Author Archives: Aaron Schulze
Former Interior Health top doctor sentenced to 5.5 years for child sexual assault
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - Convicted child molester Dr. Albert de Villiers will spend five and half years behind bars for sexually molesting a child who once saw him as a grandfatherly figure.The disgrac...
Jun 13, 2023
NDP attempts to prod Liberals into action on pharmacare by tabling its own bill
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party has tabled its own pharmacare legislation in the House of Commons, showing the New Democrats are no longer content to wait for the Liberals to make goo...
Jun 13, 2023
Kamloops seniors worried about pending CSI activity centre closure
KAMLOOPS - The Brock Activity Centre which opened in 2012 to provide socialization for Kamloops seniors will be shut down."We talk about sports, fishing, politics you know it's enjoyable, we enjoy it,...
Jun 12, 2023
'Completely dependent on the family'; Caruso family in Merritt raising funds and awareness ahead of Saturday's 'Move to Cure ALS' walk
MERRITT - ALS is a disease that gradually paralyzes people because the brain is no longer able to communicate with the muscles of the body that we are typically able to move at will. Over time, as the...
Jun 12, 2023
BC Wildfire using modified repsonse to fire in Wells Gray Park
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is conducting a modified response to an active wildfire within Wells Gray Provincial Park. As of Friday, the Murtle Lake wildfire was estimated to be 1270 hec...
Jun 10, 2023
'We need this care in our community': Kamloops doctors express relief at obstetrical clinic staying open
KAMLOOPS - Relief for expecting parents throughout the Kamloops region, as the Thompson Region Family Obstetrics (TRFO) clinic will now start accepting patients again on Monday (June 12). Dr. Grant De...
Jun 09, 2023
Safer School Streets at Arthur Hatton helped students stay fit and safe
KAMLOOPS - For the last two weeks, street hockey, hula hoops and chalk art have taken over Schubert Drive from 7:45 to 8:45 each morning before school - all in an effort to get students more active in...
Jun 09, 2023
Tip from the public leads to recovery of stolen tricycle in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - There is a happy ending to the story of a tricycle stolen from a Brocklehurst home last week.In a news release issued Friday (June 9), Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evelyn says th...
Jun 09, 2023
RCMP use aircraft to track Kelowna theft suspect, nab him in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Police in Kelowna say an RCMP aircraft had no problem keeping up with a theft suspect's speedy escape to Kamloops.In a news release, Kelowna RCMP spokesperson Cst. Mike Della-Paolera says o...
Jun 09, 2023
Fire damages Parkcrest Avenue home Friday
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue crews rushed to a house fire in Brocklehurst Friday morning (June 9).The fire was called in at about 10:15 a.m. at a home in the 1700-block of Parkcrest Avenue, between...
Jun 09, 2023
