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Firefighter calendar sold out, $40K raised for burn fund
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Firefighters Charitable Society has met its goal by selling all 2,000 printed calendars featuring photos of local firefighters. A total of $40,000 - 100 per cent of the proceeds - will be donated to the B.C. Professional Firefighters Burn Fund to help burn survivors and build a new centre. In addition...
A review of 2014 at the Kamloops Law Courts
KAMLOOPS - Both provincial and supreme courtrooms at the Kamloops Law Courts have seen a steady stream of cases this past year. As we count down to the new year, we present some of the highlights—maybe lowlights—from 2014. JANUARY — Damien Lawrence Taylor, 23, was arrested and charged in the death of C.J. Fowler -...
UPDATE: Name of suspect released in Cherry Avenue homicide; residents react
KAMLOOPS - Police have now filed murder charges against a resident of the 435 Cherry Avenue apartment building after police discovered the body of a 26-year-old woman Tuesday afternoon. Christopher Frank Butler, 41, was charged with second-degree murder around 2 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. The victim was Deanne Genevieve Wheeler, 26, according to police. Const. Jason...
Keeping it safe on New Years’ Eve
KAMLOOPS - A full complement of RCMP officers will be out on patrol Wednesday evening to make sure partiers are keeping it safe as they ring in the New Year. The extra units will set up various road blocks throughout the city to check if those who are too drunk to drive are using a...
UPDATE: Kamloops police investigate homicide after woman killed in apartment
KAMLOOPS - RCMP officers have a man in custody after finding a dead woman in an apartment on the North Shore's Cherry Avenue around 2 p.m. today, Dec. 30. But after reporting that a suspect was "arrested for murder," RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Cheryl Bush now says he has "been taken into custody in relation to...
Where to get your New Year’s Eve party on in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Whether you’re looking for family fun or a chance to cut loose, there’s a party for everyone in Kamloops. Here are some different options with prices for you to take a look at. - The Coast Kamloops Hotel and Conference Centre in Aberdeen offers a dinner buffet with wine, party favours and champagne...
NEWSMAKERS 2014: The Kamloops connection to ISIS
THIS WEEK, INFONEWS.CA IS COUNTING DOWN THE TOP FIVE STORIES FROM 2014 KAMLOOPS - Few stories got more attention world-wide than the advance of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, also known as ISIS or ISIL. The terrorists made international headlines as the group spread through Syria and Iraq, taunted the West and posted...
Police investigating break and enter at Savona post office
KAMLOOPS - Investigators from the Kamloops Rural RCMP detachment are following up on an early Sunday morning break in at the Savona post office. Police say it happened around 3:30 a.m. The suspects entered the building through a window and approximately 20 parcels were stolen, according to a RCMP media release. Anyone who may have...
10 activities you can do to meet your daily exercise requirements
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – If your latest exercise is having a Netflix marathon while you wear sweatpants you wouldn't dare to wear in public, you might want to reconsider your options. The number one New Year’s resolution people make (and usually don’t end up following) is to get in shape – New Year, new beginning. Adults should...
This volunteer organization has less than one week to meet its goal
KAMLOOPS - Staff at Developing World Connections, an international volunteer organization, is asking for Aeroplan mile donations to help them offset travel costs for their work abroad. “Using donated Aeroplan Miles for our travel needs allows more donor funds to directly reach communities in need and project beneficiaries,” Sarah Johnstone from Developing World Connections says....
Funny stories about drunks from designated drivers
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The holidays are a time to catch up with old friends, spend quality time with family and have a few rum and eggnogs to celebrate. Maybe it’s the cooler weather, the spirit or all the booze we get for gifts – but undoubtedly some of us will get more carried away than others....
Corduroy, double knits and extreme weather: What Christmas was like 50 years ago
KAMLOOPS – Fifty years ago in Kamloops the gifts, clothes and news were different, but the holiday spirit was just as strong as today’s. In a look back at the Kamloops Daily Sentinel from December, 1964 the hot ticket items to gift for kids were dolls for girls and trucks or model kits for boys....
Police dog visits children in hospital for Christmas
KAMLOOPS - Police dog Whiskey and his sidekick Kilo visited the Royal Inland Hospital's pediatric ward last week to bring Christmas cheer to children. The children received stuffed animals donated from the B.C. Civil Forfeiture Program that looked like Whiskey for the kids to play with. Whiskey is a golden lab whose services are used...
Cheapest last-minute Christmas vacations on a beach
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The spirit of Christmas is supposed to be with you wherever you go, so who says you can’t celebrate the holidays with a mojito on a beach somewhere? If you’re ill-prepared for the holidays and impulsive when it comes to travel, the top two all-inclusive locations that won’t break the bank in December...
IN TWEETS: We’re all waiting for a white Christmas
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Kamloops residents woke up to a skiff of snow on Christmas Eve, but for the last two weeks, people across the Okanagan have been enjoying warmer than normal temperatures. It's been both a blessing and a curse. Not worrying about warming up your car and slipping on the ice is nice, but without...
Michaud airlifted to Lower Mainland after “complications”
KAMLOOPS - Cpl. Jean-Rene Michaud, an RCMP officer who was shot during a traffic stop on Dec. 3 has been transferred to a hospital on the Lower Mainland for further treatment after complications on Monday evening. Michaud's wife travelled with him as he was airlifted from Royal Inland Hospital. "His family wishes to express its...
Four local lawyers recognized with distinction
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Four lawyers in the B.C. interior have been appointed with honourary Queen’s Counsel designations. The honour is to recognize lawyers who have demonstrated merit and contribution in the legal profession. David Michael Rush is one of the founders and partners of Rush Ihas Hardwick LLP in Kelowna and is recognized as one of...
Fundraiser underway for Cpl. Jean-Rene Michaud
KAMLOOPS – Citizens who want to support Cpl. Jean-Rene Michaud’s family as he recovers from a shooting can do so by purchasing a ticket to a dinner and dance to be held next month. Nick Grabas has never met Michaud, but says the impact of the officer’s story made him decide to hold a fundraiser...
Battling Ebola: A nurse’s story
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - As her family and friends prepare to have a white Christmas back home, Patrice Gordon will don a "spacesuit" in extreme heat and help patients infected with Ebola in Sierra Leone. The nurse practicioner with the Interior Health Authority, who hails from Nakusp, signed up as a volunteer with the Red Cross and...
Christmas grinch steals holiday display from senior couple
KAMLOOPS - Brenda Leblanc and her family will celebrate Christmas this year without their favourite holiday decoration because someone stole their inflatable snow globe from their front yard in Brock Estates last Sunday. “It was one of a kind,” Leblanc says. “We’ve never seen another one like it.” The six-foot tall inflatable display has Santa,...
Kamloops food bank raises nearly $40K for holiday season
KAMLOOPS - Hundreds flocked to catch a glimpse of the Canadian Pacific holiday train to watch Jim Cuddy and Tracey Brown perform, drink some hot chocolate and cheer on Santa Claus, but the holiday spirit didn't end there. The Tuesday evening event, set up to collect food and cash donations for the Kamloops food bank,...
Attempted murder charges change for man accused of shooting police officer
KAMLOOPS - New information has come forward that alleges a man accused of shooting Cpl. Jean-Rene Michaud committed the offense in relation to a criminal organization. In a brief court appearance in Kamloops Provincial Court Thursday morning, Kenneth Michael Knutson, 36, asked to put his bail hearing off for a month while he seeks legal...
Philosophical Megatron loses it after selfie request
Who knew Megatron had strong opinions about selfies? A girl thought she'd seize the opportunity to ask the famed transformer for a selfie, but instead he gave her a short rant about her disappointing generation and the tragedy of attention-seeking through social media.Watch the latest video that has nearly a million YouTube views. Then check...
UPDATE: Salmon Arm school “all clear” after bomb threat earlier today
SALMON ARM – Students are safe to return to Shuswap Middle School after RCMP investigators determined there was no bomb alleged in a threat earlier today. Staff at the school made the call to police after discovering a note that mentioned "bomb" scrawled over a urinal in the boy’s bathroom around 10 a.m. Wednesday morning....