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A COVID-19 outbreak at Vernon's Heritage Square long-term care home. (Jennifer Smith - Morning Star)

Interior Health reports second-highest number of COVID-19 cases over weekend in B.C.

1,345 new cases, more than Vancouver Coastal Health Authority

Trina Hunt's remains were found in the Hope area on March 29. (Photo courtesy of IHIT.)

Trina Hunt’s family angry and frustrated as her murder remains unsolved

It’s been one year since the Port Moody woman disappeared. Her body was found in Hope weeks later

Steve Roberts is the 2021 BC Cowboy Hall of Fame inductee in the category of working cowboy. (Photo credit: Submitted)

BC Cowboy Hall of Fame announces 2021 inductee in working cowboy category

Cariboo cowboy Steve Roberts is an accomplished cattleman, horse trainer and farrier

  • Jan 16, 2022
The BC Homeowners Grant in 2022 will provide in northern or rural areas as much as $770, or up to $1,045 for seniors or people who have a disability. (Metro Creative photo)

Home Owner Grant helps people with property taxes

New threshold ensures that 92 per cent of residential properties are covered by the grant

The BC Homeowners Grant in 2022 will provide in northern or rural areas as much as $770, or up to $1,045 for seniors or people who have a disability. (Metro Creative photo)
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UPDATE: Dunn Lake Road re-opened after avalanche cleared

The slide was reported late Wednesday afternoon

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DriveBC camera in Little Fort at Highway 5 and Highway 24 junction, looking north, at 10:22 a.m. Jan. 12. (DriveBC)

Hwy 5 travel advisory due to freezing rain: DriveBC

Advisory in effect for Avola to Barriere

DriveBC camera in Little Fort at Highway 5 and Highway 24 junction, looking north, at 10:22 a.m. Jan. 12. (DriveBC)
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The Canada Post logo is seen on the outside the company’s Pacific Processing Centre, in Richmond, B.C., on June 1, 2017. A claim by Chinese health authorities that the Omicron variant was introduced to a resident of Beijing through a piece of regular mail from Canada is being dismissed as ludicrous. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
China’s claim that Omicron came from Canadian mail dismissed as ‘ludicrous’
A women walk her dog past a parked school bus in the deep snow after a major snow storm in Mississauga, Ont., on Monday, January 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Winter storm causing school closures, transportation disruptions in parts of Ontario
Quebec Director of Public Health Dr. Horacio Arruda responds to a question during a news conference in Montreal, on January 5, 2022. Arruda, who had been public health director since 2012, abruptly resigned Monday after overseeing the province’s pandemic response for 22 months, citing criticism about the government’s response to the fifth wave. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Canada’s public health leaders navigate choppy waters as pandemic drags on
Police investigating a scammer who took $17,000 from three Vancouver seniors on Jan. 12, 2022. (VPD handout)
VIDEO: Fraudster takes $17,000 from Vancouver seniors in 1 day for fake ‘legal fees’
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Frank Caputo is the MP for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo.

Caputo pushes for natural gas for North Thompson

Access to natural gas service is something residents in the North Thompson…

Frank Caputo is the MP for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo.
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With audit done at TNRD, criminal probe remains

The RCMP’s investigation of activities at the TNRD may be completed in mid-January

  • Jan 12, 2022
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SD73 advises Agate Bay School Bus not running until further notice

Expected wait up to two weeks unless replacement driver found

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A student walks off the bus at the Bancroft Elementary School in Montreal, on Monday, August 31, 2020. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson)

SD73 educators provide update as students return to class

Remaining students will return to class Jan. 10

A student walks off the bus at the Bancroft Elementary School in Montreal, on Monday, August 31, 2020. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson)
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No appointment necessary for rapid COVID-19 tests in Interior Health

Limited supplies are available and reserved for at-risk individuals

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Part 2: B.C.’s community forests are at the heart of sustaining rural regions

An interview with Lower North Thompson Community Forest Association Chair Harley Wright

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Tips given to Northern BC Crime Stoppers led to nine arrests in 2021. (Pixabay image)

Northern BC Crime Stoppers tips led to $15,000 in drug and cash seizures last year

The group received nearly 1,000 tips in 2021, only lagging 2020’s totals

Tips given to Northern BC Crime Stoppers led to nine arrests in 2021. (Pixabay image)
Building spotted floating down the Fraser River past Maple Ridge. (Facebook/Special to The News)

Building spotted floating down Fraser past Maple Ridge

Shed has been secured by port authority

Building spotted floating down the Fraser River past Maple Ridge. (Facebook/Special to The News)
Frank Caputo, MP for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo. (Photo credit: Submitted)

Looking into 2022 with hope and optimism

Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Frank Caputo looks into New Year

  • Jan 6, 2022
Frank Caputo, MP for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo. (Photo credit: Submitted)
Surveillance video shows the suspect, wearing black clothing, a face mask and an orange high visibility vest, standing next to a white pickup truck at a Barriere Esso gas pump on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022, at 3:45 p.m. (Photo submitted by Barriere RCMP)

White pickup with key in ignition stolen from Barriere Esso

Police remind drivers to refrain from leaving vehicles unlocked and/or with keys inside

Surveillance video shows the suspect, wearing black clothing, a face mask and an orange high visibility vest, standing next to a white pickup truck at a Barriere Esso gas pump on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022, at 3:45 p.m. (Photo submitted by Barriere RCMP)
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UPDATE: Snowfall warning issued for North Thompson

As much as 25 cm of snow is expected in parts of the region

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Learn more about the Alzheimer Society of B.C. and how you can help those living with dementia, go to; www.dontchange.ca

January is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month

Learn more about dementia and its stark impact on Canadians

  • Jan 5, 2022
Learn more about the Alzheimer Society of B.C. and how you can help those living with dementia, go to; www.dontchange.ca
A barn is shown engulfed in flames on a property in McLure the afternoon of Wednesday, Dec. 29. No people or animals were hurt in the blaze. (Facebook photo)

Barn lost in McLure, animals given temporary housing

An afternoon structure fire on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, completely destroyed a…

A barn is shown engulfed in flames on a property in McLure the afternoon of Wednesday, Dec. 29. No people or animals were hurt in the blaze. (Facebook photo)
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BC Assessment values up in the North Thompson region

The average value of residential properties in B.C. increased by 22 per cent

(Angie Mindus file photo - Williams LakeTribune)