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BUSINESS BEAT – Why Trump’s latest tariff threat against us will hurt U.S.

July 9, 2025 // 0 Comments

Why Donald Trump’s latest tariff threat against us will hurt Americans, why rental costs have eased, a first ever for a well known Canadian chocolate maker, and [Continue]

FIRE – Police call cause of grass fire at Strathcona Park hillside ‘suspicious’

July 9, 2025 // 0 Comments

Kamloops RCMP are looking for more information and witnesses related to a “suspicious” fire near Strathcona Park yesterday afternoon. On Tuesday, July 8, 2025, [Continue]

POLICE – Patrons cautioned as drink tampering suspected in downtown bars

July 8, 2025 // 0 Comments

Police are investigating reports of suspected drink tampering that occurred between June 24 and June 28, 2025, at licensed establishments in the downtown business area. As [Continue]

POLICE – Man missing after attempt to retrieve volleyball from river goes awry

July 7, 2025 // 0 Comments

Police and Search and Rescue are looking for a man that went missing into the river yesterday, July 6, 2025. At about 5:14 p.m., police received ed a call to assist with a [Continue]

WILDFIRE – Evacuation alert issued for nine properties in Harper Lake area

June 30, 2025 // 0 Comments

An evacuation alert has been issued by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, effective June 30, 2025, due to the Mount Scatchard wildfire (K40769) about four km. southwest [Continue]

CITY HALL – Mayor files police complaint alleging assault by journalist

June 30, 2025 // 12 Comments

Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson has filed an assault complaint against a local online journalist after an incident in a local bar Saturday night. The mayor said he and a friend went [Continue]