Kamloops and Area

Power Outage
Auto collision knocks out power to thousands in Brocklehurst, North Shore
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (9:15 p.m.): Power has been restored. EARLIER: A car has collided into a utility pole in North Kamloops, resulting in a widespread power outage that threw thousands of Kamloops residents into darkness Thursday evening (March 27). BC Hydro says the power was knocked out to about 4,000 customers at 7:27...
17h ago
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CANADA VOTES 2025
Greens tap Grindrod farmer Madden as candidate in Kamloops-Shuswap-Central Rockies
KAMLOOPS -The Green Party of Canada has named a candidate in one of the two Kamloops ridings so far, with Owen Madden set to run in Kamloops-Shuswap-Central Rockies in next month's federal election.The Green Party has a tandem at the head of the table in Ottawa in Elizabeth May and Johnathan Pednault, who will look to ...
21h ago
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New Study
Battling ageism in Kamloops and across B.C.
KAMLOOPS - Ageism affects many British Columbians. A recent survey by the BC Seniors Advocate found alarming results. Out of more than 9,000 participants, a startling 84 per cent of respondents believe ageism is a problem in BC, and 54 per cent think they have been directly affected by it."Ageism is often referred...
21h ago
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CARBON TAX BUDGET
Removal of carbon tax to drop fuel prices but leave hole in provincial budget
KAMLOOPS - The consumer carbon tax in British Columbia will be eliminated as of April 1. The move follows the announcement from federal Liberal Leader Mark Carney prior to the election call earlier this month that his government had lowered the consumer carbon tax to zero dollars. The consumer tax will be gone but indu...
21h ago
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