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Examining Islam: Kamloops Imam Mazhar Mahmood on his religion and the media’s...
Imam Mazhar Mahmood moved to the Kamloops Ayesha Mosque in Knutsford earlier this year. Born and raised in Toronto, he oversees a community of about 60 Muslim families and as many as 400 students...
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Revive TRU Hockey shut out in bid to bring back WolfPack
He took his best shot, but Trevor Bast has been shut out in his attempt to bring the hockey program at Thompson Rivers University back to life. As Bast learned in a Thursday, Dec. 4 conference call,...
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Christmas in Columbia
A blast of warm air welcomes us as we deplane at Cartagena Airport. With Christmas only days away, the town’s streets are busy with merry local shoppers. Next to our Stil Hotel is a small outdoor bar,...
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Blazers fall to Raiders following poor start
It might be time for someone to inform the Kamloops Blazers the puck drops at 7 p.m. Because, for the most part this season, no one has been home in the first period of play. The Blazers (12-14-3-2)...
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UPDATE: 12-year-old runaway found, is safe
UPDATE: The 12-year-old girl has been found and is back with her foster family. Kamloops Mounties are asking for the public’s help in finding a 12-year-old girl who has run away from her foster...
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Innovation this Christmas
Kamloops Innovation Centre is hosting a holiday-themed get-together for entrepreneurs. Maker Meetup: Holiday Edition will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 10, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.. The events,...
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Technician injured during Starcatcher
People who attended the disrupted Friday, Dec.5, performance of Peter and the Starcatcher can see the play today. Western Canada Theatre general manager Lori Marchand said a female technician fell...
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Kamloops council going digital with iPads
Kamloops city council is going digital. Rather than use paper agendas for their meetings, mayor and council will read reports and make notes on a set of iPads. Director of corporate services and...
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Another public hearing set for Dec. 9 at Kamloops City Hall
It’s deja vu for a trio of Kamloops developers as their rezoning applications go back to city hall on Tuesday, Dec. 9, for a public hearing. All three projects — a 20-unit townhome project at 2658...
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Will first-past-the-post ever be replaced?
Federal New Democrat candidate Bill Sundhu said he was heartened by the fact more than a dozen Liberals and two Greens supported an Opposition motion to explore proportional representation for federal...
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Nolan Kneen recalled for road trip
The Kamloops Blazers have recalled 15-year-old defenceman Nolan Kneen for their six game road trip through the Central Division. Kneen is playing this season with the Okanagan Rockets of the B.C. Major...
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Funds for TRU health education
Darcie Watson has a goal — she wants to find a job in nursing. She’s not alone in that quest. The school of nursing at Thompson Rivers University is filled with young people eager to enter a field that...
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Trio of Blazers prospects to play for Alberta, Saskatchewan
Add goaltender Dane Dow and forwards Kyle Bosch and Jared Hamm to the list of Kamloops Blazers prospects who will suit up for their respective provinces in the 2015 Canada Winter Games. Dow, who the...
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KTW Christmas Cheer Fund: Hospice a gift families do not forget
The man came on behalf of his business with a donation collected during its annual golf tournament. The beneficiary was a place the man knew, but had not been back to in months — the Marjorie...
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Accused child killer appears in court
In the photo: Shari Greer (front, centre), the mom of Kathryn-Mary Herbert, leaves the Abbotsford Courthouse on Monday, surrounded by supporters. Vikki Hopes photo/KTW By Vikki Hopes Abbotsford News...
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Troubled bridge over water to undergo major facelift
If there was a single point on which most everyone at a Dec. 4 public open house on the Overlanders Bridge resurfacing project agreed, it was this: No one wants a repeat of the delay and frustration...
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Santa Shuffle for the Sally Ann
Participants took part in the Santa Shuffle Fun Run and Elf Walk in Riverside Park on Saturday, Dec. 6. The event was held in Kamloops and in cities across Canada as a fundraiser for the Salvation...
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Harper acclaimed as school-board chairwoman; Wade elected vice-chair
Denise Harper will serve her sixth year leading the Kamloops-Thompson board of education after the Chase-area trustee was acclaimed on Monday, Dec. 8, by the new board. School trustees were sworn in by...
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Sandman to light rooftop Sally Ann tree
There’s a lot that goes into getting a 30-foot Christmas tree on top of the Sandman Signature Hotel in downtown Kamloops. There’s 2,000 pounds of sand, 400 pounds of steel sheeting and 1,000 feet (33...
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Kamloops Mountie awake, talking after being shot
Kamloops RCMP Cpl. Jean-Rene Michaud. The Kamloops RCMP officer who was shot during a traffic stop on Dec. 3 remains in intensive care in Royal Inland Hospital. Cpl. Jean-Rene Michaud underwent a...
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