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2024 Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame inductees announced
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame has announced its latest round of inductees.The 2024 Hall inductions will include three individuals and one team. This year's team induction will be the 197...
Feb 29, 2024
βItβs definitely precedent setting:β commercial prawn operator fined $250K
NANAIMO - Prawning in an environmentally sensitive area off the lower Sunshine Coast resulted in a heavy fine and fishing gear seizure against a Delta man. A recent provincial court sentencing hearing...
Feb 23, 2024
Parksville construction firm fined after issuing fake occupancy permits
NANAIMO - What's believed to be an unprecedented case of forgery in the mid-Island region involved a construction contractor issuing multiple fake occupancy permits for newly built homes. Don Ballard,...
Feb 20, 2024
Self-defence argument made in Nanaimo woman's first degree murder trial
Editor's Note: The following story contains graphic details of violence. Reader discretion is advised.VANCOUVER - Stating his client faced mounting abuse from her ex-boyfriend, the lawyer of accused m...
Feb 12, 2024
Kamloops Track and Field Club members win big at 2023 BC Athletics Awards
RICHMOND, B.C. - Kamloops Track and Field club members and athletes racked up a number of awards last week at the 2023 BC Athletics Awards in Richmond. Alex Armstrong won BC Athletics New Official of ...
Feb 10, 2024
Cushioning recovery with pillows for Kamloops post-op patients
KAMLOOPS - Volunteers who make up the Telus Community Ambassadors Team in Kamloops are a busy group. The dozens of retirees and Telus volunteers fundraise for several non-profits, including the Pillow...
Feb 06, 2024
Kamloops' Brown rink earns wildcard berth to Scotties
KAMLOOPS - For the third time in her career, Kamloops's Corryn Brown and her rink out of the Kamloops Curling club are heading to the Scotties. Brown is joined by third Erin Pincott, newcomer and seco...
Jan 29, 2024
Kamloops music community to gather in memory of Rod Bandura
KAMLOOPS - The arts and music community in Kamloops has lost a prominent member, with the recent passing of Rod Little Sky Bandura. Bandura's music career spanned decades, and among those who worked w...
Silvia Senna Jan 26, 2024
As unregulated drug death crisis grows, users urged to take advantage of Kamloops drug checking options
KAMLOOPS - Drug toxicity reared its fatal results this week, with the BC Coroner's Service showing another record year for unregulated drug deaths. The latest report shows 80 deaths in Kamloops due to...
Aaron Schulze Jan 25, 2024
Community members mourn loss of Kamloops pillar John DeCicco
KAMLOOPS - A former four-term city councillor, longtime business owner and member of the Italian community in Kamloops has passed away. John DeCicco passed away on Tuesday (Jan. 23) at the age of 79. ...
Dylana Kneeshaw Jan 24, 2024
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Art of Gardening - Dwarf Conifers for Containers
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PETERS: Lack of data doomed Eby government's decriminalization project
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SOUND OFF: David Eby must scrap his failed decriminalization experiment
May 02, 2024
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Art of Gardening - Planting Herbs For A Purpose
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COLLINS: Lansdowne project a nightmare to deal with
May 02, 2024
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SOUND OFF: Feel good about growing food indoors
May 01, 2024