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Tim Petruk

Tim Petruk

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Tim Petruk has been covering news in Kamloops since 2007 and is Castanet's news director for the region.

A recipient of the Jack Webster Award for community reporting, he joined Castanet in 2021 following more than a dozen years as a newspaper reporter.

When he's not working, Tim enjoys playing golf and spending time with his family.
Latest Articles from Tim Petruk
Two years in prison for man who raped vulnerable ex weeks after she gave birth

Two years in prison for man who raped vulnerable ex weeks after she gave birth

Dec 10, 2023 / 4:00 am

A Kamloops man who raped his vulnerable ex-girlfriend weeks after she gave birth to his baby has been ordered to spend two years in federal prison. The...

Kamloops Mounties identify woman slain in Brocklehurst shooting

Kamloops Mounties identify woman slain in Brocklehurst shooting

Dec 9, 2023 / 12:00 pm

Police have identified the victim in a murder earlier this year in a Brocklehurst townhouse complex. Chaneill Satow, 39, was shot to death inside a home on...

Probation for 'unprovoked' bottle attack inside downtown Kamloops nightclub

Probation for 'unprovoked' bottle attack inside downtown Kamloops nightclub

Dec 9, 2023 / 4:00 am

A man who levelled a violent and unprovoked attack inside a downtown Kamloops nightclub has been ordered to spend the next year on probation. But Nathan Donald...

Blazers open eastern swing with 6-4 loss to Pats in Regina

Blazers open eastern swing with 6-4 loss to Pats in Regina

Dec 8, 2023 / 9:07 pm

Jordan Keller scored twice but it was the Regina Pats who came out on top Friday in the Queen City, where the Kamloops Blazers opened up their five-game eastern...

Large police presence in North Kamloops due to weapons report, Mounties say

Large police presence in North Kamloops due to weapons report, Mounties say

Dec 8, 2023 / 12:28 pm

Police had some roads closed in North Kamloops on Friday morning while officers responded to a weapons report. RCMP Cpl. Crystal Evelyn said the report was...

Kamloops lawyer, judge Marchand named new chief justice of B.C.

Kamloops lawyer, judge Marchand named new chief justice of B.C.

Dec 8, 2023 / 11:41 am

A former Kamloops lawyer has been named B.C.’s new top judge. Len Marchand, who sits as a judge in the B.C. Court of Appeal, now has a new title —...

Woman who sparked series of fires in Kamloops-area backcountry accused of breaching house arrest

Woman who sparked series of fires in Kamloops-area backcountry accused of breaching house arrest

Dec 8, 2023 / 10:39 am

A Kamloops woman who avoided jail two months ago after pleading guilty to arson charges stemming from a string of fires she set in the backcountry outside city...

Local lawyer's first-degree murder trial moved from Kamloops to Lower Mainland

Local lawyer's first-degree murder trial moved from Kamloops to Lower Mainland

Dec 8, 2023 / 4:00 am

The trial of a Kamloops lawyer accused of murdering a Thompson Rivers University faculty member is being moved from the Tournament Capital to a courthouse in...

Police seek suspect after bar employee injured in late-night attack

Police seek suspect after bar employee injured in late-night attack

Dec 7, 2023 / 5:03 pm

Police are hoping tips from the public will help them track down a suspect following an assault that left an employee at a downtown Kamloops bar with serious...

Police collect $8K worth of toys, gift cards at Stuff the Cruiser event

Police collect $8K worth of toys, gift cards at Stuff the Cruiser event

Dec 7, 2023 / 3:45 pm

Kamloops Mounties say they collected more than $8,000 worth of toys and gift cards at Saturday’s Stuff the Cruiser event outside Toys R Us on Notre Dame...

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