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Jennifer Stahn
Sun and frost this weekend in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Temperatures should be close to seasonal normals, on both the high and low end, this weekend and with those cooler overnight temperatures comes frost. Environment Canada is calling for a high in the double digits today, Oct. 21, Saturday and again Monday, with a high of just 8 Celsius being forecast for Sunday....
Sun and frost this weekend in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN - Temperatures should be close to seasonal normals, on both the high and low end, this weekend and with those cooler overnight temperatures comes frost. Environment Canada is calling for a high in the double digits today, Oct. 21, and Saturday, with a high of 9 Celsius being forecast for Sunday. The seasonal normal...
‘Reaching Out’ project launches with art contest
KAMLOOPS - White Buffalo Aboriginal and Métis Health Society will be launching the domestic violence community development project “Reaching Out” by hosting an art contest. Submission themes may cover a range of topics including women’s empowerment, rural living, Indigenous culture, and family traditions; all artistic media are encouraged and accepted. Deadline for submissions is Nov....
Kamloops dentist suspended three months, ordered to pay more than $100K
VANCOUVER – A dentist from Kamloops who improperly sedated a young woman, leaving her with a severe brain injury, has been ordered by a disciplinary panel to pay more than $100,000.
SD73 Honour Concert 2015
KAMLOOPS - More than 60 of the finest student musicians from School District 73 secondary schools will perform in Kamloops next month. The SD73 Honour Band and Choir program, which has been operating annually for more than 40 years and is the only continuously running event of its kind in B.C., will perform at Sagebrush...
Employee lied about deleted Ministry of Transportation emails: Privacy commissioner
VICTORIA – B.C.'s privacy commissioner has alerted RCMP after releasing a scathing report identifying major failures in the access to information practices of Premier Christy Clark's office and two ministries.
Reconciling the trauma of residential schools
KAMLOOPS - Understanding the truth of what happened in Indian Residential Schools and the urgent need for reconciliation is the topic of discussion at a special Storytellers Gala at Thompson Rivers University on Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. in the Grand Hall. Featuring the Honourable Justice Murray Sinclair, Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission...
Passenger numbers continue to grow at Kamloops Airport
KAMLOOPS - The number of travellers using Fulton Field continues to climb monthly as the airport aims for another record year. In September, nearly 25,000 travellers came through the gates of Kamloops Airport, up from just over 23,000 in September 2014. That brings the year-to-date numbers up to more than 238,000 this year, a 2.5...
Gunned-down soldier Cpl. Nathan Cirillo remembered 1 year on at hilltop ceremony
HAMILTON - Scores of people turned out under dark skies for a hilltop ceremony on Wednesday in honour of a soldier gunned down a year ago as he stood guard at the National War Memorial on Parliament Hill. Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, 24, was shot fatally from behind by a lone gunman, who then raced into...
VIDEO: Local mountain bikers hits the hills of Utah for stunning night ride
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - It was a night ride like no other, and it’s all captured on video to showcase the world in light and colour. Kamloops natives and professional mountain bikers Graham Agassiz, Matty Miles and Matt Hunter take us through the hills of Utah at night in Darklight. Special lights are used on the bikes...
TRENDING NOW: Three year old devastated by Adam Levine’s marriage meets man who broke her heart
Little three-year-old Mila was heartbroken and refused to believe Adam Levine was married, but recently Levine mended fences with his new girlfriend. Levine greeted Mia with a rose and a big hug on Ellen last week, which seemed to placate the little girl. Even if she didn't really want anything to do with him while...
Meteor shower peaks over the Southern Interior this week
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - If clouds part enough tonight you may be able to get a glimpse of the Orionid meteor shower as it peaks early Thursday morning. The Orionid meteor shower, which is formed from the debris of Halley’s comet, is known for producing bright and quick meteors. This meteor shower runs throughout October and into...
Canadians warned about sham stock promotion using popular apps
VANCOUVER – Securities regulators in nine provinces are warning about fraudulent stock promotions that use popular smartphone applications such as WhatsApp to generate investor interest.
Great Scott! It’s time for ‘Back to the Future’ Day as fans, cast celebrate film trilogy
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The future is today — if "Back to the Future" is to be believed.
TRENDING NOW: Star Wars trailer takes the Internet by force
With election night dominating your TV and computer Monday night, you may have missed the latest video to go viral — the most recent Star Wars movie trailer. Posted Monday, Oct. 19, the trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens already has more than 16.6 million views. Will you go see the movie when it comes...
Trudeau’s deficit plans won’t be followed in B.C., says finance minister
VICTORIA – British Columbia's mayors are expected to jump in line for some of the cash Justin Trudeau's federal Liberals have promised to put toward rebuilding Canada's crumbling infrastructure.
Workshop presentation of new musical ‘Children of God’
KAMLOOPS - Western Canada Theatre, in partnership with Urban Ink and Raven Theatre, proudly presents a workshop production of the new musical Children of God, by Corey Payette, on Oct. 24, 26 and 28 at 7:30 p.m. at the Pavilion Theatre. A musical about an Oji-Cree family whose children were sent to residential school. It...
Disco returns with Kamloops Symphony and Jeans ’n Classics
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Symphony is teaming up with Jeans ‘n Classics once again, this time performing the iconic songs of ABBA. Dancing Queen – The Music of ABBA will be at Sagebrush Theatre Oct. 23 and 24. Lead vocalists Katalin Kiss, Andrea Koziol, Stephanie Martin, and Lis Soderberg, along with the Jeans ‘n Classics band...
Former Okanagan MPs to earn millions in pension
OKANAGAN - Colin Mayes may have retired, and Ron Cannan may have been defeated in the 2015 federal election, but with pensions set to pad their bank accounts to the tune of between $1.3 million and $2.3 million over their life-times, taxpayers are not quite done with them yet. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation released the...
Halloween with the museum
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Museum and Archives is excited to present three events to choose from to celebrate Halloween this year. Victorian Halloween kicks off the Halloween events. On Saturday, Oct. 24, from 10 a.m. to noon, this family friendly affair will start with the telling of spooky stories by candlelight, passing around the fortune...
Voter turnout jumps in Thompson-Okanagan ridings
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Voter turnout numbers in the 42nd federal election jumped to more than 70 per cent throughout the region, just above the national average and well ahead of 2011 turnout. In the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding, where Conservative Cathy McLeod was re-elected, voter turnout jumped to 74.07 per cent this election, up significantly from the 63.3...
ELECTION 2015: UPDATE: Eye on the South Okanagan-West Kootenay race
PENTICTON - As one of the ridings to undergo a big change heading into the 2015 federal election we can guarantee one thing after tonight — there will be a new member of Parliament for the South Okanagan-West Kootenay riding. The Okanagan-Coquihalla and the British Columbia Southern Interior ridings were split and boundaries redrawn in...
City of Kamloops 2016 social planning grants call for applicants
KAMLOOPS – The City of Kamloops invites interested non-profit organizations to submit applications for the 2016 Social Planning Grants. Kamloops City Council allocates $70,000 annually for local community initiatives through the Social Planning Grants. These grants are allocated at the beginning of every year after a thorough evaluation process facilitated by staff on recommendation by...
Learn about Secwepemc ethnobotany
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson- Nicola Regional District Library System is hosting an Introdution to Secwepemc Ethnobotany led by Carryl Armstrong of the Secwepemc Museum and Heritage Park, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 7 p.m., at the Kamloops Library. Armstrong studied archaeology at Simon Fraser University and has worked as both archivist and archaeologist for T’Kemlups te Secwepemc and...