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A year later, no charges yet in Kamloops teen’s murder

A year later, no charges yet in Kamloops teen’s murder

The body of 18-year-old Sa-Hali secondary student Jagraj Dhinsa was found on Jan. 29, 2022, in the shared parking lot of St. Joseph’s Church and Cemetery and Quemtsin Health Society in the 100-block of Chilcotin Road
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Weapons assault call leads to police presence in Brocklehurst

Weapons assault call leads to police presence in Brocklehurst

As of Jan. 31 at 1 p.m., the public is being asked to avoid the Bossert Avenue area near the Brock Recreation Centre in Brocklehurst
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2022 saw Kamloops record most overdose deaths ever

2022 saw Kamloops record most overdose deaths ever

Ninety people lost their lives to illicit drug toxicity last year; previous record for such deaths was 2021, with 77
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Probation for man who started small fire in storage facility

Probation for man who started small fire in storage facility

Steven Hodgins used woodchips to start the blaze In February 2022
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Recovery program rebranded as Day One Society

Recovery program rebranded as Day One Society

The society runs the Phoenix Centre recovery facility in Kamloops
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Tk’emlúps bid for 2027 North American Indigenous Games could get cash boost

Tk’emlúps bid for 2027 North American Indigenous Games could get cash boost

Kamloops council is being asked for $10,000 to cover expenses while wooing the NAIG selection committee in April
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City of Kamloops to ditch those who don’t recycle properly

City of Kamloops to ditch those who don’t recycle properly

About 10 per cent of the city’s recycling is contaminated with items that are not permitted to be in blue bins
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Possession of 2.5 grams of illicit drugs to be decriminalized in B.C.

Possession of 2.5 grams of illicit drugs to be decriminalized in B.C.

The trial period on possession will run from Jan. 31, 2023, to Jan. 31, 2026 — but the drugs remain illegal
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Major makeover of Columbia and First proposed

Major makeover of Columbia and First proposed

Total Concept Developments wants to create Canary Lofts, a two-building 171-unit development
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The inherent bias of artificial intelligence

The inherent bias of artificial intelligence

Professor says it stems from problems in collecting data upon which AI relies
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