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Kamloops family out $7,900 due to trip cancellation during Air Canada strike seeks reimbursement
KAMLOOPS - Thousands of flights were either postponed or cancelled entirely during the strike action taken by Air Canada employees this past summer and some people still haven't been able to get their...
Nov 18, 2025
MLA Stamer's private members bill on dash cameras receives pushback from NDP
VICTORIA - Ward Stamer has been advocating for mandating dash cameras in commercial vehicles since his days as the mayor in Barriere. Now in his first term for Kamloops -North Thompson, the Conservati...
Nov 18, 2025
Kamloops taxpayers facing provisional 10.76 per cent increase in 2026
KAMLOOPS - Taxpayers in Kamloops are looking at a provisional tax increase of 10.76 per cent - or an extra $310 - in 2026, though that figure is expected to be whittled down by city councillors in the...
Nov 17, 2025
Three people in custody as Merritt RCMP investigate report of shots fired
MERRITT - Police in Merritt say three people have been arrested after an incident early Sunday (Nov. 16) morning that allegedly involved an unknown number of shots being fired into the air.RCMP say th...
Nov 17, 2025
Victim in fatal Coquihalla crash identified as Igboamaka Kamloops Society president
KAMLOOPS - The identity of the man who was killed in a rollover crash on the Coquihalla north of Merritt on Monday (Nov. 10) last week has been made public. In a post on social media Sunday, PIT Stop ...
Nov 17, 2025
Kamloops council attempting to push back over proposed changes to pipeline assessments
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is attempting to push back against proposed changes in British Columbia that would reduce the assessed value of pipelines like Trans Mountain. Councillor Katie Neustaet...
Nov 16, 2025
City of Kamloops studying possibility of higher recreation fees for non-residents
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is investigating the possibility of a two-tiered recreation fee structure that could see people from outside the city pay more to access municipal facilities.The notion...
Nov 16, 2025
Post-secondary schools brace for more pain as Ottawa cuts international student visas
OTTAWA - As provincial governments wait to hear details of Ottawa's new immigration targets, some are warning that coming cuts to the number of international student visas will put colleges and univer...
Nov 16, 2025
Eby says B.C. is at a 'pivot point' as he promises future based on natural resources
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby used his appearance at the convention of British Columbia's New Democrats to highlight several resource projects, while saying that the federal ban on tan...
Nov 15, 2025
WolfPack men set program record with sixth-straight win on Westsyde night
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack men's basketball team is 6-0 for the first time in Canada West history. On Westsyde night at the Tournament Capital Centre, the WolfPack beat t...
Nov 15, 2025
