Author Archives: Aaron Schulze
Urban realignment could add interest to Kamloops Centre vote
KAMLOOPS - The newly built riding of Kamloops Centre will be contested for the first time next month. The riding encompasses the urban centre of the municipality, running to the Canadian National rail...
Sep 27, 2024
Kamloops RCMP arrest suspect in downtown break-in the day after he was released from custody
KAMLOOPS - A man remains in police custody after a break-in to a downtown business last weekend. Kamloops RCMP say the break and enter reportedly took place at around 4:15 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 15, where...
Sep 27, 2024
Federal government posts $7.3B deficit between April and July
OTTAWA - The federal government's deficit has grown to $7.3 billion so far this fiscal year. The Finance Department's latest fiscal monitor says the deficit between April and July compares with a $1.2...
Sep 27, 2024
RCMP looking to identify man suspected of stealing pickup from Valleyview street
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are asking for the public's help identifying a man suspected of stealing a pickup truck from a Valleyview address.The Kamloops detachment was informed of the theft of a Dodge Ram on Se...
Sep 26, 2024
Lethal shooting of armed kidnapper near Walhachin in 2022 not unreasonable: IIO
WALHACHIN, B.C. - B.C.'s police watchdog says shots fired by Kamloops RCMP during an apparent abduction near Walhachin two years ago were not unnecessary nor unreasonable. On Aug. 14, 2022, a man was ...
Sep 26, 2024
Rising prices pinch B.C. households. Political parties feel the pressure, too
VANCOUVER - In the seven years since the NDP came to power in British Columbia, food prices have jumped by almost 30 per cent. Rent and transport costs are up by about a quarter, while the cost of fil...
Sep 26, 2024
Vancouver Whitecaps down Toronto FC on penalties to clinch Canadian Championship
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have won their third straight Canadian Championship title, defeating Toronto FC 0-0 (4-2 on penalties) in the final at BC Place on Wednesday. Defender Bjorn Utvik s...
Sep 25, 2024
Almost $5k raised for Kamloops Raise-A-Reader day
KAMLOOPS - Wednesday (Sept. 25) was Raise A Reader day in Kamloops. Starting at 7:00 a.m., student-athletes and community members throughout the city took part in Kamloops' 17th annual fundraiser. Tys...
Sep 25, 2024
Eger eager to take hold of Western Canada Theatre
KAMLOOPS - Western Canada Theatre has a new man at the top with Matt Eger taking over the role this week as executive director of the company.After arriving in Kamloops just a few weeks ago, Eger move...
Sep 25, 2024
Kamloops-North Thompson riding a two horse race between NDP and Conservatives
KAMLOOPS - After the last provincial election, the electoral map of British Columbia was redrawn, adding six new ridings and making boundary changes for others. In Kamloops, that means the creation of...
Sep 25, 2024
