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BIG Little Science Centre hosting luminous after-hours event for adults

BIG Little Science Centre hosting luminous after-hours event for adults

Nov 29, 2023 / 2:10 pm

The BIG Little Science Centre is opening its doors to adults for an after-hours event about the science of light, complete with interactive light shows,...

Local singers achieve 'impossible dream,' bring home gold from international a cappella competition

Local singers achieve 'impossible dream,' bring home gold from international a cappella competition

Nov 29, 2023 / 12:08 pm

A Kamloops-area woman who was told she couldn’t sing as a child has earned a gold medal from the “Olympics of a cappella” after a 30-year...

Kamloops council eyes 10.8 per cent tax hike as inflation, supply chains, labour costs impact budget

Kamloops council eyes 10.8 per cent tax hike as inflation, supply chains, labour costs impact budget

Nov 29, 2023 / 4:00 am

Ongoing supply chain issues, continued impacts of inflation and labour contract changes are some of the factors expected to impact the City of Kamloops’...

Victim of armed Kamloops carjacking says stolen vehicle recovered in Abbotsford

Victim of armed Kamloops carjacking says stolen vehicle recovered in Abbotsford

Nov 29, 2023 / 4:00 am

A man who was carjacked at gunpoint in downtown Kamloops says his stolen BMW was found abandoned in Abbotsford with minimal damage, but the suspect is still on...

BCWS to offer aviation staff training for night helicopter operations

BCWS to offer aviation staff training for night helicopter operations

BC Interior Nov 29, 2023 / 4:00 am

Aviation staff at the BC Wildfire Service will be offered night vision training, which will allow them to conduct helicopter operations in the dark. Erika Berg,...

Kamloops drug dealer facing new charge after arrest in Jasper

Kamloops drug dealer facing new charge after arrest in Jasper

Nov 29, 2023 / 4:00 am

A Kamloops drug dealer who is still serving a sentence on house arrest is facing a new trafficking charge in Alberta after police in Jasper say a search warrant...

City of Kamloops hires KFS director to advance new arts and culture plan

City of Kamloops hires KFS director to advance new arts and culture plan

Nov 28, 2023 / 6:25 pm

The City of Kamloops has hired the former executive director of the Kamloops Film Society to be its new cultural services and event manager. Dusan Magdolen has...

Santa Claus Parade packed upwards of 25,000 revellers into downtown Kamloops, organizers say

Santa Claus Parade packed upwards of 25,000 revellers into downtown Kamloops, organizers say

Nov 28, 2023 / 4:06 pm

The annual Santa Claus Parade drew upwards of 25,000 attendees to downtown Kamloops on Sunday, organizers say, and they have a few adjustments already eyed to...

Traffic flowing again through Valleyview interchange after crash involving hay truck

Traffic flowing again through Valleyview interchange after crash involving hay truck

Nov 28, 2023 / 1:09 pm

UPDATE: 1:09 p.m. Police say the road has reopened and traffic is flowing through the Valleyview interchange area. ORIGINAL STORY: 11:55 a.m. A collision east...

Merritt RCMP seek tips on goat killed by pit bull in online video

Merritt RCMP seek tips on goat killed by pit bull in online video

Merritt Nov 28, 2023 / 11:18 am

Police in Merritt are asking for the public’s help in identifying a goat killed by a pit bull in a graphic video posted online. Merritt RCMP say they were...

Motorist carjacked at gunpoint in Kamloops: RCMP

Motorist carjacked at gunpoint in Kamloops: RCMP

Nov 28, 2023 / 6:04 am

Police are seeking the public's help to locate a suspect and vehicle in a carjacking late Monday in Kamloops. About 10:30 p.m., officers were called to the...

University senate adjourns TRU fine arts cut talks amid in-fighting over process

University senate adjourns TRU fine arts cut talks amid in-fighting over process

Nov 28, 2023 / 4:00 am

In a secret-ballot vote, TRU senators opted Monday to halt discussion of the proposed closure of visual arts programs. In a proposed resolution from Senator...

Kamloops mayor calls for provincial, federal support to halt Westsyde erosion

Kamloops mayor calls for provincial, federal support to halt Westsyde erosion

Nov 28, 2023 / 4:00 am

Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson is calling for federal and provincial support to tackle river erosion that has damaged a number of Westsyde properties. Wendy...

Crown asks appeal court to add three years onto sentence for rapist uncle

Crown asks appeal court to add three years onto sentence for rapist uncle

Nov 28, 2023 / 4:00 am

Prosecutors want to see the prison sentence nearly doubled to more than six years for a university faculty member who raped his niece repeatedly over a period...

TRU World caps off 40th anniversary celebrations with new scholarship for international students

TRU World caps off 40th anniversary celebrations with new scholarship for international students

Nov 27, 2023 / 6:00 pm

Following a year of celebrations at Thompson Rivers University, TRU World is caping off its 40th anniversary with the creation of a new scholarship for...

Police seek tips in case of 20-year-old man missing since Saturday

Police seek tips in case of 20-year-old man missing since Saturday

Nov 27, 2023 / 3:40 pm

Mounties say they need help tracking down a young Kamloops man who was last seen on Saturday. Trevor Quinton, 20, is described as a white man standing 6-foot-2...

Shrek the Musical actors say 'larger-than-life' production has many layers

Shrek the Musical actors say 'larger-than-life' production has many layers

Nov 27, 2023 / 3:29 pm

Hitting the Sagebrush Theatre stage after weeks of preparation, actors say Shrek the Musical is all heart, class and, like an onion, it has many layers. Western...

Logan Lake receives provincial grant to expand municipal campground

Logan Lake receives provincial grant to expand municipal campground

Logan Lake Nov 27, 2023 / 11:24 am

The District of Logan Lake has been awarded nearly $1 million in provincial funding to make headway on plans to expand of its municipal campground, a project...

Thousands line streets to watch 43rd annual Kamloops Santa Claus Parade

Thousands line streets to watch 43rd annual Kamloops Santa Claus Parade

Nov 27, 2023 / 4:00 am

Crowds packed the streets to catch a glimpse of Santa Claus as he made his annual visit to downtown Kamloops. The 43rd annual Santa Claus Parade kicked off at 4...

Forecast calls for cold temperatures, cloudy skies and possible flurries: Environment Canada

Forecast calls for cold temperatures, cloudy skies and possible flurries: Environment Canada

Nov 27, 2023 / 4:00 am

The Kamloops region is forecast to see a cool week, with predominantly cloudy skies and flurries expected late in the week, according to Environment Canada....

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