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New $56-million BC Hydro substation in Kamloops will help meet future growth
BC Hydro says a new substation in Kamloops will take pressure off existing electrical grids in the city. The company celebrated a new $56-million-dollar substation today in Sahali, near Kenna Cartwrig...
Jan 31, 2019
Kamloops gas prices go up as wholesale prices increase
Expect most if not all of the gas stations in Kamloops to take a leap in prices by the end of today. Prices at many stations jumped by more than 10 cents overnight and now sit above $1.20 per litre in...
Jan 31, 2019
Kamloops-area Member of Parliament critical of price tag for Trans Mountain Pipeline
A report from the Parliamentary Budget Office says the Trudeau government may have significantly overpaid for the Trans Mountain Pipeline. The PBO report says the feds may have overpaid by nearly $1 b...
Jan 31, 2019
Province brings in "transition teams" for recent inmates in Kamloops, four other B.C. cities
The province is looking to decrease the number of recent inmates who die of overdoses in Kamloops. The Ministry of Health has rolled out transition teams to help get drug treatment for recently-releas...
Jan 31, 2019 The Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre.
Gastrointestinal Outbreak at Royal Inland Hospital Confirmed as Norovirus
Interior Health is confirming that the outbreak at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops is norovirus. Another unit (5-North) is also affected, in addition to 4-North, 5-South, and 7-North, which were aff...
Jan 31, 2019
Kamloops Kids will be Dunking for Diabetes for the First Time
Over the next six weeks, around 50 kids in Kamloops will be Dunking for Diabetes for the first time. They'll learn how to prevent Type-2 diabetes, all while being taught about fitness challenges, nutr...
Jan 31, 2019
Kamloops councillor wants to attract RVers to the city
One Kamloops councillor says more could be done to bring dollars from RVers into the city. Bill Sarai says RVers generally have a lot of disposable income but he says the only places in Kamloops to pa...
Jan 31, 2019
Environment Canada Calling for Below Normal Temperatures in Kamloops Next Week
After a rather mild January in the Kamloops area, it's about to get a whole lot colder. Environment Canada expects the cold weather to set in on Saturday night, before dropping to -17 by Monday night....
Jan 31, 2019
Three People in Custody After Serious Assault in Vernon
The RCMP in Vernon North Okanagan are investigating a serious assault in Vernon yesterday. A 58-year-old man was found with serious, but non-life threatening injuries at a house in the 3000 block of 2...
Jan 31, 2019
Kamloops Camp Out to End Youth Homelessness Raises Over $52,000
Last year's Camp Out to End Youth Homelessness event was another success, but the organizers say more work is desperately needed. A Way Home Kamloops Executive Director Katherine McParland says they r...
Jan 31, 2019
