Author Archives: Dave Barry
Devastating Upper Sahali house fire began in grass next to the property: KFR
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue investigators say a fire that gutted an Upper Sahali home Thursday (April 27) started in the nearby grass.The fiery blaze began at about 2:00 p.m., tearing through a ho...
Apr 28, 2023
Despite cool wet conditions, Boogie the Bridge attracts hundreds
KAMLOOPS - Not even cold temperatures and a steady drizzle could prevent hundreds from turning out Sunday (Apr. 23) morning at Riverside Park to participate in a Kamloops tradition. The annual CFJC TV...
Apr 23, 2023
Hockey Canada has regained its national funding from Ottawa
BRAMPTON, Ont. - The Canadian government has restored funding to Hockey Canada. Hockey Canada made the announcement Sunday - and Canadian sport minister Pascale St-Onge made it official - before the C...
Apr 16, 2023
COVID-19 pandemic stalled progress on eliminating tuberculosis among Inuit: officials
Nunavut's health minister says the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted efforts to eliminate tuberculosis in Inuit communities, and questions remain over whether targets to stamp out the disease can be met. "C...
Apr 16, 2023
Enforcement hubs to address repeat violent offenders coming to 12 B.C. communities, including Kamloops
NANAIMO, B.C. - Twelve hubs are being created across British Columbia as the province focuses on addressing repeat violent offenders. These hubs are part of the newly announced Repeat Violent Offendin...
Apr 12, 2023
Police search for man who allegedly damaged cenotaph statue outside Surrey museum
SURREY, B.C. - Police in Surrey, B.C. say they're on the lookout for a man who allegedly dismantled a statue outside the city's museum in late March. RCMP say they're hoping the public can help locate...
Apr 09, 2023
Nicola Valley Hospital ER temporarily closed on Easter Sunday due to nurse shortage
MERRITT - The residents of Merritt were dealt a blow on Easter Sunday as the local Emergency Room services were temporarily closed due to a shortage of nurses. The closure, which started at 7 AM and c...
Apr 09, 2023
Federal tax workers vote in favour of striking in middle of tax filing season
OTTAWA - More than 35,000 federal workers who assess and approve tax returns will be in a legal strike position by April 14, just two weeks before the annual deadline for Canadians to file their taxes...
Apr 07, 2023
B.C. minimum wage hike has Kamloops employers feeling the pinch
KAMLOOPS - With minimum wage rising by $1.10, many experts believe that the government have boosted the rate by too much. The question has come up on whether we should be adjusting minimum wage to the...
Apr 07, 2023
N.S. mass shooting: how gun smuggling happened, and the inquiry's call for reforms
HALIFAX - A decade before a Nova Scotia man used smuggled guns to murder 22 people in the province in 2020, police information systems had labelled him as a firearms risk. Yet those records never foun...
Apr 07, 2023
