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UPDATE: SUV left precariously perched; car crash on Trans Canada in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A crash between two Alberta drivers held up traffic in the westbound lane of the Trans Canada east of the Peterson Creek Bridge in Kamloops during the morning commute. Capt. Troy Grant with Kamloops Fire Rescue says a Ford SUV and a Jeep collided on Hwy 1 near the Yellowhead off-ramp after the...

By the numbers: Mayor explains extra performing arts centre costs
KAMLOOPS – The mayor wants Kamloops residents to know the preliminary business case for the proposed performing arts centre is, just that, preliminary. The numbers have not been finalized, nor will they be until the centre moves into the next phase of construction. What the numbers represent now, is feasibility, Peter Milobar says. And in terms...
Happy 10th birthday YouTube; local viral videos
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The very first YouTube video was uploaded ten years ago today so InfoNews has put together some of our regions most watched clips of the last decade. The first Okanagan classic is about a focused skater singing the national anthem at a Penticton Vees game in October 2014. It has more than 3-million...

Road closures this weekend for Boogie the Bridge
KAMLOOPS – On Sunday, April 26, the 18th Annual CFJC TV Boogie the Bridge will begin and end in Riverside Park. The “Boogie Route Committee” wishes to advise motorists that there will be temporary road closures in the following areas on Sunday between 6 a.m. and 3 p.m. - Lorne Street between First and Second...

Name of hitchhiker killed on highway near Cache Creek released
CACHE CREEK - The pedestrian killed by a truck while walking on the Trans Canada near Cache Creek two weeks ago. Clarence William Luggi, 45, who was recently living in Vancouver, was walking along Highway 1 on April 11 around 5 a.m. when he was struck by a pickup truck travelling in the same direction,...

Mussels with wings; the new front in the battle against invasive species
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The defensive war on invasive mussels hitching a ride into British Columbia’s lakes and rivers via recreational boats has just begun but there’s already talk of opening up a new front — float planes. While recreational boats and commercial boat haulers are the primary target of the recently-launched Don’t Move A Mussel educational program,...

Fatal Shuswap boating trial told ‘collective shock’ hampered police probe
KAMLOOPS – The shock of seeing a speedboat lodged inside a houseboat blinded police who were investigating a fatal 2010 crash on Shuswap Lake, a defence lawyer has argued.