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UPDATE: RCMP confirm weekend crash on Yellowhead Highway north of Kamloops killed driver
KAMLOOPS – RCMP confirm a man died as a result of the injuries sustained after…
Man in pyjama pants robs Kamloops liquor store at gunpoint
KAMLOOPS – A suspect is still on the loose after robbing a local liquor store…
Community members continue rallying for fire service in Pinantan Lake with online fundraiser
PINANTAN LAKE – The small community of Pinantan Lake has made several attempts for fire…
SPCA eyes property near Kamloops airport for new location
KAMLOOPS – Administrators at the B.C. SPCA shelter in Kamloops are aware they have outgrown…
Mediated negotiations get underway in TRU faculty labour dispute
KAMLOOPS – University administrators and faculty members begin mediated bargaining today after the Thompson Rivers…
Kamloops veteran receives medal of distinction, gratitude from France
"IT FEELS VERY NICE THAT THEY REMEMBER." KAMLOOPS - If you ask Cpl. Leonard Ford to tell you what the Second World War was like, why he joined or what it feels like to be honoured in Europe, he’ll simply shrug and tell you, "We engineers weren’t in the fighting, we were always building something....
Rail service provider announces a move to Kamloops which could lead to hundreds of new jobs across B.C.
KAMLOOPS – An international rail service provider plans to establish its B.C. headquarters in Kamloops…
Wine and dine events coming to the Thompson-Okanagan
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Food and wine events across the region will given foodies the chance to…
Kamloops court held up after youth collapses during sentencing
KAMLOOPS - A court hearing for a Kamloops youth ended with a 9-1-1 call today, Jan. 14, after she passed out as a judge handed her a jail sentence. The youth, who was already in custody and cannot be named due to a publication ban, was being sentenced for uttering threats and breaching probation. The...
Principal frustrated with broken windows, vandalism at Kamloops elementary school
KAMLOOPS - A principal is thankful for those who called police to report a break and enter at a Brocklehurst elementary school this week. Deanna Brady, principal of AE Perry Elementary, says it’s ‘unfortunate’ the school had to replace several windows after someone attempted to break into the school Sunday, Jan. 10. “It’s such a...
Strike action won’t impact students: TRU Faculty Association
KAMLOOPS - Faculty at Thompson Rivers University still plan to initiate job action on Thursday, but say their position will not affect students or classes. The TRU Faculty Association announced on Monday, Jan. 11 it would strike by Thursday if no negotiations were in place with the university, which it has been at the bargaining table...
Senior dead after single vehicle crash near Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM - RCMP investigators are examining a fatal collision involving a single vehicle in Salmon Arm earlier this week. Around 4:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 11, Salmon Arm RCMP and East Trans-Canada Traffic Services attended a crash involving a 2005 Dodge Caravan on Highway 97B, south of Highway 1. The van, which was travelling north,...
How swears, Shane Koyczan and a Nazi joke left a Merritt Grade 5 teacher in hot water
MERRITT - A teacher who made his students uncomfortable with his jokes and used swear words to discuss bullying with his Grade 5 students has been disciplined by the B.C. Teachers Regulation Board. Peter Schmid, a Grade 5 teacher at Diamond Vale Elementary, was referred to the board for incidents in the months of May and...
Young Kamloops man who died at work identified
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Coroners Service has identified the man who died while working at Inland Glass and Aluminum earlier this week. He was Reegan Joachim Winofsky, 23, of Kamloops. Regional coroner Larry Marzinzik says Winofsky experienced a medical event which left him unresponsive around 7:30 a.m., Jan. 11. Co-workers witnessed the incident, Marzinzik says...
Kamloops RCMP searching for owner of tin with sentimental jewelry
KAMLOOPS - Police are looking for the owner of a unique tin containing what appears to be sentimental jewelry after recovering the items following an arrest at the end of December. Two men were taken into custody on Dec. 28 for a break and enter at a compound on Cariboo Place, Cpl. Cheryl Bush, a...
Kamloops buses add audio recording to security features
KAMLOOPS – Not only could you be on video, whatever you say may also be…
Buffalo hide produced by B.C. rancher featured in latest Leonardo DiCaprio film
70 MILE HOUSE - A buffalo farmer in the B.C. Interior has become famous in his own right after Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio showcased one of the hides made by at his ranch in the recently released film The Revenant. “It’s just great. I put so much work and labour and love into this stuff,”...
VIDEO: Security footage released of person breaking into Kamloops pharmacy
KAMLOOPS - A pharmacy owner is appealing to the public for more information on a break and enter that occured at the downtown store this week. Cpl. Cheryl Bush, a spokesperson for Kamloops RCMP, confirms the officers were called out just after midnight on Monday, Jan. 11, when an alarm was triggered at Pratt's Compounding...
Winter tick season is a thing, check your pets: Kamloops SPCA
KAMLOOPS - While ticks are a rarity in the winter time, officials at the Kamloops SPCA branch are advising pet owners to check their animals year-round after a cat with nine live ticks was recently surrendered. Valerie Wilson says the cat came from a farm in Barriere where it lived in a chicken coop. While...
Faculty agrees to private mediation with university in wake of strike notice
KAMLOOPS - A private mediator will be brought in to help settle a nearly year-long labour dispute between faculty and administration at Thompson Rivers University. Faculty at the university agreed to private mediation with school administrators following a 72-hour strike notice that was delivered yesterday morning, Jan. 11. While the TRU Faculty Association have taken...
Kamloops court to decide whether pedophile should be declared dangerous offender
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops Supreme Court Justice will determine if a man with a history of sexually molesting children across the province will face an indefinite jail term as a dangerous offender. The man - whose name and locations of his offences cannot be published due to a court order protecting his victim’s identities -...
Ashcroft murder trial to resume this spring after lengthy delay
KAMLOOPS - A man accused of murdering his uncle will return to court this spring for his trial to continue after it was adjourned indefinitely last summer. Shane Takeshi Gyoba is charged with second degree murder after his uncle Ed Gyoba died from blunt force trauma in the backyard of the home they shared in...
Accused in 2009 sex assault case in Kamloops to face trial this summer
KAMLOOPS - The accused in a sex assault case that went cold for years will face trial in Kamloops Supreme Court this summer. Taylor James Howard Matchett, who is charged with sexual assault involving a weapon and use of an imitation firearm in the commission of an offence, will face a judge and jury this...
Kamloops man convicted of manslaughter, arson to get psychiatric tests
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops Supreme Court justice ordered a psychiatric assessment for a local man convicted of arson and manslaughter to determine if he is eligible to be declared a dangerous offender. Last November, a jury convicted David Peter Gordon of two counts of arson which caused the death of his house guest Cheryl William...