Author Archives: Aaron Schulze
WolfPack men's basketball team opens season with 83-79 win over Heat
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack men's basketball team avoided a Halloween scare and tipped off the 2024-25 Canada West season with a win Thursday (Oct. 31) night. Asher Mayan,...
Nov 01, 2024
Lumby murder case to go be tried by judge and jury
VERNON - The man accused of second-degree murder in Lumby has opted for a trial by judge and jury. The B.C. Prosecution Service confirmed Vitali Stefanski appeared in Vernon court Wednesday, Oct. 31, ...
Nov 01, 2024
Emergency department in Merritt temporarily closed to start November
MERRITT, B.C. - The emergency department in Merritt will be unavailable to start November. Interior Health states the emergency department at Nicola Valley Hospital will be temporarily closed from 7:0...
Nov 01, 2024
Veteran support fundraising through annual poppy campaign returns to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The Royal Canadian Legion's Poppy Campaign is underway across the city, with donations being gathered for veteran support initiatives. The annual campaign is focused on local Legion branche...
Oct 31, 2024
Extra, extra! Kamloops Chronicle hits newstands, hopes to build momentum
KAMLOOPS - Harry Fairbrother used to read the newspaper every day. For Fairbrother and many other avid newspaper readers, the loss of Kamloops This Week - the city's last print news outlet - was hard ...
Oct 31, 2024
Dental-care program hits 1 million patients in first six months, coverage expands
OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland says a million Canadians have received care under the federal dental-care plan six months after the program began. Starting Friday, the program will also cover mo...
Oct 31, 2024
'Out of control': Room costs spike 10 times higher on Taylor Swift Canada show nights
VANCOUVER - Taylor Swift fan Kelly Hall was elated when she beat the odds and was allocated three coveted tickets for The Eras Tour in Vancouver. Then she started looking for a hotel. Hall, who lives ...
Oct 31, 2024
Kamloops United Church preschool operations not returning after fire restoration work
KAMLOOPS - One of the oldest preschools in the province, run out of the Kamloops United Church building, is set to close. Administrators and the board of the preschool say the move was unexpected, whi...
Oct 30, 2024
Unhappy with City Hall office move, Kamloops mayor sets up shop at his West Victoria car lot
KAMLOOPS - The mayor of Kamloops has officially been locked out of his office. Earlier this month, city council ordered Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson's office moved to an unused boardroom in the basement o...
Oct 30, 2024
Prescribed fuel burns planned near Merritt, Williams Lake
MERRITT AND WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The B.C. Wildfire Service is notifying residents of Merritt and Williams Lake that it will carry out fuel burning near those cities starting Friday (Nov. 1).The proje...
Oct 30, 2024
