Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News

The BC Centre for Disease Control has released the latest local health area COVID-19 data, covering the week of September 12-18. The Merritt area recorded 21 new cases of the virus, almost double the ...

KAMLOOPS - The B.C. government is urging women who are trying to get pregnant breast-feeding moms and expectant mothers to get the COVID-19 vaccine, but one Kamloops woman is hesitant. "Up to 20 weeks...

VICTORIA - B.C. has recorded another 759 new cases of COVID-19, including 233 in Interior Health - the most of any health authority in the province. In a news release, the province's health ministry r...

The Merritt Centennials got some offense, but not enough to take their first exhibition test as they fell by a score of 5-1 to the Coquitlam Express. The first period saw the teams testing each other ...

Merritt Driver convicted of Impaired Driving A Merritt driver has been convicted of impaired driving following a collision on highway 8 in April of 2021. "Despite failing to remain at the scene, our o...

Merritt City Council has unanimously approved a notice of motion from Mayor Linda Brown to investigate the buffer zone distances between retail cannabis stores in the city. "That staff review the dist...

Conservative Dan Albas will be returning to Ottawa for his fourth term as an MP whenever the House of Commons is recalled. Following his big victory on Monday night, Albas joined Q101 to discuss some ...

While several mail-in ballots are still being counted in the riding, the preliminary numbers are showing a record low voter turnout. With 246 of 247 polls reporting, 61,119 votes were cast across the ...

VICTORIA - B.C. has seen a concerning spike in hospitalizations due to COVID-19. According to data released by the province's health ministry Tuesday (Sept. 21), there are now 332 people in hospital w...

More than 700,000 elementary and high school students across the country participated in Student Vote Canada, coinciding with the 2021 federal election. Students from all 338 ridings cast ballots in t...