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Sunday morning crash in Kamloops claims life of 23-year-old man
RCMP and the BC Coroners Service are investigating a single-vehicle accident on Sunday that claimed the life of a 23-year-old man. Kamloops RCMP Sgt. Michael Buxton-Carr said the crash occurred at...
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Update: Crash on Coquihalla near Kamloops sends six to hospital
The DriveBC web cams show traffic backed up at Walloper on the Coquihalla at noon on Sunday, 23 kilometres south of Kamloops. Six people were taken to Royal Inland Hospital on Sunday morning following...
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Police look for links between suspected serial killer and missing Kamloops woman
Jessie Foster was working as an escort in Las Vegas when she vanished in 2006. Glendene Grant couldn’t look at the pictures of Neal Falls. An Oregon man who was shot and killed by an escort in West...
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REVIEW: Remembering the 1960s
Give him credit — John Fogerty knows there was so much more to 1969 than the three seminal albums he and his band released that year. Much was remembered during the video on that iconic year that...
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Widow of Radio NL Dj killed in crash files lawsuit against truck driver, company
Radio NL DJ MIke Evenson, 37, died when his vehicle collided with a logging truck on Dec. 4, 2014. Evenson was driving westbound on Highway 1, on his way to work in Kamloops, at the time of the 4 a.m....
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A rolling Legacy in Kamloops
The Northern Mayhem Roller Derby team visited Kamloops to take part in some derby action at the Legacy Performance Games. The annual event is a legacy of the 2011 Western Canada Summer Games and...
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Venom claim TOJLL title with Game 5 victory
The Kamloops Venom ended what was an incredible back-and-forth Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League final with a 15-14 victory the over hometown Vernon Tigers on Monday. Kamloops won the...
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We cannot afford to add millions more in city debt
Editor: I was thinking about buying a new truck to replace my 2007 model that is running just fine and should last another eight years. I thought something new would be the route to go until I thought...
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FLETCHER: Free trade in . . . logs?
One of the rituals of life in southern B.C. communities is cross-border shopping for certain items. Even corner store owners are known to pop down to Washington border towns to load up a van with U.S....
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City of Kamloops wants Canada Post to erase graffiti
This racist tag was sprayed on a wall in Aberdeen in early June. Can the City of Kamloops slap Canada Post with a fine? That’s the question under investigation by bylaw services after complaints from...
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EDITORIAL: Coalition may be unavoidable
Regardless of when the official announcement is made, the federal election campaign has been underway for some time. Photo-ops of myriad funding announcements — some new, some rehashed — have exploded...
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The time is now for new arts centre
Editor: Thank you to both Mayor Peter Milobar and Dale Bass for their columns last week with much-needed information about the proposed performing-arts centre. Yes, it is time to get talking about it....
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Former city councillor Joe Leong reaches plea agreement in court
Joe Leong, a former Kamloops councillor, was facing six criminal charges stemming from his role as treasurer of the Kamloops Heritage Railway Society. He will instead plead guilty to contravening two...
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Learning to hate Shakespeare
IN THE PHOTO: Matthew Jones (left) and Carter Grice have a unique early interaction in Stage One’s production of I Hate Shakespeare. Carter attempts to give the famous monologue he addresses to a skull...
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South Thompson among regions placed on highest drought level
The province has placed the region on a level four drought rating, warning local water managers could turn off the taps to conserve fish stocks. The level four rating — the highest — was placed on the...
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Another fatal crash on Highway 5 North
A Tuesday afternoon accident on Highway 5 North at Vinsulla has claimed one life and left three people in hospital in serious condition. Vinsulla is 27 kilometres north of Kamloops. Sgt. Mike Pears of...
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Election forum hears call for an end to current voting system
All in favour of electoral change, say “aye.” Speakers and candidates at an electoral forum on Tuesday night spoke in favour of changing the way Canadians vote. “We don’t get what we voted for, at...
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Kamloops council wants both sides in Ajax mine debate to pony up
Both sides of the Ajax mine debate are being asked to chip in to pay for the City of Kamloops’ review of KGHM’s proposed copper and gold project south of Aberdeen. Kamloops city council on Tuesday...
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Kamloops council will mull park smoking ban in November
A Kamloops resident wants smokers to butt out in parks — but council won’t decide whether to support his request until November. Bob Wren said he’s a big fan of the city’s parks, but finds second-hand...
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Kamloops water thieves, holdouts put on notice
About 50 H2O thieves and 150 water-meter holdouts are getting warning letters from the City of Kamloops when utility are sent out this fall. Public works director Jen Fretz said the city has installed...
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