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B.C. to now hire 800 contact tracers as COVID-19 cases spike provincewide
B.C.'s health minister says nearly 600 people have been hired as contact tracers to follow up on chains of transmission in the province. Adrian Dix made that comment as health officials reported a new...
Nov 06, 2020
Kamloops Blazers teddy bear toss going virtual because of COVID-19
The Kamloops Blazers annual teddy bear toss will be going virtual because of COVID-19. It comes as the WHL anticipates its 2020-21 season to get going on Jan. 8, which currently is expected to be with...
Nov 05, 2020
B.C. sets another new record with 425 COVID-19 cases
B.C. has set another new single day record for COVID-19 cases with 425 reported today by health officials. That includes 18 new cases in the Interior (now to 104 active cases) with 268 new cases in Fr...
Nov 05, 2020
CFSEU Gang Unit seizes money, weapons, and drugs over three-day blitz in Kamloops
A three-day visit to Kamloops by the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU) led to seizures of money, weapons, and drugs. The weapons seized included knives, a sword, bear spray, a throwing ...
Nov 05, 2020
B.C. realtors asked to stop holding open houses because of COVID-19
The Chief Economist with the BC Real Estate Association doesn't think there will be much of a slowdown in home sales despite a request for realtors to stop holding open houses because of COVID-19. Bre...
Nov 05, 2020
Private social gatherings continuing to lead to COVID-19 transmission in B.C.
B.C. health officials are again reminding people to keep social circles small, particularly in the Fraser Health region, the epicentre of rising case counts. Deputy Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Reka...
Nov 05, 2020
Day tickets at Sun Peaks Resort on sale ahead of Nov. 21 opening date
Ski lovers rejoice - day tickets at Sun Peaks Resort are on sale now ahead of the tentative opening date of November 21. Chief Marketing Officer Aidan Kelly says COVID-19 safety considerations meant i...
Nov 05, 2020
B.C. reports 335 new COVID-19 cases; two outbreaks in the Kelowna area
B.C. health officials are reporting 335 new cases of COVID-19 today, including 15 more in the Interior Health Authority. That takes the total case load in the province to 16,135 - 803 in the Interior,...
Nov 04, 2020
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Village at Mill Creek long-term care home in Kelowna
Interior Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at the Village at Mill Creek long-term care home in Kelowna. Two staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 and the outbreak was declared after wh...
Nov 04, 2020
RCMP looking for Shuswap man wanted on 11 warrants
RCMP in Salmon Arm and Sicamous are asking for help in finding a Shuswap man who is wanted on numerous outstanding warrants. Kevin Dennis Friesen, 30, is wanted by police on 11 unendorsed warrants - n...
Nov 04, 2020
