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Restrictions on "super single" tires eased to help reduce trucking carbon footprint

Weight restrictions have been eased on a type of tire that helps truckers save money and fuel. The BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has made changes effecting what are called wide-base...

Brett Mineer Jun 23, 2018

BC Parks license plates help send Kamloops kids on field trips

Part of the money raised by those specialized BC Parks license plates has been put to use for students in Kamloops. BC Parks has given $30,000 to the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation, who has all...

Province and TRU team up to tackle student housing crunch

Premier John Horgan whisked into Kamloops today to announce the province will provide a $25-million loan to Thompson Rivers University to help address the student housing crunch in the city. TRU will ...

Pair of big affordable housing projects delayed

The city of Kamloops may be searching for additional extreme cold weather shelters this winter. Mayor Ken Christian says construction has yet to start on two big affordable housing projects announced ...

Pile-up on Highway 5 at Little Fort kills one, injures four others

RCMP say one person has died after a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 5 in Little Fort Thursday evening. Cpl. Melissa Wutke says two transport trucks collided triggering a chain reaction. "A North-bound...

Brett Mineer Jun 22, 2018

The hunt is on for two men who shot and killed a bear near Noble Lake

The BC Conservation Officers Service is looking for your help for two men after a bear was killed in the Noble Lake area. Conservation Officer Jim Melenka says it happened last Friday at around 3:30 i...

The idea of doming Hillside Stadium continues to move a little closer to reality

The city of Kamloops and Thompson Rivers University are making progress as they investigate the possibility of covering Hillside Stadium with an air supported dome. The City's Director of Community an...

The City of Kamloops is reassessing how it determines road quality

The cost of fixing and building new roads in Kamloops could increase dramatically in the future. The City of Kamloops is looking to update the formula, which determines the budget for future work. Str...

The number of wildfires continues to rise across B.C.

Thanks to thunderstorms rolling across the province and all the lightning they are throwing around the number of wildfires in BC continues to grow dramatically. On Wednesday the wildfire season roared...

Premier open to hearing speculation tax concerns as West Kelowna mayor pens an open letter

The Premier is reacting to an open letter from the mayor of West Kelowna asking the province to stand down with its controversial speculation tax. John Horgan, who hasn't read the letter yet, says he ...