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TRU hosts virtual town hall as it plans in-person classes, no mandatory vaccinations for students attending on campus
KAMLOOPS - After a year without students on campus, there will be life in the classrooms and hallways at Thompson Rivers University this fall. In-person classes are being planned as part of the Go For...
May 11, 2021
Two Brocklehurst schools placed on hold and secure while RCMP investigate threats
KAMLOOPS - School District 73 says Brocklehurst Middle School and Kay Bingham Elementary have both been placed on a hold and secure this afternoon (May 11). Kamloops RCMP media relations officer Cst. ...
May 11, 2021
British Columbia to give workers three days of paid sick leave for COVID-19
VICTORIA - British Columbia will give all workers up to three days of paid sick leave to support those affected by COVID-19. Labour Minister Harry Bains introduced the legislation today, saying it wou...
May 11, 2021
School District 73 hires new Secretary-Treasurer
KAMLOOPS - A long-time member of the School District 73 management team is now the new Secretary-Treasurer of the District. The Board made the announcement last night. Trina Cassidy has been the Direc...
May 11, 2021
Kamloops RCMP conduct high risk vehicle take down in Valleyview area
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE 11:20 a.m: Kamloops RCMP say the scene in Valleyview has cleared and the incident has been resolved. More information is expected later today. PREVIOUS: Kamloops RCMP say a heavy pol...
May 10, 2021 Image Credit: Ben Wiltse
Canada to get two million Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine doses as provinces expand rollouts
OTTAWA - Canada is scheduled to receive two million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine this week as provinces continue to ramp up their immunization efforts. The two million shots represent...
May 10, 2021
Homeless encampment fire put out near Valleyview
KAMLOOPS - A fire along the South Thompson River in Valleyview was put out Sunday (May 9) afternoon.Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) told CFJC Today they sent four vehicles to the riverbank near Kelly Dougl...
May 09, 2021
Dry April drops Kamloops-area snowpack well below normal
VICTORIA - A very dry month of April has dropped snowpack around the Kamloops area to well below normal levels.According to the May 1 snow survey from the B.C. River Forecast Centre, overall snowpack ...
May 07, 2021
COVID continues causing unemployment problems
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the economy lost 207,000 jobs in April as a new rise in COVID-19 cases led to renewed public health restrictions that closed businesses. The unemployment rate rose to 8...
May 07, 2021
B.C. finds 694 new cases of COVID-19, 52 within Interior Health
SURREY - B.C. has recorded 694 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday (May 6), including 52 within Interior Health. The totals were revealed by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry in a news conference ...
May 06, 2021
