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RCMP investigating after students struck by vehicle near NorKam Secondary
KAMLOOPS - Police in Kamloops are investigating after two students were struck by a vehicle around 8:30 a.m. Thursday (Nov. 6) morning near NorKam Secondary School.Kamloops RCMP say the students, who ...
Nov 06, 2025
More than 80,000 litres of aviation fuel spilled following derailment near Cherry Creek
CHERRY CREEK, B.C. - Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) is estimating that 80,700 litres of aviation fuel was spilled following Saturday's (Nov. 1) train derailment near Cherry Creek, west of Kamloop...
Nov 06, 2025
Driver who caused 2023 crash that killed one TRU volleyball player, injured two others given fine, driving ban
KAMLOOPS - Tears flowed in a Kamloops courtroom Wednesday (Nov. 5) as the man involved in a deadly crash that shook the Thompson Rivers University athletics community was sentenced.The November 2023 c...
Nov 05, 2025
Mayor Hamer-Jackson sole vote against his own notice of motion following multiple amendments
KAMLOOPS - A lengthy debate on a motion brought forward by Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson ended with short tempers - and the mayor voting against his own motion. Hamer-Jackson was pushing to call o...
Nov 05, 2025
More containment booms set up on Kamloops Lake to catch sheen surrounding train derailment site
CHERRY CREEK, BC - Cleanup is still happening after more than a dozen train cars came off the tracks while coming through Cherry Creek over the weekend and extra measures have been taken to prevent fu...
Nov 04, 2025
Federal budget forecasts $78B deficit as Liberals shift spending to capital projects
OTTAWA - This year's federal budget contains a deficit nearly twice the size forecast by the Liberals a year ago, as Prime Minister Mark Carney's government prioritizes capital project spending over p...
Nov 04, 2025
B.C. cabinet ministers, First Nation leaders gather amid tensions over Cowichan case
VANCOUVER - Two days of meetings in British Columbia between provincial officials and First Nations leadership are under way amid tensions over a landmark Aboriginal-title court ruling. The province s...
Nov 04, 2025
Kamloops mayor to revive push for social housing audit at Tuesday meeting
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson will try once again to advance one of his signature campaign issues at council's regular meeting Tuesday (Nov. 4).Hamer-Jackson introduced a notice of moti...
Nov 04, 2025
Coeur Mining expresses excitement for growth with acquisition of New Afton mine near Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The Canadian mining company that operates the New Afton mine west of Kamloops is being acquired by a U.S.-based precious metals producer, pending shareholder approval. Early Monday (Nov 3) ...
Nov 03, 2025
U.S. company to acquire New Gold, operator of Kamloops' New Afton mine, pending approvals
KAMLOOPS - The Canadian mining company that operates the New Afton mine west of Kamloops is being acquired by a U.S.-based precious metals producer, pending shareholder approval. Coeur Mining announce...
Nov 03, 2025
