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Shuswap-based petition for BC Wildfire reforms presented to premier
Following a devastating fire season for the Shuswap region, a petition calling for major changes…
Kamloops council chooses bike lanes over EVs
Elected leaders in Kamloops say bike lanes should take priority over electric vehicles for its…
Get ready for the Snow Moon in Kamloops, Okanagan this week
The moon is waxing in skies over Kamloops and the Okanagan and will be a…
Two Shuswap wildfires merge into devastating 41 square kilometre blaze
The Lower East Adams Lake wildfire merged with the Bush Creek East wildfire in the…
Provincial park devasted by Shuswap wildfire partly reopens to public
A popular provincial park near the town of Scotch Creek in the Shuswap is slowly…
Sicamous council stops progress on Shuswap portion of rail trail
A zoning bylaw amendment required to allow work to begin on the Sicamous portion of…
Police searching for missing woman in Merritt
The Merritt RCMP is asking for the public’s help to locate a missing woman. Tara…
Kamloops mayor says BC Ambulance expanding in city
Kamloops is on the list of communities to get a bolstered service from BC Ambulance,…
Doomed effort to reduce Thompson-Nicola rural taxes slammed by municipal officials
A proposal that would reduce the bulk of an impending tax hike for rural residents…
iN PHOTOS: Hawks soar, hunt and feast in Kamloops, Okanagan
Photographers in Kamloops and the Okanagan snapped some impressive photos of hawks flying, posing and…
Kamloops council cuts $4 climate tax to spare your pocket book
Kamloops city council knows times are tough. Bracing for a property tax hike of more…
BC Highway Patrol looking for witnesses to fatal crash near Kamloops
BC Highway Patrol is looking for witnesses to a fatal crash on Highway 97 near…
Kamloops officials to watch for cancer centre funding after budget snub
The BC government did not include funding for a Kamloops cancer clinic in its budget,…
Kamloops homicide victim remembered as ‘big-hearted’ outdoor enthusiast
The victim in the most recent Kamloops homicide was a man with a "big heart,"…
Warm winter wakes bears from hibernation early in Kamloops, Okanagan
Low snowpack and warm winter temperatures mean there are more bears wandering around looking for…
TRU announces advocate for Indigenous education as new chancellor
Thompson Rivers University has appointed DeDe DeRose as its new chancellor. DeRose was B.C.’s first…
Kamloops mayor’s paramedic announcement erroneous: BC Ambulance Service
The mayor of Kamloops tried to use an impending BC Ambulance Service announcement for the…
Former TNRD director fighting for endangered steelhead trout recovery near Merritt
Steven Rice is trying to rebuild a once vibrant Steelhead trout fishery on the Nicola…
iN PHOTOS: Feathered families splish, splash in Kamloops, Okanagan
Several photographers in the Kamloops and Okanagan area shared photographs of different species of waterfowl…
Kamloops lawyer with history of ignoring rules gets suspended again
A Kamloops lawyer was suspended from practice again after he was caught in multiple conflicts…
Human skeletal remains found near Kamloops landfill
There's a police presence near the Mission Flats landfill after human skeletal remains were found…
Community members gather in Kamloops to talk crime and social disorder
More than 100 members of the Kamloops community gathered at a church this past weekend…
DITCH DUMPING: Okanagan, Kamloops residents shocked by amount of garbage on roadsides
Disheartening, ignorant and sad are words two residents use to describe the amount of household…
New transit fare system goes live in Kamloops; Okanagan not far behind
Transit riders in Kamloops can now use BC Transit’s Umo electronic fare system, and the…