Author Archives: Aaron Schulze
Trial of 'Freedom Convoy' organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber begins today
OTTAWA - The criminal trial of "Freedom Convoy" organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber begins today, as they answer charges related to their role in the protest that threw Canada's capital city into ...
Sep 05, 2023
Annual Tomato Festival returns to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Tomato lovers in Kamloops and surrounding areas will have an opportunity next week to show off their sweet looking fruits.The Kamloops Farmers' Market along with the K'wese'ltken Farmer and...
Sep 04, 2023
Smoky skies remain above Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada's smoky skies bulletin remains in place Monday for the final day of the long weekend.The national weather agency says smoky conditions are localized in the southern half ...
Sep 04, 2023
Evacuation orders for 14 properties in Sorrento downgraded to alert
KAMLOOPS - The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) has lifted evacuation orders for 14 properties in Sorrento, the district announced Saturday (September 2).Because the Bush Creek East Wildfire,...
Sep 02, 2023
CSRD closes Whitehead Road, Boat Launch to help barge transfer of supplies to North Shuswap areas
KAMLOOPS - The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) has closed Whitehead Boat Launch and Whitehead Road for a portion of each day.In a news release, the CSRD say the road and boat launch will be ...
Sep 02, 2023
BC Hydro replaces over 130 power poles after damage caused by Bush Creek East wildfire.
VANCOUVER - More than 130 power poles damaged in the Bush Creek East wildfire have been replaced. BC Hydro says there are more than 150 workers on the ground working to replace damaged equipment in an...
Sep 02, 2023
TNRD says some Evacuation Orders tied to the near Adams Lake, could be downgraded over the weekend
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) says it is getting close to being able to downgrade some of the Evacuation Orders created by the Bush Creek East wildfire as it swept through Ad...
Sep 01, 2023
Canada suffers first loss of FIBA World Cup with 69-65 defeat to Brazil
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a game-high 23 points but Canada suffered its first defeat at the FIBA Basketball World Cup, losing 69-65 to Brazil in second-round action Friday. L...
Sep 01, 2023
Rising tensions between employers and employees has put the labor back in this year's Labor Day
NEW YORK (AP) - Labor Day is right around the corner, along with the big sales and barbeques that come with it. But the activist roots of the holiday are especially visible this year as unions challen...
Sep 01, 2023
Almost half of Canadians say workers' right to strike outweighs economic hit: report
A new survey from the Angus Reid Institute found that for almost half of Canadians the right to strike outweighs the risk of economic consequences. The report on how Canadians perceive unions comes af...
Sep 01, 2023
