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'It looks like snow'; Intense storm blankets Sun Peaks in hail

'It looks like snow'; Intense storm blankets Sun Peaks in hail

Sun Peaks Jul 17, 2023 / 4:30 pm

Sun Peaks is covered in a blanket of white on Monday afternoon after an intense storm dumped hail on the mountain resort. Webcam images show what looks like...

Power outage fixed for more than 1,000 customers, BC Hydro says

Power outage fixed for more than 1,000 customers, BC Hydro says

Jul 17, 2023 / 4:05 pm

UPDATE 4:05 p.m. A BC Hydro crew has fixed a power outage for more than 1,000 customers in downtown Kamloops. The outage affected more than 1,200 people on...

Helicopter and firefighters responding to blaze south of Paul Lake

Helicopter and firefighters responding to blaze south of Paul Lake

Jul 17, 2023 / 2:52 pm

BC Wildfire service crews and a helicopter are responding to a new blaze discovered Monday near McGregor Creek, across the South Thompson Valley from...

Pedestrian taken to hospital after crash on Mount Paul Way

Pedestrian taken to hospital after crash on Mount Paul Way

Jul 17, 2023 / 12:46 pm

A pedestrian was taken to hospital Monday morning after being hit by a vehicle on Mount Paul Way. Emergency crews were called to the 400-block of Mount Paul Way...

Police expect charge recommendations soon in West End sex assault case

Police expect charge recommendations soon in West End sex assault case

Jul 17, 2023 / 11:37 am

Kamloops Mounties are trying to track down a jogger in connection with their investigation into an alleged sexual assault last week in the West End. Police...

Pacific Coastal announces launch of a new service linking Kamloops, Victoria

Pacific Coastal announces launch of a new service linking Kamloops, Victoria

Jul 17, 2023 / 10:46 am

Pacific Coastal Airlines is launching new service between Kamloops and Victoria. Starting Oct. 17, the airline will offer six weekly flights between YYJ and...

Council shoots down proposal for walking trail as part of subdivision development

Council shoots down proposal for walking trail as part of subdivision development

Jul 17, 2023 / 4:00 am

Kamloops city council shot down a proposal for a new trail in Westsyde that would connect to an existing trail as part of a proposed subdivision development....

Soccer Quest boys bring home gold from provincial championship in Langley

Soccer Quest boys bring home gold from provincial championship in Langley

Jul 17, 2023 / 4:00 am

A Kamloops squad won a provincial championship Sunday in Langley. The 2010 Boys team from Soccer Quest brought home a 5-1 victory in the championship final over...

Smoke, rain before warm weather and clear skies continue, says Environment Canada

Smoke, rain before warm weather and clear skies continue, says Environment Canada

Jul 17, 2023 / 4:00 am

While showers and thunderstorms are predicted early on, Kamloops is forecast to see clear sunny skies for the majority of the week, according to Environment...

Kamloops Islamic Association still eyeing McGill Road for new mosque

Kamloops Islamic Association still eyeing McGill Road for new mosque

Jul 17, 2023 / 4:00 am

The Kamloops Islamic Association is aiming to "elevate" its profile in hopes of acquiring a piece of land for a new mosque close to Thompson Rivers...

Woman avoids jail after being busted with loaded handgun in jacket pocket

Woman avoids jail after being busted with loaded handgun in jacket pocket

Jul 17, 2023 / 4:00 am

A Kamloops woman who was caught with a loaded handgun in her jacket pocket won't spend any more time behind bars, despite a prosecutor's request for a...

Shuswap fire northwest of Chase balloons to 165 hectares, visible from Kamloops

Shuswap fire northwest of Chase balloons to 165 hectares, visible from Kamloops

Shuswap Jul 16, 2023 / 9:55 pm

UPDATE 9:55 p.m. BC Wildfire Service says the Bush Creek East wildfire remains out of control. The size is still estimated to be 165 hectares in size. The...

Man in custody after report of someone calling for help in Sahali

Man in custody after report of someone calling for help in Sahali

Jul 16, 2023 / 6:00 pm

A man is behind bars after Kamloops Mounties received a report last weekend of someone calling for help in the Sahali area. Police said they received a phone...

BCWS crews attending new spot-sized fire in Shuswap area

BCWS crews attending new spot-sized fire in Shuswap area

Shuswap Jul 16, 2023 / 3:07 pm

A BC Wildfire Service crew is responding to a new spot-sized wildfire discovered in the Shuswap. The Pisima Lake wildfire is located approximately 24 kilometres...

Boil water advisory issued for Cache Creek, staff working to resolve issue

Boil water advisory issued for Cache Creek, staff working to resolve issue

Cache Creek Jul 16, 2023 / 12:55 pm

The Village of Cache Creek has issued a boil water advisory for the entire community. In a statement, the village said that staff are currently working to...

Mustard Seed launches fundraising campaign for men struggling with addiction

Mustard Seed launches fundraising campaign for men struggling with addiction

Jul 16, 2023 / 12:00 pm

The Mustard Seed is launching its second-annual fundraising campaign for its Men’s Supportive Recovery Program after budget cuts force a number of...

B.C.'s only recumbent bike specialty store relocates to Kamloops, opens on Victoria Street

B.C.'s only recumbent bike specialty store relocates to Kamloops, opens on Victoria Street

Jul 16, 2023 / 4:00 am

A unique recumbent bike store has opened on Victoria Street that aims to provide Tournament Capital residents with an easier way to get around. Pedal Bros....

Jail for Kamloops man busted with bullets while bound by weapons prohibition

Jail for Kamloops man busted with bullets while bound by weapons prohibition

Jul 16, 2023 / 4:00 am

A Kamloops man who was caught by police with bullets and stolen debit and credit cards has been ordered to spend seven months in prison. Jason Kyle Wolfe, 34,...

Town hall committee struck by Kamloops city council despite mayor's protests

Town hall committee struck by Kamloops city council despite mayor's protests

Jul 16, 2023 / 4:00 am

Kamloops city council has formed a new committee to look at putting together town hall meetings despite protests from Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson, who proposed his...

Food, oil targeted by thieves at rural store west of Kamloops

Food, oil targeted by thieves at rural store west of Kamloops

Jul 15, 2023 / 7:00 pm

Two thieves stole oil and food from a commercial location along the Trans Canada Highway last weekend before escaping toward Cache Creek, police say. The...

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