Kamloops and Area

Toxic Drugs
Pace of drug deaths in Kamloops picked up over the past two months: BC Coroners Service
VICTORIA - The pace of drug overdose deaths has picked up in Kamloops, but the province says at the halfway point in 2025, the city is still trending well behind last year's pace. New numbers from the BC Coroners Service show 30 deaths attributed to drug toxicity in Kamloops through the first six months of the year. Th...
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Wildfire Evacuations
Lytton First Nation issues evacuation order due to Cantilever Bar fire
LYTTON, B.C. - The Lytton First Nation has issued an evacuation order for two of its reserves due to the Cantilever Bar wildfire. The order, which was issued Thursday (July 31) morning, covers the 26 Skwayaynope and 26A Lytton reserves on the western bank of the Fraser River. "This wildfire is a threat to life &am...
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Ashcroft Fire
'Fowl play' suspected after 'fishy' wildfire start leads to Ashcroft-area power outage
ASHCROFT - Firefighters in Ashcroft say a grassfire and a large power outage Wednesday (July 30) that lasted about three hours were caused by a fish that had been dropped by an osprey.In a statement, Ashcroft Fire Rescue said they were called to a fire burning about six kilometres south of the village just before noon....
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Missing Person
UPDATE: Search resumes for 23-year-old man who jumped off Overlanders Bridge in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 1:15 p.m.): Kamloops RCMP say a 23-year-old man is presumed to have drowned in the Thompson River after he jumped off the west side of the Overlanders Bridge Wednesday (July 30) evening. The incident around 7:30 p.m. yesterday led to a large emergency response as Kamloops RCMP, Kamloops Fire Rescue, ...
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