Thompson Rivers University

• Driver gets fine, driving ban in crash that killed TRU athlete, injured 2 others

  Colval Shaquille Abbinett, 29, previously pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention, which is an offence under the Motor Vehicle Act.

  Crime

  Nov 5
  
• Families of Kamloops, B.C. crash victims want case reviewed after driver escapes criminal charges

  One the men, Owyn McInnis, was killed.  The two others, Riley Brinnen and Owen Waterhouse, sustained life-altering injuries.

  Canada

  Dec 2, 2024
  
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• ‘Interest is crazy over the top’: Kamloops nursing program celebrates successful first year

  The 15 available seats for the nurse practitioner program were quickly snapped up and hundreds of people are on a waiting list.

  Health

  May 11, 2024
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• University volleyball player killed in Kamloops vehicle crash, 4 others injured

  The man in his 20s is one of three Wolfpack team members in the car accident at McGill Road and University Drive. In addition to the fatality, four people were injured.

  Canada

  Nov 30, 2023
• Goldfish dumped into B.C. waterways putting native fish at risk: Researcher

  The researcher, a university associate professor, says female goldfish can release 50,000 eggs at a time, three times a summer.

  Environment

  Mar 3, 2023
• Ferrari-riding rattlesnake ‘Enzo’ brought back from Vancouver to Osoyoos, B.C.

  Earlier this month, the hitchhiking Northern Pacific rattlesnake travelled to Metro Vancouver from the South Okanagan in a Ferrari.

  Environment

  Jun 19, 2022
• Kamloops lawyer granted bail on charges linked to death of TRU instructor

  Rogelio Butch Bagabuyo is charged with indignity to a body in the death of TRU instructor Mohd Abdullah, who was found dead in a rental van on March 17.

  Crime

  Mar 27, 2022
• Hit-and-run driver who killed 3 Kamloops international students gets 3 years in prison

  Kamloops RCMP said Friday that Reid McKnight, a former Canadian Armed Forces reservist, pleaded guilty to two charges in the crash.

  Crime

  Dec 3, 2021
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• B.C. must shore up risk crisis communications before, during, after wildfires: report

  Upgrades to communications systems in British Columbia's wildfire zones are needed to save lives and properties, says a report released Wednesday.

  Environment

  Sep 22, 2021
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• Thompson Rivers University apologizes for accepting law students then putting them on waitlist

  In a statement to Global News, spokesperson Todd Hauptman said it's common for post-secondary institutions to accept more students than the seats in the program.

  Education

  Jun 21, 2021