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Screeners in jeans: airport workers draw attention to expired contract
KAMLOOPS - It was Casual Monday at the Kamloops Airport and 41 other airports in Canada Monday (June 20) as security workers were bringing awareness to concerns over their expired contract. Workers ac...
Jun 20, 2022
CN Rail signal workers begin strike
KAMLOOPS - As of Saturday (June 18), 750 CN Rail workers represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers are on strike. The signal and communication workers have begun work action a...
Jun 20, 2022
Families gather at Walloper Lake Sunday for free fishing weekend
KAMLOOPS - On Father's Day (June 19), the Kamloops and District Fish and Game Association held its free family fishing day at Walloper Lake.To kick off the summer fishing season, free family fishing w...
Jun 20, 2022
Impact of Canadian team in FIFA World Cup will be felt in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - It was announced last week that Vancouver and Toronto will host FIFA World Cup games in 2026.As well, for the first time since 1986 - the Canadian Men's Soccer team has qualified for this y...
Jun 20, 2022
Champion Warriors celebrate fourth title in eight seasons
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - From the moment all those months ago that Klay Thompson uttered "championship or bust" with his team off to an 18-2 start, the Golden State Warriors seemed set to make good on his...
Jun 20, 2022
U.S. Open a reminder of what really matters in golf
BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) - A week that began with Phil Mickelson speaking without saying hardly anything ended with Matt Fitzpatrick at a momentary loss for words in his proudest moment. The U.S. Open wa...
Jun 20, 2022
'Precautionary measure': City of Kamloops activates Emergency Operations Centre
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has activated its Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) due to the rising river levels.The EOC is now at a Level 1 - with the City saying both the North and South Thompson ...
Jun 20, 2022
B.C. urges preparedness and strategy to fight extreme climate events
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government has released its new strategy to get the province ready to fight extreme weather that sets off heat, wildfires and flooding. Environment Minister George Hey...
Jun 20, 2022
International swimming's transgender athlete restrictions make waves in Canada
The world governing body of swimming's exclusion of transgender athletes is creating waves in Canada. FINA adopted Sunday a "gender inclusion policy" that went into effect Monday. Only swimmers who tr...
Jun 20, 2022
Another landslide north of Quebec City 'inevitable,' 187 forced from homes
MONTREAL - The Quebec government was preparing Monday to extend a local state of emergency to a neighbourhood in Saguenay, Que., north of Quebec City, after almost 200 people were recently forced from...
Jun 20, 2022
