Author Archives: Aaron Schulze
Jury deliberations to begin for 2021 Scotch Creek second-degree murder trial
KAMLOOPS - Thursday (May 8) saw the beginning of jury deliberations around whether or not a Shuswap area resident accused of shooting another man killed him in an act of self-defense or murder. The tr...
May 08, 2025
Council backs Kamloops Cancer Support Society in attempt to receive provincial funding
KAMLOOPS - As politicians and doctors grapple with the proposed Kamloops Cancer Centre, a group of Kamloops residents is working to improve patient outcomes and help them through the process. The Kaml...
May 08, 2025
Canadian Blood Services says it needs 1 million new blood donors over next 5 years
TORONTO - Marc Parravano has donated blood 146 times. He remembers regularly going to the blood collection centre with his mother when he was a kid and followed in her footsteps after he turned 17 and...
May 08, 2025
United Way BC's Period Promise campaign looks to address increased period poverty in Kamloops area
KAMLOOPS - United Way BC's annual Period Promise campaign kicked off earlier this month, running until May 31. This year's campaign is working to combat the growing rate of people in the local area wh...
May 07, 2025
Already a challenge, worry grows that design may further hinder recruitment at promised Kamloops cancer centre
KAMLOOPS - Construction is expected to begin on the Kamloops cancer centre this summer, as the procurement phase of the project wraps up, with patients set to begin receiving treatment in the city by ...
May 07, 2025
'It's a solution'; City-run medical clinic a potential game-changer for Kamloops residents looking for doctors
KAMLOOPS - The city of Colwood, just outside of Victoria on Vancouver Island, may help provide a solution to the doctor crisis in Kamloops. It recently opened a municipally owned and operated medical ...
May 07, 2025
Kamloops Filipino community sends powerful message of unity after vigil
KAMLOOPS - Tuesday evening (May 6), a vigil was held at McDonald Park for the victims of the Vancouver Lapu Lapu Day tragedy. The deaths of 11 people and injuries to more than 20 have sparked a period...
May 07, 2025
Carney says there's 'more work to do' after meeting with Trump
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to brief Canada's premiers today following his seemingly successful first meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday. Carney and Trump spent ab...
May 07, 2025
Planned burn could have killed trapped firefighters, says B.C. safety report
British Columbia's worker protection agency says a planned burn by the province's wildfire service during the devastating 2023 fire season could have killed or injured multiple firefighters who became...
May 07, 2025
NHL playoffs: Slavin scores in OT as Hurricanes clip Capitals 2-1 in second-round opener
WASHINGTON (AP) - Jaccob Slavin scored in overtime, Frederik Andersen made 13 saves in his return from injury and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 2-1 in Game 1 of their second-rou...
May 06, 2025
