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Investigation into TNRD finances assigned to federal RCMP unit
KAMLOOPS - The investigation into potential criminal irregularities in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District's (TNRD) financial books has been taken over by a federal unit of the RCMP.In March, the TN...
May 06, 2021
Kamloops residents urged to get the first shot they can as city vaccinations climb over 41,000
KAMLOOPS - There is some progress being made in the Interior's pandemic fight this week. IH Medical Health Officer Dr. Carol Fenton says virus transmission in the region is heading in the right direct...
May 05, 2021
Wednesday COVID-19 case count was 572 in B.C., 57 in Interior Health
VICTORIA - There are more positive signs for B.C.'s fight against COVID-19 Wednesday (May 5). In a prepared statement, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reports 572 new cases of the virus, in...
May 05, 2021
B.C. averages 725 cases of COVID-19 over the weekend; 106 new cases in Interior Health
VANCOUVER - While intensive care admissions remain extremely high, there are some positive signs in the province's fight against COVID-19. In her news conference Monday (May 3), Provincial Health Offi...
May 03, 2021
Liberal Legislator tests positive for COVID
VICTORIA - A Liberal legislator in British Columbia says he and his family have tested positive for COVID-19. Mike Bernier, who represents Peace River South and acts as the Liberal finance critic, pos...
May 03, 2021
Blazers fall to Rockets 6-1, Stankoven continues hot start at U-18 World Championship
KAMLOOPS - When the Kamloops Blazers finally got to take on the Kelowna Rockets in the 2021 B.C. Western Hockey League (WHL) Hub season, their eagerness showed in a 6-2 win on April 20.On Friday (Apri...
May 01, 2021
Hospitalizations, ICU admissions growing for younger Canadians in third wave
OTTAWA - High vaccination rates among seniors and more infectious variants of COVID-19 are shifting the weight of the pandemic in Canada to younger people. An analysis of data published online by Heal...
May 01, 2021
Death due to COVID-19 parties could lead to manslaughter charges: experts
People who break health rules by holding parties that lead to death from COVID-19 should heed the warning from a British Columbia judge about facing a manslaughter charge, legal experts say. Prof. Lis...
Apr 30, 2021
B.C. finds 841 more cases of COVID-19; hospital and ICU counts push higher into record territory
VICTORIA - B.C.'s hospitalizations and intensive care admissions from COVID-19 have pushed further into record territory, even as the daily case counts drop from earlier heights. The province is repor...
Apr 28, 2021
Paramedics respond to single-vehicle crash on Coquihalla just outside of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Emergency responders are on scene of a single-vehicle crash on the Coquihalla Highway just outside of Kamloops.According to Cst. Crystal Evelyn, Tk'emlups Rural RCMP were called to scene ju...
Apr 28, 2021
