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PM Mark Carney expected to call federal election on Sunday
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to launch a federal election campaign Sunday and send Canadians to the polls as soon as April 28. While sources would not confirm the date of the vote, ...
Mar 20, 2025 A composite image showing Liberal Leader Mark Carney; NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh; and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick, Justin Tang, Jacques Boissinot
No confirmed measles infections reported in Interior Health; cases rise elsewhere
KAMLOOPS - A disease that had been largely eradicated by vaccines in North America has been infecting a growing number of Canadians. Reports of measles cases have been cited in a number of provinces, ...
Mar 19, 2025
Ottawa provides $20M for B.C.'s forest sector amid softwood duties, trade war
RICHMOND, B.C. - The federal government is providing about $20 million in funding to support British Columbia's forestry sector, part of Ottawa's effort to bolster the economy amid the Canada-U. S. tr...
Mar 19, 2025
Police seize ammunition, drugs from Williams Lake home
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A large number of drugs, illicit cigarettes, and ammunition were seized from a home in Williams Lake. In a news release issued Tuesday (March 18), Williams Lake RCMP say they obt...
Mar 19, 2025
Blazers eliminated from playoff contention, fall to Royals 5-3
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers were officially eliminated from playoff contention Tuesday (March 19) night. In a do-or-die situation for their final three games of the 2024-25 Western Hockey League (...
Mar 19, 2025
Emergency services in Lillooet unavailable for another 49-hour stretch; 100 Mile House ER temporarily closes again
LILLOOET, B.C. - The emergency department in Lillooet will temporarily close for another two-day stretch. Interior Health says emergency services at Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre will be tempora...
Mar 19, 2025
Opposition parties gearing up for federal election in anticipation of potential writ drop this weekend
KAMLOOPS - The next federal election in Canada must be held no later than October 20, 2025. According to polls, the Conservatives are in the driver's seat to form government, and put to an end 10 year...
Mar 18, 2025
Blazers must win on Tuesday to keep post-season hopes alive
KAMLOOPS - There is no margin for error for the Kamloops Blazers. With three games remaining on their regular season WHL schedule, the Blazers are six points behind the Seattle Thunderbirds, who hold ...
Mar 18, 2025
Kamloops Fire Rescue douses early morning fire near Tranquille Road businesses
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue crews were called out to an early morning fire Monday (March 17) near a collection of businesses in the 200-block of Tranquille Road. The call came in shortly after 4:0...
Mar 17, 2025
Emergency departments in 100 Mile and Lillooet to temporarily close for most of Monday
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The emergency departments in 100 Mile House and Lillooet will be temporarily closed for most of Monday (March 17). Interior Health says the ER at 100 Mile District General Hospi...
Mar 17, 2025
