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Tolko Heffley Creek investment will help the mill reach new value-added markets: minister
KAMLOOPS - The BC NDP government is investing $8 million into an expansion at the Tolko Heffley Creek Mill.The funding will help with construction of a facility that will house a new Heffley Creek eng...
May 10, 2024
RCMP raid Brocklehurst duplex Thursday
KAMLOOPS - RCMP aren't saying whether a raid on a Brocklehurst home Thursday evening (May 9) is related to the ongoing gang battle taking place in Kamloops.According to witnesses, officers raided a du...
May 10, 2024
RCMP resources sent in to help Kamloops Mounties investigate multiple arson, shooting incidents
KAMLOOPS - After a string of shooting incidents over this past week, Kamloops RCMP provided an update to local media outlets on Thursday (May. 9). A report of shots fired outside the Star Lodge, a dri...
May 09, 2024
TRU sees high interest in Nurse Practitioner program - with good potential grads will stay local
KAMLOOPS - It's been one year since Thompson Rivers University (TRU) launched its Masters of Nursing-Nurse Practitioner program (MN-NP). The degree course has 15 seats, which were quickly filled, with...
May 09, 2024
Blackpool Fire confirms one person tragically died in Wednesday structure fire
BLACKPOOL, B.C. - The Blackpool Fire Department is reporting that one person sadly died in a structure fire yesterday in the community south of Clearwater."Blackpool fire responded to a fully involved...
May 09, 2024
Kamloops city council to consider pushing for recall legislation for municipal officials
KAMLOOPS - Both provincial and federal politicians are subject to recall legislation, where if enough constituents sign onto a petition, a fresh election would be called in that riding. That provision...
May 08, 2024
Kamloops RCMP expects organized-crime violence to continue, alerts public to increased safety risk
KAMLOOPS -- An uptick in local violence associated to an organized-crime conflict has Kamloops police warning residents about two individuals and an increased risk to public safety. The warning in an ...
May 08, 2024
B.C. insurance corp. announces $110 vehicle rebate, rate increases on hold until 2026
VICTORIA - Most drivers in British Columbia will receive a $110 vehicle insurance rebate this year. The Insurance Corporation of B.C. says strong investment and financial returns and the 2021 shift to...
May 08, 2024
Upper Nicola Band finds human remains during construction
UPPER NICOLA, B.C. - The Upper Nicola Band, south of Kamloops, has halted construction on a community centre after finding human remains. "Construction crews discovered human remains. The RCMP were im...
May 08, 2024
Most of Canada to receive emergency alert test today
OTTAWA - The federal government will test its capacity to issue emergency alerts today. That means Canadians in most provinces and territories will receive a test alert on their cellphones, as well as...
May 08, 2024
