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Justin Trudeau, Erin O'Toole tied as election campaign hits final bend
OTTAWA - A new poll shows a complete deadlock between Justin Trudeau's Liberals and Erin O'Toole's Conservatives with less than one week left in the federal election. The poll conducted by Leger in co...
Doug Collins Sep 14, 2021

MLAs to Premier and Health Minister: 'Look the people of Kamloops in the eyes. Walk them through your plan...'
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone and North Thompson MLA Peter Milobar called an impromptu news conference early Monday (Sept. 13) morning after the provincial government sent out a ne...
Sep 13, 2021

Nine more British Columbians die of COVID-19 Friday; hospitalizations up to 281
VICTORIA - B.C. has recorded 820 new cases of COVID-19 Friday (Sept. 10), and nine more deaths from the virus.The totals are included in the daily update provided by the B.C. Ministry of Health.The up...
James Peters Sep 10, 2021

Amid hospital strain, Kamloops leadership calling on province to review health authority system
KAMLOOPS - With ongoing staffing issues, postponed non-urgent surgeries and an influx of COVID-related ICU patients at Royal Inland Hospital, civic leaders in Kamloops are calling on the province to s...
Sep 09, 2021

Dix promises review, offers little relief to staff after waiting room death at Royal Inland Hospital
KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s health minister says a woman's death in a waiting area outside of the Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) emergency room this week will be reviewed, but offered little optimism for exhausted...
Sep 09, 2021

Leaders gear up for English-language debate tonight after French joust
OTTAWA - Five federal party leaders are licking their wounds and prepping their zingers after an occasionally testy debate yesterday that came ahead of tonight's first and only one in English. Liberal...
James Peters Sep 09, 2021

Leaders gear up for English-language debate tonight after French joust
GATINEAU, Que. - Five federal party leaders are licking their wounds and prepping their zingers after an occasionally testy debate yesterday that came ahead of tonight's first and only one in English....
Sep 09, 2021

B.C. reports 814 new COVID-19 cases, Interior Health sees 272
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health accounted for more than a quarter of B.C.'s new COVID-19 cases.On Wednesday (Sept. 8), the B.C. government reported 814 new cases of COVID-19, with 272 of them in Interior H...
Dave Barry Sep 08, 2021

South Cariboo man pleads guilty to 2000 killing of pregnant girlfriend
KAMLOOPS - A Chasm man has pleaded guilty in B.C. Supreme Court to killing his pregnant girlfriend more than two decades ago. The two were living in Kamloops at the time.Trent Larsen was arrested in S...
Sep 08, 2021

Tonight's French debate, Thursday's English debate pivotal for federal leaders
OTTAWA - Five federal party leaders will face off in the first of two official election debates tonight in what may well be their best chance to sway voters before election day on Sept. 20. With less ...
James Peters Sep 08, 2021

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