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WALLACE: Need Apple Watch-dog for privacy, security
Kirsten Dunst didn’t need to share her “intimate” heartbeat when she recently turned up naked on the Internet. Her tweet on Sept. 1, which read “Thank you iCloud,” followed by a smiley pile of poop,...
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Join a local band
The Kamloops Community Band is holding open rehearsals throughout September. The band, directed by Cliff Noakes and Don Bennett, consists of amateur players from secondary and university students to...
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Arrest after suspected shoplifter pulls knife
Kamloops Mounties have a man in custody after a suspected shoplifter pulled a knife on a store detective at the downtown Cooper’s Foods location. RCMP Const. Jason Epp said the store detective tried to...
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Library offers free writing workshop
Whether you handwrite on paper or type into an iPad, a free workshop will focus on writing at the Kamloops Library this month. The TNRD Library System is holding a two-part workshop, on the next two...
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Kids festival arrives at Riverside
Want to learn how to be a knight? Make a magic wand — or a wizard potion? Learn to scale a mountainside? There will be people ready to give this kind of instruction on Saturday, Sept. 13, at the 15th...
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Q: Why is there a bird on top of the Landmark Heights building on McGill Road...
A: Construction superintendent Jesse Schienbein says the wooden cutout on top of a Landmark Heights building under construction is, in fact, a rooster — or, maybe, a chicken. He said two Kelowna...
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LISTINGS: Sept. 12 to Sept. 18
FRIDAY Friday, Sept. 12 Art: Daily campS for kids, Kamloops Art Gallery holding daily art camp from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. until the education labour dispute is resolved. Available for kids ages six to 12 at...
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KRSL round-up, Sept. 11
Overcoming Oops Reg Longmore chipped in with a pair of goals to help Houle Electric get past Oops Cafe in Thursday, Sept. 11 Kamloops Recreational Soccer League action. The final score was 4-2. Lee...
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Prison assaults spur call for more guards
MIke Farnworth (second from right) is the B.C. NDP’s justice critic. Nine assaults by inmates on corrections officers so far this year at Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre (in the above photo)...
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Red Bridge in Kamloops to close for a month
If you were planning to drive across the Red Bridge on Monday, it’s time to find another route. Beginning Sept. 15 and continuing for about a month, the span between the city and the Tk’emlups Indian...
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Kamloops cell-sex trial: Mountie testifies he cannot remember what was said
Kamloops RCMP Cpl. Rick Brown An RCMP constable who watched a video monitor while two women engaged in sex in the cells of the Kamloops RCMP Battle Street detachment testified he doesn’t remember what...
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Violent accused avoids getting tagged with dangerous-offender label
A violent man who has twice assaulted girlfriends and threatened police and corrections officials should not be declared a dangerous offender and given an indeterminate jail sentence, a B.C. Supreme...
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WolfPack volleyball tournament cancelled due to labour dispute
An annual volleyball tournament held at Thompson Rivers University is the latest event to fall victim to the ongoing labour dispute between the provincial government and the B.C. Teachers’ Federation....
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Needham lifts Blazers to victory in final pre-season game
Matt Needham scored with 1:36 remaining in overtime to lift the Kamloops Blazers to a 4-3 victory over the Prince George Cougars yesterday, Friday, Sept. 12. The Blazers completed the pre-season with a...
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Storm begin regular season tonight
The Kamloops Storm will open the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season tonight, Saturday, Sept. 13, against the Summerland Steam. Game time is 5 p.m. at McArthur Island Sport and Event...
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WolfPack plays to draw, loss in home opener
Success in the ranks of Canadian Interuniversity Sport won’t come easy for Thompson Rivers University. It’s a lesson the WolfPack’s soccer teams learned yesterday, Friday, Sept. 12. Both the men’s and...
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We need to set a good example for our kids
Editor: As adults, we are not doing a very good job teaching our children about the core values and beliefs of our culture. Teachers are human beings, as are politicians. We have a sacrosanct...
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From kiev to Kamloops
A friendship forged in high school more than six decades ago has led to a concert in Kamloops by the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (KSOC). It’s a bit of a convoluted story — as those that reach...
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Gaglardi to be sentenced Oct. 10
Tom Gaglardi will learn his fate in less than a month. The 47-year-old owner of the NHL’s Dallas Stars and the majority owner of the Kamloops Blazers will return to a Kamloops courtroom next month to...
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Apprenticeship advisor will help navigate the jungle
The world facing a new apprentice — or even one making their way through their studies — can be daunting, said Lindsay Langill. The dean of the trades and technology school at Thompson Rivers...
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