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Interior Health using drop-in appointments, mobile clinics to boost vaccination uptake
KAMLOOPS - As the vaccination roll out continues in B.C, Interior Health says an uptick in regional cases last week was not entirely unexpected.Interim Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Sue Pollock sai...
Jun 21, 2021

Orange hearts decorate VIU campus on National Indigenous Peoples Day
NANAIMO - A renowned First Nations Elder addressed VIU students more than 50 years after having a life-changing moment at Nanaimo's old Malaspina College campus.Barney Williams, 81,spoke at a National...
Jun 21, 2021
CFJC Midday — Check out the brand new services offered at Josto Computers for all your computing needs!
Dustin Torgerson with Josto Computers joins Dylana on Midday to explain some of the services now offered by the team at Josto! Virus protection to keep your computer safe from scammers and hackers, co...
Jun 21, 2021

Suite of flights returning to Nanaimo Airport as restrictions ease
NANAIMO - Air Canada flights from the Nanaimo Airport will return to the skies. Air Canada announced the summer flight routes direct to Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary will resume in July. The Calgary ...
Jun 21, 2021

TNRD lifts evacuation alert related to George Road wildfire
LYTTON, B.C. - The evacuation alert south of Lytton in Electoral Area "I" was rescinded to all clear Monday (June 21) morning. Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) put the alert in place Thursday ...
Aaron Schulze Jun 21, 2021

Dream Home being built in Lantzville to support Nanaimo Community Hospice
NANAIMO - Moving into a new home will help a valuable Nanaimo organization move into a larger space of their own. The newest house for the Dream Home Lottery is being built in the Lantzville Foothills...
Jun 21, 2021

Thief strikes numerous times across Vancouver Island in one-week crime spree
PARKSVILLE - Mounties are looking for man wanted for numerous incidents across the mid-island including theft of a vehicle. According to Oceanside RCMP, a Chevy Silverado pick-up truck was reported st...
Jun 20, 2021

VIDEO: Boat catches fire on Long Lake
NANAIMO - A sunny weekend at the beach was interrupted by a boat which caught fire. The motor boat was engulfed in flame in the middle of Long Lake on Sunday, June 20 just after 4 p.m."We are not sure...
Jun 20, 2021

Spezia House's chicken biryani named B.C.'s favourite family recipe
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops' only Pakistani restaurant achieved a unique milestone over the weekend.Amna Ahmed, part of the family-owned Spezia House in Kamloops, had her "Spezia Special Chicken Biryani" name...
Dave Barry Jun 20, 2021

Skeetchestn Indian Band family sells 400 bannock, raises $1,600 to assist Tk'emlups te Secwépemc
CLINTON, B.C. - The Francis family from the Skeetchestn Indian Band was hit hard by the news of the 215 children who were found at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School site. Megan Francis' gr...
Aaron Schulze Jun 20, 2021

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