News Items tag as: Levi Landry

'Worst case scenario': Witness details grisly discovery in Bagabuyo trial
April 16, 2025 - 6:30 AM

A Kamloops man whose grandfather was allegedly tasked with helping dispose of a body made the dark discovery himself as he sought answers.
Money was the motive in Kamloops murder trial: Crown
April 15, 2025 - 1:37 PM

Kamloops lawyer Rogelio “Butch” Bagabuyo allegedly helped his former friend and client hide more than $700,000 in a divorce before killing him when the money ran out, according to Crown prosecutors.
Police seized bags, ropes, shovels and a blood-stained jacket in Bagabuyo murder investigation
April 14, 2025 - 2:05 PM

A Kamloops lawyer's first-degree murder trial started slowly Monday as the Crown lawyers presented dozens of exhibits.
Court overturns Summerland's efforts to restrict family's FOIs
April 13, 2025 - 2:00 PM

A BC judge has ruled that a family's efforts to get information from Summerland's town hall were unfairly blocked.
Why Kamloops council won't pay the mayor's legal bills
April 13, 2025 - 12:00 PM

The mayor of Kamloops hoped in vain council would cover his legal fees for abandoned or dismissed code of conduct investigations.
Kamloops trustee asks fellow school board members to forgo pay in face of budget shortfall
April 12, 2025 - 9:00 AM

A Kamloops school trustee is proposing elected officials in charge of the region's schools suspend their pay in the face of a budget shortfall and impending staff cuts.
Kamloops mayor counted on city reimbursement as legal fees rack up
April 11, 2025 - 8:50 AM

Kamloops mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson is facing a second lawsuit from one of his former lawyers, again for unpaid legal bills. This time, he's pointed blame at city council for his financial woes.
Kamloops mayor suggests salary reductions at city to cut taxes
April 10, 2025 - 7:00 PM

Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson pitched the idea that council to cut their own salaries and those of city managers this week.
Lack of provincial funding forcing Kamloops and other school districts to make cuts
April 10, 2025 - 6:00 PM

Schools in the Kamloops-Thompson school district could see 77 jobs cut as the district points to a shortfall in government funding.
Kamloops and Kelowna firefighters wrestle with increasing 'nuisance' fires at homeless campsites
April 10, 2025 - 6:00 AM

Firefighters are putting out more and more fires at homeless encampments in Kamloops and the Okanagan, but it's not clear how to curb the problem.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones

Epic cherry season expected in Okanagan and Kamloops
The cherry season in the Southern Interior is set to be the biggest one in a long time thanks to favourable growing conditions, after extreme weather events damaged crops for the past three years. “It looks like it’s going to be

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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