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Memorial to residential school victims removed from Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - A Parliament Hill memorial for Indigenous children who never returned from residential schools has been dismantled. The memorial - pairs of children's shoes, stuffed toys, messages and other ...
Oct 22, 2021
COVID-19 cases continue to spread from Blue Grotto concert, owner will close for a few days
KAMLOOPS - COVID-19 cases continue to spread from a concert on Thursday, Oct. 14 at the Blue Grotto Nightclub in downtown Kamloops."It's about just keeping the community safe and [not sick] and keepin...
Oct 21, 2021
Kamloops RCMP seeking suspect after recent theft from vehicle
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are on the lookout for a suspect involved in a recent theft from a vehicle in downtown Kamloops. In a release, police say officers received a report on October 18 of an iPad a...
Oct 21, 2021
Despite PM's promises, local First Nation still struggling with water quality
KAMLOOPS - For most Canadians safe, clean drinking water isn't a concern.However, there are still many Indigenous communities that don't have that basic amenity. While we think of remote reserves far ...
Oct 20, 2021
Blue Grotto Nightclub warns of COVID-19 exposure after positive cases
KAMLOOPS - A COVID-19 situation is developing at the Blue Grotto Nightclub in downtown Kamloops after a concert Thursday (Oct. 14) evening.As of Wednesday (Oct. 20) morning, the nightclub says three o...
Oct 20, 2021
Kamloops implements vaccination mandate for city employees
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is requiring its employees to receive COVID-19 vaccination.According to a news release Tuesday (Oct. 19) afternoon, City employees, contractors and volunteers will be r...
Oct 19, 2021
Tk'emlups Kukpi7 Rosanne Casimir chides PM Trudeau for ignoring National Day for Truth and Reconciliation invitations
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The chief in the community where the remains of more than 200 Indigenous children were found publicly rebuked the prime minister for ignoring her first invitations to join the communi...
Oct 18, 2021
Prime Minister Trudeau joins Kukpi7 Rosanne Casimir, Tk'emlups community to discuss truth and reconciliation
TK'EMLUPS - A ceremony has begun at the Tk'emlups PowWow Arbour to mark the visit of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. It comes 18 days after the first ever National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The...
Oct 18, 2021
Trudeau to visit Tk'emlúps te Secwepemc Nation in Kamloops, B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to visit Kamloops, B.C., today, where the Tk'emlps te Secwepemc Nation announced it had found what are believed to be some 200 unmarked grav...
Oct 18, 2021
BC SPCA says education and neutering can address Kamloops' cat overpopulation problem
KAMLOOPS - Last year, 78 per cent of the BC SPCA's total feline intake came from the City of Kamloops.That's according to a delegation request sent to Kamloops Council from the BC SPCA Kamloops and Di...
Oct 17, 2021
