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Kamloops man arrested and held by police now facing 10 charges related to property crime
KAMLOOPS - After initially being called to a disturbance on Friday morning (July 22), Kamloops RCMP say a local man has been charged with 10 offences related to stolen property. In a release, Cpl. Cry...
Jul 26, 2022

Lillooet residents advised of mid-week closure of hospital's emergency department
LILLOOET - People living in the Lillooet area are being warned that the emergency department at the Lillooet Hospital will be briefly closed starting tomorrow. In a release, Interior Health (IH) says ...
Jul 26, 2022

One person killed in two-vehicle collision on Trans Canada Highway near Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Salmon Arm RCMP say one person was killed after a two-vehicle collision along the Trans Canada Highway yesterday (July 25). In a release, Staff Sgt. Scott West says around 2:05 p.m ...
Jul 26, 2022

Clearwater ER to temporarily close overnight
CLEARWATER - Clearwater area residents are being advised of another overnight emergency department closure at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital. Interior Health says the department will 'go on diversion'...
Jul 26, 2022

Merritt's wastewater system fully operational after November flood event
MERRITT - More than eight months after devastating floods damaged the wastewater treatment facility in Merritt, the city opened the valves to the repaired rapid infiltration basin today (July 26)."Whi...
Jul 26, 2022

Top 100 ranking brings new attention, and new golfers to Tobiano Golf Course
KAMLOOPS - In ranking Tobiano Golf Course the 90th best in the world, the Golf Digest website wrote Tobiano is a "ruggedly beautiful course" and the wide-open property is a labyrinth of dry ravines an...
Jul 26, 2022

Police release photos of gunman and seek witnesses to shootings in Langley, B.C.
LANGLEY, B.C. - Police have released photographs of a 28-year-old gunman, as they seek witnesses to Monday's shooting rampage in Langley, B.C., that left two victims dead and two wounded. The photos s...
Jul 26, 2022

Police release photos of gunman and seek witnesses to shootings in Langley, B.C.
LANGLEY, B.C. - Police have released photographs of a 28-year-old gunman, as they seek witnesses to Monday's shooting rampage in Langley, B.C., that left two victims dead and two wounded. The photos s...
Jul 26, 2022

Police: California burglar forgot keys inside crime scene
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (AP) - A Northern California burglar returned to the scene of the crime this weekend after he forgot his keys inside a doughnut company's corporate office. The thief stole some pett...
Jul 26, 2022

Gaps remain in involuntary psychiatric admission compliance, says B.C. ombudsperson
VICTORIA - A report says three-year-old recommendations to protect the legal rights of people involuntarily admitted to psychiatric facilities in British Columbia are still not being adequately implem...
Jul 26, 2022

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