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Breast feeding cafes help local moms connect
November 27, 2015 - 4:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - After a positive experience with a Breast Feeding Cafe in Penticton, Sage Thomas felt motivated to start a similar group in Kamloops when she moved here over a year ago.
Faculty association asks TRU to engage in ‘productive bargaining’ with threat of strike
November 26, 2015 - 2:30 PM

KAMLOOPS – After 45 minutes of bargaining, it appears Thompson Rivers University has staved off a strike for another week.
Kamloops council gives thumbs down to hand counting ballots
November 25, 2015 - 8:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - It was a close vote in council yesterday, but no recount is needed on an effort to bring in post-election audits.
Construction worker in hospital after 20’ fall in Kamloops
November 25, 2015 - 7:41 PM

KAMLOOPS - A construction worker is in hospital with critical injuries after a fall from about 20 feet this afternoon.
Highway 97C back open following police incident
November 25, 2015 - 5:04 PM

VERNON - A police incident forced the closure of a major highway today.
UPDATED: Duo smashes door at Kamloops apartment building
November 25, 2015 - 3:49 PM

KAMLOOPS - Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help to identify two suspects who smashed an apartment complex door last week.
Another reprieve for Interior Health laundry workers
November 25, 2015 - 3:20 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The Hospital Employees’ Union is welcoming news that Interior Health is delaying its decision to contract out laundry services.
Photo of Kamloops teen jokingly asking PM Trudeau to prom goes viral
November 25, 2015 - 2:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - A local high school student is learning the power social media has after posting a photo of her inviting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to be her prom date.
Judge dismisses accused's claim fight was 'consensual' in Kamloops domestic assault case
November 25, 2015 - 1:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - A man who said he and his girlfriend had a consensual fight which caused him to head butt, choke and bite her is now convicted of assault after a provincial court judge said she didn’t believe his testimony as an excuse for his violence.
Kamloops man acquitted of gun charges on rights violation
November 25, 2015 - 10:44 AM

KAMLOOPS - A man accused of running a chop shop in a Westsyde trailer was acquitted of all charges after a Kamloops Supreme Court Justice determined police violated several charter rights when they conducted two searches and seized multiple weapons.
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Booming construction industry leaves contractors scrambling to find workers
OKANAGAN - Contractors in the Okanagan are having a tough time finding workers. With more people retiring from the construction business than are picking up the tools, combined with under-the-table operations cutting corners, construction firms i