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Glynn Brothen
The pitch for quidditch at TRU campus
MAGICAL SPORT GETS CANADIAN MAKEOVER KAMLOOPS - Once a year Owen Paetkau and his buddies run around their university campus with plastic shovels between their legs as they throw dodgeballs and handballs around. One guy has a tennis ball hanging from his pants while another player chases him. At first glance it might look like...
No Kamloops neighbourhood immune to car break-ins
KAMLOOPS - Car owners in Westsyde have been dealing with a series of car break-ins over the last week, but a spokesperson for the RCMP says it's not out of the normal for thieves to hit several vehicles in one neighbourhood before moving on to a different one. Westsyde residents living on Bissette Road, Oak...
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...
Alberta Premier Jim Prentice calls provincial election for May 5
EDMONTON – Premier Jim Prentice dropped the writ a year early for an election that will send Albertans to the polls on May 5.
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...
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...
Suspect in Batchelor Heights shooting case still awaiting bail hearing
KAMLOOPS - The man accused of shooting a Kamloops Mountie has yet to have his bail plan heard by Kamloops Provincial Court after it was adjourned for the seventh time today, April 2. Kenneth Michael Knutson, 36, is charged with attempted murder in the commission of a criminal organization, aggravated assault of a peace officer,...
Kamloops park fire death ‘a ritual gone horrifically wrong’
KAMLOOPS - While authorities are still investigating how and why a woman was set on fire early Tuesday morning in a Kamloops park — and later died in hospital — people close to her say it was a pagan ritual gone wrong. The Uji Feature Garden rock formation, where the woman was found, remains blocked...
Getting swept away
This cat keeps itself entertained while its owner tries to sweep the floor. Take a look at how chore time becomes play time on trending now. Then watch Jimmy Kimmel get pranked by Rihanna for April Fools' Day while Ludacris brags about his 1993 Acura on Conan O'Brien. %%embed1%% %%embed2%% %%embed3%%
What happens when Dad looks after the kids
Sometimes you have to get innovative to get a baby to go to sleep. This dad figured out how to do the job in a way that both keeps himself entertained and his child asleep. Watch his invention in action on today's trending now. Then follow it up with Andy Richter teasing Conan O'Brien with...
Concerns for traffic, business during bridge construction in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - With the imminent construction on Overlanders Bridge, business owners, band council members and city staff are discussing solutions to the impact of traffic re-routing in the area. Construction on Overlanders Bridge is expected to start in April and in a meeting with City of Kamloops council members Monday, March 30, Tk'emlups te Secwepemc...
UPDATE: Woman dies from burns; Coroner questions RCMP suicide statement
KAMLOOPS - A woman has died from injuries sustained from burns suffered in a city park early this morning, March 31 and the cause of the fire is now being questioned. Kamloops RCMP initially said the incident was a suicide, but B.C. Coroner's Service spokesperson Barb McLintock says it is too early to tell what...
Reviewing the reviewers: TRU professor questions the university’s transparency
KAMLOOPS – The issue of transparency at a Kamloops institution is under the microscope after a professor who requested survey results on the university’s president was denied. An email to faculty and staff from the university's board of governors chair, Brian Ross, earlier this month suggested their 300 survey results reviewing Dr. Alan Shaver, the...
UPDATE: RCMP investigating armed home invasion
KAMLOOPS - RCMP officers were on scene at a North Shore home Monday to investigate an alleged home invasion that took place around 5 p.m. Kamloops RCMP were called to a residence in the 300 block of Fortune Drive on Monday, March 30, for a report of a home invasion with a weapon in progress....
Kamloops gun club to gain rare rifle after drug traffickers’ sentencing
KAMLOOPS – The city’s gun club is the unlikely beneficiary of a heavy sentence levied against a drug trafficker sentenced today in Kamloops Supreme Court—they will take custody of a rare, valuable collective rifle police confiscated. Terrence Arthur Dean, 64, was sentenced to five years in prison today, March 30, after he earlier pleaded guilty...
Student association puts spotlight on institutional racism
KAMLOOPS – In response to a recent law student conference discussion that left some attendees questioning speakers’ intentions, the Indigenous Law Students’ Association at Thompson Rivers University plans to hold a forum to discuss institutional racism. Law student and event moderator, Daniel Gallant, says the discussion will be a safe space for dialogue so students...
Homeless camps appearing on trails after winter months
KAMLOOPS – As the warmer weather approaches, Kamloops residents and the city’s bylaw department are facing an increase in homeless camps erected near parks and trail paths. Kathie McCauley says for the last two months she’s encountered garbage from a camp on the trail she walks regularly by the riverfront in Valleyview. Recently, she’s seen...
VIDEO: What Kamloops looked like in the 1950s
KAMLOOPS - Sixty years ago, Kamloops was a budding community that looked far different from what it is today and lucky for us someone was smart enough to use video to preserve historical images for future generations. This short 16 millimetre film shows what the view from the South Shore looked like in 1954. In...
Suspected pipe bomb at Kamloops Airport turns out to be artwork
KAMLOOPS - A suspicious pipe-style package in the arrival area of the Kamloops Airport this afternoon halted operations and led to one cancelled flight. Local RCMP along with several emergency personnel attended the airport around 5 p.m. today, March 26, to follow an airport employee's report of a suspicious package in the arrival area. Cpl....
Southeast District RCMP may not lose its helicopter
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The RCMP helicopter based in Kamloops may not move up north just yet according to an RCMP spokesperson who says the move is merely a 'recommendation' still under review. “Our assessment of Air Services in B.C., recommends the re-aligning of these resources more effectively by moving one of two helicopters currently in the...
Proposed legislation will strip presumption of innocence: Defence lawyer
KAMLOOPS – New legislation proposed by the B.C. Liberals this week throws out the presumption of innocence and instead presumes people accused of impaired driving are guilty until they prove otherwise, says a Vancouver defence lawyer specializing in impaired driving. Amendments to the Motor Vehicle Act strengthen the government’s controversial Immediate Roadside Prohibition, which avoids...
Rally planned as union looks at potential job loss in face of laundry privatization
KAMLOOPS – About 150 to 175 workers who could potentially lose their jobs if Interior Health follows through on contracting out laundry services to private companies will be rallying alongside other union members next week. The protest, set to take place in Kamloops on March 31, is one of the ways Barbara Nederpel and the...
More layoffs announced for labour workers in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – One of Kamloops’ main labour employers is facing another round of cuts after a drop in oil prices has directly led to a decline in business for the energy sector industry. On Monday, March 23, officials at Horizon North Logistics announced 46 temporary layoffs and four permanent layoffs for Kamloops employees. The 50...
Suspect sought after attempted truck theft in Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM – Police are still searching for a suspect after a man caught someone attempting to steal his pickup truck early this morning in Salmon Arm. The owner of a residence on 8 Avenue awoke to the sound of his pickup truck being started at 3 a.m., Monday, March 23. When he ran outside...