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Work well underway on new Sun Peaks Centre; cost pushed to nearly $9M
Sun Peaks is hopeful this ice will be done on its state-of-the-art new Sun Peaks Centre by the end of this year. Mayor Al Raine says the goal is to have the ice ready by Christmas, and if not then he ...
Jun 20, 2019
A professor at Dalhousie University thinks Canadians face too many restrictions on the upcoming sale of edibles
Canadians who partake in legal cannabis still have a six month wait for the edible version to hit stores and when they do there will be a lot of restrictions and one expert thinks there are far too ma...
Jun 20, 2019
Whispering Pines Chief hoping for more discussions with other First Nations who want a stake in Trans Mountain
With the Prime Minister open to Indigenous groups having 100 per cent equity in the Trans Mountain pipeline, the Chief of the Whispering Pines First Nation is waiting to see what that would look like....
Jun 20, 2019
Update - Power has been restored for more than 3,800 Kamloops area customers
Update - BC Hydro says power has been restored. Still no word on a possible cause. Original - Power is out for about 3,800 BC Hydro customers in the Aberdeen, Upper Sahali and Knutsford areas o...
Jun 20, 2019
Province temporarily bans new resource development in part of northeast B.C. in attempt to protect caribou
The Horgan government is temporarily banning oil, gas, timber cutting and road construction activity in part of the Peace Region to try and protect mountain caribou. The moratorium covers more than 73...
Jun 20, 2019
Kamloops firefighters hoping for the best but preparing for the worst ahead of summer wildfire season
As the dog days of summer approach, Kamloops firefighters are hoping for the best, but preparing for the worst when it comes for wildfire calls. Assistant Fire Chief Dan Sutherland says crews are read...
Jun 20, 2019
Two people arrested after weapons found during downtown Kamloops traffic stop
Two people were taken into custody after a routine traffic stop on Seymour Street in downtown Kamloops yesterday, June 19 at 2 a.m. Police say when an officer approached the vehicle he saw a taser and...
Jun 20, 2019
B.C.'s Finance minister seems to be pouring cold water on any idea of an imminent deal to split cannabis tax revenues with local governments
B.C.'s Finance minister is not sounding a positive tone on whether or not a legal cannabis tax revenue sharing deal between the province and local governments is coming anytime soon. While the Union o...
Jun 19, 2019
School District 73 has set its new capital priorities
The Kamloops Thompson School District has set its new priorities for capital projects. Unlike years previous with one list with five ranked projects Board Chair Kathleen Karpuk says the ministry this ...
Jun 19, 2019
Report on how to save endangered mountain caribou coming Thursday
We will get a look Thursday at the report by the Premier's special liason into how to save B.C.'s endangered mountain caribou. Premier John Horgan, Forests minister Doug Donaldson, and former BC Liber...
Jun 19, 2019
