Author Archives: Aaron Schulze
Dry spring can create wildfire trouble for Western Canada: experts
VANCOUVER - Wildfire conditions are cause for concern this year as parts of Saskatchewan, Manitoba and British Columbia report either significant drought or record low rainfall between January and Apr...
May 22, 2021
Tree poaching from public forests increasing in B.C. as lumber hits record prices
VICTORIA - Big trees, small trees, dead trees, softwoods and hardwoods have all become valuable targets of tree poachers in British Columbia as timber prices hit record levels. Forestry experts and of...
May 16, 2021
Vancouver mayor, police apologize to retired B.C. judge for wrongful detainment
VANCOUVER - The mayor of Vancouver says he is "appalled" that police officers wrongfully detained and handcuffed a retired British Columbia Supreme Court justice out for a walk on Friday morning. Kenn...
May 15, 2021
Israel strike in Gaza destroys building with AP, other media
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - An Israeli airstrike destroyed a high-rise building in Gaza City that housed offices of The Associated Press and other media outlets on Saturday, the latest step by the mi...
May 15, 2021
Canadians divided on sending Team Canada athletes to the Tokyo Olympic Games: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll by Leger and the Association of Canadian Studies suggests the country is divided over plans to send athletes from Canada to the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo as Japan grapples wi...
May 15, 2021
Potential COVID-19 exposure at Valleyview Secondary
KAMLOOPS - A potential COVID-19 exposure transpired at Valleyview Secondary School between May 3 to 5.Students and staff who may have been in direct contact with the COVID-positive individual are bein...
May 09, 2021
Blazers beat Giants 3-1, will finish first in the B.C. WHL Hub
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops local's first career Western Hockey League (WHL) goal was the game winner for the Blazers Saturday (May 8) evening.Dylan Sydor - the son of former Blazers defenceman and Stanley ...
May 09, 2021
Parks Canada captive caribou breeding proposal gets OK from scientific review panel
JASPER, Alta. - A last-ditch attempt to save some of Canada's vanishing caribou herds is a step closer after a scientific review panel's approval of a plan to permanently pen some animals and breed th...
May 09, 2021
Tam warns that full vaccination does not equal full protection from COVID-19
Canada's chief public health officer is reminding Canadians that even those who are fully vaccinated are not completely immune to COVID-19. Speaking today at a virtual townhall for Yukoners, Dr. There...
May 08, 2021
Fire spreads to trees in Juniper Ridge but doesn't cause significant damage; fire crews remind public to be careful again
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue crews extinguished a small fire that spread to a few trees and shrubs in Juniper Ridge Friday (May 8) evening.While the damage wasn't significant, and it wasn't the fir...
May 08, 2021
