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Final North Shuswap evacuation orders to be lifted soon
SCOTCH CREEK, B.C. - The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) says the final properties still subject to evacuation orders in the North Shuswap will be downgraded to evacuation alert status soon....
Sep 30, 2023
Canada marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation with events across country
OTTAWA - Communities are gathering across Canada today to recognize the third annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The federal holiday recognizes the legacy of Canada's residential school...
Sep 30, 2023
Hamer-Jackson seeking legal advice before handing over secret recordings
KAMLOOPS - In a closed meeting of council earlier this week, Kamloops city council voted to approve the hiring of an investigator to look into the mayor's practice of secretly recording phone calls wi...
Sep 29, 2023
Victim stable after Thursday night Valleyview stabbing; suspect in custody
KAMLOOPS - One man was arrested and another taken to hospital after a stabbing in Valleyview Thursday night (Sept. 28).In a news release, Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evelyn says officers w...
Sep 29, 2023
Masks to be worn in B.C. health facilities as flu and COVID cases increase
VANCOUVER - An upward trend in flu and COVID-19 cases in British Columbia has prompted a renewed requirement to wear masks in all health-care facilities. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry say...
Sep 28, 2023
Canadian economy to get 'back on its feet' next year, Deloitte Canada says
TORONTO - Canada's near-term economic struggles will ease next year when growth returns and the Bank of Canada begins cutting its key lending rate, a new forecast from Deloitte Canada said. A better-t...
Sep 28, 2023
'Going to be a challenge'; Kamloops saddled with creating 4,236 new housing units
KAMLOOPS - On Tuesday (Sept 27), the B.C. government announced housing targets for 10 communities, including Kamloops, as part of the Housing Supply Act, which identified cities across the province wi...
Sep 27, 2023
B.C.'s projected deficit grows to $6.7 billion for 2023-2024 fiscal year
VICTORIA - Higher costs to fight wildfires and lower natural gas prices have forced a $2.5-billion addition of British Columbia's projected deficit for this fiscal year, boosting it to $6.7 billion. T...
Sep 27, 2023
Conditional sentence for woman who set fires at start of 2022 wildfire season
KAMLOOPS - A 43-year-old Kamloops woman who admitted to setting two arson fires has been sentenced. Angela Cornish was charged with four counts of arson, related to numerous fires set between April an...
Sep 27, 2023
TMX route change leads to question about Liberals' commitment to reconciliation
OTTAWA - The federal Crown corporation constructing the expansion to the Trans Mountain pipeline says it remains committed to "meaningful engagement" with Indigenous communities after being given the ...
Sep 26, 2023
