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Man who crashed truck after speeding away from police fined $1K, prohibited from driving

Man who crashed truck after speeding away from police fined $1K, prohibited from driving

Sep 21, 2023 / 4:00 am

A Kamloops man who crashed his pickup truck into a snowbank while fleeing from police has been fined $1,000 and prohibited from driving for a year. Daniel...

Anti-SOGI protesters outnumbered by counter-protesters outside Kamloops courthouse

Anti-SOGI protesters outnumbered by counter-protesters outside Kamloops courthouse

Sep 21, 2023 / 4:00 am

About 100 anti-SOGI protesters took to Columbia Street on Wednesday morning, where they were outnumbered significantly by counter-protesters chanting “No...

Rossmoore Lake wildfire no longer ‘fire of note,' according to BCWS

Rossmoore Lake wildfire no longer ‘fire of note,' according to BCWS

Sep 20, 2023 / 9:02 pm

The BC Wildfire Service says the Rossmoore Lake wildfire south of Kamloops is no longer considered a fire of note. In a social media post, BCWS says the fire...

TRU ranked a top performer in sustainability across post-secondary campuses

TRU ranked a top performer in sustainability across post-secondary campuses

Sep 20, 2023 / 6:00 pm

Thompson Rivers University has been ranked as a top performer in sustainability, ranked the most sustainable master’s institutions and a leader in the...

Multi-car train derailment on CN Rail line near Rayleigh

Multi-car train derailment on CN Rail line near Rayleigh

Sep 20, 2023 / 4:41 pm

UPDATE: 4:41 p.m. No injuries or leaks have been reported after 14 potash cars left the tracks Wednesday near Rayleigh, according to CN Rail. “CN crews...

Kamloops councillor says local drug bylaw still needed after province's decriminalization changes

Kamloops councillor says local drug bylaw still needed after province's decriminalization changes

Sep 20, 2023 / 4:24 pm

A Kamloops councillor whose motion kickstarted the creation of a local bylaw restricting public drug use says she appreciates the province’s recent...

Head-on highway crash west of Kamloops kills four BCWS contractors returning from fire fight

Head-on highway crash west of Kamloops kills four BCWS contractors returning from fire fight

Sep 20, 2023 / 12:40 pm

Four wildland firefighters are dead following a head-on collision on the Trans-Canada Highway west of Kamloops. Emergency crews were called to a stretch of...

City of Kamloops, Tk'emlups receive award, TNRD gets honourable mention at UBCM

City of Kamloops, Tk'emlups receive award, TNRD gets honourable mention at UBCM

Sep 20, 2023 / 12:21 pm

The City of Kamloops and Tk’emlups te Secwepemc were honoured at the Union of BC Municipalities convention on Tuesday for their work to further...

TNRD director says EOC had locals help field ranching, agriculture questions as Rossmoore fire burned

TNRD director says EOC had locals help field ranching, agriculture questions as Rossmoore fire burned

Sep 20, 2023 / 4:00 am

A Thompson-Nicola Regional District director says people with agricultural expertise were brought into the local Emergency Operations Centre to help field calls...

Law professor says TRU is placing itself at legal risk by not following policy on BFA closure

Law professor says TRU is placing itself at legal risk by not following policy on BFA closure

Sep 20, 2023 / 4:00 am

A Thompson Rivers University senator is raising concerns the university could find itself at legal risk by not following procedure if it follows through on...

Gunman who stormed North Kamloops store armed with rifle back in jail weeks before sentencing

Gunman who stormed North Kamloops store armed with rifle back in jail weeks before sentencing

Sep 20, 2023 / 4:00 am

A gunman who was last summer foiled by bystanders in his bid to hold up a busy North Kamloops convenience store is back behind bars. James Robert Levi Black,...

Derek Edwards returns to Okanagan with In Praise of the Ostrich show

Derek Edwards returns to Okanagan with In Praise of the Ostrich show

Thompson-Okanagan Sep 19, 2023 / 6:00 pm

Rick Mercer calls him the funniest man in Canada, and now those in the Thompson Okanagan region will get a chance to find that out for themselves. Derek Edwards...

Plans in place to keep SD73 students, employees safe during planned protest

Plans in place to keep SD73 students, employees safe during planned protest

Sep 19, 2023 / 5:15 pm

SD73 officials say they are confident in their preparations ahead of a rally Wednesday in which anti-SOGI protesters are planning to march to the...

Multi-vehicle crash scene cleared on Highway 1 east of Cache Creek

Multi-vehicle crash scene cleared on Highway 1 east of Cache Creek

Cache Creek Sep 19, 2023 / 1:23 pm

UPDATE: 1:22 p.m. DriveBC advises that the accident scene on Highway 1 east of Cache Creek has now been cleared. UPDATE: 10:58 a.m. A multi-vehicle incident...

Kamloops council to meet with several provincial ministers at UBCM

Kamloops council to meet with several provincial ministers at UBCM

Sep 19, 2023 / 10:18 am

Kamloops city councillors are preparing for several meetings with provincial ministers this week in Vancouver at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention....

Photos show stunning display of northern lights Monday in skies above Kamloops

Photos show stunning display of northern lights Monday in skies above Kamloops

Sep 19, 2023 / 9:18 am

The northern lights were on full display Monday night in the Kamloops area. Castanet Kamloops received photos from readers who captured the phenomenon from...

No decision yet on proposed elimination of TRU's BFA program

No decision yet on proposed elimination of TRU's BFA program

Sep 19, 2023 / 4:00 am

Thompson Rivers University senators heard impassioned pleas Monday from students and faculty members who want to see the school's embattled visual arts...

Municipalities say they need provincial support amid drug decriminalization

Municipalities say they need provincial support amid drug decriminalization

Sep 19, 2023 / 4:00 am

A Kamloops city councillor is joining officials from municipalities across B.C. calling for more provincial supports to deal with the impacts of increased drug...

Jail, community service for man caught touching himself outside fast-food drive-thru

Jail, community service for man caught touching himself outside fast-food drive-thru

Sep 19, 2023 / 4:00 am

A Kamloops-area man who was caught touching himself on a picnic table near a drive-thru in Cache Creek has been ordered to spend a day in jail and complete 20...

Landmarks, venues to be lit red for United Way BC Day

Landmarks, venues to be lit red for United Way BC Day

Thompson-Okanagan Sep 18, 2023 / 6:00 pm

United Way is hosting a series of breakfast events as a number of venues and landmarks light up in red for United Way BC Day next week. The kick-off breakfast...