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Distracted drivers to be targeted as more changes loom at ICBC

B.C.'s Attorney General says all the stops are being pulled out to achieve a cultural shift on the issue of distracted driving. B.C.'s Attorney General says all the stops are being pulled out to achie...

B.C government preparing to address Senior Care Aid staffing challenges

B.C's Minister of Health says plans are in the works for the problems surrounding senior care aids. Minister Adrian Dix says, they're working on increasing care hours. "It's a huge challenge. The prev...

Mounties investigating a targeted shooting in Kamloops early this morning

More crime in Dallas in Kamloops. RCMP Corporal Jodi Shelkie says police responded to a 911 call from a residence in the 5000 block of Dallas Drive, around 1:30 a.m. "When police arrived, they found a...

TNRD small businesses took an economic pounding during summer wildfire season

We now know just how bad last years wildfires were in the Kamloops area. In a report presented to the Thompson Nicola Regional District, a review of the wildfire damage portrays just how devastating t...

B.C Cattlemen's Association waiting to see if beef industry next to be caught in BC/Alberta conflict

B.C Cattlemen's Association are watching the battle between British Columbia and Alberta's Premiers closely, as the question of whether the cattle industry is next for import blockage arises. General ...

Kamloops mayor says city must move quickly on marijuana front

The mayor of Kamloops says city councils have no choice they must be ready for a legal marijuana regime no matter how tight the timeline is. "It is a big deal and it will change the landscape of our c...

The province will hike the minimum wage in June

The minimum wage is about to go up again. Premier John Horgan says as of June the minimum wage will rise by a $1.30 to $12.65 an hour. Horgan says after that it will rise every June until it hits $15....

Premier confident province will be ready for marijuana deadline

Will the province be ready for a new cannabis regime when the federal government pulls the trigger on making it legal this summer? The Premier thinks so. John Horgan says they are aiming for a July de...

Future of Stuart Wood school building subject of negotiations

Kamloops has now initiated negotiations with the Tk'emlps First Nation about converting the old Stuart Wood School into a cultural centre. Chief Administrative Officer David Trawin says it wont cost s...

Early morning crash has police cautioning drivers

Kamloops RCMP were out responding to a collision this morning on Highway 5A near Rogers Way. Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says, around 8 o'clock this morning, a southbound pick up truck lost control over some bl...