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Low water strands two boaters on North Thompson
October 23, 2017 - 11:48 AM

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Search and Rescue volunteers rescued two men stranded on the North Thompson River near Barriere last night.
Search for missing Williams Lake man intensifies next week in Kamloops
October 20, 2017 - 11:48 AM

KAMLOOPS - RCMP are organizing a search for a Williams Lake man who went missing in Kamloops this summer while he was a wildfire evacuee.
How art is helping feed the hungry and put a roof over people's heads in Kamloops
October 19, 2017 - 5:04 PM

KAMLOOPS - While non-profit organizations will always welcome financial donations, an event in Kamloops entering its sixth year has found time may actually be even more valuable than money.
After summer of smoke, some Kamloops physicians calling on province to protect, inform citizens
October 19, 2017 - 10:11 AM

KAMLOOPS - The thick wildfire smoke that blanketed Kamloops this past summer had a major impact on the healthy lifestyles of Kamloops residents according to a study by the Kamloops Physicians for a Healthy Environment Society.
Kamloops kid giving up weekends and free time to bring ninja warrior park to town
October 18, 2017 - 4:52 PM

KAMLOOPS - During this past summer in Kamloops there's a good chance you spotted a 12-year-old at the mall or a local event selling popcorn to raise money to fulfill his dream of bringing a ninja warrior inspired parkour park to town.
If Ajax comes, some Kamloops physicians may go
October 17, 2017 - 4:50 PM

KAMLOOPS - If the proposed KGHM Ajax mine is approved Kamloops could go from having a shortage of family doctors to a shortage of specialists as well.
Women battling resource development on Indigenous land to be highlighted at TRU event
October 17, 2017 - 1:20 PM

KAMLOOPS - The public is invited to a free forum on the leadership of Indigenous women in the resource justice movement hosted by staff and students from the Thompson Rivers University School of Law.
Westsyde residents face uphill battle to bring Timmies to neighbourhood
October 16, 2017 - 4:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - It took just six days for 1,242 Westsyde residents to sign a petition calling for Tim Hortons to consider allowing a franchisee to open up shop at the corner of Westsyde Road and Overlander Drive.
Kamloops MP's outcry helps avoid Remembrance Day wreath gaffe
October 16, 2017 - 2:43 PM

KAMLOOPS - When Kamloops MP Cathy McLeod learned the federal government would only pay for two wreathes for her to lay at cenotaphs in her riding on Remembrance Day she immediately expressed her concerns with the minister responsible.
Kelowna RCMP on the hunt for armed robbery suspect
October 16, 2017 - 11:48 AM

KELOWNA - RCMP are asking for the public's help to find an armed robbery suspect after a clerk and a customer were robbed in a Kelowna store yesterday afternoon.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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Why butchers are making a comeback in B.C.
Being a butcher is much more than standing in a freezer and hacking meat with a knife, and a butchery instructor in Kamloops says the craft is rising in popularity. Corey Davison is an assistant teaching professor in the retail meat process

UBCO, TRU study finds cannabis use helps in recovery from hard drugs
A new study from UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers University has found that cannabis use can offer benefits to people undergoing treatment for substance use. People living in a residential recovery facility were given supervised amounts of

Vernon homeowners to see whopping 10% tax increase
Homeowners in Vernon are set for the highest property tax increase in years with an almost 10% jump when compared to last year. With little debate, Vernon council approved the 9.91% increase – a rate four times that of inflation.

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