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POLICE – Owner takes wild ride on the back of his stolen pickup truck

October 16, 2019 // 0 Comments

A wild ride in a stolen pickup truck ended in a hay field south of Black Pines today (Oct. 16, 2019) with two occupants and an unwilling owner miraculously escaping serious [Continue]

ST. ANDREW’S – Cultural manager’s statement on City’s takeover

October 8, 2019 // 2 Comments

The following statement was issued today, Oct. 8, 2019 by Barb Berger, the Recreation, Social Development and Cultural Manager for the City of Kamloops. Heritage Society [Continue]

POLICE – RCMP release public report on McLeod-Schmegelsky murder case

September 27, 2019 // 0 Comments

Here’s the statement released today (Sept. 27, 2019) by Assistant RCMP Commissioner Kevin Hackett on the killing of three people in northern B.C. this summer. It includes a [Continue]

POLICE – Public’s help sought in solving theft of motorhome from Salish Road

September 25, 2019 // 0 Comments

Police are asking for the public’s assistance in solving the theft of a motorhome that occurred several days ago. Kamloops RCMP said today (Wednesday, Sept.25) that the [Continue]

ELECTION 2019 – NDP names new Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo candidate

September 23, 2019 // 0 Comments

Family justice counsellor Cynthia Egli will be the NDP’s candidate in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo. Egli is the third try for the NDP to find a candidate for the riding after [Continue]

POLICE – Two taken to hospital in critical condition after Highway 5 crash

September 14, 2019 // 0 Comments

Two people are in hospital in critical condition after their SUV collided with a pickup truck on Highway 5 north Friday (Sept. 13, 2019). RCMP were called to the the scene at [Continue]

ELECTION 2019 – ‘The comments I made then were flippant and aggressive’

September 11, 2019 // 0 Comments

Dock Currie, who was announced last week as the NDP’s new candidate in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding, is now the ex-candidate. Currie released the following [Continue]

PARKCREST FIRE – City, TNRD offer free activities for those impacted by fire

September 6, 2019 // 0 Comments

The City of Kamloops has stepped up to offer free activities for those impacted by the destruction of Parkcrest elementary school Thursday night (Sept. 5, 2019). The City is [Continue]

SCHOOLS – Loss of Parkcrest elementary to fire ‘devastating’

September 5, 2019 // 1 Comment

School District 73 issued this statement (Sept. 5, 2019) at 8:44 p.m. about the Parkcrest elementary school fire: At 17:08 on Thursday, Sept. 5, Kamloops Fire and Rescue [Continue]

McQUARRIE – The only good voter is an informed voter

September 1, 2019 // 2 Comments

WELCOME TO SEPTEMBER and the start of crazy season; that time of promises that will never be kept, misrepresentations, alternative facts and even outright lies that is [Continue]

POLITICS – Is Boris Johnson a credible madman or a master bluffer?

August 29, 2019 // 0 Comments

By ABHINAY MUTHOO University of Warwick BORIS JOHNSON, the UK prime minister, says he wants to leave the EU on Oct. 31, 2019 with a deal, but has repeatedly made a vocal [Continue]

This week’s Crimestoppers mugshots

August 23, 2019 // 0 Comments

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POLICE – Suspect in custody after hit-run, window smashing incident

August 20, 2019 // 0 Comments

A 34-year-old man is in police custody today after a rampage Monday night (Aug 19, 2019). RCMP report that at about 10 p.m. they received numerous calls about a man in a [Continue]

POLICE – Fugitives died in apparent suicide by gunfire, say RCMP

August 12, 2019 // 0 Comments

Statement today (Aug. 12, 2019) by RCMP on the results of autopsies on the two bodies found near Gillam, Man.: The Manitoba Medical Examiner has completed the autopsies and [Continue]