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Missing Kamloops woman may have travelled to Surrey: RCMP
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say a woman who went missing from Kamloops earlier this week may be in the Lower Mainland. Sheri-Lynn Bissonnette was last seen leaving her Aberdeen home at about 9:30 a.m. Wednesday (...
James Peters Nov 28, 2025

Bus carrying Gibraltar Mine workers crashes, injuring 9
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Taseko Mines says nine people have been taken to hospital after a transport bus crashed near its Gibraltar Mine northeast of Williams Lake Friday (Nov. 28).In a statement, Taseko...
James Peters Nov 28, 2025

Proposal to reduce Kamloops speed limits to 30 km/h moves forward slowly
KAMLOOPS - A pilot project to reduce the speed limit on some Kamloops streets to 30 km/h has taken a step forward. City of Kamloops staff are proposing a pilot project that would decrease the speed li...
James Peters Nov 27, 2025

Kamloops MLA Stamer's private members bill passes second reading
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Ward Stamer's private members bill has received unanimous consent at second reading and is now off to the committee stage.Stamer's bill looks to implement mandat...
James Peters Nov 26, 2025

Deliberately set fires destroy bench, vehicle in Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Police in Salmon Arm are investigating a pair of arson fires. In a news release, Cst. Andrew Hodges of Salmon Arm RCMP says the first fire was discovered last Friday (Nov. 21) at ab...
James Peters Nov 26, 2025

Another day, another hunter rescue for Kamloops Search and Rescue volunteers
WALHACHIN, B.C. - For the second straight day this week, Kamloops Search and Rescue (KSAR) volunteers were deployed to help rescue a hunting party.In a social media post, KSAR says the call came in ar...
James Peters Nov 26, 2025

City of Kamloops staff, councillors say mayor's effort to pause or relocate arts centre project are impossible
KAMLOOPS - As officials break ground on the Kamloops Centre for the Arts Wednesday (Nov. 26), City of Kamloops staff say there's no practical way to either pause or move the project.At Tuesday's Gover...
James Peters Nov 26, 2025

Monday B-train crash near Lytton killed Surrey man: BC Highway Patrol
LYTTON, B.C. - Police say a crash between two B-train semi trucks near Lytton Monday (Nov. 24) killed a Surrey man.The collision took place just before 9:00 a.m. Monday on the Tank Hill Bridge along t...
James Peters Nov 26, 2025

Kamloops Search and Rescue commends Cache Creek-area hunter for recognizing his limits, calling for help
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - Kamloops Search and Rescue (KSAR) is lauding a hunter for recognizing when he could not rescue himself and calling for help. The rescue unfolded Monday (Nov. 24) near Arrowstone Pa...
James Peters Nov 25, 2025

Do you believe the moratorium on oil tanker traffic should be lifted to accommodate another oil pipeline to the coast?
James Peters Nov 24, 2025 Image Credit: Vismax / Dreamstime.com

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