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Admiral Art McDonald steps aside as defence chief amid investigation
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says Admiral Art McDonald has voluntarily stepped down as chief of the defence staff as he is investigated on unspecific allegations. Sajjan said in a release l...
Feb 24, 2021
B.C. sees 456 new cases of COVID-19, including 30 in Interior Health
VICTORIA - B.C. has recorded 456 new cases of COVID-19 today, with the active case load decreasing slightly. In a prepared update, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry noted 30 new cases of the ...
Feb 24, 2021
Embattled Gill resigns from TRU Board of Governors
KAMLOOPS - Sukh Gill has tendered his resignation to the Thompson Rivers University Board of Governors after a damning report on his spending during his former term as CAO of the Thompson-Nicola Regio...
Feb 24, 2021
PBO's latest estimate says warships will cost $77B as estimated price jumps $17B
OTTAWA - Parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux is predicting that a new fleet of warships to be built for the Royal Canadian Navy will cost $17 billion more than the federal government's estimate. ...
Feb 24, 2021
B.C. COVID-19 case count grows by 559; no new cases or deaths in long-term care
VICTORIA - B.C. found a concerning 559 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday (Feb. 23), but Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reported some positive indicators in the province's fight against the vir...
Feb 23, 2021
Top doctor says vaccines could allow toughest restrictions to lift before September
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says results from COVID-19 vaccinations so far are encouraging enough that she thinks the need for massive lockdowns could be over before the end of the s...
Feb 23, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak at Royal Inland Hospital declared over
KAMLOOPS - An outbreak of COVID-19 at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) in Kamloops has been declared over. In a news release Monday (Feb. 22), Interior Health (IH) says the outbreak, which was first declar...
Feb 22, 2021
Conservative riding nominee Grenier hopes to improve rural Internet connectivity, airport service
KAMLOOPS - A longtime Kamloops resident and developer of Tobiano looking to replace Cathy McLeod as the next Conservative candidate in the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding says he wants to increase co...
Feb 22, 2021
Transit bus collides with parked vehicles in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - There were no injuries in a crash in downtown Kamloops Monday morning (Feb. 22).Cst. Crystal Evelyn of Kamloops RCMP says a Kamloops Transit bus was travelling westbound on Columbia Street ...
Feb 22, 2021
B.C. health officials call for culturally safe vaccination plan for Metis residents
VICTORIA - Health officials in British Columbia say there will be chaos and hiccups in the vaccine rollout, but they're trying to make the process as safe as possible for the province's Indigenous res...
Feb 20, 2021
