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Kamloops New Life Mission expects busy winter, extends opening hours
KAMLOOPS - Since the season changed, so have the temperatures, but for the New Life Mission in Kamloops it’s still business as usual. Stan Dueck, the centre’s executive director says the effort to help out the homeless has increased since the centre’s hours were extended to 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., seven days a week....
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,...
Inquest postponed as RCMP investigates death of Kamloops inmate
KAMLOOPS - An inquest for an inmate who died at Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre in November of last year has been pushed back pending further investigation from the Kamloops RCMP. Dylan Levi Judd, 20, was found unresponsive during a morning check at the jail Nov. 10, 2014. After an investigation by the RCMP and the...
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...
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...
What an El Niño winter means for the Thompson-Okanagan
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - With autumn well underway it's hard to ignore the fact that it's only a matter of time before the snow hits, but with a strong El Niño expected this season winter could look, and feel, a little different this year. Meteorologists say the event may be a little overhyped but we could expect temperatures...
What an El Niño winter means for the Kamloops area
KAMLOOPS - With autumn well underway it's hard to ignore the fact that it's only a matter of time before the snow hits, but with a strong El Niño expected this season winter could look, and feel, a little different this year. Meteorologists say the event may be a little overhyped but we could expect temperatures...
TAYLOR TRIAL: Teen and accused were ‘getting along’ hours before her death
KAMLOOPS — In the hours leading up to her death, a pregnant 16-year-old was getting along with her boyfriend and didn’t want to leave him the night before their trip from Kamloops to Terrace, a jury heard in Kamloops Supreme Court yesterday, Sept. 29. Claude Royer, a ministry of children and families worker, was among...
TAYLOR TRIAL: Teen and boyfriend ended relationship before she was killed: Step-father
KAMLOOPS — The step-father of a teenaged girl who was slain in 2012 said he was surprised to find out she broke up with her boyfriend the night she was killed since the two were ‘inseparable’ when they lived with him in Terrace. Glen Wilson, CJ Fowler’s step-father, took the stand in Kamloops Supreme Court...
Court awaiting results of mental assessment for Ashcroft man accused of murder
KAMLOOPS - The trial for Shane Gyoba, the man accused of murdering his uncle in Ashcroft last year is waiting on a psychological fitness assessment ordered by Justice Dev Dley this morning, Sept. 28. The matter has been put over until Oct. 26 in Kamloops Supreme Court. Shane’s uncle, Ed Gyoba, was found dead in...
UPDATE: Accused killer knew girlfriend was pregnant with his child before she was killed
KAMLOOPS — A man accused of murdering his 16-year-old girlfriend told the front desk clerk of a men's shelter in Prince George that he knew the teen was pregnant with his child before her death. Fowler's boyfriend, Damien Lawrence Taylor, 24, is charged with second-degree murder in the teen's death. The two were scheduled to...
The facts about next week’s five construction projects in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Beginning next week, construction crews in the city will be working on five different projects in the city, some short-term, others longer. Here’s an update of closures or delays to expect. OVERLANDERS BRIDGE Now that the west side of the bridge has been completed, crews are continuing work on the other side. Materials...
Kamloops jail has highest number in the province for in-custody deaths
KAMLOOPS - Since August 2014 there have been four in-custody death’s at six regional provincial jails, three of which were in Kamloops according to data from the Ministry of Justice. The number went from three to four on Monday, Sept. 21 with the latest death in Kamloops but details of the case, including the inmate’s...
UPDATE: Kamloops police find missing 25-year-old
KAMLOOPS - A 25-year-old man who hasn't been in touch with his family since yesterday around noon has been found. Kamloops RCMP said Colby Stade was found in the Valleyview area near a trail behind the arena. He was taken to hospital by ambulance and is in stable condition. — This story was updated at...
Kamloops RCMP investigating metal theft from Sahali compound
KAMLOOPS - Police are investigating a copper wire theft last night at a plumbing and heating business in Sahali. Const. Jason Epp says a lone male broke into the compound of Interior Plumbing and Heating between 11 p.m. and midnight, Sept. 24, and stole spools of welding cable. Owners at the business located at 782...
Gun complaints lead to arrest in Aberdeen McDonalds parking lot
KAMLOOPS - A man with a gun standing in the Aberdeen McDonalds parking lot led to an arrest this morning. Local RCMP officers responded to the Aberdeen McDonalds at 8 a.m. today, Sept. 25 after receiving several complaints from people who witnessed a man with a gun standing in the restaurant’s parking lot. Const. Jason...
Canadian Pacific says trespassing has increased downtown, in support of closing two railway crossings
KAMLOOPS — Canadian Pacific Railway is asking Transport Canada to consider closing the railway crossings at 2 and 3 Avenues as they say increased business traffic has led to more trespassing on private property. "Trespassing problems worsened at these locations with the recent business openings and become dangerous during events in the Interior Savings Centre...
Brain injury ‘seriously diverted’ life of former psych nurse to crime spree in Kamloops, Kelowna
KAMLOOPS — A former psychiatric nurse says he’s sorry for the damage he caused in a short-term crime spree, which included injuring four sheriffs when he tried to escape custody at the Kamloops courthouse last year. Jonathan Allandale Dale Phillips, 39, pleaded guilty in Kamloops Supreme Court today, Sept. 24, to possession of stolen property,...
Five years after man’s death on Shuswap Lake and still no resolution to trial
KAMLOOPS - A Shuswap houseboat crash five years ago is still making its way through Kamloops Supreme Court and today it was put over once again to another date for decision. Leon Reinbrecht faces one charge of criminal negligence causing death after he drove his speedboat into a houseboat killing driver Ken Brown in the...
UPDATE: Inmate dies at Kamloops jail; third in less than a year
KAMLOOPS - Another inmate has died at the Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre, making it the third to occur in a year. Details surrounding the case are still being confirmed, but Dean Purdy, chair of corrections and sheriffs services component of the B.C. Government and Service Employee’s Union, confirmed the death occurred Monday night, Sept. 21....
First Nation groups officially file title claim against portion of Ajax Mine site
KAMLOOPS - About a week after mining company KGHM submitted its provincial environmental application for the proposed Ajax Mine project, two bands have officially filed land title papers with the B.C. Supreme Court. Paperwork was filed with the courts by Stk’emlupsemc of the Secwepemc Nation, a group that represents the Skeetchestn First Nation and Tk’emlúps...
How one group plans to bring a Syrian family to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Community and church groups are banding together with hopes of bringing a Syrian family to Kamloops in the wake of the refugee crisis. On Sept. 29, a group known as RAFT — Refugees and Friends Together — will outline their plan and provide information for those who want to help one Syrian family...
Kamloops man pushing hard in last leg of run across Canada
KAMLOOPS - It’s been a long haul for Edward ‘Fast Eddy’ Dostaler, a Kamloops man running across Canada for the last seven months, but the last stretch will be his toughest; its a race against time. On Sept. 19, Dostaler calculated the distance left to get to Sydney, N.S., about 420 kilometres, and then learned...
Salmon Arm RCMP investigating crash and truck full of marijuana
SALMON ARM - One man was taken to hospital after being ejected from his truck and another arrested for possession of drugs following a high-speed chase in two separate cases in the Salmon Arm area yesterday. At 9 a.m. yesterday, Sept. 21, RCMP attended a crash scene where a 40-year-old male rolled his Ford F350...