Author Archives: Dave Barry

KAMLOOPS - British Columbia has expanded pharmacare coverage of four drugs used to treat diabetes, as well as blood clots and heart failure. Health Minister Adrian Dix says the drug sold under the bra...

KAMLOOPS - A downtown Kamloops shoe store is celebrating 75 years in business with a new owner. Jessica Kennell will be the fourth Kennell to run the family-owned Kennell's Shoes, located at 249 Victo...

KAMLOOPS - More than half of the $415 million in construction permits were pulled for residential projects. The city says 816 units were started in 2022, doubling last year's totals."People were comin...

KAMLOOPS - December totals from the Association of Interior Realtors (AIR) show a softening sales market in Kamloops - and greater choice for buyers.In a news release, AIR says the city ended the year...

TK'EMLUPS - RCMP say a pedestrian was struck and killed on the Halston Connector Thursday night (Jan. 5).In a release, Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evelyn says the incident happened at abou...

EDMONTON - The Alberta government is refusing to release information on toxic contaminants in snowpacks downwind from mountaintop removal coal mines. The data was collected by two senior provincial go...

KAMLOOPS - 2022 was the busiest year on record for Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR). KFR had 10,324 total calls, a 32 per cent increase over 2021. Those calls include everything from structure fires and acc...

OTTAWA - Nour Alideeb and her partner are trying to decide what to do with the hundreds of dollars they're now saving on child care for their two-year-old son. Parents are seeing their child-care fees...

KAMLOOPS - Rising interest rates have many with variable interest rates and those needing to renegotiate mortgages wondering how they will make ends meet. While some in the industry are worried for fi...

ENDERBY, B.C. - Vernon-North Okanagan RCMP say the man reported missing last week has been found and is safe.