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Alberta man facing charges after dangerous driving on Okanagan Connector
MERRITT – An Alberta man is facing numerous charges after a RCMP traffic stop on…
Former Kamloops mayoral candidate pleads guilty to assault charge
KAMLOOPS – A former mayoral candidate won’t have a criminal record if he follows conditions…
UPDATE: RCMP confirm weekend crash on Yellowhead Highway north of Kamloops killed driver
KAMLOOPS – RCMP confirm a man died as a result of the injuries sustained after…
Armed robbery in Salmon Arm; police on the look out for suspects
SALMON ARM – RCMP are looking for more information on an armed robbery at a…
Man in pyjama pants robs Kamloops liquor store at gunpoint
KAMLOOPS – A suspect is still on the loose after robbing a local liquor store…
SPCA eyes property near Kamloops airport for new location
KAMLOOPS – Administrators at the B.C. SPCA shelter in Kamloops are aware they have outgrown…
Community members continue rallying for fire service in Pinantan Lake with online fundraiser
PINANTAN LAKE – The small community of Pinantan Lake has made several attempts for fire…
Mediated negotiations get underway in TRU faculty labour dispute
KAMLOOPS – University administrators and faculty members begin mediated bargaining today after the Thompson Rivers…
Kamloops veteran receives medal of distinction, gratitude from France
"IT FEELS VERY NICE THAT THEY REMEMBER." KAMLOOPS - If you ask Cpl. Leonard Ford to tell you what the Second World War was like, why he joined or what it feels like to be honoured in Europe, he’ll simply shrug and tell you, "We engineers weren’t in the fighting, we were always building something....
Kamloops court held up after youth collapses during sentencing
KAMLOOPS - A court hearing for a Kamloops youth ended with a 9-1-1 call today, Jan. 14, after she passed out as a judge handed her a jail sentence. The youth, who was already in custody and cannot be named due to a publication ban, was being sentenced for uttering threats and breaching probation. The...
Principal frustrated with broken windows, vandalism at Kamloops elementary school
KAMLOOPS - A principal is thankful for those who called police to report a break and enter at a Brocklehurst elementary school this week. Deanna Brady, principal of AE Perry Elementary, says it’s ‘unfortunate’ the school had to replace several windows after someone attempted to break into the school Sunday, Jan. 10. “It’s such a...
Strike action won’t impact students: TRU Faculty Association
KAMLOOPS - Faculty at Thompson Rivers University still plan to initiate job action on Thursday, but say their position will not affect students or classes. The TRU Faculty Association announced on Monday, Jan. 11 it would strike by Thursday if no negotiations were in place with the university, which it has been at the bargaining table...
How swears, Shane Koyczan and a Nazi joke left a Merritt Grade 5 teacher in hot water
MERRITT - A teacher who made his students uncomfortable with his jokes and used swear words to discuss bullying with his Grade 5 students has been disciplined by the B.C. Teachers Regulation Board. Peter Schmid, a Grade 5 teacher at Diamond Vale Elementary, was referred to the board for incidents in the months of May and...
Senior dead after single vehicle crash near Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM - RCMP investigators are examining a fatal collision involving a single vehicle in Salmon Arm earlier this week. Around 4:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 11, Salmon Arm RCMP and East Trans-Canada Traffic Services attended a crash involving a 2005 Dodge Caravan on Highway 97B, south of Highway 1. The van, which was travelling north,...
Young Kamloops man who died at work identified
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Coroners Service has identified the man who died while working at Inland Glass and Aluminum earlier this week. He was Reegan Joachim Winofsky, 23, of Kamloops. Regional coroner Larry Marzinzik says Winofsky experienced a medical event which left him unresponsive around 7:30 a.m., Jan. 11. Co-workers witnessed the incident, Marzinzik says...