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A replacement has been named for the CEO of the Interior Health Authority

The Interior Health Authority has hired a new chief executive officer to replace the retiring Chris Mazurkewich. Board Chair David Cochrane says Susan Brown who has been a senior executive for the pas...

Smoke enveloping Kamloops coming from huge blazes in northern B.C

The B.C Environment Ministry has answered a question all Kamloops residents are wondering about. "We have now located the source of the smoke." Air Quality Specialist Ralph Adams explains. "We now hav...

TRU should find out tomorrow if any students from Saudi Arabia will be ordered back home

It remains to be seen if any students from Saudi Arabia attending Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops will be ordered home by the Middle East government. Ottawa's tweet on Friday expressing concern...

If early numbers are any indication, ski resorts in B.C are going to have another solid year

Things are looking positive for the upcoming ski season at resorts in Western Canada. The President of the Canada West Ski Areas Association Christopher Nicholson says, sales teams coming back from Au...

New voluntary home energy efficiency code could cost Kamloops home builders big bucks

The Kamloops Chapter of the Canadian Home Builders Association is warning about the impact of adopting governments voluntary B.C Energy Step Code which aims to reduce energy consumption in new homes b...

Acumen Law lawyer baffled with federal government's device choice for roadside drug impairment test

As the federal government officially mandates a device to test for drug impaired drivers ahead of marijuana legalization at least one lawyer is shaking her head. Acumen Law's Kyla Lee says the Draeger...

B.C Wildfire Service battling multiple fires after the long weekend

Wildfire activity has flared up across the province again over the long weekend. Fire Information Officer Kyla Fraser says they have seen a number of new fires, most sparked by lightning. "Right now w...

BCLC Chair glad to see building plans for a new headquarters in Kamloops

The new chair of the B.C Lottery Corporation is happy with the direction of the corporation including a big capital project. After his first board meeting in the Tournament Capital, Peter Kappel is co...

Wildfire burns close to Merritt

A new wildfire has sprung up dangerously close to Merritt. The BC Wildfire Service says it is battling a three hectare blaze within Merritt city limits. The Wildfire Service says ground crews and airt...

Former B.C. health minister has an overdose crisis warning for Ontario

Former B.C. Health Minister and Kamloops MLA Terry Lake is out with a warning for Ontario. Lake says he warned his former counterparts two years ago at an Opioid Summit in Ottawa deadly carfentanil an...