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Salmon Arm mom pulls son from school after learning he was placed in locked room
SALMON ARM - A Salmon Arm mother is still in shock after finding out her seven-year-old son was being locked in a room at school as part of a behaviour management plan she knew nothing about. Jackie Graham found out about the practice when the principal of South Broadview Elementary School in Salmon Arm called...
Mother accused of murdering infant son in Kamloops to undergo psychiatric assessment
KAMLOOPS - A woman charged with murdering her newborn son will undergo a psychiatric assessment to determine her mental state at the time of the alleged offence. Courtney Fawn Saul made a brief apperance in Kamloops Provincial Court this morning, Oct. 8. She is charged with second degree murder in the death of her infant...
Okanagan wineries report progress in efforts to rein in legislation
OKANAGAN - Small and medium sized wineries say efforts are working to slow the province’s issuing of liquor licenses to allow wine sales in grocery stores. Following a meeting held at Poplar Grove Winery in Penticton last week, the B.C. Alliance for Smart Liquor Retail Choice reported the group met with staff of Premier Christy...
ELECTION 2015: Local poll will help strategic voters in the North Okanagan decide their candidate
NORTH OKANAGAN - People in the North Okanagan-Shuswap riding are doing what they can to make sure their strategic votes count in the upcoming federal election. A non-partisan group has decided to fund a poll to help people in the riding choose who best to vote for if they want to out the Conservatives. One...
TAYLOR TRIAL: Accused pretended to be hallucinating during psychiatric exam: Psychiatrist
KAMLOOPS — The forensic psychiatrist who examined the man accused of murdering his girlfriend said he could have suffered from psychosis caused by drug use at the time of the 16-year-old’s death, despite the accused pretending to be schizophrenic during their meetings. Dr. Sunette Lessing conducted eight hours of interviews with Damien Taylor, 24, at...
ELECTION 2015: Kamloops councillor brings ‘Heave Steve’ to council meeting
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops city councillor used a very public outlet to let everyone in town know who he’s not voting for in the upcoming federal election. Donovan Cavers wore a t-shirt during a city council meeting today, Oct. 6, which read 'Heave Steve' with a cartoon Stephen Harper being carried off in in a...
The 14-year-old Vernon boy charged with murder has been released
VERNON - A 14-year-old Greater Vernon boy charged with murder is out of jail — at least for the time being. The teen, whose identity is protected under the Youth Act, was released on bail Sept. 22. Details such as what the bail is set at, and the conditions of his release, were not made...
New president and CEO announced for Interior Health
KELOWNA - A new president and chief executive officer has been named for the Interior Health Authority. It was announced at a board meeting today, Oct. 6, that Chris Mazurkewich will take over as president and CEO on Oct. 26. He is replacing Dr. Robert Halpenny, who announced his resignation earlier this year. Halpenny’s last...
UPDATE: Semi carrying equipment for Jason Aldean tour flips near Kamloops; Prince George concert rescheduled
KAMLOOPS - A semi truck carrying equipment for country singer Jason Aldean and his band crashed early this morning on route to Prince George. RCMP say the truck went off the side of Highway 1 and hit a rock, which caused the truck to flip just before 1 a.m. today, Oct. 6. About 15 metres...
What Interior residents need to know about the killer gas radon
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - It sounds like something from a thriller sci-fi movie - a colourless, odorless radioactive gas that seeps from the ground, infiltrates buildings and kills people. In real life, radon gas is a known carcinogen, the second leading cause of lung cancer accounting for 10 per cent of cases and is found in elevated...
TAYLOR TRIAL UPDATE: Accused says he made a ‘false confession’ to killing girlfriend
"I WAS JUST TRYING TO SCARE HER IN A FUNNY WAY BUT IT DIDN'T TURN OUT THAT WAY. SHE WAS BLEEDING OUT OF HER THROAT" KAMLOOPS — After his arrest in 2014, Damien Taylor told Kamloops RCMP investigators he killed his 16-year-old girlfriend CJ Fowler, a Crown prosecutor revealed today. But in front of his...
ELECTION 2015: This probably isn’t the attention vandals intended when they hit Conservative election signs in Vernon
'IF YOU WANT TO SCRIBBLE SOMETHING, GO TO THE BALLOT BOX ON VOTING DAY.' VERNON - A damaged federal election sign making its rounds on social media is just the tip of the iceberg for one North Okanagan-Shuswap party. Vernon resident Chris Van der Molen walked out of his house Sunday morning to find vandals...
UPDATE: Missing 16-year-old Kamloops girl found
UPDATE: 6:37 a.m., Oct. 5, 2015 KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say Shelby Copping, 16, has been safely located. 2:53 p.m., Oct. 1, 2015 KAMLOOPS - Police are searching for a 16-year-old girl who was reported missing by her family yesterday. Shelby Copping is 5’10” tall, has brown hair and green eyes and weighs approximately 155...
UPDATE: Missing Kamloops teen found
Update: 8:48 a.m., Oct. 5, 2015 KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say Sydney Beckley, 17, who was reported missing on Sept. 25, has been located safe and sound. 2:49 p.m., Oct. 1, 2015 KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP is asking for the public’s help to locate a teen missing since last week. Sydney Beckley, 17, was reported...
ELECTION 2015: Will strategic voting give NDP the boost they need to unseat Conservatives in the Thompson-Okanagan?
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – If strategic voting is embraced in the Thompson-Okanagan, the NDP will likely see a significant jump in their final numbers when polls close Oct. 19. That's according to a popular website for voters who want any candidate but Harper to win in this year’s general election. StrategicVoting.ca gives a riding-by-riding breakdown of which...
TAYLOR TRIAL: “I’m going to ask you point blank: Did you kill her?”
KAMLOOPS — He travelled to Prince George alone after leaving behind his 16-year-old pregnant girlfriend who was later found dead in Kamloops. When Sgt. Todd Wiebe of Prince George RCMP found him, he asked the obvious question. “I’m going to ask you point blank: Did you kill her?” “No, I did not kill her,” Damien...
TAYLOR TRIAL: If teen was rushed to hospital after injuries, death could have been prevented, doctor says
KAMLOOPS — The injuries to a teen’s head, neck and chest were severe enough to cause her death, but the 16-year-old girl could have been saved if she had received immediate medical attention, a jury has heard. Dr. Gilles Molgat, the pathologist who performed the autopsy of CJ Fowler, testified in Kamloops Supreme Court today,...
Why not having enough money could prevent you from getting an organ transplant
LOGAN LAKE - In a matter of three weeks, a middle-aged woman from Logan Lake visited a doctor, found out she had an autoimmune disease, was told she needed a liver and could get one — for a price. Tammy Valin was told she could be put on the waitlist but first needed to prove...
X-Files trailer released: Do you recognize any scenes?
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The highly anticipated return of X-Files will include scenes shot in B.C. this spring and the recently released trailer includes a brief look at what we can expect when the show hits the air next year. The six-episode return of the popular TV series will include at least one scene shot in the...
Orange Shirt Day remembers residential school victims
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - If you saw someone wearing orange today, don’t assume they are supporters of the federal NDP. “Orange Shirt Day is a reminder of the pain and anguish of residential school survivors and their families,” Rose Caldwell says. “For the ones who made it through and the ones who never came home.” Caldwell is...
Top female sailors to race in Kelowna this weekend
KELOWNA - Some of the best female sailors in the country will be in Kelowna this weekend for a competitive sailboat race that hasn’t been held in Kelowna since 2007. The 2015 Re/Max Canada Women’s Keelboat Championships is a fast-paced weekend of racing that takes place over three days in front of Waterfront Park in...
Kelowna CBC reporter’s Twitter mistake pronounces Carlos Santana’s premature death
KELOWNA – The local host of CBC’s Daybreak South was forced to delete several tweets…
Two Kamloops residents charged for feeding Whistler bear
KAMLOOPS - Two Kamloops residents visiting Whistler have been charged after being caught feeding a bear from their car. The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says the Kamloops residents were observed tossing food out the vehicle window on Callaghan Road in Whistler while a bear ate the food. The person who noticed the incident provided the...
TAYLOR TRIAL: Witnesses describe finding body of teen in Kamloops neighbourhood
KAMLOOPS — The walking trail by a ravine near Guerin Creek was often littered with beer cans, bottles and garbage, but three dog walkers, a hydro worker and a letter carrier noticed something out of place the morning of Dec. 5 before a 16-year-old girl’s body was found in the neighbourhood. The body was CJ...