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Keller 'backs' hometown Blazers to comeback win over Giants
KAMLOOPS - Jordan Keller scored a no-look backhander while on his back to lead the Kamloops Blazers to a 5-4 overtime win over the Vancouver Giants Friday (Jan. 10) night. The Kamloops native's goal a...
Jan 10, 2025
City of Merritt budget cut proposal may mean an end to 24-hour policing: RCMP commander
MERRITT, B.C. - The City of Merritt is in the second year of a two-year plan to restock its reserves as it builds back from the 2021 floods. Last year, residents faced a 12.5 per cent tax increase, wi...
Jan 10, 2025
B.C. sending wildfire-fighting support to California; Minister expects Team Canada approach
KAMLOOPS -- B.C. Minister of Forests Ravi Parmar said the province is providing help to the state of California and the hundreds of thousands impacted by wildfires raging in the Los Angeles County are...
Jan 10, 2025
Vehicle incident halts traffic on Highway 97 east of Monte Creek
UPDATE (10:45 a.m.): DriveBC says the incident is clear and Highway 97 reopened.EARLIER: KAMLOOPS - A vehicle incident east of Monte Creek has closed traffic on Highway 97 in both directions. DriveBC ...
Jan 10, 2025
TRU wildfire researcher identifies similar factors between Los Angeles fires and past B.C. wildfires of note
KAMLOOPS - People around the world have been tuned in to the multiple fires burning in the Los Angeles, Malibu and Hollywood Hills areas this week and a wildfire research specialist at Thompson Rivers...
Jan 09, 2025
Memorial service for former Sun Peaks mayor Al Raine to be streamed live, simulcast in Whistler
SUN PEAKS B.C. - More details have been released about next week's memorial service for Al Raine, the only person to ever serve as the mayor of Sun Peaks. Raine died last month at the age of 83 surrou...
Jan 09, 2025
First seasonal snowpack snapshot shows normal conditions in North and South Thompson basins
VICTORIA - B.C.'s snowpack is slightly lower than average to start 2025 but alpine areas around Kamloops are abnormally normal for this time of year. The B.C. River Forecast Centre's (BCRFC) first Sno...
Jan 09, 2025
2024 a top-three year for Kamloops building sector
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops construction sector was red hot in 2024.According to year-end numbers published by the City of Kamloops, builders took out $349.8 million in permits last year, making it the th...
Jan 09, 2025
'Meaningful steps'; Tk'emlups Kukpi7 sees progress on reconciliation under Trudeau's time in office
TK'EMLUPS - As Justin Trudeau's time as prime minister of Canada begins to come to a close, questions will be posed as to what his lasting legacy will be.Trudeau came into power in 2015 with grand amb...
Jan 08, 2025
Teenager struck and killed by train north of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are confirming a teenager has died after he was hit by a train north of Kamloops.An email from BC RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Kris Clark confirms the incident, which occurred near Vinsulla,...
Jan 08, 2025
