Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News

KAMLOOPS - The Royal Inland Hospital COVID-19 outbreak continues to grow over the weekend, with 102 total cases reported Sunday (Feb. 7). As of Sunday, 36 patients and 66 staff members have tested pos...

Special weather statement in effect for: Nicola Arctic air continues to move throughout BC. Following a relatively mild first half of winter, a transition to much colder conditions continues throughou...

In response to Dr. Bonnie Henry extending public health restrictions around mass gatherings and events on Friday, the BCHL has announced another delay in the start of the regular season. The league ha...

Every weekend Q101 publishes the 'Week That Was' highlighting some of the most interesting news stories of the week. COVID-19 related stories will be mostly excluded from these articles (for the lates...

Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the COVID-19 response in British Columbia: "Today...

Dr. Bonnie Henry has outlined the latest COVID-19 modeling for the province of BC, highlighting that while the epidemic curve is bending down, it's not time to remove current restrictions on social ga...

This morning Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix will inform British Columbians if restrictions on social gatherings will be extended. The current orders restricting gatherings, events, sp...

KAMLOOPS - Interior Health (IH) says the COVID-19 outbreak at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) in Kamloops has grown, but there is no evidence it has spread beyond the two wards where it has been found. In...

On Thursday (Feb 4), BC's Minister of Education Jennifer Whiteside announced enhanced safety standards for students and teachers in schools with regards to mask-wearing. "To make sure schools continue...

Indigenous peoples in B.C. have inequitable access to preventative and primary health-care services, which perpetuates poorer health outcomes for First Nations, Mtis and Inuit populations in the provi...