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How Kamloops councillors and staff have leashed the mayor
April 18, 2024 - 7:00 AM

A workplace investigation into the mayor of Kamloops and how he treats staff was so secret that the City wouldn't even acknowledge its existence.
City won't say how much it paid former Kamloops bylaw officers
April 06, 2024 - 7:00 AM

The Kamloops bylaw department is putting a years-long arbitration in the rear view mirror but not before it pays out the officers the city wronged.
Osoyoos family raising funeral costs for boy killed by dogs in Edmonton
April 04, 2024 - 10:35 AM

Money is being raised for the family of an 11-year-old Osoyoos boy who was killed by two dogs in Edmonton earlier this week.
UPDATE: Kelowna fatal shooting victim identified by family
March 30, 2024 - 10:30 AM

Days after a police incident shut down Highway 97, a woman reported her brother was the victim of a fatal shooting.
Kelowna RCMP clear highway, scene after six hours, offer no explanation
March 28, 2024 - 6:48 AM

Kelowna RCMP has cleared a major crime and emergency scene on Adams Road in Rutland after six hours of closures, but aren't explaining what happened.
Hosting Ukrainian war refugees changes Kamloops man's life for the better
March 12, 2024 - 6:00 AM
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A Kamloops search and rescue volunteer hosted several families seeking refuge from the Russian-Ukraine war over the past two years.
MP Caputo doubles down on Bernardo comments
March 06, 2024 - 7:00 PM

Kamloops-area MP Frank Caputo is calling out Canada's corrections boss after he was fact-checked for his claims about jail conditions for one of the country's most notorious killers.
'Unheard and disrespected': Downtown Kamloops business frustrated by response to crime
March 06, 2024 - 7:30 AM

The owner of a specialty bike shop in downtown Kamloops is fed up with a lack of forward motion by the City of Kamloops to find solutions to the homelessness, crime and drug crisis.
UPDATE: No working rink at prison where Kamloops MP says notorious inmates play hockey
March 05, 2024 - 1:11 PM

OTTAWA - Canada's prison service says there has been no functioning ice hockey rink for the past two winters at an institution where a Kamloops Conservative MP says notorious inmates can play "taxpayer-funded serial killer pickup hockey."
Kamloops trauma councillor shares insights into city's social disorder
February 19, 2024 - 6:00 PM

A production company in Kamloops is continuing a collaborative approach to finding solutions for communities impacted by social disorder through a video podcast called Crisis Storm.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo

Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Penticton business set to launch cannabis consumption patio on 4/20
A Penticton cannabis retailer will be opening its consumption patio this weekend and the owner says it'll be the perfect spot for customers to safely enjoy a toke. Cannabis Cottage is hosting a launch party for its all-new designat

Thousands of short-term rentals in B.C. go back to long-term May 1
LANGLEY, B.C. - British Columbia Premier David Eby is warning real estate investors and speculators that his government is tilting the rules towards families seeking homes as it tightens the rules on short-term rentals. Eby said Thursday th

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