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ELECTION 2015: Harper to visit Kamloops next week
KAMLOOPS - Prime Minister Stephen Harper is tentatively scheduled to come to Kamloops next week. The Conservative Party of Canada is releasing limited information, but a spokesperson confirmed the Conservative leader will be in the region on Monday, Sept. 14. Details on if and when an event is to take place will be confirmed 24...
This Kamloops man got a conditional sentence for his 52nd conviction; not so lucky on 53rd
BROKE INTO A RURAL HOME THE FIRST DAY UNDER HOUSE ARREST KAMLOOPS — A man caught red-handed for a break and enter just one day after he was sentenced to house arrest for a previous conviction will now spend the next four years in prison after a judge’s decision today, Sept. 8. Jason Aran Martin,...
UPDATE: Teen spotted in Kamloops located
UPDATE: 7:05 P.M., SEPT. 3, 2015 RCMP say Hayley Haines has been located. 3:08 P.M., SEPT. 3, 2015 KAMLOOPS - A girl who was reported missing on the weekend was spotted downtown yesterday and RCMP are asking for help in locating her. Hayley Haines, 18, was reported missing Aug. 29 but was sighted in the...
UPDATE: Kamloops woman located
UPDATE: 7:09 P.M., SEPT. 3, 2015 RCMP say Rhonda Johnson has been located and is back with her family. 3:05 P.M., SEPT. 3, 2015 KAMLOOPS - A woman has been reported missing after she didn't return home from a walk to the store yesterday. RCMP is asking for the public’s help in locating a Rhonda...
Website allowing people to rent out their bikes makes inroads in Canada
TORONTO – Years after Bixi and its competitors set up shop in Canada, another bike-sharing system that some describe as the AirBnB of cycling is making inroads in the country.
Beyonce 101: Canadian researchers offer university courses studying pop superstar
TORONTO – With the release of every new track, magazine cover and Instagram post, Beyonce's every move sparks endless chatter on social media.
Ashley Madison CEO Noel Biderman ends relationship with company he founded
TORONTO – Ashley Madison has made public relations mistakes but forgiveness may be out of reach for the adultery website as it hopes to salvage relationships with its members following the departure of CEO Noel Biderman.
Interior Health may review case after senior receiving home care burned to death
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health may conduct a review of a Kamloops senior's file to determine if there should be improvements to senior care after the woman died from injuries relating to a fire in her home. Matilda ‘Tillie’ Olineck, 72, was smoking a cigarette before she caught fire in her chair at the Glenfair senior's...
Appeal denied for man convicted in child porn ring
KAMLOOPS — The B.C. Court of Appeal dismissed a man’s request to overturn his conviction on several child porn charges because of his right to privacy. David Caza was convicted in 2012 after police discovered he was participating in an international exchange of child pornography images online. To avoid detection by police, Caza renewed his...
Rainy weather and thunderstorms for Okanagan
OKANAGAN - In the wake of the extended period of hot, dry weather, the Okanagan is about to receive several days of rain. Environment Canada is calling for clouds and showers beginning today, Aug. 28, and continuing through to Wednesday. Thundershowers are forecast for Saturday. And it will be cool with highs of 19 Celsius and...
What’s in a name? Two days’ worth of debate
'IT'S LIKE A BOY NAMED SUE': JUDGE KAMLOOPS — The ‘what’s in a name’ case is taking longer than expected as lawyers continue to argue in Kamloops Supreme Court if a homeless man committed an illegal act when he gave police doing a street check a different name than his legal birth name and continued...
Get hopped up on this Kamloops Beer Festival
KAMLOOPS — If you can’t wait until Oktoberfest to get drinking, the Kamloops Beer Festival, better known as ‘Brew Loops’, might be the best place to get your fix for craft beer next month. The four-day September festival with several events will take place at three craft brewery locations: The Noble Pig, Red Beard Cafe...
Canada’s doctors want parents to give schools proof of child’s immunization
HALIFAX – Canada's doctors stopped short of advocating for mandatory vaccinations for children Wednesday, calling instead for parents to provide proof to school officials that their children have been vaccinated.
Alberta reserve gets support for charging drivers detouring after fatal crash
MORLEY, ALBERTA, – Reserve residents are getting some support for charging a toll to drivers looking for a shortcut when RCMP rerouted traffic around a fatal crash in southern Alberta this week.
Who’s to blame for wrong name? Man who gave it or police for not checking it
'SURELY BEFORE YOU GOT ACROSS THE THRESHOLD OF THE COURTROOM, THE POLICE COULD HAVE FIGURED OUT THESE THINGS': JUDGE KAMLOOPS — If a person gives a false name to police, is it up to the police, the Crown or the accused to prove who the person really is? It's a case lawyers are calling 'unique'...
Police search for four kids allegedly abducted by dad and taken to Middle East
COMOX VALLEY, B.C. – International police are searching for four Vancouver Island children allegedly abducted by their father overseas.
Daughters struggle for answers about dementia care after mom suffers horrific death
'SHE COULD HAVE GONE FROM ANY ONE OF HER ILLNESSES," DAUGHTER SAYS, 'BUT SHE BURNED ALIVE." KAMLOOPS — A series of government-funded senior care failures and one last cigarette killed Matilda ‘Tillie’ Olineck, her family says. Jeanne and Jackie Olineck — Tillie’s daughters — were cleaning up their mothers apartment at the Glenfair Complex downtown...
Senior woman dies in fire at Kamloops retirement home
KAMLOOPS — A Kamloops woman has died from her injuries after her room caught fire in a downtown senior’s complex yesterday, Aug. 24. Platoon Capt. Troy Grant says Kamloops Fire Rescue and paramedics responded to the call at Glenfair Complex on Glenfair Drive around 10:20 p.m. and determined the woman fell asleep in her chair...
Shooting victim warns of vigilante attacks on mentally ill man who shot him
KAMLOOPS — The British Columbia Review Board is questioning legislation that grants victims the right to learn where their attackers are living after a Kamloops man requested the mentally ill person who shot him in the face be moved. Last December, a Kamloops Supreme Court Justice found Erik Konrad William Nelson not guilty of several...
B.C. crews begin work on Washington wildfire
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - B.C. Wildfire firefighters have begun work on a Washington-based wildfire inching its way toward the Canadian border. With five kilometres left before reaching Canada, B.C. crews have been deployed to suppress the Stickpin Fire which is now estimated to be 19,240 hectares in size. Plans so far are for crews to assess the...
Grassland-eating grasshoppers causing grief for Interior cattle ranchers
KAMLOOPS - A district board member hopes to speak with the provincial Minister of Agriculture about "a great number of complaints" about the growing grasshopper population eating away the grasslands near Kamloops and causing concerns for ranchers. Ken Gillis, the director for the Grasslands area of the Thompson Nicola Regional District, says he plans to...
NHL assistant coach, Kamloops Blazer owner in jail on drunk driving charges
SON WAS IN VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING WITH BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL OF .3 FRIDLEY, MN — One of the Kamloops Blazers owners is in jail facing charges for driving under the influence with a 0.30 blood alcohol content reading in Minnesota Thursday evening. According to a complaint filed by Fridley Police Department Officer Erik Johnson in...
Gyoba trial suspended pending psychiatric assessment
KAMLOOPS — The trial for a 28-year-old Ashcroft man charged with murdering his uncle will…
Accused murderer talks about everything but his uncle’s death
LANGUAGE AND CONTENT ADVISORY KAMLOOPS – Shane Gyoba was conversational on several topics during an…