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Ontario confirms two cases of COVID-19 variant first discovered in U.K.
Ontario has confirmed its two first Canadian cases of a more contagious variant of COVID-19 first identified in the United Kingdom.The province's associate chief medical officer of health said today t...
Dec 26, 2020
Boxing Day sales take on a new look in the COVID-19 era
VANCOUVER - With COVID-19 restrictions preventing the usual massive crowds, retailers expect most Canadians will head online to score Boxing Day deals. Health restrictions are calling for steps to pre...
Dec 26, 2020
COVID-19 increase in Kamloops, with 35 new cases found last week
VICTORIA - The BC Centre for Disease Control has updated virus mapping for local health areas, with 35 COVID-19 cases identified in Kamloops between December 13-19.That's up from the 21 cases identifi...
Dec 24, 2020
IH doctors explain how COVID-19 vaccine protects against the virus
KAMLOOPS - On Tuesday (Dec. 22), COVID-19 vaccinations began in Kamloops. 975 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine arrived in the city this week, a shipment that is expected to arrive on a weekly basi...
Dec 23, 2020
Province records 518 new COVID-19 cases, with decrease in active cases
VICTORIA - British Columbia health officials say restriction measures are starting to reduce COVID-19 transmission rates, with 518 new cases reported today in B.C (Dec. 23). Provincial Health Officer ...
Dec 23, 2020
Health Canada authorizes Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine
OTTAWA - Health Canada says the COVID-19 vaccine from U.S. biotech firm Moderna is safe for use in Canada. The vaccine is the second to be greenlit in Canada, following the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine on ...
Dec 23, 2020
VIDEO: Long-term care worker becomes first to receive COVID-19 vaccine in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in Kamloops. Tuesday (Dec. 22), a healthcare worker was the first to receive her dose. Kelsey Medhurst is an assisted living care coordinator at the Hamlets...
Dec 22, 2020
Kamloops-based Jim Pattison Broadcast Group purchases Merritt's Q-101
MERRITT, B.C. - The CRTC has approved the application by the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group (JPBG) to take over ownership of Merritt Broadcasting Ltd CKMQ-FM, Q-101.Owner of Merritt Broadcasting Elizabe...
Dec 22, 2020
B.C. records 1,667 new COVID-19 cases over three days; deaths more than double in Interior
VICTORIA - Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says it is good news that B.C.'s COVID-19 curve is levelling. But Henry notes that plateau is taking place at a very high level. Henry reported a ...
Dec 21, 2020
Winter storm warnings in effect for Coquihalla Highway, Okanagan Connector
MERRITT - Environment Canada is urging drivers to take caution today with winter storm warnings in effect for several Interior highways. A warning is in effect for the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to ...
Dec 20, 2020
