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Province announces changes to municipal codes of conduct after Kamloops input
KAMLOOPS - Long-awaited changes to provincial legislation around municipal council codes of conduct were announced by the NDP on Thursday (April 2). The changes, partially sparked by the dysfunction a...
Pattison Media Apr 02, 2026 File photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

Up to 100 wood piles being burned at Harper Mountain to reduce wildfire hazards
KAMLOOPS - A pile burning project at Harper Mountain Ski Hill could begin as early as Thursday (April 2). The BC Wildfire Service says its crews will burn between 50 and 100 piles at the ski resort no...
Pattison Media Apr 02, 2026 File photo (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)

B.C. to cut 2035 zero-emission-vehicle sales mandate from 100% to 75%
VICTORIA - British Columbia is moving to change its mandate on sales of zero-emission vehicles, reducing the 2035 target from 100 per cent to 75 per cent. The Ministry of Energy and Climate Solutions ...
The Canadian Press Apr 01, 2026

Fact File: Clickbait pages spread false information about Tumbler Ridge survivor
VANCOUVER - Multiple Facebook pages are claiming to share updates on the condition of a girl who survived a British Columbia school shooting in February, including that she is talking or has died. The...
The Canadian Press Apr 01, 2026

Blazers on brink of elimination after home loss; Kelowna's prolific pairing of Iginla, Cihar dazzles
KAMLOOPS - Tij Iginla and Vojtech Cihar are skewering the Kamloops Blazers, scoring in abundance and registering timely goals to put their B.C. Division rivals on the brink of elimination from the WHL...
Pattison Media Mar 31, 2026 J.P. Hurlbert (left). (Image Credit: Brian Johnson)

Staff and students adjusting to life back at Westmount Elementary school
KAMLOOPS - Things are slowly getting back to normal at Westmount Elementary School in Kamloops as students and staff have returned five months after a suspicious fire that sparked on the roof in Octob...
Pattison Media Mar 31, 2026 A banner welcoming back staff and students to Westmount Elementary School in Kamloops. (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum/CFJC Today)

Foundry Kamloops aiming for summer opening as it receives sizable donation from RIH Foundation
KAMLOOPS - Foundry Kamloops is now less than $1 million from its capital goal to complete its site in the city's downtown. In a news release issued Tuesday (March 31), Interior Community Services (ICS...
Pattison Media Mar 31, 2026 (Image Credit: Interior Community Services/Contributed)

TRU's consultation on future of Williams Lake campus to play out over several years: president
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Rivers University (TRU) Board of Governors has signaled the start of a lengthy process exploring the possible closure of the school's Williams Lake campus. The decision to begi...
Pattison Media Mar 30, 2026 TRU Williams Lake campus (Image Credit: TRU)

Westmount Elementary reopens after five-month closure caused by suspicious fire
KAMLOOPS - Students and staff are back at Westmount Elementary School, a little more than five months after a suspicious fire that sparked on the roof of the building. Monday (March 30) morning's reop...
Pattison Media Mar 30, 2026 Students returning to Westmount Elementary school for the first time since the suspicious fire on Oct. 26, 2025. (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum/CFJC Today)

Canadian banks, pension funds have poured billions into ICE contractors
OTTAWA - Major Canadian banks and pension funds provided tens of billions of dollars to American contractors for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, an investigation by the non-profit...
The Canadian Press Mar 30, 2026

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