Author Archives: Aaron Schulze
No charges approved against officer involved in violent arrest in 100 Mile House
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - No charges were approved for a RCMP officer involved in an assault in 100 Mile House three years ago. In a news release Tuesday (July 11), the BC Prosecution Service (BCPS) annou...
Jul 11, 2023
City of Kamloops to test new bear-resistant curbside organic carts
KAMLOOPS - Starting in August, Kamloops will be testing bear-resistant curbside organics carts over a one-year period. The goal is to understand how effective the carts are as well as how willing and ...
Jul 11, 2023
Two sent to hospital, roadway closed for hours after Coquihalla Highway collision Monday
UPDATE (11:00 a.m.): Ryan Panton, strategic communications and media relations manager for the BC Coroners Service, says he's unaware of any Coroners involvement in Monday's Coquihalla Highway inciden...
Jul 11, 2023
Canada lags behind allies as NATO plans to increase defence spending targets
VILNIUS, Lithuania - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has made no secret of the fact that he wants more from member nations at this year's leaders' summit. Exactly how much more is still a matt...
Jul 11, 2023
Kamloops Islamic Association hoping to relocate mosque from Knutsford to TRU area
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Islamic Association is making another attempt to relocate its current mosque closer to the city.Because of the increase in the Muslim population in the community, the associati...
Jul 10, 2023
Backpacks slated to help those less fortunate stolen from Salvation Army
KAMLOOPS - Every fall, the Kamloops Salvation Army's backpack program helps families with financial struggles in the community get ready for back-to-school. Last year, 140 children in Kamloops receive...
Jul 10, 2023
BC Housing invests $5M+ to turn Columbia Motor Inn into transitional housing
KAMLOOPS - A former nuisance property in Kamloops will become an affordable housing building for people transitioning out of homelessness.In a news release issued Monday (July 10) morning, the B.C. go...
Jul 10, 2023
Kamloops Fire Centre bombarded with hundreds of lightning strikes, expects the trend to continue
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Fire Centre (KFC) took a thunderous beating from lightning strikes over the weekend.Taylor Shantz, BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) fire information officer, says the KFC saw 220 lig...
Jul 10, 2023
Premiers meeting in Winnipeg to discuss use of new health dollars, affordability
Provincial and territorial premiers are kicking off a three-day meeting in Winnipeg today in which the chaos in Canada's health care systems will be front and centre. They're gathering to discuss how ...
Jul 10, 2023
Lions pounce on Alouettes' miscues in 35-19 victory
VANCOUVER - Shaun Shivers scored a touchdown in his debut as the B.C. Lions rebounded from their first loss of the season to blitz the Montreal Alouettes 35-19 on Sunday. Playing in front of a home cr...
Jul 09, 2023
