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Overtime ban in effect at Kamloops Liquor Distribution Branch as strike action escalates
KAMLOOPS - An overtime ban is in effect at the Kamloops Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB) as the BC General Employees Union (BCGEU) escalates its strike action. The BCGEU says the overtime ban covers 1...
Sep 12, 2025
Kamloops MLA calls on province to stabilize regional maternity care as TRFO stops accepting new referrals
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops MLA is calling on the B.C. government to stabilize maternity care in the city. The comments from Kamloops-Centre MLA Peter Milobar of the Official Opposition Conservative Party o...
Sep 12, 2025
Province, Teck celebrate multi-billion-dollar investment set to extend life of Highland Valley Copper
LOGAN LAKE, B.C - On the same day Prime Minister Mark Carney announced what he's calling five 'nation-building' projects, including two in British Columbia, B.C. Premier David Eby was not to be outdon...
Sep 11, 2025
Information session scheduled as city to reveal more plans for Dufferin arena multiplex
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops will be hosting an information session at Kenna Cartwright Nature Park where people will be able to ask questions and explore plans for the new arena multiplex in Duffe...
Sep 11, 2025
Staffing pressures once again threaten closure of Kamloops area's largest obstetrical clinic
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (5:00 p.m.): Interior Health spoke to CFJC's Michael Reeve Wednesday afternoon."It feels like an overwhelming problem and I think that all the care providers - and certainly all my c...
Sep 10, 2025
Mining experts see little industry shakeup after Teck-Anglo American merger
Top executives at Vancouver miner Teck Resources Ltd. and London-based global heavyweight Anglo American PLC have been adamant that the company emerging from their planned combination will maintain a ...
Sep 10, 2025
Blind Bay woman defrauded out of $5,000 in bail money scam over the phone
BLIND BAY, B.C. - Police are reminding residents to be extra cautious when accepting unsolicited phone calls after a woman from Blind Bay reported that she was defrauded out of $5,000. On Aug. 21, the...
Sep 10, 2025
Kamloops council considers options to provide mail-outs with upcoming AAP
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops city council is currently planning to begin four new alternative approval processes (AAP) this fall for major projects throughout the city. It comes on the heels of a successful AA...
Sep 09, 2025
Ex-SD73 superintendent Nixon hired to lead Red Deer Catholic district
RED DEER, AB. - Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools has a new superintendent. At a special meeting Sept. 8, the board of trustees appointed Dr. Rhonda Nixon to the position, effective immediately. In a...
Sep 09, 2025
Teck Resources plans to merge with British mining company; Highland Valley Copper Mine expansion to proceed
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - The owner of the Highland Valley Copper Mine near Logan Lake has merged with a British-based global mining company. In a news release issued overnight (Sept. 8), Vancouver-based Tec...
Sep 09, 2025
