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Trudeau says pandemic 'really sucks,' and that Christmas gatherings are up in the air
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the global COVID-19 pandemic "really sucks," and could jeopardize large gatherings with friends and family over Christmas on the heels of a toned-down Thank...
Oct 27, 2020
Henry orders limit on household gatherings; 817 new COVID-19 cases recorded over three days
KAMLOOPS - New cases of COVID-19 continued to pop up at a higher rate over the weekend in B.C., prompting a new public health order limiting household gatherings. In her Monday afternoon (Oct. 26) upd...
Oct 26, 2020
PM says budget update won't have fiscal anchor, suggests one coming after crisis over
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government's promised update on the health of its finances won't have a specific anchor to keep spending from spiralling out of control.He says official...
Oct 26, 2020
BC Election 2020: Interactive Results Tracker
NOTE about mail-in ballots: Due to the anticipated number of mail-in ballots, the election night vote count will not be complete. We will continue to publish updated riding results as available until ...
Oct 24, 2020
B.C. sees 223 new COVID-19 cases; outbreak at Kelowna school grows
VICTORIA - B.C. has eclipsed 200 COVID-19 for the third consecutive day. In a news release, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says there have been 223 new cases of COVID-19 recorded Friday (O...
Oct 23, 2020
Daily COVID-19 case count balloons to 274 in B.C.; Henry warns event organizers to shrink guest lists
VICTORIA - A day after setting a new single-day record for COVID-19 cases, B.C. has blown that record away.Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reported a whopping 274 new cases of COVID19 Thurs...
Oct 22, 2020
Daily record 203 COVID-19 cases recorded in B.C., including eight in Interior
KAMLOOPS - B.C. has set a new daily record with 203 new COVID-19 cases recorded Wednesday (Oct. 21). That includes eight new cases in Interior Health.Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says B....
Oct 21, 2020
Police situation unfolds in Lower Sahali Wednesday
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (11:00 a.m.): Kamloops RCMP say a large police presence at a Lower Sahali motel Wednesday morning (Oct. 21) was the result of a domestic violence call.Police responded to the Panoram...
Oct 21, 2020
Thirteen new COVID-19 cases turn up in Interior Health, 167 province-wide
VICTORIA - Provincial health officials are reporting 167 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday (Oct. 20), including an alarming 13 new cases in Interior Health. The new cases bring B.C.'s total to 11,854 case...
Oct 20, 2020
Provincial overdose death rate declines, but Kamloops still sits fourth in B.C.
VICTORIA - The rate of drug overdose deaths decreased last month, but is still disturbingly high.That conclusion stems from new overdose death statistics released Tuesday (Oct. 20) by the B.C. Coroner...
Oct 20, 2020
