Author Archives: Aaron Schulze
R.W. Bruhn Bridge in Sicamous reopens after peaceful blockade
SICAMOUS, B.C. - The R.W. Bruhn Bridge in Sicamous reopened one day after a peaceful blockade began. DriveBC reported that the stretch of Highway 1 through Sicamous reopened shortly before 6:00 p.m. T...
May 14, 2025
Increased Kamloops transit fares okayed by council's Committee of the Whole
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops city council has tentatively approved a new fee schedule that will see the cost of transit fare gradually increase by 50 per cent over the next four years. The cost of a single far...
May 13, 2025
SD73 board approves South Kamloops catchment changes ahead of new Sníne Elementary School's opening
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson Board of Education approved new catchment areas Monday (May 12) to go along with the addition of Snne Elementary School in Pineview Valley. As of Sept. 1, 2026, elemen...
May 13, 2025
RCMP raiding three properties on Tk'emlups reserve
TK'EMLUPS - Kamloops RCMP are executing a trio of search warrants in Tk'emlups te Secwepemc Tuesday (May 13) morning. Members of the Kamloops detachment and other agencies are carrying out the warrant...
May 13, 2025
Key portfolios for business community to watch as Carney's cabinet sworn in
Canada's business community will be monitoring files across various portfolios after Tuesday's swearing-in of Prime Minister Mark Carney's new cabinet. Corporate leaders and business associations say ...
May 13, 2025
Bridge over Sicamous Narrows blockaded as First Nation calls for involvement in project
SICAMOUS, B.C. - The R.W. Bruhn Bridge in Sicamous is closed due to a peaceful protest blocking the road. Splatsin and Splatsin Development Corporation (SDC) implemented a peaceful blockage of the bri...
May 13, 2025
Ashcroft Fire Rescue credits good Samaritans for putting out grass fire along Highway 1
ASHCROFT, B.C. - Firefighters in Ashcroft are crediting a group of good Samaritans for putting out a grass fire that crossed the Trans Canada Highway. In a social media post Monday (May 12), Ashcroft ...
May 13, 2025
Despite a polarizing election, poll suggests Canadians don't want a two-party system
OTTAWA - While the recent federal election turned into a tight race between the Liberals and Conservatives that left other parties trailing far behind, a new poll suggests most Canadians don't want th...
May 13, 2025
Statistics Canada says Canadian-resident return trips from U.S. down again in April
Statistics Canada says preliminary figures for April continue to point to a sharp drop in return trips from the United States by Canadian residents. The agency says the number of Canadian-residents re...
May 12, 2025
Pope Leo XIV celebrates first Mass after historic election as Pope Francis' successor
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Leo XIV, history's first North American pope, celebrated his first Mass as pontiff on Friday, presiding in the Sistine Chapel with the cardinals who elected him to succeed Pop...
May 09, 2025
