Author Archives: Dave Barry
Privacy bill would set out rules on use of personal data, artificial intelligence
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals plan to introduce privacy legislation today to give Canadians more control over their personal data and introduce new rules for the use of artificial intelligence. The bi...
Jun 16, 2022
B.C. money laundering public inquiry report, recommendations to be released
VANCOUVER - A report being released today is expected to explain how billions of dollars in suspected illegal cash was funnelled into British Columbia's real estate sector, casinos and luxury car mark...
Jun 15, 2022
Remembering the Kamloops flood of 1948
KAMLOOPS - 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the 1972 floods which devastated Oak Hills and caused damage to low-lying properties across the city. However, 24 years before that, there was another hig...
Jun 14, 2022
Recovery funding too little, too late for some Lytton business owners
LYTTON, B.C. - Federal minister Harjit Sajjan was in Lytton Tuesday morning (June 14) to tour the fire-devastated community and announced more than $77-million in new funding to help the village rebui...
Jun 14, 2022
RCMP look to identify three people of interest in Brocklehurst sudden death probe
KAMLOOPS - RCMP in Kamloops have distributed photos of three people who are considered people of interest in a sudden death investigation.In a news release, detachment spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evelyn...
Jun 14, 2022
Federal government to end COVID-19 vaccine mandates: sources
OTTAWA - Sources confirm the Canadian government is putting an end to COVID-19 vaccine mandates for domestic and outbound international travellers and federally regulated workers. The government has b...
Jun 14, 2022 Image Credit: CFJC Today / File
Environment Canada monitoring Kamloops rainfall levels over next 72 hours
KAMLOOPS - Extreme weather events are some of the key factors that could tip the scales in terms of how severe this year's flooding could be. Kamloops is expecting rainfall in the coming days, but it'...
Jun 13, 2022
Man arrested after early morning robbery in Westsyde
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man is in custody after an early morning robbery in Westsyde.According to Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evelyn, RCMP were called to a business in the 3000-block of West...
Jun 13, 2022
COLLINS: You can't trust anyone anymore
THE TRIAL OF THE MAN charged in the Amanda Todd "sextortion" case started this week. Attempts were allegedly made to blackmail the 15-year-old girl into sending nude and explicit photos to someone sta...
Jun 12, 2022
RCMP swarm West End street due to distraught, potentially armed person
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: Kamloops RCMP say a high-risk situation on Sequoia Place is over and one person has been apprehended. Police were alerted to a situation at a home in the 700-block of Sequoia Place ...
Jun 10, 2022
