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UPDATE: Suspect in custody following armed standoff on Westside Road: Vernon RCMP
May 18, 2021 - 1:59 PM

RCMP have a suspect in custody following an armed standoff on Westside Road near Vernon today.
Canada will need 75% vaccination before U.S. border reopens, Trudeau suggests
May 18, 2021 - 1:53 PM

WASHINGTON - It may take three-quarters of Canadians getting vaccinated against COVID-19 before Canada and the United States can seriously consider reopening their shared border, Justin Trudeau suggested Tuesday.
Diver missing, presumed drowned in Okanagan Lake identified as Kamloops firefighter
May 18, 2021 - 1:46 PM

The 53-year-old man who went missing Saturday while diving Okanagan Lake, and is now presumed drowned, has been identified as a Kamloops firefighter Brian Lannon.
B.C. landmark tourism attractions eligible for up to $1 million in pandemic grants
May 18, 2021 - 12:57 PM

VICTORIA - The B.C. government is offering up to $1-million grants to help "anchor" attractions and tour bus operators survive the pandemic and ramp up operations when it's safe to do so.
Charles Grodin, 'Midnight Run,' 'Heartbreak Kid,' star, dies
May 18, 2021 - 12:52 PM

Charles Grodin, the droll, offbeat actor and writer who scored as a caddish newlywed in “The Heartbreak Kid” and later had roles ranging from Robert De Niro’s counterpart in the comic thriller “Midnight Run” to the bedeviled father in the “Beethoven” comedies, has died. He was 86.
Kamloops grandmother and her grandchildren all have plans for her $100,000 lottery win
May 18, 2021 - 12:42 PM

A Kamloops grandmother who won $100,000 on her 6/49 lottery ticket has double demands on her winnings.
7-year-old Salmon Arm boy gets bravery award for saving a life
May 18, 2021 - 12:00 PM

A seven-year-old Salmon Arm boy was one of 15 recipients of a bravery award from the Lifesaving Society of British Columbia and Yukon last weekend.
Tam hopeful for summer even as Canada hits grim death milestone in COVID-19 pandemic
May 18, 2021 - 11:14 AM

OTTAWA - Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam says she expects Canadians who got Oxford-AstraZeneca in the first round of vaccinations will be able to choose which vaccine they get for their second dose.
Man found seriously injured in downtown Kamloops alley
May 18, 2021 - 11:08 AM

Kamloops RCMP are looking for witnesses after a man was found seriously injured in a downtown alley early this morning.
RCMP operations continue at logging blockade on southern Vancouver Island
May 18, 2021 - 10:31 AM

PORT RENFREW, B.C. - An RCMP spokesman says there will be "police action" today as Mounties enforce a court injunction against an anti-logging blockade on southern Vancouver Island.
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