KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Farmers Market has been slowly ramping up into the 2026 season, as both the Saturday and Wednesday markets have been up and running for a few weeks. Victoria Street was a hive of activity Wednesday (May 20) for the third mid-week market of the season. Vendors will remain stationed on the sidewal...

KAMLOOPS - Convenience chain 7-Eleven is set to close hundreds of its locations across North America this year, and that includes two stores in Kamloops. There are signs up at the 7-Eleven store on Seymour Street downtown and on Summit Drive in Sahali, notifying customers that the doors will close on Tuesday (May 26) n...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-and-area residents are being reminded about the dangers of the Thompson Rivers, and officials say this weekend's crash on Schubert Drive is a reminder of how quickly tragedy can set in. As the days get longer and more people head outside, the City of Kamloops says people will notice new signs at riv...

KAMLOOPS - Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) is rolling out new technology into the emergency department - a bubble tube rover robot. It's not utilized for diagnostics or in operating rooms. Instead, it focuses on decreasing stress for those awaiting treatment in the hospital's emergency room. Calming music, tactile LED tent...

MERRITT, B.C. - The Nicola Valley Food Bank has been dealing with increased use and decreased donations over the past several months. The food bank is seeing four-to-five new faces each and every week, as the shelves become more sparse amid increased demand."We see about 220 come through our door from Tuesday to T...

KAMLOOPS - Volunteers with the Kamloops Naturalist Club will be out birdwatching this Saturday (May 16) as part of the annual Ralph Ritcey Memorial Big Bird Day."Big Bird Day has been going on for at least 25 years. It's a competition between north and south Kamloops. We have an area with 60 kilometres of Mount Du...

KAMLOOPS - Literacy in Kamloops hosted its 15th Annual Team Spelling Bee Monday (May 11) morning at the Delta Hotel downtown, bringing local businesses, sponsors and wellwishers together for a friendly competition focused on community learning and literacy support. Seventeen teams took part in this year's event, with e...

KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is launching a new monthly e-newsletter aimed at giving residents "a clear, concise snapshot" of everything happening at City Hall in one place.In a statement, the city says the e-newsletter will include summaries of key Council meeting highlights along with upcoming community ...

KAMLOOPS - The United Way of British Columbia (UWBC) has launched its 10th annual Period Promise campaign, in hopes of meeting a growing need for menstrual products across the province. The campaign runs until May 30 and it aims to tackle period poverty in communities across British Columbia. This year, the United Way ...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops and area residents will be able to interact with people from a number of emergency services organizations this Saturday (May 9), when the city hosts its annual Emergency Services Day event. It will take over the south parking lot at McArthur Island between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., and giving attend...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Music Collective is partnering with Tumbleweed Toys on a fundraiser and raffle this Saturday (May 9). Rachel Reid, the program coordinator for the Kamloops Music Collective, says people can use the code 'KMC26' between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Saturday to donate all Tumbleweed Toys VIP points fr...

KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops will be conducting a city-wide test of its emergency notification system - Voyent Alert - this Friday (May 7) afternoon. City staff say you should expect to receive the test alert by text, phone call, email or through the mobile app, depending on how you signed up. If you use the app, th...

KAMLOOPS - For many families across B.C, accessing specialized medical care isn't always as simple as booking an appointment. One organization is working to bridge that gap.Today marks Hope Air's 40th anniversary. Vanessa Worthington and her son Devon are two ambassadors set up in the community sharing the mission - a ...

KAMLOOPS - Jared Moe and his young children biked to McDonald's in Aberdeen for a bite on Wednesday (May 6). They knew it was McHappy Day and they wanted to give back. "My son, when he was young, when he was born, needed heart surgery in Vancouver," Moe said while two of his children picked away at McNuggets...

KAMLOOPS - New murals will soon adorn the walls of two downtown Kamloops businesses following approval by council on Tuesday (May 5). The first mural will be at Kamloops Square, on the west-facing facade along St. Paul and Seymour Streets. The colourful rendering brings a new injection of life to the beige wall close t...

KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has entered into a housing agreement to help bring 30 units to the North Shore after a 8-0 vote during Tuesday's (May 5) regular council meeting. A new seven-storey building, featuring 30 units of housing specially constructed for women and families, will be built along Westminster Avenu...

TKEMLÚPS TE SECWÉPEMC - May 5th is acknowledged around the country as Red Dress Day - meant to spread awareness of missing and murdered indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people. The issue became so prominent it prompted a national inquiry into why such a disproportionately high rate experience violen...

KAMLOOPS - There will be rotating road closures in the area of Rogers Way and Highway 5A starting Monday (May 4) as BC Hydro crews perform maintenance work on their equipment in that part of Kamloops.In a brief statement, the City of Kamloops says this work is expected to be done in about six week's time on June 12.&qu...

KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops organization is getting set to host the Jane's Walk festival this weekend, which encourages people to discover their communities and connect with their neighbours. Organized by the Propolis Cooperative Housing Society, the event will run Friday to Sunday (May 1 to 3) and it features a series of wa...

KAMLOOPS - The South Thompson River will turn green this Sunday (May 3) as the annual VW Turtle River Race returns in support of the Kamloops Brain Injury Association (KBIA). Thousands of plastic turtles will hit the river near the CN Rail Bridge and an army of volunteers will scoop them out of the water once they reac...

KAMLOOPS - The gym at NorKam Secondary was a hive of activity Thursday (April 30) afternoon as students and well-wishers came together to help raise money to find a cure for childhood cancer. For the last five years, the NorKam Key Club has organized a fundraiser featuring teams of students and supporters who gather pl...

KAMLOOPS - A teenaged Kamloops goaltender received a $25,000 scholarship for demonstrating character, leadership and a drive to succeed both off and on the ice. The Canadian Hockey League (CHL) announced Griffin Seafoot as the recipient of the Champions of Tomorrow Scholarship. Along with hockey, the CHL says Seafoot s...

KAMLOOPS - The inaugural Kamloops Christmas Market received recognition at the BC Recreation and Parks Association awards of excellence ceremony. The City of Kamloops announced it received the Events and Festivals Excellence Award for the 10-day German Christmas Market in late November 2025. The city says the award pr...

KAMLOOPS - There are just a few days to go in the latest Smile Cookie campaign through Tim Hortons, which is once again benefitting A Way Home Kamloops. Proceeds from each cookie sold at Tim Hortons stores in Kamloops until Sunday (May 3) will benefit the Kamloops charity which provides young people at risk of - or exp...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson School District (SD73) is reversing its decision to close the dedicated elementary art studio at Kamloops School of the Arts (KSA) after pushback from a group of concerned parents. The district had been planning to repurpose the space used by the arts studio into a second District Resou...

KAMLOOPS - Tuesday (April 28) is set to be recognized across Canada as the National Day of Mourning. The event held yearly on April 28 is to honour workers who have lost their lives, been injured or suffered illness due to workplace incidents. The day will be marked with ceremonies across Canada, from the B.C. Legisla...

KAMLOOPS - The longtime executive director of the BC Wildlife Park is planning to retire at the end of next month. The Kamloops Wildlife Park Society's board of directors announced the impending retirement of Glenn Grant. Grant's final day as the wildlife park's executive director will be May 30. In a news release iss...

KAMLOOPS - The CFJC Boogie the Bridge goes Sunday (April 26), beginning from Riverside Park. Organizer Jo Berry says participants are entered in runs and walks of different distances - ranging from five kilometres to 21 kilometres."This year, we've upped the ante in the parking lot party. We have food trucks, Hand...