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Watch for Taurids fireballs, northern lights over the Southern Interior this week

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The Taurid meteor shower is one of the longer meteor showers, running from September through December every year, but this year it could be more active than usual with the possibility of fireballs tearing through the sky later this week. The Taurid meteor shower only produces about five to 10 meteors per hours...

Chance of snow in Kamloops early this week

KAMLOOPS - A system moving through the Southern Interior coated mountain passes in heavy snow this weekend and it just might make its way into Kamloops this week. Between 14 and 17 centimetres of snow is being reported on the ground at passes in the southern part of the region this morning while only a...

Why opponents want you to vote ‘no’ for the performing arts centre

KAMLOOPS - With advance voting underway and the official referendum day only six days away for the proposed performing arts centre, an opposition group wants Kamloops residents to understand what it would cost them. The group 'PAC Not Yet' is concerned the money that would be used for the proposed arts centre could be better used on...

Rats don’t deserve to suffer horrible deaths: B.C. SPCA

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - As the topic of rats and how to deal with their rising numbers becomes a more common conversation in the Thompson-Okanagan, the SPCA is reminding the public even pests deserve to be treated humanely. Sara Dubois, the chief scientific officer for the B.C. SPCA, says many rat extermination practices are inhumane and potentially...

Kamloops saves money on 2015 capital projects

KAMLOOPS - Not all projects come in over budget, at least not this past year in Kamloops. The City of Kamloops has spent roughly $33 million on either new, expansion or maintenance infrastructure projects this year. Out of the 38 projects undertaken in 2015, the city has come in six per cent under budget. The...

Malakwa truck stop devastated by fire

MALAKWA - Emergency crews are at the scene of a major fire at a truck stop on Highway 1 in Malakwa. The Skyline Truck Stop located on the Trans Canada in Malakwa broke out in flames today, Nov. 2. Images show the structure is severely damaged. There is no word yet on whether anyone was...

Fast Eddy returns to Kamloops; prepares for second run across Canada

KAMLOOPS - The local man who plans to be the first to run across Canada and back has returned to Kamloops to pick up a car so he can make more classroom visits on the second leg of his run. Edward ‘Fast Eddy’ Dostaler, 27, successfully completed his run across Canada on Sept. 30 and...

Merritt woman claims razorblades included in grandson’s Halloween haul

MERRITT - Mounties in Merritt are reminding parents to check their children’s trick or treat bags after a grandmother reported finding two razorblades amongst her 11-year-old grandson’s candy Halloween night. Const. Tracy Dunsmore with the Merritt RCMP says the grandmother reported the incident today, Nov. 2 and doesn’t have a clue what area of town...

Last day of advance voting for proposed Kamloops performing arts centre

KAMLOOPS – A referendum on the proposed performing arts centre in Kamloops is only six days away, but you can vote today in the last of the advance polls. The advance poll will be open form from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m, Nov. 2, at Heritage House located at 100 Lorne St. The City of...

ATM targeted in Westsyde break and enter

KAMLOOPS - A front door was smashed and an ATM machine damaged in a break and enter at a Westsyde grocery store early this morning. Kamloops RCMP believe two suspects gained entry to the Cooper’s Foods on Westsyde Road early this morning, Nov. 2, by smashing the front glass door. The suspects fled the scene...