Author Archives: Aaron Schulze
Ottawa announces it's further reducing the number of international student permits
OTTAWA - The Liberal government will slash the number of international student visas it issues by another 10 per cent. The government says the new target for 2025 and 2026 will be 437,000 permits. In ...
Sep 18, 2024
Category 2 open fires, including fireworks, now permitted throughout Kamloops Fire Centre
KAMLOOPS - Burning prohibitions continue to be rolled back in the Kamloops Fire Centre. Effective noon Wednesday (Sept. 18), the BC Wildfire Service says Category 2 open fires will be permitted throug...
Sep 18, 2024
Lotto Max ticket purchased in Kamloops wins $1 million during Tuesday night draw
KAMLOOPS - Canada's largest-ever lottery jackpot of $80 million will be split between two ticket buyers in Ontario and Quebec, but someone who purchased a ticket in Kamloops has also become a new mill...
Sep 18, 2024
Rogers Communications to buy out Bell's share of MLSE for $4.7 billion
TORONTO - Rogers Communications Inc. is buying out Bell's 37.5 per cent share of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment for $4.7 billion, giving it 75 per cent ownership of the sports conglomerate. Rog...
Sep 18, 2024
Kamloops councillors raise shelters, drug supply at annual chinwag with provincial officials
KAMLOOPS - Seven city councillors are representing Kamloops at this year's Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) conference in Vancouver. "It's a really busy week but we've been really grateful to secure ...
Sep 17, 2024
Summer new home construction pushes City of Kamloops building permit value past quarter-billion mark for 2024
KAMLOOPS - Residential permits carried the Kamloops building sector throughout the summer. New numbers released by the City of Kamloops Building Inspection Division show $253.2 million in permit activ...
Sep 17, 2024
Health Canada approves updated Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
TORONTO - Health Canada has authorized Moderna's updated COVID-19 vaccine that protects against currently circulating variants of the virus. The mRNA vaccine, called Spikevax, has been reformulated to...
Sep 17, 2024
Red Bridge closed after Tuesday morning fire; crews assessing its stability
UPDATE (Sept. 18): DriveBC says the Red Bridge reopened to vehicular traffic.UPDATE (11:30 a.m.): The Red Bridge will remain closed to vehicular traffic until Wednesday (Sept. 18).DriveBC says the Red...
Sep 17, 2024
No waterways believed to be impacted after 8,000 litres of fuel spill north of Rayleigh: Ministry
KAMLOOPS - No waterways are believed to be impacted following a notable fuel spill north of Rayleigh. In a statement to CFJC Today, B.C.'s Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy says the ...
Sep 17, 2024
RCMP looking for missing man who fell in Fraser River near Lillooet
LILLOOET, B.C. - Lillooet RCMP are asking for the public's help in finding a missing man who had fallen into the Fraser River. On Sept. 6 at around 5:15 p.m., RCMP say a caller reported a man had fall...
Sep 17, 2024
