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TNRD Director lamenting the economic impact of cancelling this year's Thompson River Steelhead run

The Thompson Nicola Regional District Director for Spences Bridge says the future of the small interior town is in danger. Steven Rice says that's what's going to happen after it was announced the wor...

Another Rib Fest is in the books, after some curve balls from Mother Nature

It looks like another successful Rib Fest is in the books. Organizer Bryce Herman says the event did get sideswiped by the rain and wildfire smoke this year. "The weather could have been a little bit ...

B.C Government still not prepared to reveal how much money cities will get to help with pot legalization costs

Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says there are several major unanswered questions less than three months before the legalization of pot. Local governments around B.C, including Kamloops, are won...

Smoke blanketing Kamloops will likely be around for the rest of the week

It looks there is not much in the way of relief from the dense wildfire smoke blanketing a big chunk of the province. Environment Canada's Cindy Yu says the sheer volume of smoke overcame air movement...

Killing of two police officers in Fredericton shooting once again shows just how difficult the job is

The killing of two police officers in a residential neighbourhood on the north side of Fredericton, New Brunswick has show again just how tough the occupation is. Four people were shot and killed and ...

B.C.'s Attorney General wants opposition Liberals to release money laundering documents

B.C.'s Attorney General has written the leader of the opposition Liberals asking him to waive cabinet privilege to money laundering documents from the former government. Dave Eby says he suspects ther...

Big drop in the Kamloops unemployment rate last month

Another solid month on the unemployment front in BC and Kamloops. In British Columbia, the number of people working increased by 11,000, and the unemployment rate was 5.0% down from 5.2 in June. While...

RCMP with a word of caution after 23-year-old New Zealand woman dies after bridge jump in Sicamous

B.C RCMP with a warning after a 23 year old New Zealand woman died after jumping off a 70 foot bridge in Sicamous at two in the morning. Sergeant Janelle Shoihet says tragically this is the second wat...

B.C Wildfire Service reporting 32 new fire starts over the last 24 hours

A busy 24 hours for the B.C Wildfire Service in the Kamloops area. Information Officer, Ryan Turcott. "Overall we are still seeing a pretty active period of fire activity. we did see 32 new fires star...

Another strong month for housing in Kamloops

There is nothing stopping the booming Kamloops home construction market. Canada Mortgage and Housing reports during the first seven months of this year show there was a total of 576 units built, up fr...