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Freezing rain warning issued for Coquihalla; snowfall warning for Fraser Canyon
A storm system hitting B.C.'s coast tomorrow is expected to create challenging driving conditions on area highways closer to Kamloops. Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning specifically for...
Jan 17, 2020
Remediation underway at two TRU campus buildings after pipe bursts from frigid weather
Cold weather has resulted in two separate pipe bursts on campus at Thompson Rivers University. After a water leak at the Old Main Building Thursday afternoon, TRU spokesperson Darshan Lindsay says the...
Jan 17, 2020
Attorney General calls it an 'astounding series of decisions' to cut RCMP illegal gaming unit
B.C.'s Attorney General says it's astounding that the RCMP illegal gaming unit was disbanded after a report surfaced alleging organized crime was running rampant in casinos. Dave Eby was weighing in o...
Jan 17, 2020
Merritt-area school district making a long-term plan on capital needs
The Nicola-Similkameen School District will be doing a report this year on capital priorities. The school district includes Merritt and Princeton, and Superintendent Steve McNiven says there is develo...
Jan 17, 2020
Merritt-area MP wants Feds to act on old promises over money laundering instead of making new promises
The Merritt- area Conservative Member of Parliament says it's been all consultations and no concrete action from the federal government over money laundering in British Columbia. Dan Albas says B.C. A...
Jan 17, 2020
Fortis BC says there are ways to save on heating bills during a cold snap
A drop in temperatures means a rise in heating costs but there are ways to save on your heating bill. With the thermometer reading in the minus 20's all week, furnaces have been running pretty much fu...
Jan 17, 2020
Canadian Tax Payers Federation Wants to see Your Gas Bill
BC's Director of the Canadian Tax Payers Federation wants your gas bill in attempt to lobby the government to ax the carbon tax. Speaking on The Jeff Andreas Show, Kris Sims says it doesn't matter whe...
Jan 17, 2020
Temperatures On the Rise in Kamloops
An end is coming to the extreme cold in the Kamloops area this weekend. Environment Canada's Bobby Sekhon says we will see some gradual warming into the weekend before seeing plus temperatures on Sund...
Jan 17, 2020
Local MLA not impressed with new job placement offices for laid off forestry workers
Offices opened up this week in the interior to help laid off forestry workers transition into new jobs but at least one area MLA isn't impressed. Kamloops South Thompson Liberal Todd Stone gave credit...
Jan 17, 2020 Photography by John Lehmann
Proposed Kamloops cannabis stores with more owners seeing longer waits for provincial licenses
Kamloops city staff say local cannabis stores with more investors are generally having to wait longer for licenses from the province. The city's business license inspector Dave Jones says the province...
Jan 17, 2020
