Author Archives: Aaron Schulze
Shuswap teenager dies in apparent hiking accident
SALMON ARM, B.C. - RCMP in the Shuswap say a teenaged boy lost his life in a hiking accident Monday (April 21).In a news release, Staff Sgt. Simon Scott of Salmon Arm RCMP says the tragic incident hap...
Apr 22, 2025
Traffic light repairs at busy North Kamloops intersection expected to take weeks
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops drivers are asked to approach a major intersection on the north end of the city with caution over the next few weeks. The City of Kamloops says a transport truck struck a traffic l...
Apr 22, 2025
Nearly 29,000 eligible voters in Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola cast their ballots during advance voting
KAMLOOPS - The newly redrawn riding of Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola saw a significantly high turnout for advance voting ahead of the 2025 federal election. Preliminary numbers from Elections Canada show 2...
Apr 22, 2025
Jury selection set to start in former world junior hockey players' sex assault trial
LONDON - Jury selection is expected to begin today in the sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team. Dillon Dube, Carter Hart, Michael McLeod, Cal Foote and Alex...
Apr 22, 2025
Advance poll turnout breaks record with 7.3M ballots cast, Elections Canada says
OTTAWA - The waning days of the federal election campaign saw voters turn out in record numbers for advance polls and party leaders attempt to poke holes in each others' platforms. Elections Canada sa...
Apr 22, 2025
DPAC demands boost in provincial funding amid potential SD73 staffing cuts
KAMLOOPS - The District Parent Advisory Council (DPAC) in the Kamloops Thompson School District (SD73) is calling on the B.C. government to address an "education funding crisis" in schools.It has rele...
Apr 21, 2025
Election Issues 2025: Affordability and cost of living
KAMLOOPS - Over the next week, Canadians will head to the polls, basing their votes on several key topics, including housing, U.S. trade relations, the environment, crime and public safety - and Monda...
Apr 21, 2025
Kamloops Fire Rescue crews knock down early morning fire outside Lower Sahali business
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) crews made quick work of a fire near a Lower Sahali business early Monday (April 21) morning. KFR Platoon Captain Ken Hartt says two trucks and 15 firefighters re...
Apr 21, 2025
Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis, history's first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism a...
Apr 21, 2025
Canadians remember Pope Francis for historic apology for residential schools
TORONTO - Pope Francis will be remembered by Canadian Catholics as a progressive leader whose approach to the papacy helped usher in a new era of Indigenous relations and make the church more responsi...
Apr 21, 2025
