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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
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...

Young complainant's lies lead judge to not-guilty verdict in sex assault trial

Young complainant's lies lead judge to not-guilty verdict in sex assault trial

Dec 7, 2023 / 12:45 pm

A Kamloops-area man has been acquitted on allegations he sexually assaulted his young stepdaughter over a period of years after a B.C. Supreme Court deemed the...

Kamloops man detained after no-show for trial on charge he assaulted firefighter

Kamloops man detained after no-show for trial on charge he assaulted firefighter

Dec 7, 2023 / 4:00 am

A Kamloops man who was a no-show last month for his trial on allegations he assaulted a firefighter on Tranquille Road has been ordered to stay behind bars...

Atmospheric river causes two-foot surge in Coldwater River levels in Merritt

Atmospheric river causes two-foot surge in Coldwater River levels in Merritt

Dec 6, 2023 / 4:00 am

The Coldwater River through Merritt rose more than two feet in a matter of hours Tuesday as an atmospheric river continued to pound British Columbia with rain....

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