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Jennifer Stahn
Boyden to take residential school film on road in conjunction with new novel
When the frozen body of 12-year-old Charlie Wenjack was found on a lonely stretch of railway tracks in northern Ontario nearly 50 years ago, it sparked the first inquest into the treatment of aboriginal children in Canadian residential schools.
A look at how drones could help during a difficult B.C. wildfire season
VANCOUVER - Drones flying above wildfires in British Columbia last summer hampered aerial efforts to control the blazes. But around the same time, the province was also using the unmanned aerial vehicles to determine if drones could be used to help fight wildfires. The B.C. Wildfire Service contracted two commercial drone companies in July and...
City Hall site of latest Fossils from the Future Relic
KELOWNA - If you haven’t heard of them yet, you may well have seen some of them but not realized it. They’re called Fossils from the Future, and these mysterious objects have been appearing in the downtown Kelowna area for the past few months. The latest fossil has shown up outside of Kelowna City Hall...
Repair Café this weekend in Kelowna
KELOWNA - Do you have something at home that’s broken and needs fixing or repair? Really wish you could give it a new life, but you just don’t know how to go about it? Don’t put it off any longer! Bring it to the Repair Café this weekend at Okanagan College, and get it fixed...
Financial literacy at the Kamloops Library
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Nicola Regional District’s Library System is hosting three free financial literacy workshops in November. First, join Surander Singh from Investors Group on Thursday, Nov. 5, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., at the downtown Kamloops Library to learn about Registered Disability Savings Plans (RDSPs) and other disability savings options. Surander will discuss:...
Man dressed as Scarecrow punches Tin Man, runs away with Cowardly Lion: Police
INNISFIL, Ont. – He doesn't appear to have used that brain the Wizard gave him.
Vernon man identified as victim of fatal truck crash near Golden
VERNON - The driver of a transport truck who died when rolled his truck off the highway south of Golden last week has been identified as a Vernon man. Michael Christopher Swanson, 36, was the driver and only occupant of a small commercial transport truck that left the roadway around 6:45 a.m. on Oct. 30,...
Watch for Taurids fireballs, northern lights over the Southern Interior this week
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The Taurid meteor shower is one of the longer meteor showers, running from September through December every year, but this year it could be more active than usual with the possibility of fireballs tearing through the sky later this week. The Taurid meteor shower only produces about five to 10 meteors per hours...
Shoeboxes available for Kamloops Operation Christmas Child 2015
KAMLOOPS - Thousands of shoeboxes from Kamloops will help bring joy and a message of hope to less fortunate children around the world as part of Operation Christmas Child. Volunteers across Canada and throughout many other countries have begun the annual packing and collection of charitable shoeboxes, hopeful they will make a difference in the...
Mount Kilimanjaro Challenge hikers prepare for trip of a lifetime to help educate African children
KAMLOOPS - Almost 20 business and community leaders are in training to take on Developing World Connections’ Mount Kilimanjaro Challenge in January. But there’s room for a few more. Four more spaces remain on this trip of a lifetime. Not only are participants doing a great deed by raising money to support education for children...
Chance of snow in the Okanagan this week
OKANAGAN - A system moving through the Southern Interior coated mountain passes in heavy snow this weekend and early this week the white stuff could hit the valleys too. Between 14 and 17 centimetres of snow is being reported on the ground at Pennask Summit, Coquihalla Summit and Allison Pass this morning after receiving a...
Chance of snow in Kamloops early this week
KAMLOOPS - A system moving through the Southern Interior coated mountain passes in heavy snow this weekend and it just might make its way into Kamloops this week. Between 14 and 17 centimetres of snow is being reported on the ground at passes in the southern part of the region this morning while only a...
ATM targeted in Westsyde break and enter
KAMLOOPS - A front door was smashed and an ATM machine damaged in a break and enter at a Westsyde grocery store early this morning. Kamloops RCMP believe two suspects gained entry to the Cooper’s Foods on Westsyde Road early this morning, Nov. 2, by smashing the front glass door. The suspects fled the scene...
Daylight Saving Time is killing us
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - We are already a sleep deprived society so why do the powers-that-be insist on making us 'spring forward' or 'fall back', calling it Daylight Saving Time. In the spring, for those of us who remember to set their clocks ahead, we effectively remove an hour of precious sleep and shorten the equally precious...
Keeping safe on Halloween night
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The first thing that comes to mind on Halloween is safety, at least for parents. Kids are only thinking about the candy and costumes, but there are ways to help keep them safe on Halloween night, even if it’s the last thing on their minds. Always make sure young children are accompanied by...
Tillman the record-holding skateboarding bulldog dies
OXNARD, Calif. – A 10-year-old skateboarding bulldog that became a celebrity and made it into the Guinness Book of World Records has died of heart problems.
NEB says whistleblower concerns over TransCanada pipeline safety resolved
CALGARY – A whistleblower's concerns over TransCanada Corp's pipeline safety practices have been resolved, according to results of a National Energy Board investigation.
TRENDING NOW: Spookermarket frightens unsuspecting shoppers
Grocery shopping can be a scary enough endeavour on its own but combine that with some prank-loving employees and it takes it to a whole other level. Heads on platters, carts moving on their own and creepy clowns make this a trip to the store these customers won't soon forget. Would you return to a...
Stem cell donor saves 4-year-old Kelowna girl
KELOWNA - For most people, having 26 million options to choose from would seem like good odds. For Kelowna’s four-year-old Nadia Bjarnason and her family, those odds were not quite enough. Nadia was born with Dyskeratosis Congenita. It’s a genetic disorder that affects one in one million people, can cause premature aging or cancer, and...
Highway 1 closed west of Chase
KAMLOOPS - A rock slide at Hoffman’s Bluff has shut down the Trans-Canada Highway just west of Chase this afternoon. The slide, which happened around 2:30 p.m., is about 10 kilometres west of Chase and has closed down all lanes of traffic. Detours are available via Highway 97B or Highway 97. Drive B.C. says an...
Weekly Volunteer Highlights for Oct. 29 to Nov. 5
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...
More seniors’ housing coming to Kelowna
KELOWNA - Seniors and people with disabilities in Kelowna will soon have more affordable housing options with the start of construction of the second phase of Apple Valley. The new five-story building will provide 78 additional rental apartments, bringing the total number of units at Apple Valley to 150. Residents will be able to enjoy...
Where to get your spook on in Kamloops this Halloween
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops will celebrate Halloween in style this weekend with a host of Halloween parties and events. There is something for everyone, from family friendly events for kids and parents, to costume parties at participating pubs across town. Because Halloween would not be complete without a corn maze The Tranquille Farm Fresh corn maze...
It could be a wet Halloween in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - While the mercury will remain quite a bit above normal for much of Halloween weekend, Mother Nature seems intent on ensuring we don’t have too much fun. Environment Canada is calling for highs of 12 to 14 Celsius this weekend, several degrees above the seasonal normals of 9 C normally seen at this...