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SD73 trustee proposes freezing board pay in wake of budget shortfall
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops-Thompson School Board trustee is proposing to suspend all trustee remuneration until the end of the 2025-26 school year, in the wake of a nearly $6-million budget shortfall. Trus...
Apr 11, 2025
Curtis Sagmoen, Shuswap-area offender with history of violence, dead
A Shuswap-area man with a history of violence against women in the sex trade has died.There are no details at this time about Curtis Sagmoen's death.However, Darcy Martin, Traci Genereaux's grandmothe...
Apr 11, 2025
Kamloops Symphony Orchestra music director to step down at the end of the season
KAMLOOPS - The music director and principal conductor at the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra (KSO) is stepping down after eight seasons at the helm. In a news release issued Friday (April 11) morning, the...
Apr 11, 2025
Below-normal snowpack totals slightly improve in April; drought hazards linger
VICTORIA - Snowpack conditions for this time of year in the Kamloops area have marginally improved, but they are still below normal. The latest Snow Survey and Water Supply Bulletin distributed by the...
Apr 11, 2025
Trump tariffs, economy focus of Liberal, Conservative campaigns
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump and his punishing tariffs got top billing in the federal election again Friday, as the third week of campaigning drew toward a close. Liberal Leader Mark Carney le...
Apr 11, 2025
Much like the politicians in Victoria, those in Kamloops split on potential cancer centre delays
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops cancer centre was back in the spotlight Wednesday (April 9) during health ministry budget estimates, with Kamloops-Centre MLA Peter Milobar questioning the minister's plan and ...
Apr 10, 2025
Second lawyer sues Kamloops mayor for unpaid fees
KAMLOOPS - A second lawyer is suing Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson in an effort to have the mayor pay his bills.Vancouver-based Owen Bird LC filed a B.C. Supreme Court action against the mayor on A...
Apr 10, 2025
TRU taking security precautions following threatening letter; RCMP investigating
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University has sent out a letter to all faculty, staff and students regarding a potential threat to the Kamloops campus. "We want to make you aware that a threatening letter...
Apr 09, 2025
Large police presence attending residential incident in Merritt
MERRITT - Update 4:00 p.m. RCMP are no longer asking residents to stay clear of the area, however Mounties do remain on scene. No further details are expected to be released by the RCMP at this time.-...
Apr 09, 2025
Trump pauses tariffs for most nations, unclear if it affects Canada
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. President Donald Trump says he is immediately pausing tariffs on most nations for 90 days - but it's not immediately clear what the impact will be for Canada.White House Press ...
Apr 09, 2025
