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Crash near Chase claims two lives
Two people are dead following a head-on collision involving two semis early this morning (Jan. 31) that had the Trans-Canada Highway east of Kamloops closed for much of the day. Chase RCMP Sgt. Gary...
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BC Lottery Corporation searching for new president
Michael Graydon, the B.C. Lottery Corp. president and CEO who elected to live and work in the Lower Mainland and moved senior administration there, is leaving the Crown corporation. Graydon is leaving...
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Report recommends possible school closures, consolidations
Kamloops-Thompson school trustees will receive a report on Monday, Feb. 3, recommending possible closure of Stuart Wood elementary, consolidation of Beattie School of the Arts in one location and...
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Victim identified in downtown Kamloops railway death
The B.C. Coroners Service has identified the 40-year-old man struck and killed by a train in downtown Kamloops on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Yvon George Joseph Gagne, of no fixed address, died after he was...
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WolfPack hockey club has two wins stripped
The Thompson Rivers University WolfPack hockey team has forfeited two games after finding out two of its players — goaltender Stephen Wolff and forward Brodie Gibbon — took to the ice while...
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KGHM Ajax has pending deal to buy adjacent mineral rights
KGHM Ajax has a pending deal with a junior resource company to acquire neighbouring mineral rights, a deal that one mine opponent said shows the company is “an elephant no one can avoid.” But,...
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Telus unveils its $75-million Kamloops data centre
Telus offered a peek on Friday, Jan. 31, into the secretive world of Big Data, where buildings and road entries are guarded by traps and every circuit, cooling line and power supply has a redundant...
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Downtown business association elects new board
The Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association, which represents downtown businesses, has elected a new board of directors. Its executive is composed of president Brendan Shaw (Brendan Shaw...
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One final big donation from Daily News Cheer Fund
In the photo: Kamloops Food Bank representatives Jeff Arnold (left), and Bernadette Siracky receive a cheque from Kamloops Daily News, Christmas Cheer Fund founder Gregg Drinnan, as does Kamloops...
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Senior charged with murder dies in Kamloops
The 95-year-old Vernon man accused of murder in 2013 has died in a Kamloops facility. A family friend confirmed that John (Jack) Daymouth Furman died on Tuesday, Jan. 28. Furman, who suffered from...
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Promising news on new South Kamloops secondary
The Kamloops-Thompson school district has heard back from the province on its funding request to build a new South Kamloops secondary (SKSS) — and the response is promising, according to Supt. Terry...
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B.C. to let festival, hotel drinkers roam
The provincial government is moving ahead with promised liquor reforms, promising free-range drinking at music festivals, stadiums and hotels and eventual sales in grocery stores. Attorney-General...
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Habitat ready to build two more homes in Kamloops
In the photo: This Habitat home rose in 2010 and will be joined by two more housing additions in Kamloops later this year. KTW file photo Habitat for Humanity Kamloops will be building two homes in...
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Super League curling playoffs roll on
Round 2 of the Sun Life Financial Super League curling playoffs, presented by City Centre Auto Centre, got underway at the Kamloops Curling Club on Monday, Feb. 3. On the A side, Brent Yamada edged...
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Ajax’s junior partner makes personnel moves
A shakeup at the junior partner of the proposed Ajax copper and gold mine south of Aberdeen in Kamloops reflects the fact the company is no longer in the driver’s seat, Abacus’s new chairman and CEO...
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Slideshow: B.C. Ice Racing Series Western Championships
The 2014 B.C. Ice Racing Series continued at Stake Lake with the Western Championships on Sunday, Feb. 2. KTW photographer Allen Douglas was at the event. is pictures are posted above. For results, go...
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Photo: Rockets blast Blazers
Jesse Shynkaruk of the Kamloops Blazers faces off against Nick Merkley of the Kelowna Rockets at Interior Savings Centre on Friday, Jan. 31. Kelowna won 4-2 and the Rockets downed the Blazers 7-3 in...
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Brown rink wins gold at Canada West curling championships
The Corryn Brown rink, representing TRU, won the 2013-2014 Canada West women’s curling title. The team — skip Brown, lead Ashley Nordin, second Samantha Fisher and third Erin Pincott — won the...
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Barker to represent Kamloops in Sochi
Dianne Barker’s resume reads like a schedule of major curling events. She has been the chief umpire at five Canada Cups and the 2013 world juniors, she was an official at the European championship —...
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Kamloops 7-Eleven guilty of selling tobacco to kids
For the first time in the convenience store’s history in B.C., 7-Eleven has been convicted of selling tobacco to a minor — the result of three undercover operations by Interior Health at the same...
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