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'It's fragmented': British Columbia Seniors Advocate Office's report suggests flaws in gathering senior abuse information
KAMLOOPS - The British Columbia Seniors Advocate Office released a review on Seniors Abuse and Neglect earlier this week. The report reviews five years of existing data. In its findings, it highlights...
Dec 11, 2021 Image Credit: Photo 80342057 / Ian Allenden / Dreamstime
Repairs to Coquihalla corridor proceeding ahead of schedule
MERRITT, BC - It's been nearly a month since the atmospheric river event dumped record levels of precipitation throughout the southwest section of British Columbia.While many evacuees have returned ho...
Dec 10, 2021
Industry warns of problems facing B.C. dairy industry after heat wave, flooding
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - As farmers clean up after a series of storms hit southern British Columbia, an industry official and operator say some will be forced to leave the industry as costs pile up. A serie...
Dec 10, 2021
Toxic drug deaths in BC could surpass 2,000 before the end of 2021
KAMLOOPS - With two months of data still to come in 2021, British Columbia is already reporting the highest number of deaths in a single year as a result of an increasingly toxic drug supply.So far, 1...
Dec 09, 2021
'It's always fairly expensive': holiday flight prices spike in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Non-essential travel by road between the Interior and Southwestern B.C. is not allowed right now.The fastest alternative to get to and from the Lower Mainland is flying. But the current cos...
Dec 08, 2021
Multi-vehicle incident closes Highway 5 at CN Junction north of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE 10:05 a.m: Drive BC says Highway 5 is now open to single lane traffic in both directions at CN Road junction, north of Kamloops. Crews are still on scene, so motorists are asked to p...
Dec 08, 2021
Bank of Canada keeps key interest rate on hold
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is keeping its key interest rate target on hold at its rock-bottom level of 0.25 per cent. In a statement, the central bank also says senior decision makers don't expect to...
Dec 08, 2021
Five total Omicron cases identified in B.C., province reports 326 new cases
KAMLOOPS - Five cases of the Omicron variant of concern have been confirmed in B.C., three in Vancouver Coastal Health and two in Fraser Health. The province says all five cases are related to interna...
Dec 07, 2021
Retreating glaciers are creating new salmon habitat, B.C. study shows
The retreat of glaciers in the Pacific mountains of British Columbia and Alaska could produce thousands of kilometres of potential new salmon habitat, a study led by researchers at Simon Fraser Univer...
Dec 07, 2021
Boyfriend of Ashley Simpson charged with second-degree murder
SALMON ARM, B.C. - BC Prosecution Service approved one charge of second degree murder against Ashley Marie Simpson's boyfriend at the time of her disappearance. The charge was approved against 39 year...
Dec 06, 2021
