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Psychiatric assessment for killer of ex-girlfriend in Kamloops
Elwin Wheeler holds a photograph of daughter Deanne Wheeler. KTW file photo A B.C. Supreme Court justice ordered a psychiatric assessment on Thursday for a 41-year-old man who claims he killed his...
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Stabbing store detective with needle lands attacker in federal prison
Stabbing a loss-prevention officer with a dirty needle has cost a Kamloops man with hepatitis C more than two years of freedom. Jonathon Fernandez was sentenced in B.C. Supreme Court on Monday to 31...
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Murder trial begins; Ashcroft man charged with killing uncle in spring of 2014
The trial of an Ashcroft man accused of murdering his uncle last summer began in a Kamloops courtroom on Monday, with the accused muttering to himself and turning often to stare at people seated in the...
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Former Kamloops councillor fined, banned from sitting on boards for a year
Joe Leong, seen here in a 2006 KTW file photo, admitted to offences under B.C.’s Society Act pertaining to misusing funds from the Kamloops Heritage Railway Society.KTW file photo, admitted to offences...
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‘I couldn’t believe'; Murder trial witness describes shovel attack
He stepped outside for a smoke and heard a series of loud thumps as he watched what may have been one man beating another to death. The murder trial of Shane Gyoba continued in B.C. Supreme Court in...
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Ashcroft murder trial: Widow said accused is ‘domineering’
The widow of a man allegedly beaten to death with a shovel by his nephew in Ashcroft last summer told a B.C. Supreme Court judge yesterday a tragic story of being run out of her own life. From the...
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Ashcroft murder trial: Victim ingested dirt before dying
The skull of a man allegedly beaten to death by his nephew last summer resembled a jigsaw puzzle during his autopsy, a judge has been told. Shane Gyoba, 29, is standing trial on a charge of...
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Judge rules insurance company must pay for losses from arson attack on home...
A B.C. Supreme Court Justice ruled an insurance company must pay out losses to a homeowner whose Westsyde house was burned in an arson following an RCMP raid on a marijuana grow operation. Wawanesa...
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Former TRU director of graduate studies pleads guilty to possession of child...
Andrew McKay The former director of graduate studies at Thompson Rivers University has pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography. Andrew McKay appeared in B.C. Provincial Court in Salmon Arm on...
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More trouble for breast-implant fraudster
A Kamloops woman who pleaded guilty earlier this year to defrauding an elderly man to pay for breast implants and a tummy tuck has received another jail sentence — this time for stealing precious...
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Behind bars for assaulting mom
Beating up his mother has cost a 27-year-old Kamloops man four months of freedom. Jaycee Folden pleaded guilty to a string of charges, including assault and obstructing police, in Kamloops provincial...
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No-show in court, warrant issued
An arrest warrant has been issued for a Kamloops man facing a string of serious charges. Jonathon Fasciano, 28, was a no-show Wednesday in Kamloops provincial court for his trial on two counts of...
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Blazer owner Sydor arrested in Minnesota
One of the owners of the Kamloops Blazers has been arrested on suspicion of drunk driving and child endangerment in the U.S., according to a Minnesota TV station. KSTP TV reports Darryl Sydor, 43, was...
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Interior Community Services CEO charged with assault
Kelly Kelland The CEO of Interior Community Services has been charged with assault in connection to a domestic incident. Kelly Kelland’s charge stems from a July 8 incident at a home in Monte Creek....
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Penalty hearing begins for Kamloops dentist
Dr. Bobby Rishiraj A penalty hearing is underway in Vancouver this week for a Kamloops dental surgeon who improperly sedated a young woman during a routine operation, leaving her with a severe brain...
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Double drunk driver avoids jail
Wayne Camille A Kamloops man who was busted driving drunk twice in one month last year — his eighth and ninth convictions for impaired driving — has avoided a jail sentence. Instead, Wayne Camille will...
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Assault charge against Interior Community Services CEO stayed
Kelly Kelland The Crown has stayed a charge of assault against the CEO of a Kamloops social agency. Interior Community Services (ICS) said Kelly Kelland will return to her position as CEO. The Crown...
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Sex offender David Caza loses appeal
DAVID CAZA: Registered as a sex offender for life. A sex offender who hijacked the Internet account of a former roommate to share child pornography had no reasonable expectation of privacy from police...
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Court will not increase fine levied against Gaglardi for destroying fish habitat
A B.C. Supreme Court justice has declined to increase a $140,000 fine levied on the owner of the NHL’s Dallas Stars for destroying fish habitat at Kamloops Lake. Calling the penalty a “pittance” for...
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Court finds rail tour company largely at fault in fall
A B.C. Supreme Court justice has ruled the Rocky Mountaineer is largely responsible for injuries suffered by an American tourist in a fall onboard the passenger train four years ago. However, Justice...
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