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Man who held truck driver at gunpoint along Highway 5 could face up to eight years behind bars
December 18, 2018 - 5:29 PM

KAMLOOPS - A man who held a transport truck driver at gunpoint for nearly four hours and forced him to drive him in order to escape police last November could face seven years and eight months in prison.
Kamloops city council approves grant application for outdoor skating rink
December 18, 2018 - 5:12 PM

KAMLOOPS - An outdoor skating rink got one step closer today, Dec. 18, when council agreed to pursue funding.
Privacy watchdog says legal cannabis buyers should use cash, not credit
December 18, 2018 - 5:04 PM

OTTAWA - Canada's privacy watchdog is warning marijuana users to pay with cash rather than plastic if they're worried about the collection of their personal information.
Wilderness Committee preparing new legal challenge to stop pipeline
December 18, 2018 - 5:00 PM

OTTAWA - A Vancouver-based environment charity is readying itself to go back to court if — or they believe when — the federal government re-approves the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion next year.
Keeping his curfew didn’t help a Kamloops man caught with stolen goods
December 18, 2018 - 3:11 PM

KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man who was under a court-ordered curfew made a careless mistake last week when he opened his door to an RCMP officer checking to make sure he was home.
Two more pot shops approved by Kamloops city council
December 18, 2018 - 2:40 PM

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops city council has approved two more retail cannabis stores in Kamloops, but not without some opposition.
B.C. caregiver of elderly couple gets jail, probation for stealing $260,000
December 18, 2018 - 2:30 PM

PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. - A judge has sentenced a caregiver who built a close relationship with an elderly couple in Port Coquitlam, B.C., to 12 months in jail for stealing $260,000 from them.
Two-year-old boy injured in B.C. park after run-in with a cougar
December 18, 2018 - 2:02 PM

MISSION, B.C. - A two-year-old boy has minor injuries after an encounter with a cougar in a park in Mission, B.C., on Monday.
Kamloops RCMP respond to reported threat at business
December 18, 2018 - 1:54 PM

KAMLOOPS - RCMP closed a section of Tranquille Road in Kamloops this afternoon after a reported threat at a business.
'A stronger Alberta:' Ottawa announces $1.6B for Canada's oil and gas sector
December 18, 2018 - 1:00 PM

EDMONTON - Ottawa is spending $1.6 billion to help struggling energy companies stay afloat, buy new equipment and diversify as Alberta grapples with bargain basement oil prices.
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Stricter drunk driving laws to take effect across Canada tomorrow
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Traffic stop leads to drugs, weapons seizure in Kamloops
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Top News - Kamloops, Merritt and Areas

Man who held truck driver at gunpoint along Highway 5 could face up to eight years behind bars

Kamloops city council approves grant application for outdoor skating rink

Privacy watchdog says legal cannabis buyers should use cash, not credit

Wilderness Committee preparing new legal challenge to stop pipeline

Keeping his curfew didn’t help a Kamloops man caught with stolen goods

Two more pot shops approved by Kamloops city council

B.C. caregiver of elderly couple gets jail, probation for stealing $260,000

Two-year-old boy injured in B.C. park after run-in with a cougar

Kamloops RCMP respond to reported threat at business

'A stronger Alberta:' Ottawa announces $1.6B for Canada's oil and gas sector

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