Author Archives: Dave Barry
Kamloops RCMP seek help in locating missing woman
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are asking for public assistance in locating a missing woman.36-year-old Alyssa Sleypen was last seen on December 3 leaving her residence in Kamloops.Sleypen is described as b...
Dec 24, 2022
Passenger bus crash closes Highway 97C near Merritt
KAMLOOPS - Highway 97C has been closed in both directions following a crash involving a passenger bus near Merritt Christmas Eve. In a news release from the RCMP, officials say police and Emergency He...
Dec 24, 2022
Avalanche threat closes Highway 1 between Revelstoke and Golden - other major routes also affected
UPDATE: 8:45 p.m. KAMLOOPS - The Ministry of Highways says the Trans-Canada highway from Sicamous to Golden will remain closed overnight due to avalanche control and high avalanche hazard. KAMLOOPS - ...
Dec 24, 2022
SOUND OFF: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau statement on Christmas
Merry Christmas, everyone! Like millions of Canadians, my family is excited to gather around the Christmas tree and spend some quality time together. It's the time of year when things slow down a litt...
Dec 24, 2022 Image: Adam Scotti / PMO
Five people killed in multiple fires amid winter storm, police say
MONTREAL - Authorities are urging people without power to be careful after five people died in a series of deadly fires in Quebec, two of which are under investigation by provincial police. Three peop...
Dec 24, 2022
Trudeau says Canada is fortunate to be a 'country of peace' in Christmas message
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is asking Canadians to remind themselves how fortunate they are "to live in a country of peace." Trudeau says in his annual Christmas address that it's the seaso...
Dec 24, 2022
No charges for officers who showed 'remarkable courage' in wild B.C. shootout: review
SAANICH, B.C. - British Columbia's Independent Investigations Office has cleared police officers who were involved in a wild shootout outside a Saanich, B.C., bank last summer that left twin brothers ...
Dec 21, 2022
Extreme cold warnings blanket Western Canada as winter officially arrives
VANCOUVER - Weather warnings or special weather statements are posted in every province and territory except Manitoba as winter storms or extreme cold usher in the official start of winter. Environmen...
Dec 21, 2022
Kamloops RCMP searching for Sahali robbery suspect
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are looking to identify a man who may be the same suspect in two theft investigations.In a news release Wednesday (Dec. 21) morning, officers attended a business on the 1500-b...
Dec 21, 2022
Teck says it contributes more than $1 billion to TNRD economy
KAMLOOPS - Teck Resources Limited, which operates the Highland Valley Copper Mine, says it generated $1.1 billion in economic activity in the Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD). In its 2021 Econ...
Dec 20, 2022
