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Two men arrested after six-hour stand off in Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A man who Williams Lake RCMP call a prolific offender was arrested after a six-hour stand-off with police on New Year's Eve.Mitchell Nicholas Jeff's charges include pointing a fi...
Dave Barry Jan 02, 2022

B.C. farmers 'white-knuckling' their way through extreme cold after floods, heat dome
VANCOUVER - Richard Bosma's cows had been home for less than a week after an evacuation due to flooding in Abbotsford, B.C., before temperatures plummeted on his farm. Bosma, who credits his faith wit...
Aaron Schulze Jan 02, 2022

Happy trails: Kamloops broadcast legend Earl Seitz retires after 50 plus years
KAMLOOPS - He's been bringing the sports to your living room for the last 48 years.Earl Seitz has become a staple on the evening news, but after more than five decades in the media business he's offic...
Dec 31, 2021

B.C. reduces COVID-19 self-isolation to five days with no symptoms
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's top doctor says the requirement to self-isolate after testing positive for COVID-19 is being reduced to five days for those without symptoms.Dr. Bonnie Henry says people...
Dec 31, 2021

Kamloops and Cariboo see slight decrease in weekly COVID-19 cases; Revelstoke sees a spike
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops local health area (LHA) saw a slight decrease in weekly COVID-19 cases but remains at an average daily rate of 10.1 to 15 per 100,000 population. According to the latest data f...
Aaron Schulze Dec 30, 2021

Kamloops shelters operating at over capacity as cold weather persists
KAMLOOPS - As a cold snap continues across British Columbia, BC Housing is giving more money to homeless shelters, so they don't have to turn anyone away.The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) ...
Dave Barry Dec 29, 2021

Extreme Cold Warnings end for South Thompson, Nicola, and Shuswap
KAMLOOPS - Extreme Cold Warnings for the South Thompson, Nicola, and Shuswap regions have been rescinded by Environment Canada. As of Wednesday (Dec. 29), Kamloops is still expected to see highs and l...
Aaron Schulze Dec 29, 2021

B.C. Teachers Federation wants delay of school restart as COVID-19 cases surge
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Teachers Federation wants the province to delay the start of the winter term in public schools across B.C. as cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 mount. Several s...
Dave Barry Dec 29, 2021

BC Hydro continuing work to restore electricity to Merritt area
MERRITT - BC Hydro says it is making progress returning electricity to the Merritt area and along the Highway 8 corridor to Spences Bridge, following last month's devastating rains and floods.In a new...
Dave Barry Dec 29, 2021

B.C. reports 1,785 new cases of COVID-19
VICTORIA - The Ministry of Health is reporting 1,785 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday. The numbers released today are considered to be preliminary figures. 269 new cases were reported within the Interior...
Dave Barry Dec 28, 2021

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