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Severe thunderstorm watch issued in Kamloops, South Thompson
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada is warning Kamloops and area residents of a possible thunderstorm."Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing ...
Jul 03, 2022

City of Kamloops to receive $2 million to reduce gun and gang violence
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops will receive a grant of more than $2 million to address gun and gang activities.At a council meeting Tuesday (June 28) Community Services Manager Tammy Blundell spoke t...
James Peters Jul 03, 2022

People planning to attend AIDS conference in Montreal still struggling to get visas
MONTREAL - International AIDS organizations say people from Africa, South America and Asia who are planning to attend a major AIDS conference in Montreal are still struggling to get visas from the Can...
James Peters Jul 02, 2022

Woman held hostage during B.C. bank shooting experiencing roller-coaster of emotions
Shelli Fryer was wide awake at 2:54 on Canada Day and hoped the stack of messages piling up in recent days could help her close her eyes. The 59-year-old Langford, B.C., woman said she's been having t...
James Peters Jul 02, 2022

Reflecting on lessons learned from Juniper East wildfire a year ago
KAMLOOPS - Dan Baudin remembers the Juniper East wildfire like it was yesterday. Only a year has passed, but he vividly remembers the lightning strike on the evening of Canada Day and could sense a bi...
Dave Barry Jun 30, 2022

'Sense of future' for Lytton if homes rebuilt by this time next year: B.C. minister
LYTTON, B.C. - British Columbia's public safety minister says he expects many houses and the municipal infrastructure destroyed by a wildfire in Lytton to be rebuilt by this time next year. Mike Farnw...
James Peters Jun 30, 2022

New flood watch, high stream advisories, evacuation alerts as rains swell B.C. rivers
VANCOUVER - Recent heavy rains across British Columbia's central and southern Interior are swelling river levels in many areas, prompting a renewed flood watch and more high streamflow advisories. The...
James Peters Jun 29, 2022

Kamloops-South Thompson MLA reflects on Premier Horgan's planned resignation
KAMLOOPS - On Tuesday (June 28), John Horgan announced plans to retire from his role as premier of British Columbia. Premier Horgan underwent cancer treatment last winter, and while he says his health...
Jun 28, 2022

B.C. Premier John Horgan to resign in the fall after leadership convention
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier John Horgan says he'll resign as leader in the fall after the New Democrats hold a leadership convention. He says his health is good, but his energy flags as the da...
Jun 28, 2022

Monday afternoon roof fire at Royal Inland Hospital extinguished quickly
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health is assessing the damage after fire broke out at the Phil and Jennie Gaglardi Patient Care Tower at Royal Inland Hospital Monday (June 27). Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) was cal...
Aaron Schulze Jun 27, 2022

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