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B.C Wildfire Service ground crews unable to access Helmcken Falls blaze

B.C Wildfire Service crews are having difficulties tackling new blaze burning in the Clearwater area. Fire Information Officer Marla Catherall says the 37 hectare blaze is burning about 1.6 kilometres...

Kamloops RCMP investigation into possible home invasion reveals that wasn't the case

What was previously approached by Kamloops Mounties as a possible hostage/home invasion incident the other night has turned out to not be the case. Sgt. Sascha Fesenko says RCMP attended a residence a...

More teachers needed in the Kamloops School District this year, with more students on the way

The Kamloops School District is expecting another increase in enrolment this year. In a report to the board Monday Superintendent Alison Sidow expects another 187 students. Sidow says the trend over t...

Quesnel council seeks much harsher penalties for crimes during wildfires

Quesnel Council would like to see much more severe legal consequences for those who take advantage of wildfires or other emergency situations to commit crimes. Quesnel Mayor Bob Simpson says in last s...

Okanagan MP wants to see a big federal funding increase to defend against invasive mussels

An Okanagan Member of Parliament wants B.C. MPs to put politics aside and work together to lobby for a big increase in federal funding to protect against invasive mussels. Conservative MP Dan Albas sa...

Traffic stop leads to big haul for Revelstoke RCMP

Another win for the good guys in the war on drugs. Revelstoke RCMP stopped a motor vehicle for speeding on the Trans Canada Highway, about 10 kilometres east of the community. RCMP Corporal Thomas Bla...

FNHA says mental impacts of wildfires across B.C not helping the ongoing opioid crisis

First Nations Health Authority pointing out wildfire stress is only exacerbating the current provincial opioid crisis. Vice President of Programs and Services for FNHA, Sonia Isaac-Mann says when peop...

Bargaining a new contract, a key topic at the BCTF annual summer conference in Kamloops today

The President of the B.C Teachers Federation will deliver the keynote address to the summer conference in Kamloops today, with bargaining a new contract the major theme. Glen Hansman will tell the 650...

Two month work stoppage at Cascades Casino in Kamloops costing the city big bucks

The strike at Cascades Casino is eight weeks old today, but its something the city of Kamloops is concerned about. The B.C Lottery Corporation sets out the parameters for revenue sharing in the provin...

Kamloops MP says Bernier's departure won't harm Conservatives at all

Kamloops MP Cathy McLeod expressing zero concern over the departure of Maxime Bernier from the Tory caucus. Bernier announced he is leaving the Conservatives to start his own party, calling the Tories...