Kamloops and Area

Mustard Seed
Mustard Seed closing drop-in dayroom services at downtown Kamloops location this summer
KAMLOOPS - Drop-in dayroom services at the Mustard Seed shelter in downtown Kamloops will no longer be available to the public this summer. The Mustard Seed states counselling, advocacy and access to nurses will remain available to the public at its location on 181 West Victoria Street via the Health and Wellness Centr...
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Safe Drinking Water
TNRD lifts boil water notice and water quality advisory for residents in Black Pines
KAMLOOPS - Residents in Black Pines now have access to safe drinking water. The Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) lifted the boil water notice and water quality advisory for the Black Pines Community Water System north of Heffley Creek on Friday (May 3). In a news release, the TNRD says testing has been complete...
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Tire Recycling
Non-profit group collecting and recycling scrap tires as Kamloops residents swap out winter tires
KAMLOOPS - A tire collection event is coming to Kamloops just as residents in and around the city prepare to swap out their winter tires for the summer. Tire Stewardship BC will set up shop at the Kal Tire on 788 Mount Paul Way on Saturday, May 11 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. In a news release, the environmental non-pro...
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Red dresses to make fashion statement about missing and murdered Indigenous women
Models in uniquely designed red dresses are taking to the runway in British Columbia this weekend to make a powerful fashion statement about missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people. "The stories that come out through the fashion are deeply moving," says Kim Coltman, organizer of th...
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British Columbia

Man charged with second-degree murder in White Rock, B.C., stabbing: RCMP
WHITE ROCK, B.C. - Mounties say a man has been charged with second-degree murder in a fatal stabbing that shook the community of White Rock, B.C., last month. A statement from the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says 27-year-old Dimitri Hyacinth from nearby Surrey is accused of killing Kulwinder Singh Sohi on A...
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Fisheries Department warns boaters against disturbing orphan B.C. killer whale calf
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - The Fisheries Department says its monitoring and patrolling ocean waters off northwest Vancouver Island to ensure boat traffic doesn't interfere with an orphan killer whale calf's ability to reunite with her extended family. The Fisheries Department says in a statement it will be monitoring the locatio...
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B.C. police to make 'significant' announcement on Sikh leader's killing
SURREY, B.C. - Homicide police in British Columbia say they will be providing a "significant update" on the killing of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, amid reports that arrests have been made in the case. Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says he has been informed about the update by the RCMP in the ...
May 03, 2024
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Hacker breaches B.C. libraries and demands ransom after taking emails, phone numbers
CARIBOO, B.C. - B.C. libraries have been targeted by a hacker who demanded a ransom or they would release user data that includes the phone numbers and email addresses of some clients. The Cariboo Regional District says its library was among those involved, and data was obtained about users who received automated notif...
May 03, 2024
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Princess Anne to take part in B.C. ceremony bringing new ship into Pacific fleet
VANCOUVER - Canada's first Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessel will officially be brought into the Pacific fleet today and Princess Anne, the sister of King Charles, is scheduled to take part in its commissioning ceremony. A news release says Anne will be attending the ceremony in her role as commodore-in-chief for the ...
May 03, 2024
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Claims of Surrey RCMP harassment fell into 'jurisdictional void': B.C. court papers
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for the Surrey Police Union say officers were subjected to harassment and disrespect by members of the Surrey RCMP, only to be left in a "jurisdictional void" when both federal and British Columbia bodies declined to investigate their allegations. The claims that Surrey Police Service off...
May 03, 2024
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Canada

Judge to rule on validity of Quebec language law because it delays English verdicts
MONTREAL - A Quebec court judge will decide whether the province's new language reform is constitutional because a section of the law systematically delays the delivery of verdicts handed down in English. Judge Dennis Galiatsatos raised the question on his own initiative while overseeing a case involving a woman charge...
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Red dresses to make fashion statement about missing and murdered Indigenous women
Models in uniquely designed red dresses are taking to the runway in British Columbia this weekend to make a powerful fashion statement about missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people. "The stories that come out through the fashion are deeply moving," says Kim Coltman, organizer of th...
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Parliamentary report on Emergencies Act decision is 18 months past due - and counting
OTTAWA - For a committee struck to review an emergency, the approach to reporting back to Canadians has been less than urgent. The erstwhile group of senators and MPs studying the federal government's invocation of the Emergencies Act over the "Freedom Convoy" was supposed to present its findings in December...
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Man charged with second-degree murder in White Rock, B.C., stabbing: RCMP
WHITE ROCK, B.C. - Mounties say a man has been charged with second-degree murder in a fatal stabbing that shook the community of White Rock, B.C., last month. A statement from the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says 27-year-old Dimitri Hyacinth from nearby Surrey is accused of killing Kulwinder Singh Sohi on A...
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A timeline about the killing of B.C. Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar
Police in British Columbia say they have charged three Indian nationals with the killing of Sikh activist and gurdwara leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, B.C., last year. Here is a timeline related to the killing, which triggered a diplomatic dispute between Canada and India. 2023 June 18 - Hardeep Singh Nijjar is ...
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Fisheries Department warns boaters against disturbing orphan B.C. killer whale calf
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - The Fisheries Department says its monitoring and patrolling ocean waters off northwest Vancouver Island to ensure boat traffic doesn't interfere with an orphan killer whale calf's ability to reunite with her extended family. The Fisheries Department says in a statement it will be monitoring the locatio...
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World

Snakes almost on a plane: TSA discovers a bag with small snakes in passenger's pants
MIAMI (AP) - Airport security officers in Miami found a slithering surprise last week - a bag of snakes hidden in a passenger's pants. According to an X post by the Transportation Security Administration, officers at the Miami International Airport found the small bag of snakes hidden in a passenger's trousers on April...
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Mexican officials say 3 bodies recovered in Baja California during search for 3 missing foreigners
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexican authorities said Friday that three bodies were recovered in an area of Baja California near where two Australians and an American went missing last weekend. The state prosecutors office did not say whether the bodies were those of the three foreigners, but said the bodies were discovered duri...
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The Lakers fire coach Darvin Ham after just 2 seasons in charge and 1st-round playoff exit
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles Lakers fired coach Darvin Ham on Friday after just two seasons in charge. The Lakers announced on social media that they were dismissing Ham four days after their season ended with a first-round playoff loss to Denver in five games. Ham led Los Angeles to the Western Conference finals...
May 03, 2024
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New Hampshire jury finds state liable for abuse at youth detention center and awards victim $38M
BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) - A New Hampshire jury awarded $38 million to the man who blew the lid off abuse allegations at the state's youth detention center Friday, in a landmark case finding the state's negligence allowed him to be beaten, raped and held in solitary confinement as a teen. David Meehan went to police in 201...
May 03, 2024
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US Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas denies wrongdoing amid reports of pending indictment
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas denied any wrongdoing amid reports of pending indictments related to the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan. The longtime congressman released a statement Friday saying he and his wife "are innocent of these allegations." "Everything I have ...
May 03, 2024
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Torrential rains inundate southeastern Texas, causing flooding that has closed schools and roads
HOUSTON (AP) - Officials in Houston are urging residents to prepare for worsening flooding after days of heavy rains that have led to high-water rescues and mandatory evacuation orders. "This threat is ongoing and it's going to get worse. It is not your typical river flood," Hidalgo County Judge Lina Hidalgo,...
May 03, 2024
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