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UPDATE - 1 dead, 1 missing, 1 injured in float plane crash near Gold Bridge, BC

RCMP confirm a plane that crashed in Tyaughton Lake Wednesday afternoon has left one person dead. Staff Sgt. Annie Linteau says another person who was aboard the plane has not been located while a thi...

Brett Mineer Aug 01, 2018

Though home sales in Kamloops dropped last month, the rest of B.C is facing higher declines

Its a case of the glass being half full, not empty. While the number of homes sold in Kamloops in July totalled 305, down from 335 in the same month of last year, the ten per cent decline is much lowe...

Kamloops Mayor says the harm reduction method to battle drug addiction needs another look

The Mayor of Kamloops says its time to take another look at the way the drug crisis is handled. On the Jim Harrison Show today Ken Christian says, in particular, the harm reduction program has outlive...

Stunning finding in latest report from the Office of the Seniors Advocate in B.C

A shocking finding in a report from the Office of the Seniors Advocate in British Columbia. In her report, Isobel Mackenzie pointed out a stunning 54 per cent greater chance a senior will die in the h...

Wildfire activity has increased across the province

Lightning is causing havoc on the wildfire front. Fire Information Officer Ryan Turcott says wildfire situation is "evolving" with an explosion of new fires across the province. "We saw quite the upti...

B.C's Attorney General wading through ride sharing insurance creation

B.C.'s Attorney General says it is taking longer than anticipated to deal with creating insurance to deal with ride-sharing. As his government again delays rolling out a framework to greenlight ride-s...

Royal Inland Hospital noticing a spike in trauma related emergency room visits

Royal Inland Hospital not seeing more heat related injuries than usual to their emergency department. Head of RIH Emergency Department, Dr. Henk Van Zyl says obviously it is very hot outside, and they...

Kamloops Graffiti Task Force concerned about McDonald Park situation

The head of the Graffiti Task Force in Kamloops concerned about what's happening at McDonald Park on the North Shore. Ronnie Bouvier told a meeting the park has become a campground for the homeless. B...

Kamloops RCMP continuing search of South Thompson River for missing jet skier

Kamloops RCMP continuing to search the South Thompson today for a missing jet skier. Corporal Jodi Shelkie says while the dive team has wrapped up their sonar search of the water, they will have other...

Aug 01, 2018 The Thompson River is seen in this undated photo.

Big employment potential could be on the way for the Ashcroft Inland Port Terminal

The Ashcroft Inland Port Terminal has been sold with a huge potential for job creation. Singapore based PSA International, one of the worlds largest port operators, purchased 60 per cent of the inland...