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'No immediate risk' from 2.5-million-litre effluent spill from B.C. fibreboard plant
QUESNEL, B.C. - British Columbia's Environment Ministry says a 2.5-million-litre effluent spill from a fibreboard factory in Quesnel doesn't pose any immediate risk to public safety. It says in a stat...
Apr 18, 2024
Thousands of short-term rentals in B.C. go back to long-term May 1: B.C. government
LANGLEY, B.C. - British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government is tilting the rules towards families who need a home, and speculators should invest in that instead of short-term rentals and ho...
Apr 18, 2024
Coyotes officially leaving Arizona for Salt Lake City following approval of sale to Utah Jazz owners
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - The Arizona Coyotes are officially headed to Salt Lake City. The NHL Board of Governors voted unanimously Thursday to approve a $1.2 billion sale from Alex Meruelo to Utah Jazz own...
Apr 18, 2024
'Off the rails': Schoenborn hearing adjourned, lawyer refuses to appear before board
COQUITLAM, B.C. - A hearing for AllanSchoenborn, who killed his three children in 2008, has ended with an abrupt adjournment after his lawyer told the British Columbia Review Board he would no longer ...
Apr 17, 2024
Three arrested after weapons call leads Mounties to Kootenay Way home, Columbia Street motel
KAMLOOPS - A weapons report brought the RCMP's Southeast District Emergency Response Team (SED ERT) to Kamloops Wednesday (Apr. 17).In a news release, spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evelyn says the report ...
Apr 17, 2024
Review hearing underway for Merritt child killer
COQUITLAM, B.C. - A review hearing for B.C. child-killer Allan Schoenborn is being held Wednesday morning in Coquitlam.Schoenborn was found not criminally responsible for killing his three young child...
Apr 17, 2024
Kamloops man reported missing in November found dead in Thompson River; no criminality suspected: RCMP
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say the death of a local man whose body was found in the Thompson River this week is not believed to be suspicious.In a news release, spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evelyn says the Kamloops...
Apr 17, 2024
The Loop property sold, day space operators given 20 days to vacate
KAMLOOPS - The Loop on the North Shore of Kamloops could be looking for a new home soon as the building that houses the space along Tranquille Road has been sold. "You can put fences up around this pl...
Apr 16, 2024 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
BC SPCA sets May 1 deadline for accepting Kamloops stray cats amid negotiations with city
KAMLOOPS - The BC SPCA has set a deadline for when it could stop taking in stray cats from Kamloops and area. If a new contract with the City of Kamloops is not signed by April 30, the SPCA says it wi...
Apr 16, 2024
Phoenix Centre adds five beds in youth detox wing
KAMLOOPS - Day One Society (D1S) expanded the capacity of its youth detox wing at Phoenix Centre over the winter. Since five additional beds opened on Feb. 15, 2024, D1S says 11 youth have been served...
Apr 16, 2024
