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UPDATE: RCMP confirm weekend crash on Yellowhead Highway north of Kamloops killed driver
KAMLOOPS – RCMP confirm a man died as a result of the injuries sustained after…
Thief bear sprays Kamloops mall security
KAMLOOPS – A mall security officer and a loss prevention officer were bear sprayed Sunday…
Man in pyjama pants robs Kamloops liquor store at gunpoint
KAMLOOPS – A suspect is still on the loose after robbing a local liquor store…
Warm temperatures sticking around in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – The mercury is staying above seasonal normals and the snow is expected to…
AJAX MINE: What the air quality and human health studies say
‘THEY HAVE GIVEN US CONFIDENCE WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH AJAX WITHOUT HAVING ANY SIGNIFICANT…
UPDATE: Crash closes Highway 5 north of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Highway 5 has been closed south of Barriere following a crash involving a…
Okanagan College receives funding to develop early childhood educator training
OKANAGAN – An Okanagan College project to help train early childhood educators has received a…
Slow down: Very slippery conditions on southern Interior roads
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The snow has created extremely slippery conditions on roads and highways in the…
Community members continue rallying for fire service in Pinantan Lake with online fundraiser
PINANTAN LAKE – The small community of Pinantan Lake has made several attempts for fire…
SPCA eyes property near Kamloops airport for new location
KAMLOOPS – Administrators at the B.C. SPCA shelter in Kamloops are aware they have outgrown…
Federal government hiring for this year’s census
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – This year’s federal census will provide some job opportunities for residents in the…
Mediated negotiations get underway in TRU faculty labour dispute
KAMLOOPS – University administrators and faculty members begin mediated bargaining today after the Thompson Rivers…
Province fighting First Nations’ land title claim on Jacko Lake
KAMLOOPS – As KGHM Ajax Mining prepares to submit its application on Monday, the province…
Mild weekend ahead in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Mother Nature look like she will play nice this weekend, with moderate temperatures…
Kamloops veteran receives medal of distinction, gratitude from France
"IT FEELS VERY NICE THAT THEY REMEMBER." KAMLOOPS - If you ask Cpl. Leonard Ford to tell you what the Second World War was like, why he joined or what it feels like to be honoured in Europe, he’ll simply shrug and tell you, "We engineers weren’t in the fighting, we were always building something....
Police allege impaired driver on Coquihalla was wanted, caught in stolen car
LOGAN LAKE – A report of an impaired driver helped police recover a stolen vehicle and arrest a man alleged to have broken into a home in Merritt this week. At around 8:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 13, Logan Lake RCMP were informed of a possibly impaired driver on the Coquihalla Highway between Merritt and...
Rail service provider announces a move to Kamloops which could lead to hundreds of new jobs across B.C.
KAMLOOPS – An international rail service provider plans to establish its B.C. headquarters in Kamloops…
Wine and dine events coming to the Thompson-Okanagan
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Food and wine events across the region will given foodies the chance to…
Two North Okanagan-Shuswap school district properties up for sale
VERNON - The North Okanagan-Shuswap School District is putting two of its properties up for sale. The first is the former board office in Salmon Arm, which will be listed for $800,000, and the other is the old South Canoe School, on the market for $500,000. Board of Education chair Bobbi Johnson says Colliers International...
Kamloops court held up after youth collapses during sentencing
KAMLOOPS - A court hearing for a Kamloops youth ended with a 9-1-1 call today, Jan. 14, after she passed out as a judge handed her a jail sentence. The youth, who was already in custody and cannot be named due to a publication ban, was being sentenced for uttering threats and breaching probation. The...
Several B.C. Interior highways closed for avalanche control this morning
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – If you were heading east today, expect delays west of Revelstoke and along…
Ajax will submit official mine application next week
KAMLOOPS - After years of delays, KGHM Ajax Mining Inc. will officially submit its application to the province next week. The company announced today it will submit its application and environmental impact statement for the Ajax Mine project on Jan. 18. The Environmental Assessment Office approved the package for submission in November and the company...
Principal frustrated with broken windows, vandalism at Kamloops elementary school
KAMLOOPS - A principal is thankful for those who called police to report a break and enter at a Brocklehurst elementary school this week. Deanna Brady, principal of AE Perry Elementary, says it’s ‘unfortunate’ the school had to replace several windows after someone attempted to break into the school Sunday, Jan. 10. “It’s such a...
Strike action won’t impact students: TRU Faculty Association
KAMLOOPS - Faculty at Thompson Rivers University still plan to initiate job action on Thursday, but say their position will not affect students or classes. The TRU Faculty Association announced on Monday, Jan. 11 it would strike by Thursday if no negotiations were in place with the university, which it has been at the bargaining table...