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Suspects cut hole through building but flee empty-handed

KAMLOOPS - Suspected thieves managed to run away from a break-in scene, but did so empty-handed after RCMP officers arrived at the golf shop around 2 a.m. Tuesday morning. Spokesperson Cpl. Cheryl Bush says rural RCMP officers responded to an alarm at the Rivershore Golf Links Golf Shop on April 7. Officers believe the suspects...

Day of Secwentwecw brings city kids closer to the land

KAMLOOPS - When you are learning about nature it doesn't really make sense to be holed up in a school gymnasium, so Stuart Wood Elementary students spent part of the day at Riverside Park learning about the Secwepemc and Nlaka’Pamux First Nations and what their beliefs and traditions can teach us today. Tuesday, April 7,...

Former RCMP officer calling on Kamloops Mounties to make informed union vote

KAMLOOPS - A retired RCMP officer is asking for Mounties to take the time to educate themselves on collective bargaining before voting to make a decision that could change the future of the force’s relationship with its employees. “First and foremost, members have to be educated about what choice they can make,” spokesperson for the...

BROTHEN: Community cooperation in Kamloops a model for others

Anytime you talk about your city and what you like most about it, you're bound to compare it to other communities. One thing Kamloops has above most cities in the province's interior is its progressive friendship between the local band and municipal staff.  Both groups meet up once a year for lunch to talk about...

Bus helps officers bust Kamloops drivers

KAMLOOPS - RCMP used the latest police agency tool to target drunk drivers to hand out sanctions to 11 different drivers for impaired driving in Kamloops over Easter weekend. Cpl. Cheryl Bush says along with those 11 drivers, officers also caught two drivers without insurance, one prohibited driver and made four marijuana seizures. They used...