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Four-year-old Ferris Backmeyer has been waiting for the new organ almost all her life, having been diagnosed with Mainzer-Saldino syndrome a rare disorder involving kidney failure just days following her birth. An online silent auction will be held from April 23 to April 25.

A suspect was arrested at the Star Lodge on Columbia Street.

The provincial government has prolonged the ban until at least after the Victoria Day long weekend in late May, adding more woes to an industry already battered during the past year by the pandemic's effects.

UPDATE: Kamloops RCMP say a suspect is now in custody as a result of the armed robbery investigation. More information will follow later.

The province saw nearly 3,000 new cases over the weekend, but most concern remains around rising hospitalizations

The suspect in a reported armed robbery of a business near Aberdeen Mall on April 19 was seen running through a parking lot near Notre Dame and Laval at about 1 p.m.

David Ennis, formerly David Shearing, is up for parole in July.

Glenn Dreger, a conservationist and avid photographer, is chair of the Kamloops Ducks Unlimited Canada committee, a position he has held for the past 10 years.

Tristen Nielsen registered a hat-trick for the Vancouver Giants in a 4-0 victory over the Kamloops Blazers on Sunday at Sandman Centre ...

As of 11 p.m. on Sunday (April 18), the fire has prompted an evacuation alert of the Miller Estates Subdivision and the Canford community.

Registration will be followed by a notice from the provincial government on booking an appointment.

The project saw small wooden village kits built and delivered to seniors' care homes and day cares to signify we’re all in this pandemic together.

Barb’s Used Book and Music Sale, the perennially popular semi-annual fundraiser for the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra, is being remixed for its return next month.

Both men were dishevelled as they held up a Sahali store on Jan. 2. One of the suspects also had strong body odour.

Family of Kamloops girl continues search for kidney as fundraising efforts to help with living costs are launched.

Money raised via the KTW Christmas Cheer Fund helps these local organizations help others: Y Women's Emergency Shelter, Kamloops Therapeutic Riding Association, Chris Rose Therapy Centre for Autism, New Beginnings Stroke Recovery and Kamloops Brain Injury Association.

Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen also says that just as critical will be to expand the number of affordable day care spaces across the country for parents who want them.

Soon we'll be able to say, Hindsight is 2020."

A Kamloops resident took issue with the City of Kamloops' anti-panhandling signs at intersections, creating an alternate message for drivers to see.

Reaching more than 15,000 deaths in the nine months since the pandemic began highlights just how serious COVID-19 is, said Dr. Gerald Evans, chair of the infectious diseases division at Queen's University in Kingston, Ont. Canada had earlier surpassed 10,000 COVID-19 deaths on Oct. 27 and passed the 5,000 mark on May 12.

Perry Kilby has published The Bridge Beyond the Boundary, which involves a Narnia-like adventure that begins in a city in the B.C. Interior not unlike Kamloops.

Suspects have been identified and police say investigation is ongoing.

KTW spoke today to Jermaine Loewen about the book he co-authored. Check out the story tomorrow online at kamloopsthisweek.com.

One staff member and five residents tested positive at Noric House. Vernon’s Heritage Square also has an outbreak.

KTW reader Katherine Gulley captured this striking image of a snow-covered tree framed by the Lansdowne parkade art mural downtown that was created by Bill Frymire. If you have photos you would like to share with the community, email them to [email protected].

The work of David Langevin and Yvonne Reddick is already on display at the new gallery room downtown and will remain there until Dec. 20.

738 new COVID-19 cases in BC from Nov. 24 to Nov. 25, including 13 more deaths. Click below for more data:

A disease is endemic when it is constantly or predictably prevalent within a population or region.

According to Interior Health, however, the additional cases are not new, but rather older ones since confirmed as part of ongoing contact tracing.

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B.C. health officials say 11 people have died in the past 24 hours due to the virus and another 717 have been diagnosed with COVID-19

Council in the summer had asked staff to keep next year’s tax rate as close to zero per cent as possible, given the financial strain on residents during the pandemic. The city is also receiving $6.7 million from the provincial government in COVID-19 Safe Restart funding.

The city recorded seven such deaths in October, bringing the year’s tally to 50 double the 25 deaths recorded in 2019 with two months left on the calendar.

Explaining the steps taken when cases occur in schools and care homes.

Kamloops skip Matt Dunstone guided his team from Regina to victory last weekend at a Saskatchewan Curling Tour Event in Prince Albert ...

The sale itself will take place from Nov. 14 to Nov. 28, while donations can be dropped off from Oct. 26 to Oct. 30.

The axe has fallen on most of what was left of the 2020-2021 Canada West season ...

Kenneth Wayne Wickstrom, 65, is slated to stand trial later this year on three separate sets of charges alleging he either masturbated or exposed himself to women at different occasions between October 2019 and April 2020.

Part of the platform includes bolstering income security with a move toward a basic income program.

One of the four B.C. Supreme Court courtrooms at the Kamloops Law Courts will undergo renovations to allow for criminal jury trials to run during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The Blazers will not be playing until at least Jan. 8. All of Kamloops’ 2020-2021 WHL regular-season games will be against B.C. Division opponents.

Ashleigh Tschritter, 31, is charged with second-degree murder in connection with the Sept. 6 death of her husband, David Simpson, in a remote area off Adams Forest Service Road southeast of Clearwater.

On Oct. 17, the road will be partially reopened to traffic as crews continue working on Phase2 of the $13-million sanitary sewer upgrade project.

Beverley Merrick is one of this year’s Feel The Love campaign recipients. Thanks to Interior Plumbing and Heating and Lennox, she now has a brand new furnace and air-conditioning system in her home.

Cancelled: 2021 BC Hockey provincial minor championships ...