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Ninety new cases of COVID-19 in B.C.; active case count jumps above 800
KAMLOOPS - It has been a troubling 24 hours in the fight against COVID-19 in B.C.According to a news release from Health Minister Adrian Dix and Deputy Provincial Health Officer Dr. Reka Gustafson, 90...
Aug 21, 2020
$2,000 fines to be issued to enforce B.C. COVID-19 public health rules
VANCOUVER - Anyone caught violating B.C.'s public health rules, especially the order on large gatherings, will now face fines of up to $2,000.Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth announced the move, ...
Aug 21, 2020
B.C. adds 80 new COVID-19 cases, hits 200 deaths since pandemic began
VICTORIA - B.C. health officials report 80 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday (Aug. 20) but, for the first time in three weeks, the active case count has decreased. The 80 new cases boost the provincial t...
Aug 20, 2020
B.C. sees 68 new COVID-19 cases, active count approaches 800
VICTORIA - The province is reporting 68 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday (Aug. 19). That includes four more in the Interior region. According to a news release from the provincial health ministry, the ...
Aug 19, 2020
B.C.’s Christie Mountain wildfire: Still at 1,000 hectares, zero-per-cent contained
PENTICTON, B.C. - With massive plumes of smoke billowing into the hot skies in B.C.'s South Okanagan, the Christie Mountain wildfire underwent a stunning explosion of growth on Tuesday.In the afternoo...
Aug 19, 2020
Evacuation orders and alerts caused by Christie Mountain wildfire
KAMLOOPS - The fast-moving Christie Mountain wildfire has led to a series of evacuation orders and evacuation alerts near and within Penticton.319 properties near the Okanagan city have been placed un...
Aug 18, 2020
Chrystia Freeland replaces Bill Morneau to become first female finance minister
OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has taken on a major new role: finance minister.In a physically distant ceremony at Rideau Hall on Tuesday, Freeland removed her face mask briefly to t...
Aug 18, 2020
Freeland to become new Finance Minister
OTTAWA - Several sources report today (August 18) that Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland is going to be named Canada's new Finance Minister. Freeland has been front and centre in dealing with in...
Aug 18, 2020
More heat on the way for Kamloops region
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada is forcasting another day of sizzling heat through much of British Columbia's southern Interior, Okanagan and Fraser Canyon.The weather office says 13 temperature record...
Aug 17, 2020
Thousands of CRA and government accounts disabled after cyberattack
OTTAWA - Hackers used more than 9,000 stolen usernames and passwords to apply for government services, and also targeted about 5,500 Canada Revenue Agency accounts, the federal government said in an a...
Aug 16, 2020
