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Kamloops

Ajax mine, Peterson Creek, Kamloops, Thompson River, Stop Ajax mine

Sandy and Dianne go to war against a giant mine

How close can you put a mine to a city without poisoning its residents?

Crash complicates Canadian tour of country singer Jason Aldean

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Country star Jason Aldean might be mulling a new hit single about a truck and a cowboy singing the blues, but if he records it, the song won't be fictional. Aldean's 2015 Burn It...
Mount Polley, tailings pond, drinking water, mercury, arsenic, Imperial Metals

Why B.C. can expect more Mount Polley-style disasters

If the breach of the Mount Polley tailings pond can bring anything into sharper focus, it is that our relationship with industry in this province is heading in the wrong direction.

BC Premier Christy Clark hits the road to push mystery jobs plan

It's not clear what she'll do as economy shrinks and job growth sputters, but she's hinting at skills training, resource development and Asia Pacific trade.

B.C. boy who vanished 6 years ago is found when mother is arrested in U.S.

CHANDLER, Ariz. -- A British Columbia boy who was allegedly abducted by his mother more than six years ago has been found near Phoenix, Ariz. Valor Howell was three years old when he went missing...

Billboard of hometown hero Bruin Recchi gets change of clothes to blue, green

KAMLOOPS, B.C. -- If the hometown boy happens to play for the wrong team heading into the Stanley Cup finals, he and his image should expect to be taken in vain. Officials at Kamloops' Royal Inland...

Hot Destinations in Beautiful BC Beyond the Home of the Olympic Host City

Pemberton, part time home to freestyle skier Ashleigh McIvor, who won the debut sport of Ladies’ Ski Cross at Cypress Mountain, is well-worth a two hour journey from Vancouver. The 26-year-old...