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Qualifying for a mortgage is getting a little tougher in July
As of Canada Day, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation has made changes to its lending standards. CHMC will no longer treat non-traditional sources of down payment as equity. That would include...
Jul 02, 2020
Vanderhoof man killed in highway crash near Ashcroft
A 51-year-old man from Vanderhoof was killed in a crash with a semi-truck yesterday near Ashcroft, on Highway 97C. RCMP say the crash happened near Barnes Lake Road just before 4 p.m., and the driver ...
Jul 02, 2020
Petition for more black history to be taught in SD73 continues to garner support
A petition to teach more black history in the Kamloops-Thompson School District has more than 650 people in support of the cause. BC Education Minister Rob Fleming says there is a lot of room for impr...
Jul 02, 2020
Cache Creek fire hall cleaned up after being hit by flooding from creek
There's floods and fires, and then there's a flooded fire hall. And the fire chief in Cache Creek says everything is cleaned up after Cache Creek itself spilled its banks early this morning. Tom Moe s...
Jul 02, 2020
Okanagan man injured after crashing supercar on the Coquihalla near Merritt
Police say the driver of a McLaren likely hydroplaned before rolling multiple times on the Coquihalla near Merritt yesterday. Cpl. Jesse O'Donaghey says the vehicle was a 2015 McLaren 650S, and the cr...
Jul 02, 2020
Mounties stepping up enforcement for July on impaired driving
In Kamloops and across B.C., RCMP will be stepping up enforcement this month as part of their annual Summer CounterAttack Impaired Driving Campaign. Supt. Holly Turton says an average of 67 people are...
Jul 02, 2020
Simpcw and Tk'emlúps chiefs call for Tiny House Warriors to dismantle protest camps in Blue River
Two Secwpemc chiefs are asking the Tiny House Warriors to take down their protest camp near Blue River. Simpcw First Nation chief Shelly Loring and Tk'emlps te Secwpemc chief Rosanne Casimir have rele...
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Appeal of Trans Mountain pipeline expansion dismissed by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled today that it will not hear a new appeal of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. Four First Nations in B.C. have been battling the pipeline for years, i...
Jul 02, 2020
LPNABC President says concerns in assisted living echo issues in long term care
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is calling for changes in assisted living centres in BC. A recent report raised concerns about an under-regulated, under-researched and largely privatized s...
Jul 02, 2020
Washout closes Trans-Canada Highway west of Revelstoke
The Trans-Canada Highway is closed right now at Three Valley Gap because of flooding. The closure is about 15 kilometres west of Revelstoke and was reported at around 6 a.m. this morning. The road is ...
Jul 02, 2020
