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One new virus-related death and 58 new COVID-19 cases recorded in B.C
VICTORIA - B.C. entered September with 58 new cases of COVID-19 today (Sept. 1) along with another death. In a joint release, Health Minister Adrian Dix, and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry...
Sep 01, 2020

Mustard Seed to provide more meals with funding provided through the City of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The Mustard Seed is set to get a boost from the City of Kamloops, who's the recipient of funding from the Canadian Medical Association Foundation. The foundation, in collaboration with the ...
Sep 01, 2020

SOUND OFF: Tourism industry raises urgency for stimulus package as end of summer approaches
Tourism has been one of the hardest hit industries from the COVID-19 pandemic. With borders still closed, restaurant capacity diminished and the international traveller staying at-home - the tourism i...
Sep 01, 2020

North Thompson communities preparing for Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion impacts
CLEARWATER, BC - The Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion project is getting underway, which will bring a huge influx of people into several communities along the route, up and down the Thompson Valley. ...
Aug 31, 2020

Ambulance Paramedics of BC offer health tips for back-to-school
KAMLOOPS - As students prepare to go back to school, the Ambulance Paramedics of BC want to remind parents of the importance of teaching kids good hygiene before class starts.Every year, the paramedic...
Aug 31, 2020

Four more virus-related deaths, 294 new cases reported over three-day span in B.C
VICTORIA - Provincial health officials have announced 294 new COVID-19 cases in B.C today (Aug. 31), along with four more virus-related deaths. The cases are from a three day reporting period, which a...
Aug 31, 2020

IIO investigating RCMP actions after man injured in head-on collision on Highway 97
ENDERBY, B.C - B.C's Independent Investigations Office is looking into police actions, after a man was injured in a vehicle incident near Enderby yesterday (Aug. 30). In a release, RCMP say just befor...
Aug 31, 2020

Merritt Keno player planning to add horsepower with $40,000 win
MERRITT - A Merritt man is $40,000 richer after a recent Keno draw. BCLC says Joseph Major won $40,030 in a July 22 Keno and Keno Bonus draw. Major had bought his winning ticket from the Coldwater Hot...
Aug 31, 2020

Canada signs deal with Novovax to get 76 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
OTTAWA - The federal government has a deal with a third vaccine developer to get access to an experimental COVID-19 vaccine as early as next spring. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Montreal t...
Aug 31, 2020

Kamloops showing support during International Overdose Awareness Day
KAMLOOPS - Tomorrow (Aug. 31) marks International Overdose Awareness Day, and while large in-person gatherings won't be held this year in Kamloops, there are still ways to show support. The global eve...
Dylana Kneeshaw Aug 30, 2020

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