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Free rapid tests for adults 18+ now available at B.C. pharmacies
NANAIMO - Any adult in B.C. can now get a free rapid antigen COVID-19 test kit through community pharmacies. The provincial government said starting Wednesday, March 23 any B.C resident 18 years of ag...
Mar 23, 2022
Baby bump: Royal Inland Hospital sees four per cent yearly increase in newborns
KAMLOOPS - Birth rates crawled to a nine per cent increase in Interior Health (IH) hospitals in 2021. In a news release Tuesday (March 22), IH says it welcomed 6,136 newborns to its hospitals in 2021,...
James Peters Mar 22, 2022
Vaccinated travellers won't need COVID-19 test to enter Canada as of April 1
OTTAWA - Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says vaccinated travellers will no longer need to show a COVID-19 test to enter Canada beginning April 1. Incoming tourists will still need to be vacc...
Mar 17, 2022
Kamloops group spreading information and support during Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month
KAMLOOPS - It's been more than five years since Bob Trudeau was first told he had multiple myeloma. "The story started for me in 2016 when I had to stop running because I had so much chest pain," Trud...
Mar 16, 2022
YOUTH SPORTS & COVID-19: What's next?
KAMLOOPS - This week (March 8-11), CFJC has explored the impacts of the global pandemic on young athletes in the city. We've looked at the impacts on competition, on opportunities for young athletes, ...
Mar 11, 2022
Kamloops records 11 overdose deaths in January; 207 in B.C.
KAMLOOPS - The first month of 2022 was deadly for overdoses in Kamloops.According to preliminary data by the BC Coroners Service, at least 207 British Columbians died due to toxic illicit drugs in Jan...
Mar 11, 2022
Kamloops funeral director serving more families devastated by overdose deaths
KAMLOOPS - A panel of experts gathered by the BC Coroners Service released a report on the overdose crisis today (Mar. 9) - along with recommendations to reduce the amount of toxic drug fatalities. Th...
Aaron Schulze Mar 09, 2022
Interior Health hosting another virtual career fair
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health is holding another virtual career fair.In a news release Friday (March 4), Interior Health says those interested in attending can book an online one-on-one session and meet ...
Mar 06, 2022
Kamloops mayor hopes to keep Car 40 expansion on the table
KAMLOOPS - As municipalities begin digging into how they can utilize funds designated for mental health and healthcare services in the BC Budget, the mayor of Kamloops says the city still needs anothe...
Mar 02, 2022
Interior Health to phase out mass COVID-19 vaccine clinics in the coming weeks
KAMLOOPS - Mass COVID-19 immunization clinics will be phased out in B.C.'s Interior.In a news release Wednesday (March 2), Interior Health (IH) announced COVID-19 vaccine appointments will move to pha...
Mar 02, 2022
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