Author Archives: Aaron Schulze
Shots over the bow: Why provinces are using liquor leverage in trade war with U.S.
VANCOUVER - The dozens of Kentucky bourbons listed on the BC Liquor Stores website range from a two-ounce bottle of Maker's Mark, priced at $5.29, to a $2,400 bottle of Woodford Reserve, aged in cogna...
Mar 06, 2025
Royal Inland Hospital Foundation's 11th annual Radiothon kicks off on B-100 Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Radio waves in Kamloops will be taken over by a good cause on Thursday (March 6), for the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation's 11th annual Radiothon. Each year, the Radiothon raises thousands...
Mar 05, 2025
'NDP walking away from the Interior'; Kamloops MLA Milobar reacts to 2025 provincial budget
KAMLOOPS - The provincial budget, unveiled on Tuesday (March 4), has B.C. projected to reach just shy of an $11 billion deficit. Looking into the Kamloops area, the Tournament Capital was mentioned by...
Mar 05, 2025
Halt of American military aid stirs feelings of unease amongst Kamloops Ukrainian community
KAMLOOPS - The latest altercation between Ukraine's president and the American administration has sparked another round of debate about the international aid offered to Ukraine. News of the United Sta...
Mar 05, 2025
Chilly start and warm finish averages out to a cooler-than-normal February in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - February was a tale of two extremes when it came to the temperature in Kamloops. Environment Canada says the daytime and nighttime temperatures in February 2025 created a daily average of -...
Mar 05, 2025
Trump tells Congress tariffs benefit U.S. as commerce secretary floats idea of deal
WASHINGTON - A day into Donald Trump's North American trade war, the U.S. president remained adamant that tariffs would benefit America even as a key member of his team has floated that a compromise c...
Mar 05, 2025
MP Caputo, TRU's Hanlon talk ongoing tariff trade war, strengthening domestic production
KAMLOOPS - Thousands of Canadians were tuned in to the Prime Minister's news conference Tuesday morning (Mar. 4) regarding the implementation of American tariffs on Canadian goods. The measures are ex...
Mar 04, 2025
RCMP looking into Merritt suspicious death Monday; appeal to public for tips
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are investigating a suspicious death in Merritt.In a news release distributed Tuesday (Mar. 4), emergency responders were called to a home on Monday to find a man in medical distress. ...
Mar 04, 2025
'All bets are off': B.C. pulls liquor, changes procurement after U.S. tariffs
British Columbia Premier David Eby says the province and the country is strong enough to weather the storm in the threat to Canada's sovereignty coming from a former friend. Eby took the unusual step ...
Mar 04, 2025
The trade war is on between Canada and the U.S. Here's what you need to know
TORONTO - A trade war between Canada and its largest trading partner has begun, with tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump now in effect and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responding with a pa...
Mar 04, 2025
