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Rockslide hits Trans Canada near Spences Bridge; Yellowhead closed near Avola
SPENCES BRIDGE, B.C. - UPDATE: Drive BC says the Trans Canada rockslide near Spences Bridge has been cleared. EARLIER: The Trans Canada Highway is down to single-lane, alternating traffic at Spences B...
James Peters Jan 08, 2023

Merritt hospital emergency department unavailable Sunday night
MERRITT - The emergency department at the Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt will be temporarily closed due to limited nursing availability.In a news release Saturday evening, Interior Health says the ...
James Peters Jan 07, 2023

B.C. to reactivate its COVID emergency operations centres to prepare for more illness
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government will reopen 20 hospital emergency operations centres set up for COVID-19 to deal with an expected surge in flu, respiratory illness and COVID cases. Health ...
James Peters Jan 06, 2023

Lillooet man arrested, charged after second public masturbation incident in seven months
LILLOOET, B.C. - RCMP in Lillooet want to alert the public that they won't tolerate the indecent behaviour on display in the community earlier this week. According to an RCMP release, police were call...
James Peters Jan 06, 2023

Winning $2-million BC/49 ticket sold in Quesnel
QUESNEL, B.C. - If you purchased a BC/49 ticket in Quesnel for last night's draw (Jan.4), check your ticket. According to the BC Lottery Corporation, that person won $2 million dollars matching 6 of 6...
James Peters Jan 05, 2023

Police watchdog clears Kamloops RCMP after dispatch delay precedes crash near Chase
KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s police watchdog says Kamloops RCMP are not to blame after a delayed response to a warning was followed by a serious highway collision near Chase. On October 16, 2022, RCMP in Kamloop...
James Peters Jan 05, 2023

North Shore family woke up last Thursday to find family member gone: RCMP
KAMLOOPS - Jakob Gibbon went missing last Thursday (Dec. 29). In a news release, RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evelyn says his family awoke that day to find him gone.The 22-year-old is believed to ha...
James Peters Jan 04, 2023

Have you made a new year's resolution?
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Acres Enterprises founder Guy Mercier donates $1 million to RIH NICU
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops businessman has made a $1-million donation to the Royal Inland Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).Acres Enterprises founder Guy Mercier's donation will coincide with th...
James Peters Jan 04, 2023

TRU administrator conduct investigation complete; some findings to be released later this month
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University says the investigation into complaints of inappropriate conduct against two senior administrators has wrapped up.In a note to media, a university spokesperson say...
James Peters Jan 04, 2023

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