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BC General Employees' Union issues strike notice on behalf of 33,000 public servants
BURNABY, B.C. - The union representing about 33,000 staff in the B.C. Public Service Agency has issued a strike notice to the government. BC General Employees' Union president Stephanie Smith issued a...
Aug 13, 2022
RCMP locates body of missing Kamloops man
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP has confirmed the body of a man that was previously reported missing has been found.The person was reported missing on August 11, 2022, and was found on August 12.RCMP states ...
Aug 13, 2022
Presumed lightning strike sparks house fire in Savona
KAMLOOPS - It's believed that a lightning strike on Thursday (Aug. 11) evening led to extensive damage to home in Savona. The home on Watson Drive is missing a large portion of it's roof following the...
Aug 12, 2022
Body recovered from Thompson River; RCMP and Coroners Service identifying the deceased
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: Late Thursday afternoon, RCMP confirmed the body has been identified as belonging to the man who drowned while saving his son from the Thompson River near McArthur Island on July 30...
Aug 11, 2022
Mudslide on Highway 1 between Lytton and Spences Bridge, new spot fires following thunderstorm
KAMLOOPS - A handful of new spot wildfires were sparked following Wednesday night's (Aug. 10) thunderstorm across the Kamloops Fire Centre.According to the BC Wildfire Service's dashboard Thursday (Au...
Aug 11, 2022
Threat of dry lightning has wildfire service preparing for new fire starts
KAMLOOPS - Despite the Watching Creek wildfire being fully contained, the B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) is monitoring the incoming thunderstorm as a threat to increase fire behavior. The lightning is f...
Aug 10, 2022
Sports car suffers $100,000 in damages after Coquihalla Highway collision
HOPE, B.C. - A McLaren sports car - valued at around $600,000 - suffered around $100,000 in damages after a two-vehicle crash on the Coquihalla Highway Friday (Aug. 6).BC Highway Patrol Chilliwack say...
Aug 10, 2022
Kamloops teen facing four counts after taxi-jacking, crash
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say a local man has been charged after a Friday (Aug. 5) carjacking that led to a taxi cab landing on its roof.Before 3:00 p.m. on Friday, RCMP were called to a carjacking on ...
Aug 09, 2022
Watching Creek wildfire unlikely to spread further: BC Wildfire Service
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has now lifted the Evacuation Alert in place due to the Watching Creek fire.EARLIER: The Watching Creek wildfire northwest of Kamloops is being...
Aug 09, 2022
"It could have happened to any of us": Cyclists remember Kamloops rider killed in truck collision
KAMLOOPS - "Something like this, this accident, could really happen to anyone. I think that's what really hit the cycling community hard, is just that this could have happened to us," said Cheryl Fras...
Aug 08, 2022
