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Instead of a bonk on the head, this lucky local lamb got a new life
MONTE LAKE – Farm animals usually serve specific purposes. If they don’t produce milk, lay eggs or make wool, then they are likely to be served for supper. But Blue the Lamb from Harmony Farm escaped not only the slaughter house and a debilitating injury, he's become the farm celebrity and he's making the most...

UPDATE: Missing Kamloops teenager found
UPDATE: 3:34 p.m., Monday, Nov. 30, 2015 KAMLOOPS - RCMP say Daniel Munro, 18, has been located. 2:13 p.m., Monday, Nov. 30, 2015 KAMLOOPS - RCMP need your help locating a missing Kamloops teenager. Daniel Munro, 18, was last seen on Nov. 21. He is described as a First Nations male, 6’4” tall, weighing 195...

Chase RCMP searching for suspects after armed bank robbery
CHASE - Police are searching for two suspects after staff at a bank in Chase were robbed at gunpoint this afternoon. RCMP Sgt. Gary Heebner says officers were busy investigating a false report of shots fired in the North Shuswap when a man holding a long-barrelled gun entered the Royal Bank branch at around 1:20...

Safer driving on Trans Canada near Cherry Creek with new left-turn lane
KAMLOOPS - Locals, tourists and commercial drivers can now feel safer turning left onto Highway 1 at Gardi Road near Cherry Creek thanks to a newly built left-turn lane. “Left-turn lanes have been proven to reduce collisions by eliminating the conflict between turning and through traffic,” Minister of Transportation Todd Stone said in a media...

United Way seeking donations to help Syrian refugees coming to Kamloops area
KAMLOOPS - An urgent fundraiser for Syrian refugees is underway by the United Way Thompson Nicola Cariboo. Money raised by the United For Refugees charity will be going towards the group Refugees and Friends Together which is sponsoring the arrival of four families to the Kamloops area. “One of our national focus areas is strong...

Kamloops man banned from courts after misrepresenting himself as lawyer: Law Society
KAMLOOPS - The Law Society of B.C. took action against over a dozen people falsely representing themselves as legal professionals this year, including a Kamloops man who is now banned from the courts. In a media release today, Nov. 30, the society provided the list of those prohibited from practicing law. Between March 1 and...

Cost of recycling may increase as Kamloops looks to renew contract
KAMLOOPS – Emterra Environmental may be awarded the City of Kamloops’ recycling contract even after this summer’s labour dispute and a new bid almost double the cost of the previous one. A report by city staff will be coming to council tomorrow, Dec. 1, recommends Emterra get the contract. The current contract with the city...