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'Private property rights are fundamental': opposition parties calling on Premier to appeal landmark court decision
RICHMOND, B.C. - The leader of B.C.'s newest political party is calling on the provincial government to appeal a court decision said to have wide-reaching legal implications for property rights in the...
Aug 10, 2025

Heat warning issued for Kamloops area as temperatures soar into the mid-30s
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops area is once again under a heat warning as Environment Canada is forecasting temperatures to be in the mid-30s for the next few days. The warning issued Saturday (Aug. 9) cover...
Victor Kaisar Aug 09, 2025

Sixth and final generating unit operational at Site C dam in northern B.C.
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - BC Hydro says it has reached an historic milestone as the sixth and final power-generating turbine at the Site C dam is now up and running. The Crown Corporation says it means th...
Victor Kaisar Aug 09, 2025

Numerous road closures in effect Saturday due to Hot Nite In the City, Kamloops Ribfest
KAMLOOPS - A reminder to drivers heading to downtown Kamloops this weekend that there will be a number of road closures in effect because of the annual Hot Nite in the City show and shine. Victoria St...
Victor Kaisar Aug 09, 2025

Into Thin Air - Dean Morrison, Luke Neville, and Ben Tyner | missing men around BC's Interior
NICOLA VALLEY - BC's Interior region has been the location of interest for a handful of missing persons investigations, all within a few years of each other, though none have ever been officially link...
Dylana Kneeshaw Aug 08, 2025

Some Columbia Street paving work scheduled this month to 'minimize future traffic disruptions'
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has released information about a pair of upcoming projects on Columbia Street, one of which will get underway in a little over a week's time. In a news release issued F...
Victor Kaisar Aug 08, 2025

Kamloops-area unemployment rate rises to 10.7% in July
KAMLOOPS - New data from Statistics Canada shows the unemployment rate in the Kamloops census metropolitan area was into the double digits in the month of July. The data released Friday (Aug. 8) showe...
Victor Kaisar Aug 08, 2025

B.C. to require all schools to be equipped with AEDs, naloxone
Every school in British Columbia will soon be required to be equipped with two types of lifesaving tools.The B.C. Ministry of Education has issued a new mandate requiring schools to have automated ext...
Victor Kaisar Aug 08, 2025

Another AAP likely as City of Kamloops buys nearly 10 acres of land for expanded civic operations yard
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops residents will be asked for approval to use long-term debt to finance the purchase of a nearly 10-acre plot of land that will eventually be home to an expanded civic operations yar...
Victor Kaisar Aug 07, 2025

B.C. debt grows 50 per cent in two years to $134B despite lower-than-expected deficit
VICTORIA - British Columbia is weighed down by rapidly growing debt despite a lower-than-forecasted deficit for 2024, something that Finance Minister Brenda Bailey said the government is working hard ...
Victor Kaisar Aug 07, 2025

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