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B.C. sees second-lowest single-day total of new COVID-19 cases since before pandemic was declared
KAMLOOPS - The province of B.C. has announced just four new cases of COVID-19 Friday (May 29). That is the second-lowest total of new test positive cases in the province since March 4 - before B.C.'s ...
May 29, 2020
As police, protesters clash in Minneapolis, Twitter blocks Trump's 'thug' tweet
WASHINGTON - The peace of America's self-imposed COVID-19 exile has given way in dramatic fashion to violent unrest in the city of Minneapolis and across the United States as protesters rage against t...
May 29, 2020
Environment Canada warns of strong thunderstorms, heavy rain coming in this weekend
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for much of the Southern Interior based on a weather system predicted to enter the area on the weekend.The statement encompasses th...
May 28, 2020
Trudeau, allies call for global unity at UN summit on pandemic recovery
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau led a united call for global co-operation at a major United Nations meeting Thursday aimed at mitigating the devastating social and economic impacts of the COVID...
May 28, 2020
High water forces boat launch, trail closures in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - As the waters of the North and South Thompson Rivers continue to rise, the City of Kamloops is slowly closing access to low-lying areas.According to a news release issued Wednesday (May 27)...
May 27, 2020
No more deaths due to COVID-19 over past 24 hours in B.C.
VICTORIA - For the first time in recent memory, there were no new deaths due to COVID-19 in B.C. over a 24-hour period.Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry provided the optimistic news at her re...
May 26, 2020
Makeshift memorial to Snowbirds at Kamloops Airport to be removed, preserved
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops and the Canadian Armed Forces are assuring the public that the impromptu memorial for Capt. Jennifer Casey near the Kamloops Airport will be preserved, even as it is be...
May 26, 2020
Province reports 12 new COVID-19 cases since Saturday
VICTORIA - Provincial health officials say B.C. has registered only 12 new positive cases of COVID-19 over the past two days. In her regular briefing Monday (May 25), Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bon...
May 25, 2020
B.C. Parks website inundated with thousands of campsite reservation requests Monday
VICTORIA - The province says the B.C. Parks website is slowly recovering after it was overwhelmed by a huge number of reservation requests Monday morning.Reservations opened for camping Monday after t...
May 25, 2020
Relief during flood watch, as dry weekend keeps Bonaparte River levels stable
CACHE CREEK - With a flood watch in effect for the Bonaparte River, the dry weekend weather in the Cache Creek area has given Village officials a bit of relief. Village spokesperson Wendy Coomber says...
May 24, 2020
