
Kamloops and Area

TRANSFER WINDOW
Comita weighing pro soccer options, expects to move on from Slovenian club ND Gorica
KAMLOOPS - Professional soccer player Alesandro Comita might have played his last match for ND Gorica in the Slovenian second division. The winter transfer window opens in January and the free agent from Kamloops said he is likely to be playing elsewhere in 2026."They've given me lots of great opportunities and a ...
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ICBC PRESIDENT
ICBC president highlights future commercial vehicle pilot project during Kamloops visit
KAMLOOPS - The interim president and CEO of ICBC made a stop in Kamloops this week to speak with the local chamber of commerce. Jason McDaniel's appearance comes at a time when the Crown corporation is planning a few new projects impacting people in the Interior. "As a lot of people know, at ICBC we were focused o...
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LET'S TALK ABOUT DINOSAURS
Mother of missing Ryan Shtuka pens new children's book
KAMLOOPS - The mother of Ryan Shtuka, a young man missing from the Sun Peaks area since 2018, has written a new children's book in honour of her son's childhood experience. In 2022, Heather Shtuka first wrote 'Missing from Me', a book about her son's disappearance which shared tragic aspects of that experience and the ...
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BC CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP
Milobar doesn't say 'no' to potential BC Conservative leadership bid; Stamer shuts it down
KAMLOOPS - The BC Conservatives are expected to release the information about their leadership contest in the coming days as the party attempts to move on from John Rustad, who resigned as party leader on Thursday (Dec. 4) morning after 48-hour of turmoil inside the Tory caucus. Peter Milobar is one of the longest tenu...
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British Columbia

B.C. judge finds murderer in contempt over 'inmate code' refusal to answer questions
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia judge says a man convicted in the notorious Surrey Six murder case is guilty of contempt of court for refusing to answer questions out of fear of violating the "inmate code" against co-operating with law enforcement. Cod...
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Here's what people are saying about John Rustad's exit as B.C. Conservative leader
Here's what people are saying about John Rustad and his resignation on Thursday as leader of the Conservative Party of B.C., which he took to the brink of power in last year's provincial election. "'I've made a huge change and difference in terms of po...
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Police in Abbotsford, B.C., launch exit-support program to address extortions' roots
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford, B.C., have launched a new program targeting people involved in planning or carrying out extortion-related violence, offering them an exit strategy. The department says the new intervention and exit program is designe...
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IIO clears police in fatal shooting of autistic teen with weapon in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY - British Columbia's police watchdog agency says there are no reasonable grounds to believe officers committed an offence in the fatal shooting of a teenager in Surrey in February. The Independent Investigations Office says in a report that the ...
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Water-contaminated fuel led to 2023 plane crash near Bella Bella, B.C.: TSB
RICHMOND - Federal investigators say the use of fuel contaminated with water caused the failure of both engines in a plane that crashed on British Columbia's central coast. The Transportation Safety Board says in a report that the Dec. 18, 2023, crash ...
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Rustad Resigns
John Rustad quits as B.C. Conservative leader, saying it's not a 'hostile takeover'
VICTORIA - John Rustad has resigned as leader of the Conservative Party of B.C., saying he quit to avert a "civil war" in the Opposition ranks. His departure came one day after he refused to resign in the face of a caucus revolt in which 20 MLAs representing a caucus majority said they had lost confidence in ...
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Canada

April federal leaders' debates had 'shortcomings,' organizer admits
OTTAWA - The head of the federal Leaders' Debates Commission says the body should no longer be responsible for organizing post-debate press conferences and the rules for participating in the debates should be reviewed. The commission came under fire ov...
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B.C. judge finds murderer in contempt over 'inmate code' refusal to answer questions
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia judge says a man convicted in the notorious Surrey Six murder case is guilty of contempt of court for refusing to answer questions out of fear of violating the "inmate code" against co-operating with law enforcement. Cod...
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Joly says Stellantis getting a notice of default following production shift to U.S.
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said Canada is serving Stellantis a notice of default after the automaker shifted some of its production to the United States. "We will stand firm for the sake of our workers, our industries and our nation because defendi...
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Secretary of State for CRA pushes back against auditor general's findings on accuracy
OTTAWA - The secretary of state for the Canada Revenue Agency is pushing back against some of the auditor general report's recent findings and argues that Canadians get timely, accurate info from the agency. After placing 167 calls to the CRA's contac...
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ICE says armoured vehicles ordered from Canadian firm produced in U.S.
OTTAWA - The armoured vehicles U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is purchasing from Canadian defence firm Roshel fall under Buy American provisions, the law enforcement agency said Thursday. The department's media relations team said in an email...
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Supreme Court of Canada orders trial on drug charges to proceed despite delay
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says a case against two people for alleged drug offences will go to trial in Ontario after it was derailed due to a delay. Robert Vrbanic and Sarah Josipovic were jointly charged with possession of large amounts of ...
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World

Grand jury rejects new mortgage fraud indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - The Justice Department failed Thursday to secure a new indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James after a judge dismissed the previous mortgage fraud prosecution encouraged by President Donald Trump, a...
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Supreme Court allows Texas to use a congressional map favorable to Republicans in 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) - A divided Supreme Court on Thursday came to the rescue of Texas Republicans, allowing next year's elections to be held under the state's congressional redistricting plan favorable to the GOP and pushed by President Dona...
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White House is expected to submit plans for new ballroom to planning commission this month
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House is expected to submit plans for its new ballroom to a planning commission this month, the presidentially appointed head of the panel said Thursday. "Once plans are submitted, that's really ...
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Admiral says there was no 'kill them all' order in boat attack, but video alarms lawmakers
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Navy admiral told lawmakers Thursday that there was no "kill them all" order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth but grave questions and concerns remain as Congress scrutinizes an attack that killed two survivors of a...
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Man accused of planting pipe bombs before Jan. 6 Capitol attack is charged with explosives offenses
WASHINGTON (AP) - A man was arrested Thursday in the FBI's nearly 5-year-old investigation into pipe bombs placed outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national parties in Washington on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, ri...
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UK sanctions Russia's GRU spy agency over 2018 nerve agent attack
LONDON (AP) - Britain sanctioned Russia's GRU military intelligence agency and summoned Moscow's ambassador on Thursday after an inquiry concluded that President Vladimir Putin was responsible for a nerve agent attack on British soil in ...
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