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Actor with Down syndrome anchors indie Canadian film ‘The Rainbow Kid’ at TIFF
TORONTO – Dylan Harman had been waiting a long time for a role like the one he snagged in The Rainbow Kid, a unique coming-of-age tale debuting at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Wildfire costs offset by tax revenue as B.C. tracks modest surplus: de Jong
VICTORIA – Soaring forest fire costs singed British Columbia's bottom line, but the province's budget remains in the black largely due to increased tax revenues from a hot real estate market, Finance Minister Mike de Jong said Tuesday.
Federal government appealing Federal Court decision on niqabs, citizenship
OTTAWA – Ottawa never meant to make it mandatory for women to remove their face coverings for citizenship ceremonies, a government lawyer told court Tuesday — a position that left both the judge and defence lawyers scratching their heads.
Embattled senator Patrick Brazeau pleads guilty to assault, cocaine charges
GATINEAU, Que. – Sen. Patrick Brazeau has pleaded guilty to reduced charges of assault and possession of cocaine.
Friendly urban deer with its own Twitter handle killed by car in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – The little deer that wandered through downtown Vancouver, enchanting bystanders and causing traffic mayhem, has been hit by a car and killed.
Snow on the Okanagan Connector
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Drivers heading out on the highway should be prepared for a bit of snow at the higher elevations this morning. Drive B.C. is showing snow at several of the higher Okanagan elevations and temperatures are currently sitting around 0 Celsius. At the Coquihalla Summit it is currently raining and temperatures are sitting around...
Kamloops Library to host informative author talks
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District’s Library System hosts two informative author talks at the downtown Kamloops Library this month. First, author Ramona Materi will be giving a presentation on Wednesday, Sept. 23, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Materi blends 20 years of experience in economic development and entrepreneurship with an instinctive ability to spot...
Return to seasonal normals in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN - The mercury soared heading into the weekend, but has dropped considerably coming out of it. Temperatures were in the high-20s Friday and Saturday, well above seasonal normal highs of 20 Celsius. Sunday things cooled off to highs of 23 C in the North and Central Okanagan, but at 27 C remained quite a...
Return to seasonal normals in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The mercury soared heading into the weekend, but has dropped considerably coming out of it. Temperatures reached the 30s Friday and Saturday before cooling off to seasonal normal highs of 22 Celsius. Environment Canada is calling for highs of 18 C to 21 C with a mix of sun and cloud throughout the...
RCMP looking for missing Kelowna woman
KELOWNA - A woman missing since Friday evening is believed to be in the Big White or Nakusp areas. Megan Doyle, 31, was last seen in the Kelowna area around 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11. Volunteers from Central Okanagan Search and Rescue are involved in the search, which focused on the Big White area...
Former Kamloops Indian Band Chief passes away
KAMLOOPS - A well known former Chief who led the way in First Nation commercial development has passed away. Born on Jan. 6, 1926, Clarence Jules Senior died Sept. 10 just months shy of his 90th birthday. He was born in Kamloops and grew up on his father’s farm on the Kamloops Indian Reserve. He...
Kamloops Farm Business Incubator Program
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops and Community Futures Thompson Country (CFTC) have partnered on the development of a Farm Business Incubator Program (FBIP), hosting a workshop on June 24, 2015 to gauge interest from new and aspiring farmers for an agriculture incubator. The public input report from the FBIP workshop is now available at...
Partnership clears North Thompson recreation trails
BARRIERE - Several trails in the Barriere area continue to get upgrades thanks to a work experience project between the province and the Lower North Thompson Community Forest Society. In total about 56 kilometres of recreation trails will be cleared on Skull Mountain, the Hoover Nature Trail and Orchard Lake. Seedlings have also been planted...
Libraries host financial planning workshops
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District’s Library System is hosting two free financial literacy workshops this month. On Monday, Sept. 21, bring a bagged lunch to the downtown library from noon to 1 p.m. to learn about Raising Financially Fit Kids. On Tuesday, Sept. 22, come to the North Kamloops Library for Budgeting 101 to...
B.C. man operated ‘chop shop’ for guns to be used in crime: Crown lawyer
KAMLOOPS – A man charged with eight weapons-related offences was involved in operating a "chop shop" for modifying firearms, a Crown lawyer says.
Crash near Salmon Arm sends three to hospital
SALMON ARM - A two vehicle crash west of Salmon Arm Thursday afternoon shut down the highway for several hours and sent three people to hospital. The collision happened on Highway 1 about 14 kilometres west of Salmon Arm near Kault Hill. The driver of a car parked facing west on the shoulder attempted a...
Near-record heat this weekend in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN - After a week of near-normal high temperatures the mercury is expected to again hit the 30 Celsius mark throughout the region this weekend. Environment Canada is calling for highs of 29 C and 30 C today, Sept. 11, and Saturday throughout the Okanagan, well above the seasonal normal high of 21 C. The...
Near-record heat this weekend in Kamloops; water parks open
KAMLOOPS - After a week of near-normal high temperatures the mercury is expected to again hit above the 30 Celsius mark throughout the region this weekend. Environment Canada is calling for highs of 32 C Friday, Sept. 11, and 30 C Saturday, well above the seasonal normal high of 22 C. The sun will accompany...
Moment of silence marks 14th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks; bell tolls at ground zero
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Victims' relatives began marking the 14th anniversary of Sept. 11 in a subdued gathering Friday at ground zero, with a moment of silence and sombre reading of names.
Syrian woman grateful for new life in Canada hopes others will get same chance
VANCOUVER – A woman whose family settled in British Columbia after escaping horrors in Syria says other refugees should get the same chance to start a new life in Canada.
ER visits for potentially fatal anaphylaxis doubled in 7 years: report
TORONTO – A new report suggests the number of Canadians who visited hospital emergency rooms for anaphylaxis doubled in the last seven years.
Drowned Syrian boy’s father says he blames Canada for tragedy
The father of a three-year-old Syrian boy whose body washed up on a Turkish beach has told a German newspaper that he blames Canadian authorities for the tragedy that also killed his wife and another son.
Fiat Chrysler recalls Ram pickup trucks to fix airbag, steering problems
DETROIT – Fiat Chrysler is recalling more than 250,000 trucks sold in Canada to deal with problems that may affect driver-side airbag deployment and steering in Ram pickups and Chassis Cabs.
UBC Students’ Union commits $35,000 to campus Community Bridge Project
KELOWNA - The UBC Okanagan Students’ Union has officially launched the Community Campus Bridge project in partnership with a number of local charities, businesses, and organizations. The initiative is an attempt to formalize and incentivize job shadowing for students across the Okanagan. With early placements already starting next week, the program has gained a lot...