Author Archives: Dave Barry
Windstorm leads to power outage in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Power was knocked out through parts of the downtown Monday afternoon when a windstorm blew through the city around shortly before 3 p.m. Emergency crews were reporting downed power lines an...
Jul 17, 2023
Mother-in-law of B.C. knife victim says 'monster' robbed son of woman he loved
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The mother-in-law of a woman killed in a mass stabbing at a North Vancouver, B.C., library two years ago has told a sentencing hearing that her attacker is a "monster" who stol...
Jul 06, 2023
CP NewsAlert: talks stall in B.C. port workers strike, employer says
VANCOUVER - The association representing employers in an ongoing strike at British Columbia ports says it doesn't think more bargaining is going to produce a collective agreement. The BC Maritime Empl...
Jul 03, 2023
'A life-saving tool': More people carrying naloxone to help strangers on the street
Kym Porter has been carrying a naloxone kit in her purse since her son died of an overdose more than six years ago. Porter, a retired school teacher in Medicine Hat, Alta., was trained to use both the...
Jul 03, 2023
Two vehicle crash west of Kamloops sends two people to hospital
KAMLOOPS - Two people are in the hospital after they were involved in a multi-vehicle collision Friday (June 30) in Cherry Creek.A spokesperson for BC Emergency Health Services says paramedics receive...
Jul 02, 2023
Abbotsford's Hadwin in the hunt at PGA Tour event in Detroit
DETROIT (AP) - Rickie Fowler birdied six of his final eight holes Saturday to surge into the Rocket Mortgage Classic lead at 20 under, giving him another chance to end a four-year PGA Tour victory dro...
Jul 01, 2023 Image: Canadian Press / File
Kelowna Mounties assisting with evacuation efforts as crews battle wildfire
KELOWNA - Mounties in Kelowna, B.C., say they're assisting with the evacuation of a residential area due to a wildfire on Knox Mountain near Okanagan Lake. Cpl. Judith Bertrand says the cause of the f...
Jul 01, 2023
Strike gets underway for more than 7,400 port workers across B.C.
VANCOUVER - Port workers across British Columbia formally went on strike on Saturday after negotiations supported by federal mediators failed to produce a deal to keep more than 7,000 employees on the...
Jul 01, 2023
Celebrations, fireworks taking place in Ottawa despite air quality concerns
OTTAWA - Canada Day celebrations are taking place in Ottawa and across the country on Saturday, although some have been scaled back due to poor air quality. Canada's capital city will see some festivi...
Jul 01, 2023
'Belief in the possibility of change'; 'Len' the story of Len Marchand opens at Kamloops Museum
KAMLOOPS - A new exhibit is set to open to the public today at the Kamloops Museum and Archives honouring the life and legacy of the late Len Marchand. Marchand, who passed away in 2016, was an indige...
Jun 30, 2023
