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BASS: Harper government seeks to hide more info from public
Dale Bass In 2005, Conservative leader Stephen Harper declared he would “stand up for Canada.” It was the start of the federal-election campaign and the country was still digesting the many truths of...
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Faith: The advent and affect of humility
One forgotten territory in the Christmas story usually is the birth of humility in the person of the Christ Child. Apostle Paul speaks of Jesus humbling himself to the extent of taking the form of a...
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Federal Conservative party cannot be trusted
Editor: I do not trust the federal Conservatives. I believe they are a bad party with an abysmal commander. In my view, their governance of our nation is wretched, retrograde, often shameful and, on...
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Body identified as Kamloops man who vanished in 1975
A body found in Vancouver in 1975 had remained unidentified for decades — until now. The B.C. Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of the man found dead 38 years ago as being Alexander Francis...
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Blue Rodeo to headline Sun Peaks’ summer concert series
Blue Rodeo is coming to Sun Peaks — and you can see the band for free. The Canadian Music Hall of Fame and Juno Award-winning band will kick off the summer season at the resort with a free concert on...
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Help Mounties stuff those cruisers
Kamloops RCMP will be parked outside Wal-Mart, Toys R Us and Sahali Mall on Saturday, Dec. 14 — and they’ll be on the lookout for some particular suspects. The officers, along with auxiliary police...
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PARKER: Less Christmastime complaining, more Christmastime giving
Andria Parker There are two times of year during which the child of a clergy member feels the pressure of their parent’s profession. These seasons are Easter — what with the whole rising from the dead...
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Pedestrian killed on Dallas Drive
An 86-year-old man is dead after being hit by a vehicle while walking his dog in the Dallas area of Kamloops. Kamloops Mounties were called to the accident scene in the 600-block of Dallas Drive at...
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Canadian Tire recalls science kit
On behalf of the distributor, Red Planet Group, Canadian Tire is recalling all units of the Buki Electronics Lab Science Kit (product #050-2869) as a precautionary measure due to concerns the unit may...
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19 nabbed in Kamloops RCMP undercover drug sting
Nearly 40 charges are expected to be laid against 19 people following a three-month undercover sting by Kamloops Mounties targeting the street-level drug trade. RCMP Cpl. Cheryl Bush said 28 of the...
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Norovirus among Kamloops hospital staff leads to cancellation of surgeries
A pre-Christmas staff lunch has led to an outbreak of norovirus in one department at Royal Inland Hospital — and the cancellation of some elective surgeries. Dr. Rob Parker, medical officer of health...
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United Way exceeds $2-million fundraising goal
Vicky Ryan brought Touchdown the dog to the Touchdown event wrapping up the United Way Thompson-Nicola-Cariboo campaign. Ryan bought the dog five years ago when her husband Tony was on the UWTNC...
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Desire a pet? Kamloops SPCA shelter set to re-open
It’s a packed house at the Kamloops branch of the SPCA. Six weeks after two of its animals tested positive for ringworm, the local shelter is preparing to re-open for adoptions on Monday, Dec. 16. The...
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Kamloops looks at two-week school spring break
Trustees will be asked on Monday, Dec. 16, to add another week to the spring break for public schools. A report by assistant superintendent Karl deBruijn recommends the change for school years from...
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Fraser double-murder trial: Jury convicts on first- and second-degree
Roy Fraser showed no emotion in a Kamloops courtroom on Saturday, Dec. 14, as a jury found him guilty as charged on one count each of first- and second-degree murder. It took more than 20 hours of...
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Leong: Apology to Chinese community should come with cash
The head of Kamloops’ Chinese Cultural Association (KCCA) says the B.C. government’s latest attempt to formulate an apology for the Chinese head tax comes too soon after the B.C. Liberals’ ethnic-ting...
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Like Willie Nelson, Blazers can’t wait to be on the road again
With how the Kamloops Blazers are playing on a marathon road trip that has taken them as far as they can travel in the Western Hockey League, the club can only look forward to the March Brier, when it...
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Her journey to the Big Bang begins
Natascha Hedrich, a fourth-year Thompson Rivers university student spent the summer in Switzerland working with scientists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN – the Conseil Européen...
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Kids! Send us your Christmas drawings!
Kids! Now is the time to send us your best Christmas drawings. As always, we will publish those we receive in a pre-Christmas edition of Kamloops This Week. And, as always, there are prizes to be won!...
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Slideshow: CP Holiday Train warms the weekend
The CP Holiday Train made its annual visit to Kamloops on Saturday, Dec. 14, with thousands gathering behind Interior Savings Centre to greet the festive arrival. While entertainers Melanie Doan and...
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