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Education Minister says new school for Pineview Valley moving ahead
VICTORIA - B.C. Education Minister Jennifer Whiteside says Kamloops is on track to get a new elementary school.As MLAs debated budget estimates Wednesday afternoon (May 19) - Kamloops-South Thompson M...
May 20, 2021
RCMP increasing COVID-19 road checks this weekend
MERRITT, B.C. - The BC RCMP is set to increase COVID-19 road checks for the long weekend. The road checks will be set up along four highways including South of Merritt along the Coquihalla, in the old...
May 20, 2021
Household debt a major concern
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada says its concerns are mounting that households are piling on too much debt and posing what the central bank says is a key vulnerability to the economy. In a new report, the...
May 20, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine game plan for youth from 12 to 17 to be revealed in B.C.
VICTORIA - British Columbia will roll out its plans today on how it will vaccinate thousands of children and youth in the province against COVID-19. Premier John Horgan is joining a news conference to...
May 20, 2021
Vancouver police warn of spike in construction thefts as lumber prices rise
VANCOUVER - Construction companies in Vancouver are being encouraged to take extra precautions to prevent theft as the cost of lumber surges. Vancouver police say the department has seen a "significan...
May 19, 2021
Kamloops Council authorizes temporary commercial activity at Riverside Park
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council has approved a pilot project for Riverside Park this summer. The decision allows Tourism Kamloops to contract commercial activity. Tourism Kamloops CEO Beverley DeSantis sa...
May 18, 2021
Trudeau says he knew about investigation into general overseeing vaccines weeks ago
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he learned weeks ago that the military officer overseeing Canada's vaccination campaign was under investigation. Trudeau says he did not know the details of...
May 18, 2021
Snow arriving on high mountain passes
KAMLOOPS - A run of late spring sunshine and warm temperatures has come to a chilly end for parts of British Columbia. Environment Canada has issued special weather statements for higher elevations of...
May 18, 2021
One year after tragic crash, loved ones return to Kamloops to honour Capt. Jennifer Casey
KAMLOOPS - In two years time, the City of Kamloops will have a permanent memorial to remember the life of Captain Jennifer Casey - the charismatic Snowbird member who sought to lift the spirits of Can...
May 17, 2021
B.C. averages 453 new COVID-19 cases over the past three days; 126 weekend cases in Interior Health
VICTORIA - While key COVID-19 case indicators declined over the weekend, the virus continued to take a deadly toll on British Columbia. In a news conference Monday (May 17), Provincial Health Officer ...
May 17, 2021
