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Jennifer Stahn
Wet weather closes Vernon sports fields
VERNON - All baseball diamonds and soccer pitches in Vernon have been closed because of the rain. In a release today, June 2, the City of Vernon says all city fields along with Areas B and C and sub-regional sports fields are closed for the day. Beach volleyball is still scheduled for tonight. A total...
NimbleFingers bluegrass and oldtime music workshop
SORRENTO - Spend an inspiring, challenging, and thrilling week with others who share your passion for bluegrass and oldtime music. Now in our 26th year, NimbleFingers provides a fun, friendly and noncompetitive environment for everyone from beginners to advanced players, with ample opportunity for group learning, electives, organized jam sessions, and tons of other creative...
Let’s Get Moving Day 2015
WEST KELOWNA - The District of West Kelowna is hosting the third annual Let’s Get Moving Day, in conjunction with National Health and Fitness Day this Sunday. From noon to 4 p.m. there will be fun activities for adults and kids. Participants are asked to bring their runners, bike and swim suit. Sunday, June 7...
National Health and Fitness Day in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – In celebration of the third Annual National Health and Fitness Day initiative, the City of Kamloops is partnering with local organizations and presenting a variety of complimentary health and wellness activities across town. Kamloops has 20 organizations who would like to share the gift health and fitness. On Saturday, June 6, choose from...
Ward joins former provincial teammates with WolfPack volleyball
KAMLOOPS - The latest recruit for the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack men’s volleyball team shouldn’t have any trouble fitting in with his new team. Jadon Ward of Vernon has agreed to join the Canada West team beginning in September. The 6’8” middle will come to TRU to take courses aimed at achieving a Bachelor of...
Blazers sign first pick in 2015 WHL Bantam Draft
KAMLOOPS – The Kamloops Blazers have signed their first selection in the 2015 Western Hockey League Bantam Draft, Jackson Shepard, to a standard WHL contract. Shepard was chosen 23rd overall by the Blazers. Shepard is listed at 5’8” and 155 lbs. He suited up this past season with the North Shore Winter Club Bantam AAA...
Highlights from the Truth and Reconciliation report on residential schools
OTTAWA – The Truth and Reconciliation Commission examining Canada's residential-school system has released a summary of its six-volume report, the culmination of six years of study of the church-run, government-funded institutions, which operated for more than 120 years.
Lightning strikes 500 per cent above normal for May
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – We didn’t get a lot rain, and temperatures were only a bit warmer…
UPDATE: Mushroom picker last seen Saturday near Lytton located
KAMLOOPS - A mushroom picker last seen near Lytton on Saturday was found safely this early this afternoon. Kamloops Search and Rescue were called in to assist Merritt Search and Rescue members, along with Logan Lake Search and Rescue, in looking for the person in the Botanie Valley area near Lytton. Kamloops Search Manager Alan...
Lulay shrugs off shoulder injuries as B.C. Lions open camp in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Travis Lulay drops back to pass and launches a ball down field.
Art in the Park: Countdown to July 1
‘UNPLUGGED’ PERFORMANCES, INDOOR ART EXHIBITION ADDED KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Arts Council's Art in the Park on Canada Day will be back Wednesday, July 1, at Riverside Park. New this year are ‘unplugged’ music, dance and theatre performers throughout the park, which will add a sense of festival excitement. Also new is an art exhibition at Heritage...
WolfPack men’s soccer adds more depth at the back
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University WolfPack men’s soccer coach John Antulov is looking to build a feared back line. The WolfPack took another step in that direction with the announcement that Adam Swanson of Sutherland Secondary of North Vancouver, B.C., has committed to the program starting in the fall. The 6’1” Swanson plays both center...
Cool, wet weather to hit Kamloops
NEAR-RECORD HEAT EXPECTED BY WEEKEND KAMLOOPS - The warm weather we’ve been having is about to step aside to make room for cooler temperatures and rain, lots of rain, over the next few days. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for all of the Okanagan Valley as well as the Shuswap, Nicola and...
Cool, wet weather to hit Okanagan
NEAR-RECORD HEAT EXPECTED BY WEEKEND OKANAGAN - The warm weather we’ve been having is about to step aside to make room for cooler temperatures and rain, lots of rain, over the next few days. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for all of the Okanagan Valley as well as the Shuswap, Nicola and...
High-speed action coming to Kamloops this weekend
KAMLOOPS - If you love motocross, this is the weekend you have been waiting for. The motocross nationals will be bringing some of the top riders from across the world to Kamloops this weekend. The 2015 Rockstar Energy Drink Motocross National series is kicking off at Whispering Pines in Kamloops this year, before heading to...
UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm warning for North Okanagan ended, watch ended for Thompson-Okanagan
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Environment Canada has ended the severe thunderstorm watch for the Thompson-Okanagan. The severe…
Kamloops woman admits it’s not her real identity, not her real boobs
KAMLOOPS – A woman who stole an elderly man's identity to pay for breast implants, a tummy tuck and liposuction should spend nine to 12 months in jail, prosecutors have told a judge in Kamloops, B.C.
Six-year-old girl helps rescue kitten from storm drain
LANCASTER, Pa. – Firefighters were too big to rescue a kitten from a storm drain in south-central Pennsylvania, but a 6-year-old girl's size proved to be just right.
Former B.C. staffer alleges Transportation Ministry destroyed emails
VICTORIA – A former executive assistant in the B.C. transportation minister's office says emails about government meetings over the Highway of Tears investigation into murdered and missing women were purposely deleted from his computer by a ministry official.
Clean Air Day
KAMLOOPS – Join the ECOSmart Team and the CAP Team on Wednesday, June 3, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Fourth Avenue between Seymour Street and Lansdowne Street to celebrate Clean Air Day. Come on down to this exciting event to learn and raise awareness about clean air initiatives in Kamloops. In conjunction with...
Evacuation order partially lifted for Cache Creek
CACHE CREEK - After nearly a week of being out of their homes, most residents who were under evacuation order in Cache Creek can return home. Dozens of people were displaced this past week when a severe storm system moved through the town, dropping heavy rain and causing flash flooding throughout the village on Saturday,...
UPDATE: Kamloops psychiatric unit patient located in Kelowna
UPDATE: 9:37 A.M., MAY 28, 2015 RCMP say the missing man was located in Kelowna…
Kelowna going to Memorial Cup semi-finals
KELOWNA - The Kelowna Rockets finished round robin play in Quebec with one win and two losses but were still able to secure a berth in the Canadian Hockey League Memorial Cup semi-final round thanks to owning a better average of goals-for and goals-against. The Rockets beat Rimouski Oceanic earlier this week but fell to...
Party leaders spar over NDP’s alleged improper use of taxpayers’ money
OTTAWA – Tom Mulcair, Justin Trudeau and Stephen Harper are duking it out over the allegedly improper use of parliamentary resources for partisan purposes by New Democrat MPs.