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Security owner comes to employee's defense after confrontation on West Victoria Street
KAMLOOPS - The owner of Lapper Security says his guard involved in an incident last Thursday, where he's seen on video kicking another person, was pushed to his breaking point after being spat at, swe...
Mar 24, 2021
IH announces COVID-19 vaccination clinics for all adults in rural communities
KAMLOOPS - Logan Lake won't be the only rural community on Interior Health's (IH) 18-plus vaccination clinic.IH listed communities such as Ashcroft and Cache Creek, Barriere, Clearwater and Vavenby, a...
Mar 24, 2021
B.C. records 155 more overdose deaths in February; four more in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - B.C. has recorded its 11th consecutive month with more than 100 deaths due to illicit drug overdoses, and its highest total ever for the month of February.New figures released by the B.C. C...
Mar 24, 2021
B.C.'s Jobs Critic happy business relief deadline extended, disappointed in total funding given out
KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s Official Opposition Critic for Jobs, Economic Recovery, and Innovation is happy the Small and Medium Sized Business Recovery Grant program was extended to August 31.While Kamloops-So...
Mar 24, 2021
Supermarket mass killing is the 7th in the U.S. already this year
BOULDER, COLORADO - The seventh mass killing in the U-S so far this year left 10 people dead in a crowded supermarket in Boulder, Colorado. Police have a suspect in custody but haven't released his na...
Mar 23, 2021
Environmentalists want Jasper backcountry ban extended to protect remaining caribou
EDMONTON - Environmentalists and scientists are calling on Parks Canada to further restrict access to Rocky Mountain backcountry in an effort to help save the last large caribou herd in the national p...
Mar 21, 2021
Public health pandemic 'alert' system didn't operate as intended for COVID-19: report
OTTAWA - An interim examination of why the federal government's pandemic early warning system failed to send up a formal alert on COVID-19 has been released. The audit was ordered by federal Health Mi...
Mar 20, 2021
With 737 new cases, B.C. has highest daily COVID-19 case count since January 7
VICTORIA - B.C. has recorded the highest COVID-19 case count in more than two months. In a prepared statement, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reported 737 new cases of the virus in the pro...
Mar 19, 2021
Supreme Court to rule on whether carbon tax is constitutional next week
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says it will issue its ruling on the fate of the national carbon tax next week. The court decision expected Thursday will determine the fate of the central pillar ...
Mar 19, 2021
Canadian detained in China tried on spy charges, but no verdict announced
OTTAWA - China held a brief trial Friday for one of two Canadians detained for more than two years in apparent retaliation for Canada's arrest of a senior Chinese telecom executive. Canada said its co...
Mar 19, 2021
