Author Archives: Aaron Schulze
Second annual Clean the Beach Day in Kamloops taking place in April
KAMLOOPS - A spring cleaning so nice, Kamloops is going to do it twice. The City of Kamloops announced the second annual Clean the Beach event will take place Sunday, April 13, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00...
Mar 20, 2025
PM Mark Carney expected to call federal election on Sunday
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to launch a federal election campaign Sunday and send Canadians to the polls as soon as April 28. While sources would not confirm the date of the vote, ...
Mar 20, 2025 A composite image showing Liberal Leader Mark Carney; NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh; and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick, Justin Tang, Jacques Boissinot
Spring hasn't sprung: Highway 5 from Hope to Merritt could see significant snow accumulation Thursday night
MERRITT, B.C. - A taste of winter is expected to linger on the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt during the first night of spring. A special weather statement is in effect for the stretch of Hig...
Mar 20, 2025
B.C. Greens want answers about New Democrats' emergency powers legislation
British Columbia's Green Party says the NDP government needs to explain why its proposal for broad-reaching emergency cabinet powers is needed before its two members can support the legislation. Inter...
Mar 20, 2025
Kamloops DPAC calling for provincial funding revamp as districts face budgetary challenges
KAMLOOPS - School boards across the province are currently working their way through the annual budget process. Unlike city council's, the school board has no mechanism to increase funding through mea...
Mar 19, 2025
No confirmed measles infections reported in Interior Health; cases rise elsewhere
KAMLOOPS - A disease that had been largely eradicated by vaccines in North America has been infecting a growing number of Canadians. Reports of measles cases have been cited in a number of provinces, ...
Mar 19, 2025
Police seize ammunition, drugs from Williams Lake home
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A large number of drugs, illicit cigarettes, and ammunition were seized from a home in Williams Lake. In a news release issued Tuesday (March 18), Williams Lake RCMP say they obt...
Mar 19, 2025
Emergency services in Lillooet unavailable for another 49-hour stretch; 100 Mile House ER temporarily closes again
LILLOOET, B.C. - The emergency department in Lillooet will temporarily close for another two-day stretch. Interior Health says emergency services at Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre will be tempora...
Mar 19, 2025
End of consumer carbon tax leaves $1.5-billion hole in B.C. budget
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's budget shows that the impending end of the province's consumer carbon tax will leave a roughly $1.5-billion hole in its revenue streams, with one expert saying that "the...
Mar 19, 2025
Merritt teacher raising money for kids to play sports on hike to Mount Everest base camp
NAMCHE BAZAR, NEPAL - Randi Gardypie of Merritt is in northeastern Nepal on a fundraising hike to Mount Everest South Base Camp, more than 5,000 metres above sea level. One of her friends started a Go...
Mar 18, 2025
