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Delivery of Kamloops’ mother’s baby featured in national documentary
KAMLOOPS - A pregnant mother at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops is part of a documentary series which began airing on CBC last night. Keeping Canada Alive is a six-part documentary featuring a day in the life of Canada’s health care system, from surgery, child birth, to diagnosis and emergency room care. Sixty camera crews filmed...
UPDATE: Missing 16-year-old Kamloops girl found
UPDATE: 6:37 a.m., Oct. 5, 2015 KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say Shelby Copping, 16, has been safely located. 2:53 p.m., Oct. 1, 2015 KAMLOOPS - Police are searching for a 16-year-old girl who was reported missing by her family yesterday. Shelby Copping is 5’10” tall, has brown hair and green eyes and weighs approximately 155...
UPDATE: Missing Kamloops teen found
Update: 8:48 a.m., Oct. 5, 2015 KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say Sydney Beckley, 17, who was reported missing on Sept. 25, has been located safe and sound. 2:49 p.m., Oct. 1, 2015 KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP is asking for the public’s help to locate a teen missing since last week. Sydney Beckley, 17, was reported...
What it would take for a train crossing to close in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The dispute between the city and the Canadian Pacific railway on crossing closures continues and it’s up to Transport Canada to decide who to wins after the railway took its complaints to a higher level. Mayor Peter Milobar says the disagreement over the railway crossings on 2 Avenue and 3 Avenue has been...
Kamloops doctor explains why he wants to open the city’s first marijuana grow op
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops doctor could become the proprietor of the city’s first medical marijuana grow operation. Neurosurgeon Dr. Richard Brownlee sees the grow op as both a business and research opportunity. Brownlee opened the Welcome Back MRI and Pain Management Centre in 2008 and while he operates on things like brain tumours, the vast...
What you need to know about Kamloops road construction
KAMLOOPS – The major road construction projects impacting Kamloops traffic are into their final days. This is the last month for the Overlanders Bridge project and the pylons have been lifted off Columbia Street, with only minor repairs remaining. Overlanders Bridge Crews continue to work on the east side of the bridge while also removing...
TAYLOR TRIAL: “I’m going to ask you point blank: Did you kill her?”
KAMLOOPS — He travelled to Prince George alone after leaving behind his 16-year-old pregnant girlfriend who was later found dead in Kamloops. When Sgt. Todd Wiebe of Prince George RCMP found him, he asked the obvious question. “I’m going to ask you point blank: Did you kill her?” “No, I did not kill her,” Damien...
Two men arrested in connection with Kamloops pizza delivery driver car-jacking
KAMLOOPS - Two people accused of stealing a Kamloops pizza delivery driver’s car earlier this month were arrested after allegedly stealing a second pizza delivery driver’s vehicle in Grand Forks, B.C. Sgt. Darren Oelke with the Trail RCMP says in a media release two suspects approached the driver and robbed them of their cash and...
Kamloops New Life Mission expects busy winter, extends opening hours
KAMLOOPS - Since the season changed, so have the temperatures, but for the New Life Mission in Kamloops it’s still business as usual. Stan Dueck, the centre’s executive director says the effort to help out the homeless has increased since the centre’s hours were extended to 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., seven days a week....
Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts brings comedy show to Okanagan
KELOWNA - Legendary professional wrestler Jake "The Snake" Roberts is trading the wrestling ring for the stand-up stage and bringing his special brand of comedy to Kelowna. That includes his behind-the-scenes tales of life on the road as a professional wrestler with World Wrestling Entertainment and taking on the likes of Andre the Giant, Macho...
Chance of snow at higher elevations around Kamloops tonight
KAMLOOPS - We all know it’s officially fall but you may not be ready to hear this — snow levels are dropping to 1,300 metres tonight. Environment Canada is calling for a low of just 7 Celsius tonight, Oct. 2, just above seasonal normals of 5 C, but with a 60 per cent chance of...
Kamloops SPCA needs residents’ help fostering feral kittens
KAMLOOPS – The Kamloops SPCA currently is experiencing an influx of feral kittens and needs the public’s help fostering and resocializing the tiny felines. “It’s vital to catch them at a certain age,” SPCA volunteer Michelle Virdee says adding the cut off age is roughly 12 weeks old. She before the feral kittens can be...
TAYLOR TRIAL: If teen was rushed to hospital after injuries, death could have been prevented, doctor says
KAMLOOPS — The injuries to a teen’s head, neck and chest were severe enough to cause her death, but the 16-year-old girl could have been saved if she had received immediate medical attention, a jury has heard. Dr. Gilles Molgat, the pathologist who performed the autopsy of CJ Fowler, testified in Kamloops Supreme Court today,...
Inquest postponed as RCMP investigates death of Kamloops inmate
KAMLOOPS - An inquest for an inmate who died at Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre in November of last year has been pushed back pending further investigation from the Kamloops RCMP. Dylan Levi Judd, 20, was found unresponsive during a morning check at the jail Nov. 10, 2014. After an investigation by the RCMP and the...
Why not having enough money could prevent you from getting an organ transplant
LOGAN LAKE - In a matter of three weeks, a middle-aged woman from Logan Lake visited a doctor, found out she had an autoimmune disease, was told she needed a liver and could get one — for a price. Tammy Valin was told she could be put on the waitlist but first needed to prove...
TRU will not abandon branding strategy because of word “unearth”
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University has no plans to abandon its branding strategy, but may change one word in the proposed new slogan after critics claim it points to a bias towards the proposed Ajax mine. Lucille Gnanasihamany, associate vice president of marketing and communications at TRU, says the problem stems from the phrase “everyone has...
X-Files trailer released: Do you recognize any scenes?
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The highly anticipated return of X-Files will include scenes shot in B.C. this spring and the recently released trailer includes a brief look at what we can expect when the show hits the air next year. The six-episode return of the popular TV series will include at least one scene shot in the...
Orange Shirt Day remembers residential school victims
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - If you saw someone wearing orange today, don’t assume they are supporters of the federal NDP. “Orange Shirt Day is a reminder of the pain and anguish of residential school survivors and their families,” Rose Caldwell says. “For the ones who made it through and the ones who never came home.” Caldwell is...
Pride Parade taking over Thompson Rivers University this week
KAMLOOPS - Show support for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community at Thompson River University's annual Pride Parade this week. The university will host its fourth annual Pride Parade tomorrow, Oct. 1, starting at 11 a.m. in front of the Old Main building on campus. The event is open to all Kamloops residents,...
Two Kamloops residents charged for feeding Whistler bear
KAMLOOPS - Two Kamloops residents visiting Whistler have been charged after being caught feeding a bear from their car. The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says the Kamloops residents were observed tossing food out the vehicle window on Callaghan Road in Whistler while a bear ate the food. The person who noticed the incident provided the...
TAYLOR TRIAL: Witnesses describe finding body of teen in Kamloops neighbourhood
KAMLOOPS — The walking trail by a ravine near Guerin Creek was often littered with beer cans, bottles and garbage, but three dog walkers, a hydro worker and a letter carrier noticed something out of place the morning of Dec. 5 before a 16-year-old girl’s body was found in the neighbourhood. The body was CJ...
Volunteers needed for Kamloops homeless count
KAMLOOPS - Volunteers are needed to help identify the homeless population in Kamloops. The homeless count is used to collect statistics on the homeless population to use to lobby the government for funding and to educate the public on their existence. “We take one day snap shot of how many homeless people we can find in...
RCMP seize 75 pounds of pot in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A man speeding along Highway 1 through Kamloops led RCMP to 75 pounds of marijuana early this morning. A driver speeding near the Peterson Creek Bridge around 3 a.m., Sept. 30, was pulled over and the officer noticed the odour of marijuana coming from the vehicle, Cpl. Cheryl Bush says. A search of...
What an El Niño winter means for the Thompson-Okanagan
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - With autumn well underway it's hard to ignore the fact that it's only a matter of time before the snow hits, but with a strong El Niño expected this season winter could look, and feel, a little different this year. Meteorologists say the event may be a little overhyped but we could expect temperatures...