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BC CDC warns after passenger on WestJet flight with COVID-19 lands in Kamloops
People are being informed that a passenger on a WestJet flight from Calgary to Kamloops on Saturday has tested positive for COVID-19. That's according to the BC Centre for Disease Control, in a bullet...
Mar 26, 2020
BC Lions Training Camp in Kamloops in limbo because of COVID-19
There has been no official word yet from the CFL, but the CFL Players Association is preparing for training camps not to start on time because of COVID-19. That will mean an impact to Kamloops as the ...
Mar 26, 2020 (Photo via BC Lions)
To prevent COVID-19 spread stop gathering in groups as small as two people says BC's top doctor
B.C.'s Provincial Health Officer wants people to not be gathering in groups, even though her orders still permit gatherings of up to 50 people. Dr. Bonnie Henry says even groups of two people can lead...
Mar 26, 2020 jamjar / CC
Kamloops councillor thinks most people are social distancing to prevent COVID-19 spread
A Kamloops Councillor is echoing a statement from Mayor Ken Christian that the city will not hesitate to close other public facilities if people aren't staying away from each other. Arjun Singh says m...
Mar 26, 2020
Province reports 42 new COVID-19 cases, and one death linked to North Vancouver care home
BC's Provincial Health Officer is reporting 42 new cases of COVID-19 in the province, bringing the provincial total to 659. Dr. Bonnie Henry has also reported one new death, the 11th linked to the Lyn...
Mar 25, 2020
Kamloops and sister city Uji postpone summer visit to Tournament Capital because of COVID-19
Delegates from Uji, Japan have postponed a visit to their sister city Kamloops this summer because of COVID-19. The trip was supposed to happen from June 29 to July 3, and the delegates come once ever...
Mar 25, 2020
Federal government to enforce mandatory quarantines for returning travellers because of COVID-19
Travellers returning to Canada - with the exception of 'essential workers' - will have to enter a mandatory 14-day quarantine as of midnight tonight, to try and slow the spread of COVID-19. "This new ...
Mar 25, 2020
Health Minister says new government ads focusing on health information coming soon
B.C.'s Health Minister says there will be new ads coming for the government focusing on health information. Adrian Dix was speaking after the opposition BC Liberals raised concerns about ICBC ads on T...
Mar 25, 2020
UPDATE - Federal government's emergency COVID-19 bill gets royal assent
UPDATE 12 noon - An emergency bill to inject billions of dollars of aid into the Canadian economy affected by COVID-19 has passed the Senate is now law. Gov. Gen. Julie Payette signed the bill after b...
Mar 25, 2020
Canada 55-Plus games in Kamloops postponed until 2021 because of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed another local sporting event, the Canada 55-Plus games that were to be held in Kamloops. The event was set to begin on August 25, attracting over 4,000 athletes to th...
Mar 24, 2020
