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Armed suspect arrested after dangerous dash from police near Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - An RCMP tussle Friday (Dec. 11) with a dangerous driver resulted in a high-risk arrest and a gun being seized.The saga began Friday morning at about 11:30 a.m. when a black Nissa...
Dec 14, 2020
Wildfires take over from industry as major source of cancer-causing air toxins: study
EDMONTON - Wildfires have taken over from industry as a major source of a group of cancer-causing chemical toxins in the air, Environment Canada says.The first national assessment of polycyclic aromat...
Dec 14, 2020
Record campout fundraiser highlights community impact of late A Way Home Kamloops founder
KAMLOOPS - Friday evening's (Dec. 11) campout was a fundraising success for A Way Home Kamloops, but there were mixed emotions running through volunteers and event organizers. The organization's 33-ye...
Dec 14, 2020
Kamloops Classics named to Swim Canada camp and B.C. Provincial team
KAMLOOPS --- The Kamloops Classic Swimming Team has the following Provincial and National Announcements:Swimmer Sela Wist and Coach Brad Dalke have been selected by Swimming Canada to attend the 2021 ...
Dec 14, 2020
B.C. government says proposed insurance rate decrease is largest in 40 years
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's public insurance company is applying for a 15 per cent decrease in its basic rates. Solicitor General Mike Farnworth says if the request is approved by the B.C. Utilitie...
Dec 14, 2020
Kamloops residents step up and provide Christmas gifts for women and children fleeing violence
KAMLOOPS - The Family Stepping Stones program run by the Kamloops and District Elizabeth Fry Society gives women fleeing violence a supportive long-term place to live while they seek a new start for t...
Dec 14, 2020
City, park board put plan in place to empty Vancouver tent encampment for homeless
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver and the park board have released a plan to shut down a growing homeless encampment in Strathcona Park that has led to tensions in the surrounding neighbourhood. Two p...
Dec 14, 2020
B.C. recorded 2,146 new COVID-19 cases over three days, 49 more deaths
VANCOUVER - The first doses of the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 have arrived in B.C.Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said she was overjoyed at the news that the vaccine arriv...
Dec 14, 2020
Trump says Barr resigning, will leave before Christmas
WASHINGTON - Attorney General William Barr, one of President Donald Trump's staunchest allies, is resigning amid lingering tension with the president over the president's baseless claims of election f...
Dec 14, 2020
Williams Lake man stabbed, woman in custody
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A Williams Lake man is in hospital after an early morning stabbing.According to a news release from Williams Lake RCMP, officers were called to a home in the 1000-block of Maple ...
Dec 14, 2020
