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Kamloops Mounties investigating, following assault at Oak Road residence

Kamloops RCMP are in the midst of an investigation into an assault early this morning. Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says, a man and a woman reported that two men dressed in black with black bandanas kicked in th...

Kamloops teachers union wants capital spending clarity from the province

The Kamloops Thompson Teachers Association wants to see more specific information about where the money for education in this week's budget will be spent. KTTA President Amanda Jensen say the budget d...

Two big housing projects coming to North Kamloops

16 million dollars is being spent on two big housing projects around Spirit Square in North Kamloops. It will be a major shot in the arm for the North Shore as APRA developments is planned two mixed u...

School District 73 in crisis due to overcrowding according to officials

Kamloops Thompson School District officials poured over yesterday's provincial budget and did not find any specific dollars earmarked for its capital needs. Superintendent Alison Sidow says there real...

School District 83 job posting draws ire of the BCTF

The B.C. Teachers Federation is worried about a move by the North Okanagan Shuswap School District to post an ad looking for on-call teachers with no teaching certificate required. Glen Hansman says t...

Suspected impaired driver hits police cruiser head on

A Kamloops RCMP officer was uninjured after being hit head on by a drunk driver. RCMP Corporal Jodi Shelkie says, the officer was driving his cruiser westbound on Columbia Street at around six o clock...

Former health minister calls for taxation changes

B.C.'s former Health Minister is calling for a big change in the way hospital construction is funded. Terry Lake thinks its time for an objective evaluation of property tax contributions to capital pr...

B.C. NDP releases its first full budget

The B.C. NDP has released a balanced budget with a focus on housing, childcare, and healthcare. Effective tomorrow, a tax on foreign homebuyers increases from 15 to 20 percent. The government is also ...

Cache Creek mayor will run for re-election

One of the longest serving mayors in B.C. says he is not prepared to throw in the towel just yet. Cache Creek Mayor John Ranta was first elected in 1990 and plans to run again this fall. "My thinking ...

B.C. Business Council hopes cooler heads prevail in pipeline dispute

The BC Business Council is also calling for the Prime Minister to assert federal authority in the Trans-Mountain pipeline dispute between B.C. and Alberta. However Executive Vice-President Jock Finlay...