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UBC professor makes a safer safety vest for cyclists
Half of all traffic fatalities are pedestrians and cyclists and a BC professor thinks he's found a way to significantly reduce those numbers. UBC Okanagan associate professor in the School of Engineer...
May 29, 2019
First Nations looking to buy part of Trans-Mountain pipeline hoping for federal commitment soon
A First Nations consortium is hoping to get a response from the feds next month in regards to their proposal to buy a stake in the Trans Mountain pipeline. Speaking on NL Newsday, Whispering Pines Fir...
May 29, 2019
Housing minister needs more information before deciding whether to ban restrictions on rental units in a strata
There is no answer yet from B.C.'s Housing Minister on one recommendation that remains outstanding from a rental housing task force struck in the province. Selina Robinson says she needs more informat...
May 29, 2019
Plans for an outdoor school in Chase are still being considered
A plan for an outdoor school in Chase is still being considered, according to the Board Chair of the Kamloops Thompson School District. Kathleen Karpuk says there was a delegation of parents speaking ...
May 29, 2019
Man arrested after a pair of robberies in downtown Kamloops last night
A 39-year-old Kamloops man was arrested without incident after a pair of robberies late last night. Police say an employee at the Double Tree Hotel on St. Paul Street told them they were robbed around...
May 29, 2019
Cattle helping to prevent wildfires
When it comes to fighting wildfires, crews need all the help they can get, so how about cows? The BC Cattlemen's Association has received a $500,000 dollar grant to investigate the use of cattle to re...
May 29, 2019
BC Liberal Leader calling on Advanced Education Minister for examples of money laundering in post secondary institutions
As the province moves to stop accepting large cash payments at public and private post secondary institutions, the leader of the Opposition says "show me the problem." Speaking on NL Newsday, Andrew W...
May 29, 2019
Police looking for man who may have jumped from the Overlanders Bridge
A search in the Thompson River for a man who reported jumped off the Overlanders bridge last night turned up nothing. Kamloops RCMP say they got a call at 9:55 p.m. last night, and both police and fir...
May 29, 2019
More push from Kamloops for BC to scrap daylight savings
The Kamloops Chamber has spearheaded another push for the province to end the time change. At its annual general meeting, the BC Chamber of Commerce passed a policy to ask for collaboration from the B...
May 28, 2019
Falkland gas station to be out of service for most of June
Drivers travelling through Falkland won't be able to fill up at the town's only gas station next month. The gas bar at the Petro Canada along Highway 97 will be closed for nearly four weeks, from next...
May 28, 2019
