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Canada's Public Safety Minister says more needs to be done to address online radicalization
In the aftermath of the white nationalist terror attack in New Zealand Canada's Public Safety minister says it is time to address the radicalization taking place in dark corners of the internet. Ralph...
Mar 15, 2019
Two Kamloops elementary schools given $90,000 each for new playgrounds
The province is spending $180,000 for new playgrounds at two schools in Kamloops. Both Aberdeen Elementary and Oak Hills Primary schools will receive $90,000 from the Ministry of Education. "Our gover...
Mar 15, 2019
Increase Vaping Rates Among Youth Has Health Officials Concerned
There's been an increase in vaping in Kamloops area schools, despite the school board banning smoking and vaping on all school properties. Youth vaping rates appear to have doubled year over year in t...
Mar 15, 2019
Western Canada Theatre's 2019/20 Season to Feature 'The Sound of Music' and 'Chelsea Hotel'
The hills are alive -'The Sound of Music' is coming to Kamloops. The Rodgers and Hammerstein classic is one of nine plays that'll be part of Western Canada Theatres 2019/20 lineup. Artistic Director J...
Mar 15, 2019
Nearly a dozen potential cannabis retailers in Kamloops in long line for a sales license from the province
The business inspector in the City of Kamloops acknowledges the process for prospective cannabis store owners is a long one. Dave Jones points out there are several hundred applications for licenses t...
Mar 15, 2019
Quite the Month for the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra with Space and Storage Issues
It's been quite the month for the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra and it's space and storage needs. There's the closure at Sagebrush Theatre to begin with, that's having the biggest impact. To add to that...
Mar 15, 2019
Ashcroft granted money to plan evacuation routes in village
Ashcroft has received a $25,000-dollar grant to do evacuation route planning in the village. Mayor Barbara Roden says the money comes from the Union of B.C. Municipalities, which made money available ...
Mar 15, 2019
President of Trans Mountain weighs in on latest round of pipeline consultations with First Nations
The president of Trans-Mountain says the current round of consultations with First Nations are going well relating to the pipeline expansion project. Ian Anderson says more than 140 Indigenous communi...
Mar 15, 2019
Update: No Injuries After Blue River Area Helicopter Crash with 12 People On Board
UPDATE 3:41 pm - We have new information on the helicopter crash near Blue River being investigated by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada. Mike Wiegele Heli-Skiing says the helicopter was one o...
Mar 15, 2019
BC Legal Aid Lawyers Vote 97 Per Cent in Favour of Job Action
Lawyers engaged in a legal aid funding dispute with the province have voted 97-percent in favour of taking job action as of April 1st. Kamloops lawyer Graham Kay sits on the Legal Aid Lawyers Associat...
Mar 15, 2019
