Author Archives: Aaron Schulze
Defence Minister Bill Blair says Canada working hard to meet NATO spending target
BRUSSELS - Defence Minister Bill Blair says Canada is working hard to accelerate its defence spending to get to the two per cent threshold that it has committed to as part of NATO. The minister is in ...
Feb 12, 2025
Sentencing for driver in fatal TRU volleyball player crash set for April
KAMLOOPS - A sentencing date has been scheduled for the driver involved in a deadly crash near the university campus more than one year ago. Twenty-nine-year-old Colval Abbinett is due back in provinc...
Feb 11, 2025
David Eby joins Canadian premiers on trip to U.S. to speak to lawmakers about tariffs
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby says he believes the recent tariff friction with the United States will fundamentally change the way Canadians approach trade with their southern neighbo...
Feb 11, 2025
Kamloops council to consider widespread closed circuit cameras during supplemental budget discussion
KAMLOOPS - On Tuesday (Feb. 11) at a Committee of the Whole meeting, Kamloops council will ponder a number of supplemental budget items, including the creation of a corporate security model.The reques...
Feb 10, 2025
Reports: Ingram traded to Raptors for Brown, Olynyk, first and second round picks
TORONTO - Brandon Ingram appears to be coming to the Toronto Raptors. Several media reports say the New Orleans Pelicans have traded Ingram to Toronto for Bruce Brown, Kelly Olynyk of Kamloops, B.C., ...
Feb 05, 2025
WATCH: Deer stranded on river ice pulled to safety by Kamloops Fire Rescue
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) crews put their ice rescue training to good use on Tuesday, to save a deer along the Thompson River. KFR says a member of the public had called in about a deer on...
Feb 05, 2025
City of Kamloops evaluating options in the face of potential US tariffs
KAMLOOPS - Canada has received a brief reprieve from proposed 25 per cent tariffs with the U.S. government now saying it will implement them in March.Despite the delay, the City of Kamloops is prepari...
Feb 05, 2025
Merritt mayor still optimistic for reimbursement after series of ER closures in 2023 and 2024
MERRITT, B.C. - The Mayor of Merritt is holding out hope that the B.C. government will reimburse his community to the tune of around $200,000 for services not rendered at the Nicola Valley Hospital's ...
Feb 05, 2025
Man arrested after Kamloops family fends off early morning home invader
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man was arrested after a family awoke to an intruder in their home earlier this week. Kamloops RCMP say they were called to the 1200-block of Kimberly Crescent on the North Shore...
Feb 05, 2025
RCMP investigating vehicle fire near Sugar Loaf overpass
KAMLOOPS - Tk'emlups Rural RCMP are investigating a vehicle fire near the Sugar Loaf Overpass over the weekend. RCMP say officers were called to a pullout on Highway 5 near the overpass at around 6:00...
Feb 05, 2025
