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The campus of Thompson Rivers University during the winter. TRU will be home to one of the AI centres.

Will Kamloops be an AI hub?

By Macarena Mantilla ● News ● December 4, 2025

With 6 AI data centres finding a home in the region, what impacts will the energy-hefty centres have?

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A wall shows various recovery resources available at a local recovery centre

Fact checking claims about recovery: Substance use stigma

By Sunny Stranks ● Roadmap to Recovery ● December 12, 2024

Many assumptions about people who use drugs are inaccurate and harmful, addictions service providers say.

A pile of brochures are shown on a table.

Fact-checking claims about recovery: Involuntary treatment

By Sunny Stranks ● Roadmap to Recovery ● December 3, 2024

Claim: ‘If people refuse to go to rehab, we should force them to go.’ The Wren reports.

Fact-checking claims about recovery: Harm reduction

By Sunny Stranks ● Analysis ● October 29, 2024

Claim: Harm reduction — such as safe consumption sites and safer supply — enables addiction and does not solve the root problem. The Wren reports.

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Kamloops City Council defunded the Community Climate Action Plan. What does this mean for Kamloopsians?

By Macarena Mantilla ● Analysis ● October 22, 2024

The Kamloops Community Climate Action Plan offered strategies for reducing greenhouse gases before it was defunded. Now what?

An image of some buildings located at Downtown Kamloops. A side walk that denotes the walkability.

Fact check: What is a 15 minute city and why are some Kamloopsians concerned?

By Macarena Mantilla ● Analysis ● September 10, 2024

The Wren breaks down the concept of a 15 minute city and addresses some theories.

The North Shore is celebrated as a place to "live, dine, shop, play" on a welcome sign

How a Kamloops shoplifting poster sparked community conversations about deterring crime

By Lauren Kaljur ● Analysis ● August 27, 2024

As local retailers work to tackle a rise in shoplifting, some residents spoke out about ‘violent rhetoric’ in a business shoplifting poster.

Sun Peaks and Harper Mountain are shown from a Dec. 7, 2023 flight by local pilot Jan Nademlejnsky.

Q&A: What does the ongoing drought mean for Kamloops?

By Lauren Kaljur ● Analysis ● January 23, 2024

The Wren spoke with Tom Pypker, Thompson Rivers University’s natural resource sciences department chair, to learn about Kamloops’ drought and what residents can do about it.

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What does the future of school food look like in SD73?

By Lyssa Martin ● Analysis ● January 16, 2024

An event at The Stir brought together community voices to brainstorm the road ahead for investments in school food in Kamloops. What’s next?

The Tranquille development is proposed on unceded Secwépemc Nation territory. What does this mean?

By Lauren Kaljur ● In-depth ● December 15, 2023

Legal experts say the rights of private landowners and First Nations are not necessarily incompatible if good-faith negotiations continue.