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Kamloops News Oct 14 to 20, 2018

Cage fighter facing charges

Cage fighter facing charges

Oct 20, 2018 / 12:47 pm

A Kamloops mixed martial arts fighter has been charged with multiple counts of domestic assault. Matt Baker, 34, is due in court Nov. 1 on four counts of...

Fatal pedestrian collision

Fatal pedestrian collision

Oct 20, 2018 / 7:19 am

A pedestrian was killed in a motor vehicle collision in Kamloops overnight. Kamloops RCMP were on the scene into this morning on Seymour Street West, near the...

Joint joke on Lillooet's welcome sign

Joint joke on Lillooet's welcome sign

Oct 19, 2018 / 12:05 am

Some pot strains sold out

Some pot strains sold out

Oct 17, 2018 / 7:17 pm

Consumers in British Columbia wanting to legally buy recreational marijuana for the first time on Wednesday were most likely to use the province's online...

Educating cannabis buyers

Educating cannabis buyers

Oct 17, 2018 / 1:45 pm

UPDATE: 1:45 p.m. Buying cannabis at the province's first legal retail cannabis store in Kamloops is an educational experience. During the opening of...

Plenty of buzz, but no chaos

Plenty of buzz, but no chaos

Oct 17, 2018 / 11:30 am

B.C. is coping with a complex shift in policy as recreational marijuana is legalized, but the province has passed one significant hurdle with its online sales...

You are getting sleepy

You are getting sleepy

Oct 16, 2018 / 7:06 pm

A major British Columbia university is looking for more people to put to sleep. Thomson Rivers University’s student-run sleep centre clinic is designed to...

'Historic' day for city

'Historic' day for city

Oct 16, 2018 / 3:27 pm

Councillors for the City of Kamloops took less than 10 seconds to unanimously approve B.C.'s first and only marijuana dispensary. The store, to be run by...

City cutting back gas usage

City cutting back gas usage

Oct 15, 2018 / 7:00 pm

The pipeline explosion near Prince George last week is causing a provincial shortage of natural gas. In Kamloops, the municipality is taking steps to reduce...

K9 captures culprit

K9 captures culprit

Oct 15, 2018 / 5:00 pm

The RCMP canine unit was called in to help arrest a man who broke into a City of Kamloops warehouse Monday morning. The 43-year-old man forced a door open to...

Replica gun leads to arrest

Replica gun leads to arrest

Oct 15, 2018 / 12:05 pm

A 44-year-old man from Kamloops has been arrested following an incident with a replica gun at a Tim Hortons. RCMP say that on Friday around 8 p.m., police were...

Lone pot shop set to open

Lone pot shop set to open

Oct 15, 2018 / 10:20 am

B.C.'s public safety minister says the government has received 173 applications for cannabis retail outlets, but only one approved store will open Wednesday...

Time to pass the flag

Time to pass the flag

Oct 15, 2018 / 9:16 am

With the 2018 Canada 55+ Games wrapped up, the Canadian Senior Games Association is officially looking to Kamloops as the event’s next destination. This...

An outstanding new teacher

An outstanding new teacher

Oct 15, 2018 / 5:57 am

A new teacher in the furthest reaches of School District No.73 was recognized as Outstanding New Teacher by Premier John Horgan on World Teacher Day. Maymie...

Matheson will have hearing with Department of Player Safety after Pettersson hit

Oct 14, 2018 / 11:05 pm

NEW YORK — Panthers defenceman Mike Matheson will have a hearing with the NHL's Department of Player Safety on Monday as a result of his hit on...

Kayaker found safe

Kayaker found safe

Oct 14, 2018 / 12:14 pm

A search and rescue mission ended successfully in Kamloops on Saturday night. Kamloops Search and Rescue members were notified at 10:30 p.m. of a missing...