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Jennifer Stahn
Cool and sunny weekend ahead in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN - Temperatures are expected to be slightly below seasonal normals with just a few clouds in the sky this weekend in the Okanagan. Environment Canada is calling for highs of just -1 Celsius to 2 C throughout the weekend, a bit below seasonal normals of 3 C. An overnight low of -8 C is...
Cool and crisp weekend ahead for Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - With temperatures expected to be slightly below seasonal normals and just a few clouds in the sky, we can expect a cool and crisp weekend in Kamloops. Environment Canada is calling for highs of just 0 Celsius to 2 C throughout the weekend, just below seasonal normals of 3 C, while overnight lows...
UPDATE: Highway 1 reopens in Kamloops following serious crash
KAMLOOPS - Highway traffic is being rerouted through town this morning following a vehicle incident on Highway 1. Shorly before 5:30 a.m. a pickup truck and a tanker trailer collided on Highway 1 between the Yellowhead Highway exit and Peterson Creek Bridge. Kamloops Fire Rescue got the two occupants out of the pickup and they...
STAHN: Don’t be insulted by ‘happy holidays’
Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Easter, New Year’s, Family Day, Canada Day, summer vacation — I don’t care how you say it, they are all holidays. Why do people get so worked up about it when Christmas is called a holiday? By the English definition of the word, it is a holiday. Full Definition of HOLIDAY noun...
Sports and crafts dominate full weekend in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - If you’ve had your eye on trying out a new sport, like maybe bubble soccer or wheelchair basketball, this weekend is your chance. Kamloops events for Sports Day in Canada will take place at the Tournament Capital Centre Fieldhouse on Saturday, Nov. 21 from 9 a.m. to noon. Free activities will include bubble...
Weekly Volunteer Highlights for Nov. 19 to 26
Out of the Cold Program Out of the Cold Volunteers - The Out of the Cold Program is looking for volunteers on Wednesdays & Sundays from Nov. 01, 2015 to Mar. 31, 2016. This program provides warm meals and shelter for the homeless men & women of Kamloops. Duties: registration, distribution of clothing, helping to...
Bomb threat shuts down Tournament Capital Centre in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The Tournament Capital Centre has been evacuated and RCMP are searching the building after a bomb threat was called in this afternoon. RCMP have confirmed the centre was evacuated because of a bomb threat directed at the Canada Games Pool. The threat came in by telephone around 2:30 p.m., Nov. 19. The building...
St. John Ambulance offering free CPR in Kamloops and Penticton
St. John Ambulance is hosting its 5th annual Community CPR Day on Nov. 21 in Kamloops and Penticton, where members of the community can learn how to save a life while earning their CPR A or CPR B certificate for free. St. John Ambulance instructors will be leading the training, with volunteers on-hand to help...
B.C. judge says RCMP may have acted illegally in terror case, orders disclosure
VANCOUVER – There is evidence the RCMP broke the law while conducting a high-profile terrorism sting and must hand over confidential legal documents, says a B.C. Supreme Court judge.
B.C. government wants to boost MRI scans by 65,000 over four years
VICTORIA – The B.C. government has announced a four-year plan to boost the annual number of magnetic-resonance-imaging scans by 65,000 in order to cut wait times averaging eight months.
Vandals destroy holiday displays at downtown Vernon store
VERNON - Four people caused extensive damage to holiday displays, lighting and the roof of a downtown store earlier this week. On Nov. 15, around 9 p.m., two males and two females, who all appear to be youths, were caught on store video surveillance damaging the holiday displays Vernon Teach and Learn on 30th Avenue...
Space heater fire sends one to Kelowna hospital
KELOWNA - An early morning fire caused extensive smoke damage and sent one person to hospital yesterday. Kelowna Fire Department was called to a furnace fire in the 700-block of Coronation Avenue around 3 a.m., Nov. 18. When they arrived they found fire inside the entrance of a carriage house and were able to quickly...
Seabourn to launch luxury Vancouver-Alaska cruises starting in 2017
VANCOUVER – Add one more cruise line to the long list sailing along the B.C. coast to Alaska.
Aerospace company Bombardier asks federal government for financial assistance
OTTAWA – Bombardier Inc. CEO Alain Bellemare has asked Ottawa for money for the struggling aerospace giant, the federal economic development minister said Wednesday.
Man arrested on Parliament Hill, charged for carrying weapon, appears in court
OTTAWA – A Toronto man arrested for allegedly carrying a hidden weapon at the entrance to the Centre Block of Parliament was remanded in custody Wednesday.
Layoff notices going out at TransCanada as customers feel pinch from low oil
CALGARY – It's been a tough week for workers at Canada's two biggest pipeline companies, with TransCanada the latest to hand out layoff notices.
Tips needed on tampering that caused Cooke Creek debris flood east of Enderby
ENDERBY – A debris flood down Cooke Creek east of Enderby that left 200 people…
Gas prices drop below a dollar per litre in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Winter driving may be causing headaches for drivers in Kamloops but at least the price at the pumps won’t be adding to your misery. Prices have dropped below $1 per litre at several gas stations around the city while many others are sitting just above $1 per litre, down more than 10 cents...
Eight-year probe into alleged chocolate price-fixing ends after charges stayed
OTTAWA – An eight-year investigation into allegations of price fixing in the chocolate candy business has concluded after charges against Nestle Canada and a former executive were stayed.
Miner Teck Resources cutting 1,000 jobs around the world in cost-cutting plan
VANCOUVER – Mining company Teck Resources Ltd. is cutting 1,000 jobs around the world through a combination of layoffs and attrition as part of a plan to reduce spending next year by $650 million.
Okanagan Connector crash shuts down westbound lanes near Kelowna
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Several early morning crashes led to road closures on area highways today. Highway 97C westbound at the junction with Highway 97 has been shut down since just after 4 a.m. because of a vehicle incident. Drive B.C. is reporting no detours and estimates the highway will reopen around 8:30 a.m. Meanwhile a second...
New campaign aims at scoring victory for girls and women in B.C. sports
VANCOUVER – A B.C. organization created as a legacy of the 2010 Olympic Games wants to make sports in British Columbia more inclusive for women, the disabled, the poor and those with non-traditional sexual orientations.
Sales of adult colouring books surge as grownups indulge in creative child’s play
TORONTO – After learning about the rising popularity of adult colouring books, Crystal Salamon saw an opportunity to share her longtime love of drawing with others.
After deadly Paris attacks, parents and schools grapple with how much to share with children
BOSTON – The deadly attacks in France left schools and parents around the world grappling with what to say to children, and how to say it.