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KAMLOOPS - A report to Kamloops council has found a huge shortfall in the number of childcare spaces in the city.The report, compiled by a large and diverse group of stakeholders, found while there ar...

OTTAWA - A stuffed deer head made a cameo appearance Tuesday during a virtual gathering of members of Parliament. The deer head, replete with antlers, was mounted on the wall behind Conserva...

KAMLOOPS - It's early in the season for the usual influx of mosquitoes in urban areas, but mosquito control is well underway in the Kamloops-area grasslands. In the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, ...

KAMLOOPS - It appears another critter should have taken a left turn at Albuquerque this week - instead making its way into the garden of a Kamloops resident. A badger dug its way above ground in the b...

QUILCHENA, B.C. - The Upper Nicola Indian Band is carefully watching as the Nicola River and nearby lake begin to rise. "We've been preparing," said Chief Harvey McLeod. "For the last ten days or so, ...

CACHE CREEK, B.C. - The Village of Cache Creek has lifted a state of emergency put in place two weeks ago due to rising water.Evacuations followed close behind when the waterway Cache Creek began risi...

OTTAWA - With 10 days to go to sign up voters for the federal Conservative leadership race, all four contenders are intensifying efforts to shore up support. Erin O'Toole and Peter MacKay appear locke...

KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says a major utility upgrade project will kick off next Monday.The construction will see a portion of a sewer main along Tranquille Road between 12th Street and Southil...

Larry Smith is very familiar with CFL crisis management. During his tenure as commissioner (1992-97) Smith headed up the CFL's U.S. expansion. From 1993-95, the league had franchises in ...

VANCOUVER - After a roughly seven-week hiatus from serving coffee, Vancouver's Pallet Coffee Roasters over the next week will reopen five of its cafes in an uncertain environment. ...