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Kamloops Filipino community sends powerful message of unity after vigil
KAMLOOPS - Tuesday evening (May 6), a vigil was held at McDonald Park for the victims of the Vancouver Lapu Lapu Day tragedy. The deaths of 11 people and injuries to more than 20 have sparked a period...
Aaron Schulze May 07, 2025

Columbia Street traffic diverted as Kamloops Fire Rescue investigates downtown smoke report
KAMLOOPS - Traffic was momentarily snarled in front of Royal Inland Hospital along Columbia Street Wednesday morning (May 7), as Kamloops Fire Rescue crews were called out to a report of smoke at a st...
James Peters May 07, 2025

Planned burn could have killed trapped firefighters, says B.C. safety report
British Columbia's worker protection agency says a planned burn by the province's wildfire service during the devastating 2023 fire season could have killed or injured multiple firefighters who became...
Aaron Schulze May 07, 2025

Kamloops looks to Colwood for municipally operated medical clinic model
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council has asked staff to come up with a business case for a municipally owned and operated medical clinic. Spearheaded by Councillor Kelly Hall, the idea is modelled after one la...
Victor Kaisar May 06, 2025

Carney set to meet with Trump at White House amid tariff turmoil today
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney will have to navigate a delicate balance during his first in-person meeting with Donald Trump today, following months of the U.S. president targeting Canada wit...
Aaron Schulze May 06, 2025

Merit Place, Stuart Wood shelter leases extended by one year
KAMLOOPS - BC Housing has quietly extended a pair of shelter leases in Kamloops by one year. The Crown agency says it notified the Kamloops branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) and ...
Victor Kaisar May 05, 2025

Fire breaks out at Pioneer Log Homes near Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Firefighters have spent Monday afternoon (May 5) trying to extinguish a blaze in a log yard just outside of Williams Lake.The blaze broke out during the noon hour at Pioneer Log ...
James Peters May 05, 2025

Kamloops to reassess plans after grant application to build daycare at Parkview Activity Centre denied
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops' plan to build a new daycare at the Parkview Activity Centre near McDonald Park on the north shore has hit a roadblock of sorts. Acting Social, Housing and Community De...
Victor Kaisar May 05, 2025

Tourism Kamloops reports dip in overall visitors but record high in direct spending in 2024
KAMLOOPS - Tourism Kamloops is reporting more quality and less quantity when it came to the value of visits in 2024. According to Tourism Kamloops' Economic Impact Report on Tourism, which was produce...
Aaron Schulze May 05, 2025

Wildfire smoke linked to more ER visits for asthma, researchers urge preparedness
TORONTO - A new study says visits to emergency departments for asthma spiked during a first wave of unprecedented wildfire smoke in 2023, but patient numbers returned to normal during a second wave we...
Aaron Schulze May 05, 2025

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