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Weather warnings issued for all three highways between Kamloops and the Lower Mainland
It's been a messy week on the Coquihalla, but today might just be the worst day. Environment Canada is urging people to put off all non-essential travel, as they're calling for near zero visibility at...
Dec 14, 2018
Nurse shortage to close emergency room in Barriere on Friday
Interior Health is advising that the emergency department in Barriere will be closed tomorrow due to limited staffing. "We've had a sickness with our nurse who works at the Barriere Health Centre, and...
Dec 13, 2018
A Special Avalanche Warning Has Been Issued For A Large Area Of B.C.
A huge chunk of the province is now under a special avalanche warning, a warning Avalanche Canada says will remain in place through to Sunday. Senior Avalanche Forecaster Grant Helgeson says huge amou...
Dec 13, 2018
Snowfall warning in place again for Coquihalla
For a third straight day, there's a snowfall warning in effect for the Coquihalla Highway from Merritt to Hope. Environment Canada forecaster Doug Lundquist says the Coq will see seven to 15 centimete...
Dec 13, 2018
Barriere family reportedly home and healthy after CO poisoning last week
The Barriere family of five poisoned by carbon monoxide seven days ago is said to be back home and healthy. The two adults and three children were poisoned in their home and airlifted to a Vancouver h...
Dec 13, 2018
Kamloops Chamber lobbying for mandatory commercial truck training
The Kamloops Chamber of Commerce is renewing a call for mandatory commercial truck driver training. This comes a day after B.C.'s Auditor General said that commercial trucks are involved in 19 per cen...
Dec 13, 2018
New CEO of Interior Health focused on sustainability
The new boss at Interior Health says sustainability is her top priority across the health region. The chief administrative officer of IH Susan Brown met the media in Kamloops at Royal Inland Hospital ...
Dec 13, 2018
Federal Fisheries Minister Wants Context In Pipeline Argument
The federal Fisheries and Oceans minister says the issue of an increase of oil tankers in B.C. waters, should the Trans Mountain pipeline be built, is a serious one but it also needs some context. Jon...
Dec 13, 2018
Province moving to end "renovictions"
The provincial government took a first step today towards ending renovictions in B.C. The government's Rental Housing Task Force has come forward with 23 recommendations to "make life better" for land...
Dec 12, 2018
Update: Coquihalla back open northbound, south of Merritt, after morning crash
Update: 1:00 PM The Coquihalla Highway at Comstock Road is now open, after a previous vehicle incident about nine kilometers south of Merritt. There is still a lane closure for vehicle recovery, with ...
Dec 12, 2018
