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ELECTION 2015: Find out who Liberal candidate Steve Powrie is
KAMLOOPS - Steve Powrie’s daughter decided he should enter politics before he came to the same conclusion. The Liberal candidate for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo says while he complained about the current government at home one night, his daughter threw his own words back at him and told him to follow the 'practice what you preach' mantra he...
Dream wedding for a dying father
"HE'S DONE SO MUCH FOR US NOW IT'S OUR TURN TO LOOK AFTER HIM" KELOWNA – Christina Richard was just 11 years old when Eric Lavoie entered her life in 2003 and changed it forever. Her mom, Sophy Zaglis, 49, was raising five kids on her own, working as a registered nurse and volunteer with...
City’s one kilometre rule between new booze vendors a ‘responsible decision,’ say liquor stores
KAMLOOPS – Liquor vendors “feel comfortable" after a city decision to create a one kilometre buffer between new liquor outlets. Al Deacon, owner of Fox’n Hounds pub and Fox’n Hounds Sahali Liquor Store, says the city’s determination to rethink the buffer rule was the right thing to do. “It's a responsible decision,” he says. “We’re...
Penalty committee to decide on Kamloops dentist
KAMLOOPS - A penalty committee will decide next week if a Kamloops dentist will still be allowed to practice and what, if any, penalties to impose after his sedated patient suffered a heart attack. Dr. Bobby Rishiraj from the Kamloops Oral Surgery and Implant Centre will attend the hearing in Vancouver on Monday, Aug. 24....
NHL assistant coach, Kamloops Blazer owner in jail on drunk driving charges
SON WAS IN VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING WITH BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL OF .3 FRIDLEY, MN — One of the Kamloops Blazers owners is in jail facing charges for driving under the influence with a 0.30 blood alcohol content reading in Minnesota Thursday evening. According to a complaint filed by Fridley Police Department Officer Erik Johnson in...