Tag Archives: Health
Canada to get 4.5M vaccine doses as questions swirl around immunization effort
OTTAWA - Canada is set to receive a large infusion of COVID-19 vaccines this week, even as questions swirl around how the immunization drive will be affected by the sudden departure of the man tasked ...
May 17, 2021
Juniper Ridge residents feeling left out of SD 73's catchment change process
KAMLOOPS - Parents in the West Juniper Ridge neighbourhood are voicing their frustrations with School District 73 this month. They don't feel that the district has done enough to protect the well-bein...
May 14, 2021
Kamloops coffee roasters partner with Elizabeth Fry Society to help raise funds
KAMLOOPS - There's nothing quite like that first cup of coffee in the morning. Kazia Poore, floor manager at The Vic in downtown Kamloops, provides that special feeling for dozens of customers a day."...
May 13, 2021
Weekly Kamloops COVID-19 case count down by over 40 per cent
KAMLOOPS - Most communities within Interior Health saw a decrease in COVID-19 case count totals last week.The B.C. Centre for Disease Control released another round of case totals broken down by local...
James Peters May 12, 2021
B.C. provides $2 million to ALS Society for cure research and clinical trials
VICTORIA - The B.C. government is providing the ALS Society of BC with $2 million to support patients living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in the province through research for a cure, and c...
May 12, 2021
B.C. records 515 new COVID-19 cases and two more virus deaths
VICTORIA - B.C. is reporting 515 new COVID-19 cases today (May 11), with two additional virus-related fatalities. In a release, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reports 6,020 active cases of...
Doug Collins May 11, 2021
ASK Wellness pitches in to clean twenty Kamloops streets in twenty days
KAMLOOPS - Each year, when the sun heats up and the snow melts, a bounty of litter is revealed on city streets. Each year, different community organizations step up and clean up much of that litter th...
Doug Collins May 11, 2021
Kamloops and District Labour Council: three paid sick days 'a good start, but 10 days would be better'
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops and District Labour Council's president was pleased with the B.C. government's paid sick leave legislation.Lois Rugg said while three paid sick days to support those affected b...
Dylana Kneeshaw May 11, 2021
Other provinces looking at Saskatchewan's plan to tie COVID-19 vaccines to reopening
CALGARY - Neighbouring provinces are eyeing Saskatchewan's plan to ease COVID-19 restrictions in tandem with vaccination rates, but experts are warning the approach could lead some to a false sense of...
May 11, 2021
Vaccine confidence in Canada holds steady despite AstraZeneca safety concerns: poll
OTTAWA - A new Leger poll suggests Canadian confidence in COVID-19 vaccines is holding firm despite swirling confusion and concern about the safety of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. It also suggests ...
May 11, 2021
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