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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...
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...
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...
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...
KGHM responding ‘cooperatively’ to Ajax Mine extension
KAMLOOPS - The evaluation period of the proposed Ajax Mine's environmental application has been extended by more than a month to give local First Nations groups more time to review the information. According to KGHM spokesperson Robert Koopmans the extension was requested in an effort to act cooperatively with First Nations groups. “We asked for...
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: Where to hear from your Kamloops candidates the last week before election day
KAMLOOPS - With the federal election less than a week away candidates in the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding have two more shots to win over voters. All candidates will be attending a media consortium hosted by CFJC-TV, CBC Radio and Kamloops this Week Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 7 p.m. at the Thompson Rivers University Grand Hall. CBC’s...
Expect a sunny fall week in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The temperatures will be warm and the sun will be bright following the Thanksgiving long weekend in Kamloops. Environment Canada is calling for highs of 18 Celsius all week, just a few degrees warmer than the seasonal normals of 14 C, while lows will be just above seasonal normals of 3 C all...