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IIO investigating shooting incident near Merritt RCMP Detachment
MERRITT - BC's police watchdog has been alerted to a shooting incident yesterday (Dec. 5) near the Merritt RCMP Detachment. In a release from BC RCMP Communications, police say Saturday afternoon arou...
Dec 06, 2020
COVID-19 cases hit new records as Tam urges vigilance, promises vaccine on the way
Canada's top doctor says there is some good news on the horizon despite an unsettling new wave of COVID-19 cases and deaths across the country. Dr. Theresa Tam says there is "still a long road ahead" ...
Dec 05, 2020
B.C. COVID-19 case count grows by 711; 11 new deaths Friday
VICTORIA - B.C. health officials are reporting 711 new cases of COVID-19 in the province Friday, including 81 discovered within Interior Health. The numbers come as part of a news release from Provinc...
Dec 04, 2020
Moderna vaccine still provides immunity after three months, new data shows
OTTAWA - U.S. biotech firm Moderna says its vaccine is showing signs of producing lasting immunity to COVID-19 and that it will have as many as 125 million doses available by the end of March. Moderna...
Dec 04, 2020
Twelve more deaths, 694 more COVID-19 cases in B.C. including 82 in Interior
VICTORIA - B.C. health officials are reporting 694 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday (Dec. 3), and new cases within Interior Health are continuing to pop up at an elevated rate. Provincial Health Officer...
Dec 03, 2020
KGHM-Ajax opens new Kamloops office
KAMLOOPS - There is another indication today that the KGHM-Ajax project is rising from the grave.The project ownership is divided between Polish mining giant KGHM Polska Miedz with 80 per cent and Van...
Dec 03, 2020
Twelve more British Columbians die of COVID-19; 834 new cases found Wednesday
VICTORIA - The province has seen another 12 deaths from COVID-19. The detail was provided as part of a news conference held Wednesday (Dec. 2) by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, who also r...
Dec 02, 2020
Boil-water advisories at First Nations communities to remain past March 2021: feds
OTTAWA - The federal government says it will not meet a marquee pledge by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to lift all boil-water advisories in First Nations communities by March 2021. Indigenous Service...
Dec 02, 2020
Sixteen more deaths in B.C. due to COVID-19; 656 more cases including 83 in Interior
VICTORIA - The province is reporting 656 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday (Dec. 1) and 16 more deaths due to the virus.The totals come from an update on the B.C. Centre for Disease Control online COVID-1...
Dec 01, 2020
Revelstoke COVID-19 cluster swells to 46
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - Interior Health (IH) says a cluster of COVID-19 cases in Revelstoke has ballooned to 46. That is an increase from 29 confirmed cases identified for the last update on Friday (Nov. 2...
Dec 01, 2020
