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Dinner fundraiser being held to help assist Kamloops-bound refugees
KAMLOOPS - A group that has assisted in getting refugee individuals and families settled in Kamloops is holding a fundraiser as an influx could be arriving soon.Refugees and Friends Together (RAFT) is...
Feb 28, 2022
Canadian foreign minister headed to the Polish-Ukraine border
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says she is headed to the Polish-Ukraine border on Tuesday to make sure that Canada's latest supply of military aid flows into the war-ravaged country.Jol...
Feb 28, 2022
TNRD approves funding for Smith Pioneer Park in Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District Board of Directors approved a substantial funding allocation for the Lower Nicola community.Local Area Directors Herb Graham and David Laird are u...
Feb 28, 2022
Garbage container lid knocks down power, reduces Highway 1 to single lane traffic west of Sorrento
SORRENTO, B.C. - A tractor trailer was taking out the trash - and it took out power in the Shuswap as well.DriveBC reported of a vehicle incident that had the Trans Canada Highway down to single-lane,...
Feb 28, 2022
Explosion near downtown Nanaimo destroys house, shockwave felt throughout city
NANAIMO - An apparent natural gas explosion has destroyed a house near the downtown, sending a massive shockwave throughout the city.Buildings rattled as a result of the explosion around 8:20 p.m. on ...
Feb 28, 2022
SD73 student absenteeism returns to normal levels in February
KAMLOOPS - Student absenteeism in School District 73 (SD73) returned to near normal levels in February.A report from Rhonda Nixon, SD73 superintendent, shows absenteeism rates from Feb. 1 to 18, surpa...
Feb 28, 2022
BCREA criticizes cooling-off period for housing
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Real Estate Association says a cooling-off period the province is looking to introduce this spring will not alleviate the market's heated conditions.The proposed legis...
Feb 28, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Do anti-war rallies supporting Ukraine make any difference?
DO ANTI-WAR RALLIES accomplish anything, or do they just make us feel good?In Kamloops on Saturday, rallies in support of Ukraine were held in front of the courthouse and at Riverside Park, about 60 p...
Feb 28, 2022
Blazers beat rival Rockets 6-2
KAMLOOPS - After seven straight head-to-head losses, the Kamloops Blazers finally beat their rival Kelowna Rockets in the 2021-22 Western Hockey League (WHL) season with a 6-2 win at the Sandman Centr...
Feb 27, 2022
Canada closes airspace to Russia
OTTAWA - Canada has become the latest country to ban Russian aircraft from entering its airspace, as Canadians prepare to hold rallies in cities across the country to protest Moscow's military invasio...
Feb 27, 2022
