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B.C. to remove barriers for internationally trained professionals: premier
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has introduced legislation that is expected to add skilled workers into the labour force more quickly by reducing barriers for internationally trained profes...
Oct 23, 2023
Snow is expected along the Coquihalla Highway Monday
KAMLOOPS - It's that time of year again. Snow is returning to high-altitude highways in parts of British Columbia as a slow moving arctic front is expected to bring freezing levels down to highway lev...
Oct 22, 2023
Canadian trapped in Gaza says first load of aid barely helping humanitarian crisis
A Canadian man trapped in Gaza says the first truckloads of aid let into the enclave today since the latest Israel-Hamas war began two weeks ago will barely make a dent to the humanitarian crisis Pale...
Oct 21, 2023
Federal regulator says TMX tunnelling through culturally sensitive area near Kamloops would be costly, fruitless
CALGARY - The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) has released its reasons for allowing Trans Mountain (TMX) to trench through a culturally significant area near Kamloops, over the objections of local First...
Oct 20, 2023
Nicola Valley Hospital emergency department closed until Saturday morning
MERRITT, B.C. - Residents in Merritt and area should prepare for a change in their regularly scheduled health care coverage to start their weekend.Interior Health says the emergency department at Nico...
Oct 20, 2023
Multi-vehicle incident impacts northbound traffic on Coquihalla Highway south of Kamloops
UPDATE (7:40 a.m.): In an update more than an hour earlier than anticipated, DriveBC says the northbound lanes of the Coquihalla Highway south of Kamloops have reopened.EARLIER: KAMLOOPS - A multi-veh...
Oct 20, 2023
'Once you've had cancer, you're always aware'; Survivors talk about their journeys with the most common cancer for women
KAMLOOPS - One-in-eight women are likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime, making it the most common cancer among women. "Like everyone, it's a shock. You really don't know what to...
Oct 19, 2023
Health expert says B.C. overdose crisis needs expanded, dignified treatment focus
VICTORIA - A British Columbia health expert says the province needs more overdose prevention sites and a renewed commitment to decriminalization as it tries to curb drug poisonings that kill six peopl...
Oct 19, 2023
RCMP searching for witnesses in carjacking attempt in Valleyview
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are searching for witnesses and video related to an attempted carjacking in Valleyview Wednesday (Oct. 18) evening.In a news release issued Thursday morning, police say they w...
Oct 19, 2023
'This is our home'; Lytton residents rally against prolonged delays in the village's rebuild
LYTTON, B.C. - Chants of "Our town" rang out throughout the charred husk of Lytton on Wednesday (Oct. 18) afternoon as fed-up residents marched through the still-not-rebuilt village, now 840 days sinc...
Oct 18, 2023
