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Driver witnesses plane land on Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt

KAMLOOPS — It was a bizarre sight for motorists travelling on the Coquihalla Highway Sunday afternoon, a small airplane landing in between the divided highway.  Debra Sharkey was driving from Vancouver to Kamloops when she witnessed the Mustang II flying low above the highway approximately 10 km south of Merritt.  "I'm watching him come lower, and lower, and lower, and then as I was coming around...

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Kamloops RCMP search for body in Thompson River

KAMLOOPS — Kamloops RCMP spent Saturday combing the waters of the Thompson River after receiving a report of a body near Rabbit Island. Some paddlers in the area called the police after reportedly discovering the body near the north end of the island around 9:50 am but lost sight of it after paddling to shore. In a news release, Staff Sergeant Michel Grondin says RCMP searched the area by boat...

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Bump in liquor server wage could mean bump in prices at Kamloops pub

KAMLOOPS — The B.C. government has laid out its plans to increase the minimum wage for liquor servers to match the general minimum wage by 2021.  The first jump is scheduled to take place this June, when servers will see an increase of $1.30 per hour.  According to Operations Manager at the Noble Pig Brewhouse, Maeghan Summers, it's a substantial bump.   "We've had a few where it's been around...

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'When everybody leaves: Counselling key to help Humboldt move on after bus crash

HUMBOLDT, Sask. — Mary-Jane Wilkinson is worried about what will happen to families and a community grieving the dead and the injured in a tragic hockey bus crash earlier this month in Saskatchewan. Funerals have been held and residents of Humboldt where the junior league Broncos are based face the return to their daily routines. Wilkinson, the manager of the...

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