Author Archives: Aaron Schulze
Potential toss-up election officially underway in Kamloops and Canada
KAMLOOPS - It was the worst kept secret in Ottawa as election season is officially underway in Canada, with voters set to head to the polls on Monday, April 28, to elect the next federal government. L...
Mar 24, 2025
Legal fight over Build Kamloops AAP ends as Wunderlich drops appeal
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says the legal battle over the alternative approval process (AAP) that resulted in funding for the first phase of its Build Kamloops plan is over.Last fall's AAP gauged...
Mar 24, 2025
Multi-vehicle incident closes stretch of Highway 5 north of Barriere
BARRIERE, B.C. - Traffic is closed in both directions on a stretch of Highway 5 north of Barriere. DriveBC first reported of a multi-vehicle incident on Highway 5 near Thuya Creek Road at around 11:10...
Mar 24, 2025
WHL awards expansion franchise to Penticton Vees
CALGARY - The Western Hockey League has awarded an expansion franchise to Penticton, B.C. for the 2025-26 season. The WHL made the announcement Monday, in addition to initiating a franchise applicatio...
Mar 24, 2025
Temporary closure of Lillooet emergency department extended by 24 hours
LILLOOET, B.C. - A temporary closure of the emergency department at Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre has been extended by another 24 hours. Interior Health says emergency services in Lillooet will ...
Mar 24, 2025
Federal party leaders enter first full day on campaign trail in five-week election
OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Mark Carney will try to inject some Canadian symbolism and pride to his election campaign today with a stop in Gander, Nfld. The town in northeastern Newfoundland famously fed ...
Mar 24, 2025
District of Lillooet holding by-election on May 10
LILLOOET, B.C. - Residents in the District of Lillooet are expected to head to the polls in about seven weeks to elect a new councillor.The May 10 by-election is being held to fill the seat vacated by...
Mar 23, 2025
Nearly half of landslides during B.C. disaster linked to logging, wildfire: study
VANCOUVER - A study has found nearly half of the landslides, debris flows and washouts that occurred during British Columbia's atmospheric river disaster in November 2021 originated in areas that had ...
Mar 21, 2025
BC Forest Minister Parmar tours Interior ahead of legislature showdown with Kamloops MLA Stamer during estimates
KAMLOOPS - British Columbia's newest minister of forests is on a tour this week of interior communities, completing stops in Kelowna, Salmon Arm, and Vernon before a visit to the regional office in Ka...
Mar 20, 2025
Kamloops RCMP say three people taken to hospital Wednesday after three unrelated mental health calls
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say three people were taken to the hospital after a trio of mental health calls on the North Shore and in Brocklehurst Wednesday (March 19) afternoon.Mounties say they were ca...
Mar 20, 2025
