News Items tag as: KMJUN2021

Katherine McParland's abuse a story this lawyer has seen 'a thousand times'
June 07, 2022 - 8:00 AM

Odette Dempsey-Caputo has seen the same story a thousand times: a woman returns to her abusive partner over and over, with a tragic end.
Kamloops business owner learning addictions outreach is complicated
July 06, 2021 - 7:00 AM

It's 4 a.m. and Reid Hamer-Jackson is doing his semi-regular rounds throughout Kamloops.
iN VIDEO: The challenges faced by these Kamloops beekeepers
July 05, 2021 - 6:00 AM

There are currently over 2,000 beekeepers in British Columbia who are managing thousands of bee colonies.
These wriggling green caterpillars call Riverside Park in Kamloops home
July 04, 2021 - 7:00 AM

Kamloops residents may notice wriggling green caterpillars hanging from threads in Riverside Park as a city arborist says there's a high population of them in the area this year.
How this Kamloops farm family is coping with the heat wave
July 03, 2021 - 6:00 PM

For Amanda DeMarni and her family, keeping her animals safe during the current extreme heat is a round-the-clock job.
Juniper wildfire now under control in Kamloops after prompting evacuations
July 02, 2021 - 7:18 AM

Multiple neighbourhoods in Kamloops were evacuated last night after a lightning storm sparked a wildfire in a residential area.
Kamloops resident becomes voice for her mom who died on Highway of Tears
July 01, 2021 - 7:00 PM

Kamloops resident, Rae Bennett, is one of thousands of people in British Columbia who have lost a loved one on Highway 16, also known as the Highway of Tears.
90% of Lytton destroyed by fire, injuries reported
July 01, 2021 - 10:54 AM

The Village of Lytton was almost completely destroyed by fire and injuries have been reported, according to the region’s Member of Parliament.
Security company owner 'disgusted' with arson in Kamloops
July 01, 2021 - 7:00 AM

A Lapper Security guard is still on the job but without a car after it was burned down behind a North Shore Ask Wellness facility on Friday.
Few options for Thompson-Okanagan residents this Canada Day
July 01, 2021 - 6:30 AM

If you're looking for something to do during Canada Day, you might be on your own this year as public health restrictions have limited events across the Thompson Okanagan.
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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 fourth week of March 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jone

Kelowna distillery to pay former employee $60,000 in unpaid wages
A Kelowna distillery failed in its bid to overturn a ruling that would have it pay more than $60,000 to a former employee in unpaid overtime. Forbidden Spirits appealed the decision last year, but it didn't have enough evidence to convi

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

West Kelowna, Kamloops fall behind BC government's 'unrealistic' housing targets
Both West Kelowna and Kamloops are failing to meet the province's housing targets, and politicians at the Okanagan city are frustrated. West Kelowna built 64 net new housing units over the past six months, and the BC government expects

News Items tag as: KMJUN2021

Katherine McParland's abuse a story this lawyer has seen 'a thousand times'

Kamloops business owner learning addictions outreach is complicated

iN VIDEO: The challenges faced by these Kamloops beekeepers

These wriggling green caterpillars call Riverside Park in Kamloops home

How this Kamloops farm family is coping with the heat wave

Juniper wildfire now under control in Kamloops after prompting evacuations

Kamloops resident becomes voice for her mom who died on Highway of Tears

90% of Lytton destroyed by fire, injuries reported

Security company owner 'disgusted' with arson in Kamloops

Few options for Thompson-Okanagan residents this Canada Day

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