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One dead, several injured after multi-vehicle crash outside of Hope
HOPE, B.C - RCMP say one person has died and others were injured after a multi-vehicle crash outside of Hope today (Feb. 10). The incident occurred in the northbound lanes of the Coquihalla Highway ab...
Feb 10, 2021
Downtown stabbing sends one to hospital in Quesnel
QUESNEL - One person is in hospital following a stabbing in Quesnel.Quesnel RCMP Sgt. Richard Weseen says police responded to the incident yesterday (Feb.9) afternoon at approximately 3:40 p.m."Quesne...
Feb 10, 2021
New COVID-19 outbreak at Brocklehurst group home; RIH outbreak grows
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health has identified a fourth COVID-19 outbreak in Kamloops. The latest outbreak, which IH revealed in news release Tuesday (Feb. 9), is at a Brocklehurst group home. The group ho...
Feb 09, 2021
Fire at Aspen Planers in Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - (Updated as of 10:30 am)Merritt Fire crews are currently on-scene at an active fire at Aspen Planers.Crews arrived on scene shortly after 9:00 am Tuesday morning as smoke billowed from...
Feb 09, 2021
B.C. records 1,236 new COVID-19 cases over past three days; active cases, hospitalizations down
VICTORIA - B.C. has found another 1,236 cases of COVID-19 over the past three days, but there are positive signs in the indicators of active cases and hospitalizations. In a news conference, Provincia...
Feb 08, 2021
Trans Mountain expansion restarts after voluntary safety shutdown
KAMLOOPS - After a nearly two-month pause, Trans Mountain says its expansion project is beginning to ramp up again.The pipeline announced a stoppage in mid-December due to a series of safety incidents...
Feb 08, 2021
Ottawa lays out criteria for quarantine hotels as it inches toward new travel rule
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada has listed its criteria for hotels seeking to participate in the mandatory three-day quarantine for returning travellers. The conditions posted online put t...
Feb 08, 2021
Slight growth in COVID-19 outbreak at RIH over the weekend
KAMLOOPS - The Royal Inland Hospital COVID-19 outbreak continues to grow over the weekend, with 102 total cases reported today (Feb. 7).As of Sunday, 36 patients and 66 staff members have tested posit...
Feb 07, 2021
IH reporting 101 cases in COVID-19 outbreak at Royal Inland Hospital
KAMLOOPS - With seven more cases identified since Friday (Feb. 5), Interior Health says the COVID-19 outbreak at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) has grown to 101 cases. In an emailed statement today (Feb....
Feb 06, 2021
'We got very lucky': Kamloops family recalls mom's COVID-19 experience at Gemstone
KAMLOOPS - Frank D'Amore worries about his mom every day. Ninety-year-old Ida D'Amore was one of 25 Gemstone residents and staff to contract COVID-19 last month. "It was a difficult experience because...
Feb 05, 2021
