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Biggest ever Pride Week underway in Kamloops
It's the 3rd annual Pride Week in Kamloops, and the President of Kamloops Pride says it's the biggest one yet. Sam Numsen says there are 11 events planned this week, including the Pride Parade on Augu...
Aug 19, 2019
One of two Kamloops illegal cannabis stores closes; penalties expected this month
City staff in Kamloops say the province is expected to hand down penalties this month to two unlicensed pot shops in the city. Business license inspector Dave Jones says those penalties would come fro...
Aug 19, 2019
Crews battle two small wildfires next to Trans-Canada Highway south of Ashcroft
Crews were called to two small brush fires started next to Highway 1 on Saturday night, south of Ashcroft. BC Wildfire Service information officer Taylor MacDonald tells NL News one fire east of the h...
Aug 17, 2019
Update: Former Q101 broadcaster killed in crash on Okanagan Connector
UPDATE: The victim of a fatal crash yesterday on the Okanagan Connector has been identified as former Q101 broadcaster Jesse Pakulat. Elizabeth Laird, general manager of the independently-owned radio ...
Aug 16, 2019
Forum of employers, Labor Ministry clash over WorkSafeBC review
A forum of 46 employers in B.C. have walked away from the table in reviewing the compensation system for injured workers with the provincial government. Speaking on NL Newsday, the forum's spokesperso...
Aug 16, 2019
Kamloops Chamber President: We Need To Look At Trade As More Mill Curtailments Come
The President of the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce says the more we move away from our reliance on the U-S the better. Joshua Knaak is responding to Tolko Industries plan to curtail a number of operati...
Aug 16, 2019
Hunter Brothers headline our sister station's 13th birthday bash
The BC Wildlife park is the place to be this Sunday as one of our sister stations is celebrating their birthday while raising money to buy the park a new x-ray machine. New Country 103.1 is celebratin...
Aug 16, 2019
Fatal overdose deaths down substantially in Kamloops and B.C. midway through 2019
The number of overdose deaths in Kamloops looks less bleak midway through 2019 compared to this time last year. The BC Coroners Service says there have been 19 fatal overdoses in the Tournament Capita...
Aug 16, 2019
Two new residential and commercial buildings planned near TRU
A developer has big plans for a piece of land across the street from Thompson Rivers University. A property at McGill Road and Hillside Drive is being asked to be re-zoned to allow for a six-storey re...
Aug 16, 2019
Five more private cannabis stores expected to be open in Kamloops before end of 2019
Kamloops city staff say five more private cannabis retail stores have been approved in principle for a sales license. Business license inspector Dave Jones says those five stores are spread on the Nor...
Aug 16, 2019
