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Jennifer Stahn
Highlights from the Truth and Reconciliation report on residential schools
OTTAWA – The Truth and Reconciliation Commission examining Canada's residential-school system has released a summary of its six-volume report, the culmination of six years of study of the church-run, government-funded institutions, which operated for more than 120 years.
Lightning strikes 500 per cent above normal for May
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – We didn’t get a lot rain, and temperatures were only a bit warmer…
Cool, wet weather to hit Okanagan
NEAR-RECORD HEAT EXPECTED BY WEEKEND OKANAGAN - The warm weather we’ve been having is about to step aside to make room for cooler temperatures and rain, lots of rain, over the next few days. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for all of the Okanagan Valley as well as the Shuswap, Nicola and...
High-speed action coming to Kamloops this weekend
KAMLOOPS - If you love motocross, this is the weekend you have been waiting for. The motocross nationals will be bringing some of the top riders from across the world to Kamloops this weekend. The 2015 Rockstar Energy Drink Motocross National series is kicking off at Whispering Pines in Kamloops this year, before heading to...
UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm warning for North Okanagan ended, watch ended for Thompson-Okanagan
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Environment Canada has ended the severe thunderstorm watch for the Thompson-Okanagan. The severe…
Kamloops woman admits it’s not her real identity, not her real boobs
KAMLOOPS – A woman who stole an elderly man's identity to pay for breast implants, a tummy tuck and liposuction should spend nine to 12 months in jail, prosecutors have told a judge in Kamloops, B.C.
Six-year-old girl helps rescue kitten from storm drain
LANCASTER, Pa. – Firefighters were too big to rescue a kitten from a storm drain in south-central Pennsylvania, but a 6-year-old girl's size proved to be just right.
Former B.C. staffer alleges Transportation Ministry destroyed emails
VICTORIA – A former executive assistant in the B.C. transportation minister's office says emails about government meetings over the Highway of Tears investigation into murdered and missing women were purposely deleted from his computer by a ministry official.
Kelowna going to Memorial Cup semi-finals
KELOWNA - The Kelowna Rockets finished round robin play in Quebec with one win and two losses but were still able to secure a berth in the Canadian Hockey League Memorial Cup semi-final round thanks to owning a better average of goals-for and goals-against. The Rockets beat Rimouski Oceanic earlier this week but fell to...
Party leaders spar over NDP’s alleged improper use of taxpayers’ money
OTTAWA – Tom Mulcair, Justin Trudeau and Stephen Harper are duking it out over the allegedly improper use of parliamentary resources for partisan purposes by New Democrat MPs.
Clean Air Day
KAMLOOPS – Join the ECOSmart Team and the CAP Team on Wednesday, June 3, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Fourth Avenue between Seymour Street and Lansdowne Street to celebrate Clean Air Day. Come on down to this exciting event to learn and raise awareness about clean air initiatives in Kamloops. In conjunction with...
Unionized construction workers reach deal for labour stability on Site C
VICTORIA – B.C. Hydro and the province's unionized building trades workers have reached an agreement over the construction of the $9-billion Site C hydroelectric dam.
B.C. firefighters heading to Alberta
KAMLOOPS - Fire risk in B.C. has lowered over the last several days and as a result B.C. Wildfire is sending crews to Alberta, where the province is under a province-wide fire ban as several large wildfires burn out of control. The Wildfire Management Branch said today, May 27, it would be sending 80 sustained...
B.C. must work on determining total impact of resource projects: Auditor general
VICTORIA – British Columbia's auditor general says the province has failed to adequately address the long-term environmental impact of its resource-development decisions.
Rockets fall to Oshawa in Memorial Cup action
KELOWNA - The Oshawa Generals defeated the Kelowna Rockets 2-1 on Tuesday night at the MasterCard Memorial Cup in a tightly played defensive battle that dropped the Rockets to 1-and-2 through the round robin portion of the tournament. The Rockets remain in the hunt for the Memorial Cup and will either play in a tie-breaker...
More rain, thunderstorms in forecast for Okanagan
OKANAGAN - Above normal temperatures are back, but they come with a chance of rain and thunderstorms over the next few days. After several days of off and on rain, and even a few thunderstorms, Environment Canada is still calling for a chance of rain through the end of the week. There is a chance...
Several soccer officials arrested in Switzerland; 2018 and 2022 World Cup votes also probed
ZURICH – Swiss prosecutors opened criminal proceedings into FIFA's awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, only hours after seven soccer officials were arrested Wednesday pending extradition to the U.S. in a separate probe of "rampant, systemic, and deep-rooted" corruption.
Parliament Hill shooting: Nerve centre lacked tech help, food, senior execs
OTTAWA – On the day of the Parliament Hill shooting, the federal Government Operations Centre did not have computer technicians on site, food was limited and senior emergency officials weren't in the building.
From urine therapy to vitamins: study warns of untested Lyme disease ‘cures’
TORONTO – A range of untested and unorthodox treatments for Lyme disease are being advocated or sold on the Internet, according to a new study that raises concerns about the appeal of these therapies to people who believe they have a controversial condition called chronic Lyme disease.
‘Corner Gas’ actor, CBC writer Mike O’Brien dies of cancer
TORONTO – Mike O'Brien, a longtime CBC comedy writer and an actor who played a recurring character on "Corner Gas," has died of cancer. He was 51.
Former NHLer pleads guilty to assault, driving charges in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – A former NHL enforcer has pleaded guilty to an assault charge and three charges of driving while prohibited in separate incidents last year in Kamloops and Merritt, B.C.
Enderby woman wins $1M with free play
ENDERBY - An Enderby woman is celebrating her birthday with the ultimate present — a $1 million Maxmillion prize. Tanya Williams, who celebrates her birthday this week, won a free play and $1 on a previous Lotto Max draw and used that to get another ticket. She found out she was a winner when she...
Driver brakes for squirrel on B.C. highway, causes four-vehicle crash
NANAIMO – Slamming on the brakes to let a squirrel cross the road came at a cost for a driver who caused a multi-vehicle crash in Nanaimo, B.C.
Slide the City registration opens for Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Want to take a run at the long slip and slide set to grace part of Hillside Drive this summer? Registration opens today, Tuesday, May 26. Slide the City, an American company that tours North America with a giant Slip ’n Slide, will be stopping in about a dozen Canadian cities this summer....