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Kamloops-based bishop of Anglican Church resigns following allegations of sexual misconduct
The Anglican Church of Canada says its Bishop based in Kamloops has resigned after sexual misconduct allegations. Lincoln Mckoen left the ministry on June 10 after allegations of "inappropriate sexual...
Jun 22, 2021
Cost of building continuing to rise
The Canadian Home Builders Association says it is more than just the price of lumber that is driving up construction costs. Central Interior President Jere Lorenz says lumber related materials like ca...
Jun 22, 2021
Proposed changes would allow Columbia St. West motels to redevelop into condos
Motels along Columbia Street West could eventually be redeveloped into condo buildings. Kamloops city planner Stephen Bentley says proposed zoning changes would allow condos with ground-floor commerci...
Jun 22, 2021 Motels along the Columbia Street West corridor in Kamloops (Photo via Google Maps)
Minister of Indigenous Relations expects report on Tk'emlúps findings to help guide other bands
B.C.'s Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation says a report on findings at the Kamloops Indian Residential School will be a guiding document for some other bands in the province. Speaking...
Jun 22, 2021
Former BC Chamber CEO Val Litwin seeking Liberal Party leadership
A fifth person has declared their candidacy for the BC Liberal Party leadership. Former BC Chamber of Commerce chief executive officer Val Litwin has said this morning he will seek party leadership. L...
Jun 22, 2021
TNRD to ban cardboard from all Kamloops-area landfills starting Jan. 1, 2022
Starting January 1, all cardboard within the Thompson-Nicola Regional District will have to be recycled and not sent to the landfill. Environmental Services Manager Jamie Vieira says the new rules app...
Jun 21, 2021 Alabama Extension
Twenty-two-year-old Cariboo cowboy killed in weekend rollover crash near Merritt
A 22-year-old Cariboo man was killed in a rollover crash south of Merritt on Saturday night. Police say the accident happened just after 11:30 p.m. on Kane Valley Road, near Kane Lakes. Cpl. Jesse O'D...
Jun 21, 2021
Labour shortages facing tourism sector 'not a new issue', Kamloops Chamber says
The President of the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce says a labour shortage that the tourism sector is facing is not a new issue. However, speaking on the NL Morning News, Dan Carroll says the COVID-19 p...
Jun 21, 2021
TRU addressing larger-than-normal waitlist for law program
Thompson Rivers University says there are now 26 law students on a waitlist who were initially offered a spot for this fall. The program was overenrolled by 42 students, but 16 of those students have ...
Jun 21, 2021 Campus Activity Centre at Thompson Rivers University/via TRU
Near record temperatures expected during Kamloops area heat wave; high of 40 C expected Saturday and Sunday
An unusually hot and dry June in the Kamloops area is about to get a whole lot hotter this week. Environment Canada meteorologist Armel Castellan says to brace for a heat wave with a high of 34 C toda...
Jun 21, 2021
