| Haircut for Cancer |
| May 16th, 2012 |
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Two years ago CFJC Cameraman Marty Gaylie lost his brother to lung cancer. He says it was one of the hardest days of his life Since that day Gaylie has endured a life-threatening struggle of his own, diagnosed with bladder cancer. But today Marty is a survivo... |
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| RCMP Traffic Crackdown |
| May 16th, 2012 |
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Kamloops RCMP are launching a traffic enforcement crackdown this week meant to make Kamloops roads safer. The summer-long campaign will target impaired, distracted, and other dangerous drivers. Police will be out in force at high-traffic intersections and will conduc... |
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| Bartley Inquest Recommendations |
| May 16th, 2012 |
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The tragic events of July 30th, 2010 may never be fully explained, but a five member jury has come up with a set of recommendations it hopes will prevent a similiar tragedy. A two day inquest into the police shooting death of Wilbert Bartley ... |
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| Inquest Jury In Bartley Shooting Suggests Changes in Police Operations |
| May 16th, 2012 |
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It didn't take long for a jury at a coroner's inquest to release recommendations following the shooting death of Victor Bartley in July 2010. After a two day inquest, jurors came back last night with several recommendations. Among them, that video camera surveillance be installed in unmar... |
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| Bartley Inquest Day 2 |
| May 15th, 2012 |
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Detective Mike Cavia says there may be several reasons Wilbert bartley chose to flee from police July 30, 2010. Cavia is a Calgary police service detective assigned as lead investigator in the police shooting death of Bartley. He told the inquest Bartley had no valid BC dri... |
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Females Attacked Downtown |
| May 15th, 2012 |
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Two attacks on women in the downtown area Monday have police looking for at least one suspect. Just before 6 PM, a woman walking in the vicinity of 1st and Seymour was grabbed by a man who had been following her. The victim fought the man off, nearby people responded, and the suspect took off tow... |
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| Kamloops RCMP Officer In Court |
| May 14th, 2012 |
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An RCMP officer based in Kamloops made his first court appearance Monday after being accused of defrauding the local Costco store. Constable Trent Wessner is charged with fraud under 5-thousand dollars. The crown alleges Wessner obtained a refund for about $1,000 wo... |
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| NDP leader visits Kamloops for regional party conference |
| May 14th, 2012 |
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The leader of the NDP was in Kamloops over the weekend. Adrian Dix was in town Saturday taking part in a regional conference where he touched upon a number of topics. 11 ridings were represented - providing input as to what they believe will be the most important issues -... |
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| Tranquille Overpass to remain closed for at least 3 weeks |
| May 14th, 2012 |
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The Tranquille overpass has been closed since Friday, and will remain that way for the rest of the month. The Tranquille overpass -- located on the north side of theOverlander bridge -- is closed for repair work and until it's completed the bridge will not be open to... |
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| Forest crews making headway with wildfire near Lillooet |
| May 14th, 2012 |
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Forest fire crews are working to fully supress a wildfire burning northeast of Lillooet. The 140-hectare Pavillion Lake wildfire is 85% contained, but an evacuation alert remains in effect for neighbouring first nations reserves. 50 firefighters are on the ground, s... |
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| PHOTO: Missing Halfway house resident |
| May 14th, 2012 |
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A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for a man who went missing from a Kamloops halfway house. 23-year-old Richard Wayne Heino was serving a two-year sentence for robbery - when he breached the conditions of his parole.
RCMP say his criminal re... |
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| Grass fires in 2 Kamloops neighbourhoods being blamed on youngsters |
| May 14th, 2012 |
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A grass fire apparently set by teens in the Schubert Drive area of the Kamloops North Shore didn't get too far this afternoon. That follows a suspicious grass fire in Juniper Ridge last Friday afternoon that was quickly put down. Staff Sergeant Grant Learned says polic... |
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| Mother of RCMP involved shooting victim speaks |
| May 14th, 2012 |
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Day one of testimony at the coroner's inquest into the death of Wilbert Bartley wrapped up Monday afternoon. Bartley was shot to death by Kamloops RCMP in July of 2010 after they say he rammed an unmarked police van with his car outside So Espresso on the North Shore. ... |
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| Bartley Inquest Begins |
| May 14th, 2012 |
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Testimony began Monday morning at a coroner's inquest into a July 2010 police-involved shooting death in Kamloops. Wilbert Bartley was shot to death outside the Tranquille Road Esso Convenience store during an altercation with plainclothed RCMP officers. Cnst. Clay Kroenebusch sa... |
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| Run over after sleeping under van |
| May 14th, 2012 |
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RCMP say an incident on the North Shore late Sunday night illustrates the bizarre effects of drug intoxication. Staff Sergeant Learned says a man backing out of his carport on Sudbury Avenue inadvertently rolled over a person who was passed out underneath his van.&n... |
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| Psych Nurse assaulted |
| May 14th, 2012 |
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RCMP have a 23-year-old man in custody, accused of assaulting both a psychiatric nurse and a Mountie Sunday night. According to RCMP the incidents occurred as the suspect escaped from the Hillside Psychiatric Centre near Royal Inland Hospital.
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| TNRD Rising Rivers |
| May 14th, 2012 |
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With the summer-like weather we're having Emergency co-ordination personnel are keeping a close eye on the rising creeks, and rivers in the region. Jason Tomlin is the Emergency Services Supervisor with the TNRD. He says a check of the River Forecast data ... |
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| Bartley Inquiry Starts Today |
| May 14th, 2012 |
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A coroner's inquest begins Monday in Kamloops, examining the July
2010 death of Wilbert Bartley, who was shot to death by R-C-M-P
officers following an altercation at a Kamloops gas station.
The incident began when two plainclothes officers stopped their
miniv... |
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| Imagine no religion conference |
| May 13th, 2012 |
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This Friday the 2nd annual Imagine No Religion conference kicks off with organizer Bill Ligertwood saying close to 240 people are coming to Kamloops to take part.
Ligertwood says its a gathering of agnostics, free thinkers, sceptis and people of that ilk from all over No... |
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| Liberal party name change possible |
| May 13th, 2012 |
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With the BC Liberals trailing the NDP in the polls Premier Christy Clark has announced her party is seeking public input ahead of next years election.
That input includes whether the Liberals should change the party name to something else.
Kaml... |
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