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'Please keep an eye out for my son': One week after tragic Overlanders Bridge jump, family's desperation only growing
KAMLOOPS - Family and friends of a young man who went into the Thompson River last week are still combing the water and the riverbanks for him. Braden Wallace-Peters, a 23-year-old man living in Kamlo...
Aug 06, 2025
First Nation disappointed as B.C. court rejects challenge to Mount Polley dam level
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court has dismissed a First Nation's bid to stop a tailings dam from being raised at the Mount Polley mine site, which suffered a catastrophic dam collapse that spilled mi...
Aug 06, 2025
Downtown Kamloops Christmas Market slated for end of November
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops will get a head start on holiday cheer at the end of November. The inaugural Kamloops Christmas Market will take place at the Heritage House parking lot at Riverside Park from Nov....
Aug 06, 2025
Kamloops mobile home park resident hits roadblock in quest to see neighbour's unsightly property dealt with
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops woman living in a mobile home park along Ord Road says she's hit a wall in her effort to get her neighbour's yard cleaned up. The property next to hers has been inundated with ga...
Aug 05, 2025
Lytton-area fire being held at 1,420ha: BC Wildfire Service
LYTTON, B.C. - The largest wildfire in the Kamloops Fire Centre is no longer considered out of control.In an update to its website, the BC Wildfire Service says the Cantilever Bar fire south of Lytton...
Aug 05, 2025
Prime Minister Carney announces new support measures for softwood lumber industry
KELOWNA - The federal government is setting up a safety net of loans, product-development grants and market diversification plans for Canada's softwood lumber industry in an effort to shield it from t...
Aug 05, 2025
As 2025 Kamloops Ribfest approaches, announcement on new organizer to come 'in a couple of weeks'
KAMLOOPS - While the Kamloops Daybreak Rotary Club prepares to sink its teeth into one final edition of Ribfest, the club is also expected to make an announcement about the future of the summer staple...
Aug 05, 2025
Kamloops man launches new society to raise awareness about river safety
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man who had a near-drowning experience in the Thompson River when he saved the lives of two people last summer is taking river safety into his own hands.Robert Griffiths took to ...
Aug 04, 2025
Doctors, lawyers, artists and First Nations leaders named to the Order of B.C.
VICTORIA - Doctors, athletes, artists and First Nations and business leaders are all among the 15 people named to be invested in the Order of British Columbia. B.C. Lt.-Gov. Wendy Cocchia, who is chan...
Aug 04, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney attends Vancouver Pride parade after meeting with premier
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Mark Carney surprised attendees at Vancouver's Pride parade Sunday after meeting with Premier David Eby and officials from the Vancouver port. Carney met with Vancouver Fras...
Aug 03, 2025
