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Forests critic warns Interfor Adams Lake curtailment could lead to domino effect
KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s official opposition forests critic says he fears a curtailment announced at the Interfor sawmill at Adams Lake could lead to a series of falling dominoes in the province's beleaguere...
Aaron Schulze Oct 19, 2025

Tedford takes Ashcroft council byelection
ASHCROFT, B.C. - The Village of Ashcroft has a full council once again.Residents went to the polls in a by-election Saturday (Oct. 18), electing Cameron Tedford to fill the council seat vacated by Dor...
James Peters Oct 19, 2025

Artificial intelligence threatening to push young people out of entry-level jobs
OTTAWA - Throughout her university career, Jacqueline Silver assumed her computer science degree would guarantee her a job. Finding out she was wrong was a demoralizing experience. Silver, who graduat...
The Canadian Press Oct 19, 2025

Greyhound Lines proposing to restart intercity bus services in B.C., including routes for Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A third intercity bus service could be available to the Kamloops area. Greyhound Lines, under its German-based intercity coach service parent company Flix SE, is proposing to operate 84 wee...
Aaron Schulze Oct 18, 2025

KSAR resumes search of Thompson River waters for man who jumped off Overlanders Bridge over the summer
KAMLOOPS - Residents are being asked to give Kamloops Search and Rescue (KSAR) crews space in the water and along the shores of the Thompson River Saturday (Oct. 18). In a post to social media, KSAR s...
Aaron Schulze Oct 18, 2025

Upper Clearwater Volunteer Fire Brigade to break ground on new fire station
CLEARWATER, B.C. - The Upper Clearwater Volunteer Fire Brigade (UCVFB) is working toward an ambitious plan to build a new fire station that will become its new permanent base of operations.UCVFB Presi...
Aaron Schulze Oct 18, 2025

Hospital district, Kamloops chamber concerned for broader community impact of medical access strain
KAMLOOPS - News of impending resignations at Royal Inland Hospital for seven OB-GYNs has garnered plenty of concern among the thousands of community members who use the tertiary hospital. The Thompson...
Dylana Kneeshaw Oct 17, 2025

Striking B.C. public service staff to enter non-binding mediation with province
The union representing striking public service workers across British Columbia has agreed to enter non-binding mediation with the province in their labour dispute. The BC General Employees' Union said...
The Canadian Press Oct 17, 2025

Four-lane traffic returns to Overlanders Bridge as City of Kamloops completes rehabilitation project
KAMLOOPS - Four lanes of traffic are flowing across the Overlanders Bridge in Kamloops Thursday as the city says it has completed the latest round of rehabilitation work on the bridge deck.The city sa...
Victor Kaisar Oct 16, 2025

Cardiac care unit at RIH to remain closed; ICCHA-Wish Fund cancels annual fundraiser
KAMLOOPS - Cardiac patients in Kamloops are likely to continue to be transported to Kelowna for care for at least another decade. That's according to the ICCHA-Wish Fund after its founder Al Patel met...
Aaron Schulze Oct 16, 2025

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