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B.C. to face Alberta tonight
B.C. and Alberta will face off in the Tim Hortons Brier’s 1 vs. 2 page-playoff game on Friday, March 7, after Alberta lost its final round-robin game to Quebec this morning. The game will go at 6:30...
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Former Mountie faces sex-assault charges
A former Mountie is slated to appear in a Kamloops courtroom next month on sex-assault charges dating back three decades. Alan Davidson, 58, was arrested in Calgary on Thursday, March 6, and charged...
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Kamloops man guilty of assault for elbowing guard at RIH
A Kamloops man with mental-health issues has been convicted of assault after elbowing a security guard in the face at Royal Inland Hospital’s special-care unit last summer. Clifton Richard Bradley...
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Smith manslaughter trial: Accused admits to beating, not killing, victim
In the photo: Lytton’s Sandy Charlie (right) vanished in 1999 and his body was found in 2011. Charlie’s son, Sandy Cleghorn (left), died looking for his father. He beat him up, but he didn’t kill...
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NDP leader says public pressure will be on government
B.C. NDP Leader Adrian Dix predicted pressure will be on government, rather than teachers, to reach with a deal and avoid job action. Dix was in Kamloops on Friday, March 7, a day after teachers voted...
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Cotter and Co. into Sunday’s Brier final
In the photo: Kamloops native Jim Cotter with mom Pat following Team B.C.’s semifinal win over Alberta. The victory, which was aided in large part by a number of crucial Cotter shots down the stretch....
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Quebec to face Alberta in semifinal
Quebec defeated Manitoba 7-6 on Saturday, March 8 and will now face Alberta at 6:30 p.m. The 3 vs. 4 game came down to the final end, with Manitoba trailing 7-5 without the hammer. Jeff Stoughton...
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Blazers taking it on the jaw — odd string of injuries plague Blue and Orange
PHOTO: Sam Grist was the aggressor in this tilt with Mason Geertsen of the Vancouver Giants, but the Kamloops Blazers’ defenceman’s season came to end when his jaw was broken in a fight in Calgary on...
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Star-gazing at TRU
Astronomy enthusiast and geologist Don Bouffard will present Extrasolar systems update and extra terrestrials? Variations on a theme at the Kamloops Astronomical Society’s meeting on Wednesday, March...
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Lending them an earring
The Lost Earring Project was featured at the Old Courthouse Gallery on Saturday, March 8. Artists took donated earrings and created works from them. Proceeds from the sales of the art went to the YWCA...
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The Beautiful (video) Game
The fastest fingers in Kamloops were put to the test on Saturday, March 8, as dozens took part in the Thompson Rivers University FIFA ‘14 Video Game Tournament. Top prize was a PlayStation 4 video-game...
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Smith manslaughter trial: Accused says he lied when confessing to killing
In the photo: Lytton’s Sandy Charlie (right) vanished in 1999 and his body was found in 2011. Charlie’s son, Sandy Cleghorn (left), died looking for his father. An accused cold-case killer repeatedly...
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More repairs to Highland Drive
Highland Drive is once again up for road repairs after a water-main break forced the city to dig up a portion of the newly-widened road on the weekend. Public-works director Jen Fretz said city crews...
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No lawyer — with sentencing date looming
A man who admitted to killing his childhood friend may attempt to withdraw his plea to manslaughter. An uncommunicative and unrepresented Torbin Alec appeared in B.C. Supreme Court in Kamloops on...
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Heart disease now job-related stress for firefighters
The B.C. government has introduced legislation that allows firefighters to claim heart disease, including heart attacks, as job-related stress. Jobs Minister Shirley Bond said the province will amend...
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New executive director follows special audit
The White Buffalo Aboriginal and Metis Health Society has a new executive director. Jeanie Cardinal, former program director, has been promoted to the top spot at the agency, one of two hit with...
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Meet the there-and-back man
It’s going to take Edward Dostaler 47.74 weeks, $25,000 and 28 pairs of shoes to run 18,036 kilometres across the country and back next year. He’s done the math — 28 pairs of runners will get him from...
View ArticleHockey structure to blame
Editor: Reading the latest saga of the Okanagan Rockets midget AAA team losing its home as the Kelowna Minor Hockey Association backs out comes as no surprise (‘Female midget players in danger of...
View ArticleWith mine approval, Kamloops will get the shaft
Editor: I attended Peter Tsigaris’ weekend lecture at Thompson Rivers University, where the TRU economics professor gave an analysis regarding the possible economic costs of increased air pollution in...
View ArticleRiver City Racers find provincial podium
Photo: Eric Spence of the Kamloops River City Racers. Kevin Bogetti-Smith photo Podium finishes and personal-best times made the provincial short-track speedskating championships an event to remember...
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