Glynn Brothen
Accused cop shooter hires lawyer, still awaits bail hearing
KAMLOOPS - The man accused of shooting a Kamloops RCMP officer has hired a lawyer for his bail hearing on Jan. 29. Kenneth Michael Knutson, 36, was supposed to have his bail hearing today, Jan. 15, but the matter was remanded to later this month. Since his last court date, Knutson hired Victoria-based lawyer Jordan...
TRU student teamed-up to develop smartphone app for youth with mental illness
KAMLOOPS – At the age of 18, a first year Thompson Rivers University psychology student has already achieved something to help many coping with mental illness — and it's a little different because it involves interactive game play. Sara Gillis and 13 others developed Booster Buddy – a free interactive smart-phone app designed specifically for...
Mental health rehabilitation earns drug dealer lesser sentence
KAMLOOPS - A dial-a-dope drug dealer caught in an undercover RCMP operation was handed a one-year probationary sentence on Monday, Jan. 12 for dealing cocaine. Jeremy Machmer, 27, appeared in Kamloops Supreme Court where he pleaded guilty to trafficking cocaine. In September 2013, Machmer sold two rocks of the drug for fifty dollars to a...
Team Canada gold medallist to be honoured at Blazer’s game
KAMLOOPS – World junior gold medallist, Joe Hicketts will be honoured at this evening’s, Jan. 14, Blazer game. Hicketts was born and raised in Kamloops. He is currently in his third season of his WHL career and is captain of the Victoria Royals. In September, the Detroit Redwings agreed on a three-year entry level contract...
Drug trafficker hopes Youtube project will keep him out of prison
KAMLOOPS - It is now up to a Supreme Court justice to decide if a drug supplier's rehabilitative project has earned him the chance to serve his jail sentence in the community over Crown's recommended six-year federal imprisonment. Jean-Claude Auger, who pleaded guilty to his involvement in a drug trafficking ring, was in court Jan. 13 where his lawyer, Chris Thompson,...
Trial date set for teacher accused of possessing child porn
KAMLOOPS - A teacher accused of possessing child pornography will face his Kamloops Supreme Court trial in March. In November, Jerry Waselenkoff, 66, and his lawyer Glen Orris were present for a preliminary inquiry. A pre-trial conference is scheduled for the week of February 9. The trial, expected to take four days long, will begin...
Hopeful cross-Canada runner gains financial stride
KAMLOOPS - Since announcing his run across Canada and back, Edward "Fast Eddy" Dostaler has found some new partners to help fund his run and provide some financial security to cover the year it will take to complete his journey to raise awareness and donations for breast cancer and alzheimers research. Dostaler's sponsorships, through Body...
Lights on again after four day power outage at TRU
KAMLOOPS - After a power outage that lasted from Sunday to Thursday afternoon, most businesses on the TRU campus have resumed operations powered by an emergency generator. The Campus Activity Centre and three houses on the grounds were closed after the latest snowfall damaged a transformer, cutting the power. Students looking to buy a semester's...
Spend your Valentine’s Day with Leonard Cohen
KAMLOOPS – Your Valentine’s Day plans could get a little more poetic if you buy tickets to the B.C. Living Arts’ latest event — Love L. Cohen — a Leonard Cohen themed dinner. The Valentine’s celebration taking place at the Coast Kamloops Conference Centre at 1250 Rogers Way, is a theatrical concert featuring many of Cohen’s songs...
Snow causes partial power-outage at university
KAMLOOPS – Students at Thompson Rivers University will have to go elsewhere on campus for services to get set up for the new semester after a generator blew out the power on a section of the campus earlier this week. Media spokesperson Diana Skoglund says the generator crashed after it got wet and loaded with...
Challenging a fictional Disney character will bruise your ego
Push-up contests are not for the faint of heart. It can get competitive in an instant and the pressure is always highest for the person who suggested it in the first place. But those off-putting elements didn't sway one Disneyland guest when he challenged Gaston (yes, the character from The Beauty and the Beast) to...
Ryan Gosling is a grown-up man who no longer wants to be spoon-fed
No amount of "airplane" or "choo-choo train" sweet-talking can seduce Ryan Gosling into eating his cereal. Just take a look at his reaction to being spoon-fed. Then watch Jimmy Kimmel's crew quiz some boardwalkers on Venice Beach and later determine which store has the longest receipt. Finally, cap it off with watching Bradley Cooper pay...
When every day is Remembrance Day: A Canadian soldier’s story
KAMLOOPS – We’re taking a day to remember the fallen, but soldiers like M.Cpl. John Cumming have been remembering friends every day since witnessing their deaths on the battlefield. For Cumming, it's a day from his tour with the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry that has played in his head for almost five years. “December...
2014 NEWSMAKER OF THE YEAR: Officer down
THIS WEEK, INFONEWS.CA IS COUNTING DOWN THE TOP NEWSMAKERS OF 2014. TODAY: NUMBER ONE KAMLOOPS – Most residents of the Batchelor Heights neighbourhood were asleep when several shots rang out in the early morning hours of Dec. 3. The sound of gunfire was followed by a vehicle speeding off, while the shooting victim, an RCMP...
Accused in animal cruelty case to face charges in Supreme Court
KAMLOOPS – A man accused of shooting two dogs plans to make an application to adjourn his trial date in Supreme Court next week. Richard Charles Gerald Benton faces one charge of causing unnecessary pain or suffering to an animal and one charge of killing or injuring an animal. He is accused of shooting the...