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Mayor not in any hurry to explore public drinking in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Imagine this: enjoying a cold, crisp beer to quench your thirst as you frolic in the Thompson River on a sweltering summer day at Riverside Park."I would say that I'd participate in somethi...
James Peters Aug 13, 2020
Interior Health's new chief medical health officer eager to build up public trust of health experts
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health has filled the role of chief medical health officer. Dr. Albert de Villiers is now one week into the job. Having previously worked out of Grande Prairie as the lead medical ...
James Peters Aug 12, 2020
From masks to cohorting, a guide to back-to-school rules across the country
Plans are being made across the country for how to safely send students back to school in the fall as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Here is a look at what the various provinces have said ...
Aug 11, 2020
B.C enters day 11 with no new virus-related deaths, 46 new cases reported
VICTORIA - B.C health officials announced 46 new cases of COVID-19 today (Aug. 11), with no new deaths. Today marks 11 reporting periods with no new virus-related fatalities in the province, with the ...
Aug 11, 2020
Interior Health says closure of temporary COVID-19 testing site driven by case stabilization in Kelowna
KELOWNA - Interior Health says COVID-19 testing in Kelowna will now be centralized out of one main location. When cases began to rapidly rise in Kelowna several weeks ago, a temporary COVID-19 testing...
Aug 11, 2020
Provincial health officials reporting no new COVID-19 deaths, with 445 active cases in B.C
VICTORIA - Provincial health officials are reporting 131 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C today (Aug. 10), with no new deaths. In an update, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says that brings the...
Dylana Kneeshaw Aug 10, 2020
COVID-19 outbreaks over in federal prisons, staff preparing for 'new normal'
COVID-19 outbreaks in Canada's federal prisons have been declared over, and staff and visitors are preparing for a" new normal" that could be in place for years. In March, Correctional Servi...
Dylana Kneeshaw Aug 08, 2020
No new virus deaths, as B.C health officials report 47 new cases of COVID-19
VICTORIA - B.C's health officials are reporting 47 new cases of COVID-19 today (Aug. 5), and no new deaths. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says there are currently 351 active cases in B.C,...
Aug 05, 2020
Canadian company urges human trials after COVID-19 vaccine results in mice
OTTAWA - A Canadian company is telling the government today that its trials of a potential COVID-19 vaccine on animals completely blocked the virus, but it must conduct human trials to know wheth...
Aug 05, 2020
Province records 146 new cases of COVID-19 over B.C Day long weekend
VICTORIA - Health officials in B.C are announcing 146 new cases of COVID-19 after the B.C Day long weekend. The new recordings bring the B.C total to 3,787 cases,. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie...
Dylana Kneeshaw Aug 04, 2020
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