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Cell-sex trial to resume on Sept. 17
Kamloops RCMP Cpl. Rick Brown After a two-day break, the trial of a senior Kamloops Mountie charged with breach of trust by a public officer will resume on Wednesday, Sept. 17. RCMP Cpl. Rick Brown was...
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Souto on injured reserve, might not return
Chase Souto’s career in the Western Hockey League might be over. The 20-year-old-forward is at home in California and it remains unclear if he will return to the Kamloops Blazers. Souto has suffered...
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With strike likely to end, how to make up for lost time?
Students and their families will learn how lost educational time will be made up once the tentative agreement between teachers and the provincial government is ratified. Education Minister Peter...
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No word on performing-arts centre until 2015
In the photo: In February 2013, the city hosted an open house at the Tournament Capital Centre, where residents were invited to put down on paper their thoughts on a new performing-arts centre. Since...
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Deadline looms for B.C. Interior Community Foundation grant applications
Sept. 30 is the deadline for grant applications to the B.C. Interior Community Foundation. Formerly known as the Kamloops Foundation, the organization supports community-based programs in areas...
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Thompson Rivers University tweaks campus smoking policy
Thompson Rivers University has made changes to its smoking policy on campus, with an eye to making it easier for non-smokers who must pass by those who have lit up. Diana Skoglund, media relations and...
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Hair today, gone tomorrow
Five-year-old Mikayla Cassidy-Waight reacts after seeing her locks cut for a good cause. The youngster donated her hair to the B.C. Children’s Hospital Wigs For Kids program, helping other young kids...
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Kamloops man suffers minor injuries when hit by vehicle
A Kamloops man was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after he was struck by a vehicle in a downtown crosswalk this week. RCMP Cpl. Cheryl Bush said the 24-year-old was crossing at a...
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Heroes arrive by rail
BC Transplant volunteers arrive in Kamloops on the Rocky Mountaineer Life Changing Train for Heroes on Tuesday, Sept. 16. The heroes are on an a rail journey across the province. For more details on...
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Toy Run on two wheels
Many motorcycle enthusiasts took to two wheels at Aberdeen Mall on the weekend for the annual Toy Run, organized as always by the Kiwanis Club of Downtown Kamloops. KTW photographer Allen Douglas was...
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It takes a village of kids to raise of forest
Now in its fifth year, TD Tree Days is a grassroots community tree- planting program. As the TD flagship volunteer program, TD Tree Days sees Toronto Dominion-Canada Trust employees and their...
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SEX-IN-CELLS TRIAL: Watch the videos
Below, you can view three video clips entered as evidence during Kamloops RCMP Cpl. Rick Brown’s ongoing trial in B.C. Supreme Court on one count of breach of trust. The post SEX-IN-CELLS TRIAL: Watch...
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All mental-health deaths are tragic
Editor: Re: Narayan Mitra’s Faith column of Aug. 28 regarding Robin Williams’ death (‘Are your emotions holy or hollow?’): There has been a lot of research as of late outlining how trauma and abuse can...
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Have they gone mad?
Chartwell Ridgpointe retirement residence’s Irene Bewza (left), Ida Makaro, Pat Nichol and Archie Nichol take part in the Mad Hatter Tea Party on Friday, Sept. 12, in the residence’s courtyard. The...
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Decision time — the Kamloops Broncos are picking a No. 1 QB
In this photo: Quarterback Stephen Schuweiler has helped lead the Kamloops Broncos to their best start in franchise history, but Connor Whitelaw, who entered the season as the team’s backup, has made a...
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Travel: Learning the three R’s in the Okanagan
At this stage of our lives, my husband, Brent, and I seem to be re-learning the 3 R’s. No, thank heavens, it’s not reading, writing and arithmetic. With our roving home in tow, it’s all about RVing,...
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Candidate goes online, rather than door-to-door
Online donation sites have raised money for everything from video games to medical bills — but can they do the same for political campaigns? A Kamloops city council candidate is banking on it. Earlier...
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United Way’s 2014 goal is $2.5 million
The United Way of the Thompson-Nicola-Cariboo wants to raise $2.5 million in the 2014 fundraising campaign. The organization held its annual kickoff breakfast on Thursday, Sept. 18, at the Kamloops...
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Cell-sex trial hears testimony from guard
Kamloops RCMP Cpl. Rick Brown A veteran guard on duty the night two female prisoners engaged in sex in Kamloops RCMP cells has testified it’s common procedure to separate amorous cellmates and report...
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WALLACE: One guest, too soon
I felt like a teen who had thrown a house party while her parents were away, only for Mom and Dad to call and say they were on their way home early. My call came on Saturday morning — and I was still...
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