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Tremont Creek wildfire jumps containment lines south of Savona
KAMLOOPS - The Tremont Creek wildfire is burning aggressively again. The BC Wildfire Service says the fire jumped containment lines east of Leighton lake and burned aggressively overnight to the north...
Aug 12, 2021
Report: Trudeau planning to call election for September
KAMLOOPS - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is planning to send Canadians to the polls September 20. According to a Reuters news agency report, Trudeau will make the announcement Sunday.An election call ...
Aug 12, 2021
Petel drops out of election race
KAMLOOPS - It looks like it's back to the drawing board for the federal Liberals in the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding. It was only last weekend when George Petel was acclaimed as the Liberal candid...
Aug 12, 2021
Interior Health: more than 95 per cent of COVID-19 cases during Central Okanagan outbreak from residents not fully immunized
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health (IH) has put out of plea to the unvaccinated, especially those in the Central Okanagan - get vaccinated."COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to increase in the Cent...
Aug 11, 2021
Canada condemns China after court sentences Michael Spavor to 11 years in prison
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau says Canada will continue to fight for the release of Michael Spavor after a Chinese court sentenced him to 11 years in prison. Garneau in a news confere...
Aug 11, 2021
White Rock Lake blaze displayed "Rank Four" wildfire activity according to BCWS initial report
KAMLOOPS - Insight into the BC Wildfire Service's (BCWS) first moments in response to the White Rock Lake wildfire was provided Tuesday (Aug. 10) afternoon.During an availability, Rick Manwaring - Dep...
Aug 10, 2021
RCMP and Coroners Service investigating sudden death on the North Shore
KAMLOOPS - An investigation is ongoing following a sudden death on the North Shore this morning (Aug. 10).Kamloops RCMP responded to a parking lot on the 200-block of Tranquille Road at around 4:50 a....
Aug 10, 2021
B.C. government drops second dose interval to 28 days
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. government officially reduced the interval between a first and second dose of COVID-19 vaccine from 49 days to 28.Health Minister Adrian Dix stated on Monday (Aug. 9) that it will ...
Aug 09, 2021
B.C. Transit free for children 12 and under starting September
VICTORIA - Bus fares are being lifted for children 12 and under in British Columbia this fall.The B.C. government announced that starting Sept. 1, children can board B.C. Transit for free. Families th...
Aug 09, 2021
TNRD partially rescinds evacuation alert to 142 properties impacted by July Mountain wildfire
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) partially rescinded an evacuation alert due to the July Mountain wildfire south of Merritt Saturday (Aug. 7) afternoon.The evacuation alert has ...
Aug 07, 2021
