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Kamloops-Thompson School District seeks input on budget, catchment changes
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson School District is looking for public input on a host of plans meant to accommodate ballooning enrollment - both long-term and short-term.In the shorter term, the dist...
Apr 13, 2021
‘We’re not fighting this fight alone’: Vavenby family whose house burnt down overwhelmed by community support
CLEARWATER - Sifting through the burnt rubble of his home, Ken Miller found his wedding ring. He found his wallet. He found a watch he had received as a gift from his wife Melody and their children.An...
Apr 12, 2021
Hundreds defy Montreal's 8 p.m. curfew in violent, destructive protest
MONTREAL - Hundreds of protesters set fires and smashed windows through a swath of downtown Montreal on Sunday in defiance of a newly adjusted curfew intended to stem surging COVID-19 case numbers in ...
Apr 11, 2021
41 years later, Terry Fox’s legacy helping people through life
RED DEER - When 21-year-old Terry Fox set off from St. John's Newfoundland on April 12, 1980 for what would be a grueling, emotional and iconic 143-day Marathon of Hope, he began keeping a journal."To...
Apr 11, 2021
Horgan's NDP to bring in throne speech in B.C., Opposition wants coherent plan
VICTORIA - British Columbia's opposition parties acknowledge the COVID-19 pandemic has presented huge challenges for Premier John Horgan's government, but they say Monday's throne speech must outline ...
Apr 11, 2021
Kamloops pharmacies to begin using AstraZeneca vaccine
KAMLOOPS - A third vaccine will be available to Interior residents early next week. AstraZeneca will be rolled out through pharmacies for people aged 55-to-65. A shipment of 200 AstraZeneca vaccine do...
Apr 09, 2021
B.C. shatters daily COVID-19 case record with 1,293 new infections Thursday
VANCOUVER - B.C. has set another daily COVID-19 case count record - exceeding the previous record by more than 200 cases. In a briefing from Vancouver Thursday afternoon (Apr. 8), Provincial Health Of...
Apr 08, 2021
Sahali liquor store robbed, employees doused with bear spray
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are on the lookout for three suspects after a Sahali liquor store was robbed Wednesday night (Apr. 7). In a news release, spokesperson Cst. Crystal Evelyn says the incident ha...
Apr 08, 2021
Doctors group says changing rules causes confusion as COVID-19 variants surge
As Ontario brings back stay-at-home orders to deal with surging cases of COVID-19, the Canadian Medical Association says continually changing rules have contributed to confusion and relaxed adherence....
Apr 08, 2021
MLA Stone: Taxpayers getting 'a lot less for a lot more' in Chase-area Trans-Canada Highway project
CHASE - While he's pleased to see investment in local highways, the MLA for Kamloops-South Thompson is critical of the B.C. government's asset management.Todd Stone with the B.C. Liberals said the pro...
Apr 07, 2021
