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B.C.'s active COVID-19 infections surpass 1,000 with more than half in the Interior
VICTORIA - British Columbia has surpassed 1,000 active cases of COVID-19 as daily infections continue to rise, particularly in parts of the province's southern Interior. Another 204 cases have been di...
Jul 29, 2021
NDP Leader's presence gives Indigenous community, survivors 'a sense of hope'
KAMLOOPS - "I'm struck by how hard it is to be here... a lot harder than I thought it would be..." That was the federal leader of the NDP party's reaction today when he visited the Kamloops Residentia...
Jul 29, 2021
Medical training to expand
PRINCE GEORGE - The Northern Medical Program is planning to expand its teaching capacity.It is hiring a consultant "... to explore the development of an Interprofessional training centre (IPTC) for th...
Jul 29, 2021
Council "miffed" at federal opioid response letter
PRINCE GEORGE - Council is upset with a response from the federal government to a letter from Mayor Lyn Hall seeking a declaration of emergency for the opioid crisis. The letter was sent to federal He...
Jul 29, 2021
Navy charges sailor with setting fire that destroyed warship
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The U.S. Navy charged a sailor Thursday with starting a fire last year that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard docked off San Diego, marking the maritime branch's worst warship blaze ...
Jul 29, 2021
204 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C.
VICTORIA - The number of people infected with COVID-19 in British Columbia continues to increase.Today, the Province announced 204 new cases, for a total of 149,648 cases since the pandemic began. Of ...
Jul 29, 2021
Falcon targets Horgan as his BC Liberal leadership campaign stops in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The front runner in the race to become the next leader of the BC Liberal Party, made a stop in Kamloops today (July 29) to rally support.Kevin Falcon says British Columbians are suffering u...
Jul 29, 2021
Nunavut opens travel bubble with Nunavik as pandemic restrictions ease
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The government of Nunavut says residents of the territory and of Arctic Quebec can now travel freely between both regions as long as they've been in a community for at least 14 days...
Jul 29, 2021
Singh calls on the Prime Minister to take real action to heal the wounds of the Kamloops residential school
KAMLOOPS - For the first time since the discovery of 215 bodies in shallow graves at the Kamloops residential school, the leader of a federal political party has made a visit. The leader of the Federa...
Jul 29, 2021
Veteran CFL quarterback Dakota Prukop among 16 players released by Calgary Stampeders
CALGARY - Veteran CFL quarterback Dakota Prukop was among 16 players released Thursday by the Calgary Stampeders. Prukop, an American, signed with Calgary in January. He spent his first three CFL seas...
Jul 29, 2021