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Deadline to register your off-road vehicles quickly approaching
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Backcountry riders have until Nov. 1 to register their dirt bikes, ATVs and snowmobiles. The new law, which also stipulates several safety regulations while on Crown land, has been voluntary since last November, and back in May the provincial government extended the hard deadline from June 1 to the start of next month....
Halloween gala to support Kamloops toddler battling cancer
KAMLOOPS - Cash donations continue to funnel in for the family of a Kamloops toddler who was diagnosed with cancer last month, and a special Halloween event is scheduled to help contribute even more this month. Sawyer Jules is a 19-month-old boy currently battling the disease in the B.C. Children’s Hospital. The brain tumour was...
Trial begins for Kamloops man charged with arson, killing roommate’s girlfriend
KAMLOOPS - After an argument with his girlfriend, a man set fire to a pile of clothes in his bedroom before the flames spread throughout the home and injured an occupant who later died, a Crown prosecutor says. David Peter Gordon, born 1980, is charged with arson and manslaughter in the death of Cheryl William,...
ELECTION 2015: Kamloops candidates spar in last debate before election
KAMLOOPS - The candidates met in a more intimate setting and focused on more local issues during a morning debate over coffee and tea today. All four federal candidates in the Kamloops Thompson Cariboo riding were in attendance this morning, Oct. 15, for the event, hosted by Radio NL. The candidates, Liberal Steve Powrie, Conservative Cathy...
Fire ban fully rescinded in Kamloops Fire Centre this week
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - As the weather continues to cool off and fire season comes to a close, open burning is now allowed throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre. As of noon today, Oct. 15, the current open burning ban will be completely rescinded in the areas under the Kamloops Fire Centre’s jurisdiction. Many local municipalities are following...
Woman arrested after robbery with fake firearm in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A woman has been arrested after using an imitation gun during a North Shore robbery yesterday night. The woman produced the fake firearm and demanded cash near the Ford dealership on Halston Avenue around 10 p.m., Oct. 14. The 53-year-old male victim was assaulted during the robbery, according to a police news release....
ELECTION 2015: Hundreds attend emotional debate in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - With only a few days left until election day, an emotional crowd of about 700 came out to hear the local candidates during one of the last all-candidate forums last night. The crowd heckled, questioned and cheered while the candidates tried to keep their composure under direct questioning and technical issues like faulty...
TAYLOR TRIAL UPDATE: Guilty of murdering pregnant 16-year-old girlfriend
KAMLOOPS — It took a jury mere hours to decide Damien Taylor was guilty of murdering his 16-year-old pregnant girlfriend CJ Fowler. After hearing evidence each day for the last two weeks, the 11-person jury in Kamloops Supreme Court was sequestered around 11 a.m. today, Oct. 14 and delivered its verdict before 5 p.m. today....
ELECTION 2015: Strategic voting group calls for Liberals to vote NDP in three Southern Interior ridings
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Stephen Harper says strategic voting doesn’t really exist but Just The Facts Canada Inc. says it does and it is using a full-page ad in the Globe & Mail newspaper to get the message out. The pitch by the strategic voting group includes a call for Liberal supporters in three Southern Interior ridings...
Ten people injured, one suspect dead after violent altercation in Lillooet band office
LILLOOET - An incident at Lillooet’s Bridge River Indian Band office has left 10 people injured and a male suspect dead. Cpl. Janelle Shoihet, a media spokesperson for the RCMP E-Division, says the incident happened before 8:30 a.m. this morning, Oct. 14. A male entered the band office and used weapons to assault three people....
Employee bear sprayed by shoplifter in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A loss prevention officer attempting to stop a shoplifter was bear sprayed outside a Kamloops drug store this morning. Cpl. Cheryl Bush of Kamloops RCMP says the male suspect was leaving the Cooper's Foods store on Lansdowne Street around 11:15 a.m. with goods that had not been paid for. When the loss prevention...
Kamloops RCMP helicopter is officially moving north
KAMLOOPS - The RCMP helicopter is officially leaving the Kamloops hangar, with a spring 2016 move planned. The local helicopter, which currently covers the Southeast district, will fly to the North District. The move is based on human resources, cost and operational requirements according to Staff Sgt. Rob Vermeulen, a media relations officer for the...
Kamloops students take part in national recording project
KAMLOOPS - To commemorate the upcoming 50th anniversary of Canada’s flag, students from two Kamloops schools loaned their voices to a national project. The Flag of Canada hometown commemorative project is recording students across the country singing the national anthem. In Kamloops, students from both St. Ann’s Academy and Bert Edwards Elementary were recorded yesterday,...
ELECTION 2015: Party history in the Kamloops riding
KAMLOOPS - Before voting for the governing party in the last ten years, Kamloops had a pattern of pushing against the status quo. But whether that’s in store for this election remains to be seen, according to one student researcher. Steve O’Reilly, a fourth year history student at Thompson Rivers University, recently completed his study...
TAYLOR TRIAL: Case wraps, fate of accused in jury’s hands
KAMLOOPS - It's now up to a jury to determine whether or not a Terrace couple's meth-infused multi-day bender ended with Damien Taylor murdering his 16-year-old girlfriend, CJ Fowler in Kamloops nearly three years ago. Taylor’s lawyer Don Campbell and Crown prosecutor Alex Janse each gave their closing submissions to the 11-person jury in Kamloops...
Joyrider trashes green at Sun Peaks Golf Course
SUN PEAKS - An early morning joyride on the golf course at Sun Peaks has wrecked at least one green over the weekend. Cpl. Mike Mucha of the Kamloops rural RCMP detachment says video surveillance shows a white Jeep Wrangler type vehicle doing donuts and spin outs on the 10th hole in the early morning...
UPDATE: Missing 14-year-old located
UPDATE: 12:37 P.M., OCT. 15, 2015 RCMP say Gage Batke has been located safe and sound. 3:10 P.M., OCT. 13, 2015 KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops RCMP is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing 14-year-old male. Gage Batke was reported missing by his family on Oct. 9. He is a Caucasian male, 5’4” tall...
Ashcroft youth arrested for sex assault on child under 10 years old
ASHCROFT - A 15-year-old boy arrested after a girl under the age of 10 was sexually assaulted has been released. Officers are continuing their investigation of the case, which involves the alleged sexual assault of a young girl during the first week of September, Sgt. Michel Grondin of the Ashcroft RCMP says in a release....
ELECTION 2015: Kamloops Conservative candidate lashes out at local city councillor
KAMLOOPS – In the last week of the federal election campaign, the Kamloops Conservative candidate launched an attack against a local city councillor over a posting to Facebook. Cathy McLeod says she is appalled Cavers had a post on his Facebook page which included a link to a Vancity Buzz story about a social media...
Court delays force judge to stay charge against Kamloops hunter
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops judge determined a hunter killed outside of his permitted area, but stayed the charge because lengthy delays meant he wasn't getting a fair trial. Abraham John Norman Dougan’s case took over 800 days to wind its way through the court system after the charge was laid in September 2012. Despite determining...
This Salmon Arm artist’s project took her to the Jim Henson studios
SALMON ARM - For her family, it’s getting used to seeing pieces of fluff all over the house, but for Melissa Nasby, being a fibre artist is about seeing what adventure is down the road. In the last six years, Nasby has been working with felt as her medium to create a host of different...
Ajax Mine application for evaluation extended
KAMLOOPS - In an effort to give local First Nations a chance to better review the environmental application for the proposed Ajax Mine, KGHM has requested an additional 38 days. KGHM submitted its application on Sept. 14 and today, Oct. 9, requested time beyond the normal 30 days allowed for evaluating the completeness of the...
Everything you need to know about quail in the Southern Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – If you ever walk into the middle of a covey of California quail,…
Dangerous driver who killed two passengers arguing charter violation negates conviction
KAMLOOPS - A man convicted of dangerous driving killing his two passengers could have his guilty verdict overturned if lawyers successfully prove key evidence in the case against him was in violation of his charter right against unreasonable search and seizure. Defence lawyers Micah Rankin and Anthony Varesi appeared in the B.C. Court of Appeal...