Author Archives: Dave Barry
'Very profound': Hundreds of residential school photos found in Rome archives
WINNIPEG - Raymond Frogner says when he found images of residential school students in the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate archives in Rome, he knew he was looking at something important. "It di...
Aug 01, 2022
Smoke from the Nohimin Creek wildfire expected to impact Kamloops today
KAMLOOPS - Smoke from the Nohomin Creek Wildfire northwest of Lytton is expected to drift over Kamloops today (Aug. 1). The fire, which started July 14, has grown to nearly 3,000 thousand hectares in ...
Aug 01, 2022
Man charged with aggravated assault after alleged attack on Vancouver police officer
Vancouver police say a man has been charged with aggravated assault in connection with an alleged attack Saturday on an officer in the city's Downtown Eastside. Const. Tania Visintin says in a stateme...
Jul 31, 2022
Blaze near Lytton expected to grow under dry heat
LYTTON, B.C. - Hot and dry conditions are expected to cause increased fire behaviours for the Nohomin Creek wildfire burning near Lytton, currently one of two wildfires of note and the biggest wildfir...
Jul 31, 2022
Quesnel pre-approves secondary dwelling designs to help provide affordable housing
QUESNEL - The City of Quesnel is making it a lot easier to add housing density to neighbourhoods by pre-approving five designs for a laneway house, or a second building on a pre-existing single-family...
Jul 31, 2022
One man missing after going underwater near McArthur Island Park
KAMLOOPS - A man was swept away by the current and didn't resurface after he entered the Thompson River Saturday (July 31), according to Kamloops RCMP.At around 5:30 p.m., a man was seen entering the ...
Jul 31, 2022
Interior Health working to vaccinate highest risk populations against monkeypox
KAMLOOPS - British Columbia has announced that there are 61 cases of monkeypox in the province, most of which were detected in the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority. As of July 27, there was no confi...
Jul 29, 2022 Image: Scaliger / Dreamstime
Vancouver council passes plan aimed at creating 'equitable, livable, affordable' city
Vancouver city council has approved a land-use strategy aimed at reshaping the city to become more "equitable, livable, affordable and resilient" in years to come. A statement from the city says the V...
Jul 22, 2022
SOUND OFF: Health Minister hides as health care continues to teeter under his watch
THE BC LIBERALS have long been calling for action to resolve B.C.'s health care crisis, including the ongoing situation at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) in Kamloops. Unfortunately, the 'action' announce...
Jul 21, 2022
Defence wraps cross-examination of Virtanen accuser as B.C. trial continues
VANCOUVER - The defence lawyer for former a Vancouver Canuck has wrapped up his cross-examination of the woman who has accused Jake Virtanen of sexually assaulting her in 2017, and the Crown closed it...
Jul 21, 2022
