Author Archives: Aaron Schulze
B.C. minimum wage increases by 45 cents per hour starting June 1
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says the province's lowest-paid workers are getting a wage boost to keep pace with inflation. The Ministry of Labour says the minimum wage will increase from...
Feb 14, 2025
Salmon Arm RCMP looking for stolen green pickup truck
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Salmon Arm RCMP are asking for the public's help in finding a stolen pickup truck. RCMP say a dark green 1999 Ford F-250 was stolen near Piccadilly Mall at around 8:24 p.m. Thursday...
Feb 14, 2025
GST break brought a lot of work but little - if any - gains for businesses
TORONTO - About two months after the federal government temporarily knocked the GST off a holiday-centric array of goods, Dave Doyon says he considers the move "a gift" even though a hoped-for flurry ...
Feb 14, 2025
'This is reclamation'; Tk'emlúps Kúkpi7 Casimir discusses historical designation for former residential school site
TK'EMLPS - The Kamloops Indian Residential School, which was in the building now known as the Chief Louis Centre, was opened in 1890, and closed in 1978. Those who attended were between the ages of fo...
Feb 13, 2025
Zelenskyy says he will not accept any agreements about Ukraine that do not include his country
KHMELNYTSKI, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday he will not accept any agreements about Ukraine that do not include his country in talks. In his first comments to jou...
Feb 13, 2025
Former Kamloops fisheries officer hosting new conservation officer TV show
KAMLOOPS - A retired fisheries officer's book has become the inspiration for a new TV show, premiering this Friday (Feb. 14) in the U.S. Wardens: Case Files, features Randy Nelson's collection of stor...
Feb 12, 2025
'We need to respond'; Caputo sets sights on American tariffs with parliament prorogued
KAMLOOPS - While the United States did place 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum earlier this week, Canadians are still enjoying a monthlong reprieve from potential blanket tariffs on g...
Feb 12, 2025
Eby says U.S. economic integration 'last thing' B.C. wants, ahead of White House trip
British Columbia Premier David Eby says "the last thing" the province is considering is further economic integration with the United States, as he and other premiers prepare for a White House meeting ...
Feb 12, 2025
Rebranded Kamloops United FC kicks off season at home
KAMLOOPS - Open wide for some soccer. Kamloops United FC (KUFC), formerly known as Rivers FC, announced its schedule for its fourth season. Kamloops' men's and women's semi-pro soccer clubs will once ...
Feb 12, 2025
Drug alert issued in Kamloops as tablet being sold as Percocet contains unknown amount of fentanyl
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health is warning the public of a counterfeit tablet being sold as Percocet in Kamloops. In a bulletin distributed Tuesday (Feb. 11), Interior Health says the tablet that has "TEC"...
Feb 12, 2025
