Tag Archives: Health
Tk’emlúps community notified of potential COVID-19 exposure event
TK'EMLUPS - Tk'emlps administration is notifying the community of potential COVID-19 exposure at a band building. A notice posted to the Tk'emlps te Secwepemc Facebook page says a worker who was insid...
Dec 08, 2020
Kamloops Shoebox Project still accepting online donations to collect gifts for women in shelters
KAMLOOPS - The Shoebox Project began in 2011 in Toronto. Four sisters wanted to make sure women experiencing homelessness and living in shelters weren't forgotten over the holidays. Nine years later, ...
Dec 08, 2020
A look at what provinces and territories have said about COVID-19 vaccine plans
The federal government says the largest mass immunization effort in Canadian history could begin as early as next week. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa expects to receive up to 249,000 doses...
Dec 08, 2020
A quiet Christmas ahead as B.C. extends restrictions on holiday gatherings
VICTORIA - Current restrictions around events, and gatherings have been extended through to the new year, as British Columbia saw 35 more deaths, and 2,020 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend. Prov...
Dylana Kneeshaw Dec 07, 2020
First doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, not yet approved, to land in Canada next week
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says up to 249,000 doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine will arrive on Canadian soil by the end of the month, with the first doses delivered next week.Health Canad...
Dec 07, 2020
Interior Health declares outbreak at long term care facility in Penticton
PENTICTON - Interior Health has declared an outbreak at a Penticton long term care home, after a staff member and a resident tested positive for COVID-19. IH says the Village by the Station long term ...
Dec 06, 2020
Brennan's Ugly Sweater Run goes virtual across Kamloops this Sunday
KAMLOOPS - Payton Comazetto has turned a family tragedy into a community triumph. Twenty-one years ago, her brother Brennan was struck and killed by a drunk driver. In 2017, Comazzetto founded Brennan...
Dec 03, 2020
Kamloops man marks World AIDS Day as pandemic cuts annual event
KAMLOOPS - December 1st marks World AIDS Day. It's an opportunity to reflect on the achievements in the fight against HIV and AIDS, as well as recognize how much work still needs to be done in the fig...
Dec 01, 2020
ASK Wellness boss hopes health lessons learned from HIV and AIDS can apply to opioid crisis
KAMLOOPS - ASK Wellness has come a long way from its meagre beginnings on a couch in a basement in 1988. The organization now offers a number of supports for people in need, from housing to health and...
Dec 01, 2020
Many Kamloops Christmas parties cancelled due to COVID-19
KAMLOOPS - Christmas party season is nearly upon us - or, would be, if not for COVID-19. Across the city, hundreds of workplaces will be cancelling their annual Christmas parties as a result of the pa...
Nov 26, 2020
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