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COVID-19 outbreak at Ridgeview Lodge declared over, hospitalizations increase to 500 in B.C.
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Ministry of Health announced that the COVID-19 outbreak at Ridgeview Lodge in Kamloops is declared over.In Wednesday's (Jan. 12) pandemic update from the province, five new healthc...
Aaron Schulze Jan 12, 2022

Highland Valley workers issue strike notice
KAMLOOPS - Unionized workers at the Highland Valley Copper mine west of Logan Lake, could walk off the job as early as Sunday.The United Steel Workers Union - Local 7619, issued strike notice to Teck ...
Jan 12, 2022

Council approves housing projects in downtown Kamloops and Valleyview
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops City Council approved development permits for two projects for a combined total of 266 housing units during Tuesday's (Jan. 11) meeting.The first project is a 229-unit rental apart...
Dave Barry Jan 12, 2022

VIDEO: Five arrested, 43 tickets issued after 'Maskless Monday' demonstration in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP arrested five people and issued 43 tickets following a "Maskless Monday" protest at The Real Canadian Superstore.Officers attended the store at around 6:00 p.m. on Jan. 10, wh...
Dave Barry Jan 11, 2022

Highway 99 closes between Lillooet and Pemberton amid avalanche danger
KAMLOOPS - A highway connecting the Interior to the Lower Mainland is temporarily closed.Highway 99 between Lillooet and Pemberton is closed due to avalanche risk, DriveBC announced Monday (Jan. 10) m...
Aaron Schulze Jan 10, 2022

One man dead, six injured in multi-vehicle crash on Highway 1 near Sicamous
SALMON ARM, B.C. - One man is dead, and six others were transported to hospital, after a multi-vehicle crash on the Trans Canada Highway between Salmon Arm and Sicamous Saturday evening (Jan. 8). Sica...
Aaron Schulze Jan 09, 2022

Trans Canada Highway remains closed near Sicamous after multi-vehicle incident
KAMLOOPS - The Trans Canada Highway remains closed after a multi-vehicle incident Saturday (Jan. 8) evening.DriveBC first reported of the incident near Bernie Road in the Sicamous area shortly after 6...
Aaron Schulze Jan 09, 2022

Highway 3 reopens following avalanche deposit removal
KAMLOOPS - Highway 3 reopened in both directions Saturday (Jan. 8) after being closed for avalanche deposit removal.DriveBC tells drivers to expect major delays due to congestion.Highway 99 has an ava...
Jan 08, 2022

Mounties eye corruption cases involving Canadian firms and new ways of resolving them
OTTAWA - RCMP anti-corruption investigators say they are probing possible shady practices by several Canadian companies operating in parts of Africa, Eastern Europe and South America. Firms involved i...
Aaron Schulze Jan 08, 2022

Two gyms in Kamloops issued fines after alleged breach of public health orders
KAMLOOPS - Two fitness facilities in Kamloops have now been fined after allegedly breaching COVID-19 public health orders. In an email, Kamloops RCMP's Cst. Crystal Evelyn says on Wednesday (Jan. 5), ...
Jan 07, 2022

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