while they underscore ...
Nov 05, 2021
B.C.'s 2021 wildfires severe but not the worst ever, wildfire service report shows
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's 2021 wildfire season saw the destruction of the village of Lytton and homes levelled in several other Interior regions, but the BC Wildfire Service says it was not the w...
Nov 04, 2021
Britain grants conditional authorization to Merck's coronavirus antiviral
LONDON, U.K. - Britain is the first country to grant a conditional authorization to pharmaceutical giant Merck's coronavirus antiviral, the first pill shown to successfully treat COVID-19.It's intende...
Nov 04, 2021
Parents of neurodiverse children, local autism therapy centre want more details about support system changes
KAMLOOPS - The province announced last week (Oct. 27) it will shift away from targeted support for parents of children with neurodiversity and disabilities, to a new 'hub' model. The government says t...
Nov 03, 2021
With $15M donation, Phil and Jennie Gaglardi Foundation claims name of Royal Inland Hospital patient care tower
KAMLOOPS - When the first phase of the new Patient Care Tower officially opens in July, on it will be the names of two people who cared deeply about the Kamloops community. It will be named the Phil &...
Nov 03, 2021
Simpson family concerned about Tiechrieb's release to halfway house
KAMLOOPS - The man who attacked 18-year-old Jessie Simpson with a baseball bat in 2016 has been released from prison and is now living in a halfway house after serving more than three years in jail. K...
Nov 02, 2021
