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B.C. health officials say people between the age of 75 and 79 will be able to book their COVID-19 vaccine appointments ahead of schedule. Dr. Penny Ballem, the executive lead of the B.C. immunization ...

The COVID-19 pandemic cancelled the Rockin' River Music Festival in Merritt last summer and the festival's president is saying it likely won't happen this August either. "I have to be honest, I think ...

A significant drop in the number of COVID-19 cases in the Kamloops area last week, according to new data from the BC Centre for Disease Control. There were 42 cases in the Kamloops Local Health Area b...

Premier John Horgan is defending B.C.'s decision to allow outdoor gatherings of up to 10 people at the same time that Ontario has declared a third wave of COVID-19. During a press conference today, he...

The Superintendent for the Kamloops-Thompson School District says he will leave any decisions on bringing in enhanced COVID-19 school safety measures up to health officials. With students on spring br...

The B.C. government is raising income and disability assistance rates by $175 a month for more than 300,000 people starting in April. Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction, Nicholas Sim...

As expected, the B.C. government has once again extended the COVID-19 State of Emergency by another two weeks, marking a year since this declaration was made in response to COVID-19. First declared on...

With B.C. seniors over the age of 80 able to book COVID-19 vaccine appointments this week, one week ahead of schedule, the province's top doctor says its possible that even more people will be able to...

The roll out of COVID-19 vaccines in Kamloops and across the province is bringing out the con artists looking to cash in on vulnerable seniors. Karla Laird of the Better Business Bureau says this scam...

B.C. health officials say the province's first shipment of the AstraZeneca vaccine will be used to vaccinate people in communities and workplaces with active outbreaks. Dr. Bonnie Henry says eligible ...