Author Archives: Aaron Schulze
Kamloops families encouraged to Unplug and Play for Literacy Week
KAMLOOPS - Literacy in Kamloops is challenging families to put down their devices and engage in free activities during the annual Unplug and Play Week, coinciding with Family Literacy Day on Monday (J...
Jan 27, 2025
Faced with rising costs, PIT Stop Kamloops asks for community support to keep weekly meal program rolling
KAMLOOPS - PIT Stop Kamloops has been dealt a tough hand of late, with increasing need across the community and the loss of its home in the Kamloops United Church fire last year. Since the blaze the w...
Jan 27, 2025
Auschwitz memorial holds observances on the 80th anniversary of the death camp's liberation
OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) - The 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops is being marked on Monday at the site of the former death camp, a ceremony that is widely being treated as ...
Jan 27, 2025
Clock ticks down for Liberal leadership hopefuls to sign up new members
OTTAWA - The Liberals are gathering on Parliament Hill for a second day in a row to talk next steps as the party searches for a replacement for outgoing leader Justin Trudeau. The candidates only have...
Jan 24, 2025
Documentary 'Sugarcane' about a B.C. residential school among Canadian Oscar nominees
Secwpemc filmmaker Julian Brave NoiseCat and Toronto journalist Emily Kassie are among the Canadians up for Oscars. The pair got a best documentary feature nod for their film "Sugarcane," which follow...
Jan 23, 2025
Tk'emlups Rural RCMP searching for two suspects in hunting gear theft
KAMLOOPS - Tk'emlups Rural RCMP are asking for the public's help in finding two suspects related to a break and enter last fall. In a news release issued Wednesday (Jan. 22) morning, RCMP say two men ...
Jan 22, 2025
B.C. union leader says 'high probability' of dispute in public sector contract talks
VICTORIA - Contract talks between the British Columbia government's unionized public sector workers start today with a union leader forecasting a difficult round of bargaining. B.C. General Employees'...
Jan 22, 2025
Kamloops council votes to defer funding for 5 new Mounties until mid-year
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops' proposed tax rate for 2025 became clearer at a Committee of the Whole meeting on Tuesday (Jan. 21), as councillors voted on a number of budget items, including additio...
Jan 21, 2025
Clearwater mayor cites smoother staffing situation for hospital emergency department consistency
CLEARWATER, B.C. - Healthcare staffing in the North Thompson has seen a slight improvement recently, resulting in fewer temporary closures of the emergency department at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital...
Jan 21, 2025
Kamloops Mounties roust snoozing man in running truck, find guns and drugs
KAMLOOPS - An early morning check on a man sleeping inside a vehicle resulted in a large drug and weapon seizure for Kamloops RCMP.Spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evelyn says frontline officers were working...
Jan 21, 2025
