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Minimum wage in BC set to rise June 1st
KAMLOOPS - On June 1st, the minimum wage in British Columbia is set to go up $1.20, from $12.65 to $13.85. It's one of the election promises John Horgan's NDP made in 2017; like any decision surroundi...
May 31, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Latest Kamloops youth homelessness count shines spotlight on support gaps
KAMLOOPS - Organizers of a recent youth homelessness count in Kamloops have found a few areas for improvement. Nearly 140 young people in Kamloops were found to be without a home at some point in the ...
May 30, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloops elementary students find common bond with Westsyde seniors — cribbage
KAMLOOPS - Arthur Stevenson Elementary School is one of six recipients of the Golden Star Award from the B.C. Retired Teachers' Association. The award for Outstanding Program recognizes Sharon Parker'...
May 30, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Jill Sperling
WolfPack welcome new Women's basketball coach
KAMLOOPS - After a difficult three years in Canada West the TRU WolfPack Women's basketball team parted ways with long-time head coach Scott Reeves. Now, Reeves' replacement has arrived. Goran Nogic w...
May 28, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Eight years missing: Police reach out to public on Madison Scott disappearance
VANDERHOOF, B.C. - Police are reaching out to the public, hoping for any information into the disappearance of Madison Scott.Scott went missing on Friday May 27, 2011 after attending a party at Hogsba...
May 28, 2019 Image Credit: CKPG Today / RCMP Handout
Big Guy Lake takes title at Kamloops Titan's Fastpitch Classic
KAMLOOPS - This weekend, hundreds of fastpitch players descended on Charles Anderson Stadium for the fifth annual Kamloops Titans Spring Classic tournament. Teams from all over the Interior and Okanag...
May 27, 2019 Image Credit: Facebook/Chad Ghostkeeper
Kamloops celebrates Public Works Week with Civic Operations open house
KAMLOOPS - Every day in our city, hundreds of people go about their jobs in the Civic Operations department. It may be street sweeping, or snow clearing, or mowing the sports fields we play on, but th...
May 27, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloops firefighters shine in FireFit Regional competition
KAMLOOPS - Hundreds of the fittest firefighters were in the city over the weekend. That's because Kamloops Fire Rescue was the host department for the 2019 Southern BC Regional Firefit competition, wh...
May 27, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Drone photos and new software being used in search for Ryan Shtuka
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - The family of a young man who went missing in February 2018 has never given up the search. Ryan Shtuka was 20 years old when he walked away from a house party in Sun Peaks and vanish...
May 27, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Chad Klassen
Penticton beach assault victim awakes from coma
PENTICTON, B.C. - Chelsea Townend credits her faith and her husband's strength as he makes a remarkable recovery in hospital, more than three weeks after a vicious assault on Okanagan Lake Beach in Pe...
May 27, 2019 Image Credit: Chelsea Townend / Global Okanagan
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