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Kamloops paramedics hope to Fill the Ambulance with donations on Saturday
KAMLOOPS - Friday marks four weeks until Christmas. That's right - in the year that seemingly won't end, we have less than one month until Santa Claus visits. His local contingent of elves is working ...
Nov 27, 2020
Many Kamloops Christmas parties cancelled due to COVID-19
KAMLOOPS - Christmas party season is nearly upon us - or, would be, if not for COVID-19. Across the city, hundreds of workplaces will be cancelling their annual Christmas parties as a result of the pa...
Nov 26, 2020
United Way TNC exploring new ways to raise funds during annual campaign
KAMLOOPS - The United Way Thompson-Nicola-Cariboo works with countless organizations to help improve the lives of people in many communities throughout our region. However, this year their annual fund...
Nov 24, 2020
Kamloops meal programs prepare for pandemic Christmas
KAMLOOPS - With December fast approaching, many non-profit organizations around the city are gearing up for their annual Christmas campaigns. One of those organizations is PIT Stop. The weekly meal pr...
Nov 23, 2020
'Rescue Me' showcases improved lives of horses saved through BC SPCA
KAMLOOPS - After spending six months photographing rescue horses around the province, Leanne Peniuk can now hold a physical copy of her fundraising project. "We're just all really proud of this, and w...
Nov 18, 2020
Shelter spaces in Kamloops ready to handle seasonal increase
KAMLOOPS - With transition plans and beds at the ready, the Canadian Mental Health Association Kamloops branch and City Social Services have entered the winter shelter season with confidence. "Feels r...
Nov 10, 2020
Kamloops and District SPCA to benefit from several November fundraisers
KAMLOOPS -- Since closing its doors to the public on March 21, the Kamloops and District Branch of the BCSPCA has only reopened in a very limited capacity. The pandemic has also limited the number of ...
James Peters Nov 02, 2020
Canadian soldier killed in Netherlands in Second World War identified
OTTAWA - The Defence Department says it's identified remains of a Canadian soldier buried in a cemetery in the Netherlands near the end of the Second World War. Trooper Henry George Johnston's identit...
Nov 02, 2020
Soldier dies during training exercise on Alberta military base: defence department
EDMONTON - A Canadian soldier has died during a training exercise at a military base in Alberta.The Department of National Defence says the soldier sustained a gunshot wound late Friday night while ta...
Dylana Kneeshaw Oct 31, 2020
Annual poppy campaign kicks off in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - It's described by the Royal Canadian Legion as a local initiative. However, the poppy campaign takes place across Canada in the days leading up to Remembrance Day as Legion branches raise m...
Oct 30, 2020
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