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A present for the earth? How to cut holiday waste
November 13, 2019 - 9:00 PM

While the holiday season is a time of giving and thoughtfulness, it can also be a time of excess and waste.
Special South African gin is infused with elephant dung
November 13, 2019 - 8:00 PM

MOSSEL BAY, South Africa - The makers of a South African gin infused with elephant dung swear their use of the animal's excrement is no gimmick.
Young Kamloops boy meets his hero - the garbage man
November 13, 2019 - 6:30 PM

A Kamloops kid had his dreams fulfilled this week when his local garbage man stopped to say hello.
Army vet reels in catch of the day on Skaha Lake
November 13, 2019 - 6:00 PM

Grant Rowley had a memorable day fishing on the lake and as luck would have it, the Canadian Army veteran reeled a big one in on Remembrance Day.
How you can help make the holidays happier for lonely seniors
November 13, 2019 - 5:30 PM

This Christmas, you can switch up your tradition and donate time or goods to people who are alone on the holidays.
Sex assault charge against B.C. mayor stayed due to 'alternative measures'
November 13, 2019 - 5:00 PM

PORT MOODY, B.C. - A sexual assault charge against a Metro Vancouver mayor has been stayed after he completed an "alternative measures" program.
Parts of Valleyview Drive closed as crews work to repair damaged gas line
November 13, 2019 - 4:50 PM

FortisBC crews will continue to work to repair a damaged gas line that was hit earlier today in an eastern Kamloops neighbourhood.
Car crashes into Kamloops deli; no one was hurt
November 13, 2019 - 3:57 PM

A car crashed into a Kamloops deli this afternoon and RCMP say driver inattentiveness may be the reason.
Want to invest in western Canadian real estate? Look no further than Kelowna
November 13, 2019 - 3:30 PM

With its booming construction industry, Kelowna has been named by a business magazine as the best city in western Canada to invest in property in 2020.
Kamloops athlete first ever TRU student drafted by Canadian Premiere League
November 13, 2019 - 3:15 PM

A Thompson Rivers student is the first ever from the university to have been drafted in the Canadian Premier League.
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B.C. teacher suspended for pursuing unwanted friendship with student
Another teacher has been suspended after attempting to develop a relationship with a current student. According to the B.C. Commissioner for Teacher Regulation, Chelsea Cromarty, a teacher
November 12, 2019 12:41 PM
B.C. teacher's licence suspended for inappropriate joke
A B.C. teacher who was overheard making a joke about using one of his students to “whack” two others briefly had his license suspended, offering a reminder that it’s best not to
November 13, 2019 8:00 AM
Kamloops family to donate $500,000 to support RIH Foundation
A Kamloops family has announced they will be donating $500,000 to help support the patient care tower project that is currently under construction at Royal Inland Hospital. In a news release
November 13, 2019 10:24 AM
Not supportive housing, not winter shelters, but homes, Kelowna's Leon Ave homeless group demands
While some Kelowna neighbourhoods have rallied against supportive housing for the homeless, those who are prospective tenants are saying that’s not good enough. A Vancouver-based advo
November 12, 2019 3:31 PM
Car crashes into Kamloops deli; no one was hurt
A car crashed into a Kamloops deli this afternoon and RCMP say driver inattentiveness may be the reason. The incident, which happened today, Nov. 13, was captured in photos by David Rod
November 13, 2019 3:57 PM
Young Kamloops boy meets his hero - the garbage man
A Kamloops kid had his dreams fulfilled this week when his local garbage man stopped to say hello. Angie Mathew says her son Kieran runs to look out the door whenever he hears the garbage tr
November 13, 2019 6:30 PM
Third victim in Kamloops hit and run dies from injuries
Kamloops RCMP say a man injured in a hit and run crash that killed two people earlier this month died last night in hospital. On Nov. 3, a pickup truck travelling at a high rate of speed fa
November 13, 2019 11:00 AM
Army vet reels in catch of the day on Skaha Lake
Grant Rowley had a memorable day fishing on the lake and as luck would have it, the Canadian Army veteran reeled a big one in on Remembrance Day. The veteran of more than two decades in the
November 13, 2019 6:00 PM
UPDATE: Missing Vernon man located
UPDATE: 2:44 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019 RCMP say a missing Vernon man has been located. All personal information about the missing person has been removed from this ar
November 13, 2019 2:46 PM
Kamloops paramedic calls for increased access to multi-family buildings
A Kamloops paramedic is hoping to see a shift that would allow first responders to get to patients regardless of which type of building they live in. Last week in Vancouver, a motion was pa
November 13, 2019 7:00 AM

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