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Ranch hand pleads guilty to stealing employer’s cattle and other thefts
KAMLOOPS - Selling 10 of his employer’s cows worth $35,000, wracking up a work-related credit card and stealing thousands of dollars worth of property could earn a ranch hand fraudster federal jail time. Jason John McDowell, 38, pleaded guilty to two counts of theft and one count of cattle theft in Kamloops Provincial Court today,...
GORDON TRIAL: Police charged accused with causing death before woman died
KAMLOOPS - After a police officer told a man he was being charged with criminal negligence causing death on April 25, 2013, he was confused and said he had no idea whose death he caused — at the time no one had died at all. The charges changed for David Peter Gordon, born 1980, who...
This year’s flu vaccine to target relatively vicious strain
KELOWNA – If you feel like this fall has already been worse than others for getting a cold or the flu, Interior Health has some bad news for you. It won’t peak for another month. According to Interior Health medical officer Kamran Golmohammadi the influenza virus and all the other viruses that cause flu-like symptoms...
Homeless Count: The unseen residents of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Every year a group of volunteers brave the fall cold, wake up at the crack of dawn and ply themselves with hot coffee to conduct the city’s homeless count. They walk the back alleys, they search under bridges and they scour the beaches to hand out backpacks full of supplies and count the...
ELECTION 2015: Solo Harper protester goes topless in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – A topless Stephen Harper protestor took to the street in Kamloops today, Oct. 16, to demonstrate against the current government. Ashley Gribble said she picked Cathy McLeod’s campaign office because the Member of Parliament “needs to be more ashamed about what her government has done to women across Canada.” Gribble represents a group...
Sex offender faces longer probation after failing to complete rehabilitation program
KAMLOOPS - A convicted sex offender pleaded guilty in Kamloops Provincial Court today, Oct. 16 to breaching his probation conditions after he was removed from two of his court-ordered rehabilitation sessions. Francis Desmet, 65, was convicted in 2012 of making and distributing child pornography in Kelowna and sentenced to 18 months in jail. After his...
Help these local musicians win the chance of a lifetime
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Your vote could help a local artist win over $100,000 and some serious musical cred. The B.C. Peak Performance Project opens up the public voting portion of its contest today, Oct. 16. Online voting runs until Oct. 23. Two artists from around the Thompson-Okanagan are in the running this year: Vernon’s Corey Myraas...
Warm weather continues this weekend in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The changing colours of the leaves and the crisp evening weather make it hard to deny it’s autumn, but with temperatures remaining above seasonal normals it’s been a warm fall so far. Environment Canada is calling for highs of 18 Celsius today, Oct. 16, and Saturday before dipping to a high of 14...