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BROKEN JAW, MISSING TEETH: What you need to know before getting your pet’s teeth cleaned
"IT WAS VERY BRUTAL" KELOWNA – Cheryl Lyse and her husband Warren thought they were doing the right thing for their eight-year-old Shih Tzu, Lexy, by taking her to get her teeth cleaned. But now they have only regrets for using 'unlicensed veterinary care' — one of many pop up or pop in pet teeth...
Sound off on $90M performing arts centre proposal this weekend
KAMLOOPS - If you have an opinion about the proposed $90-million performing arts centre, or perhaps don't yet have an opinion but want to know more, a public input session is being held with you in mind this weekend. Serious discussion around a performing arts centre in Kamloops began again in 2013 when an open...
UPDATE: Nurse assaulted at Hillside Centre
KAMLOOPS - A nurse was seriously assaulted last night at a Kamloops psychiatric centre. The incident took place Wednesday, April 15, at Hillside Centre. The nurse, who was treated and is now recovering at home, apparently responded in self defense. Other staff had to intervene when they responded to the code white situation. Health Minister...
Stabbing incident over bicycle
KAMLOOPS - A man has a knife wound after an altercation over a bicycle this morning. RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Cheryl Bush says they were called to Wilson Street shortly after 11 a.m. today, April 16. A 48-year-old man was found with a knife wound to his arm. The man suffered the injury during an altercation...
Psych results in: Accused murderer will stand trial
KAMLOOPS - A man accused of the only murder in Kamloops in 2014 was deemed fit for trial by a Provincial Court Judge Wednesday afternoon after results of a court-ordered psychiatric assessment. On April 15, Judge Stephen Harrison announced Christopher Frank Butler will stand trial on a second-degree murder charge. Butler was charged after Deanne...
School threat may have been false alarm
KAMLOOPS - A threat which prompted the lockdown of a Sahali neighbourhood elementary school may have been a false call. Cpl. Cheryl Bush, a spokesperson for the Kamloops RCMP detachment, says investigators determined the threatening call to Summit Elementary around 2 p.m. yesterday, April 15, came from a blocked source and found out other schools...
Airport numbers continue to drop in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A slight decline in traveller numbers at Fulton Field is being attributed to a continued decline in the number of resource workers in northern Alberta. In March the number of travellers dipped by almost 250 passengers to 28,290, compared to more than 28,500 in March 2014. Combined with modest declines in January and...