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B.C. averages 493 new COVID-19 cases per day over the weekend, 31 per day in Interior Health
VICTORIA - The province found 1,478 new cases of COVID-19 over the past three days, or an average of about 493 per day. The Ministry of Health says there were 532 new cases Saturday (Feb. 27), 508 on ...
Mar 01, 2021
B.C. rolls out COVID-19 vaccination plan for those over 80 and extends time between vaccines
VICTORIA - B.C. provincial health officials have decided to spread the doses of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines to 16 weeks.Originally the doses were spread out by 28 days, then it was pushed to 42 da...
Mar 01, 2021
Premier Horgan to present details of B.C.'s COVID-19 mass immunization plan
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan, Health Minister Adrian Dix and health officials are set to reveal the details of British Columbia's COVID-19 mass immunization plan. Vaccinations have been underway for...
Mar 01, 2021
Fallen hiker rescued at Peterson Creek Park
KAMLOOPS - A 37-year-old hiker was facing a several hundred metre drop-off on Sunday (Feb. 28). The hiker was alone and fell off the trail at Peterson Creek Park, leaving them to call 9-1-1 while they...
Feb 28, 2021
Kamloops Fire Rescue responds to scrap pile fire at Mission Flats landfill
KAMLOOPS - A large plume of black smoke was visible throughout the city this morning (Feb. 27) as Kamloops Fire Rescue crews were called to fire at the Mission Flats landfill. City Streets and Environ...
Feb 27, 2021
B.C. records 521 new cases of COVID-19, with vast majority in the Lower Mainland
VICTORIA - B.C. has recorded another 521 cases of COVID-19 to end the work week, with 48 of those cases found within Interior Health. The new figures came as part of an update on the B.C. Centre for D...
Feb 26, 2021
B.C.'s Site C dam to cost $16 billion, delayed until 2025
VICTORIA - The cost of British Columbia's Site C hydroelectric dam has grown by $6 billion, bringing the price tag of the megaproject to $16 billion and stretching the completion date to 2025.The prov...
Feb 26, 2021
B.C. premier to discuss future of B.C.'s massive Site C hydroelectric project
VICTORIA - The future of British Columbia's Site C hydroelectric project could be decided today as Premier John Horgan and his energy minister are scheduled to make an announcement about the massive d...
Feb 26, 2021
Health Canada approves AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine
Health Canada has approved AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, adding a third vaccine to the list available in Canada and potentially quickening the pace at which Canadians can be vaccinated against the v...
Feb 26, 2021
Province lauding high vaccine effectiveness ahead of Phase Two immunizations
KAMLOOPS - Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says there is an encouraging enthusiasm around the COVID-19 vaccine. To date, nearly 240,000 doses of the vaccine have been administered in B.C. M...
Feb 25, 2021
