Author Archives: Dave Barry
Kamloops-area home prices have risen 35 per cent in 12 months: real estate association
KAMLOOPS - The latest statistics from the Kamloops and District Real Estate Association (KADREA) show a market tilting even more heavily in favour of the seller - and growing further out of reach for ...
Feb 04, 2022
RCMP identify homicide victim found in Tk'emlups parking lot as 18-year-old man
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are releasing the identity of a man found dead in a parking lot on the Tk'emlups Reserve last weekend in an effort to move their investigation forward.In a news release, Cst. Crystal E...
Feb 03, 2022
Hamelin, Poulin named Canada's flag-bearers at Olympic Opening Ceremony in Beijing
BEIJING - Charles Hamelin's teammates were speculating recently about who might carry Canada's flag into the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. Hamelin had a hard time keeping a straight face. ...
Feb 02, 2022
Man arrested, box cutter seized after Victoria Street scrap Monday
KAMLOOPS - RCMP did not receive much cooperation from the participants in a downtown brouhaha Monday night (Jan. 31).According to a news release from Cst. Crystal Evelyn, it happened at about 8:10 p.m...
Feb 01, 2022
Indigenous delegation to meet Pope Francis at Vatican set for March
An Indigenous delegation is to meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican in early spring to discuss reconciliation and healing after a visit was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. A joint stateme...
Feb 01, 2022
B.C. surpasses 1,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations for the first time
VICTORIA - For the first time amid the COVID-19 pandemic, B.C. has more than 1,000 patients in hospital with the virus.According to B.C.'s Ministry of Health, 1,048 patients are in hospital for Monday...
Jan 31, 2022
Body found on Tk'emlups parking lot, police asking for dash cam footage
KAMLOOPS - The body of a young man was found in the shared parking lot of St. Joseph's Cemetery, Tk'emlups Health Clinic, and Tk'emlups Church on Saturday (Jan. 29).The Southeast District Major Crime ...
Jan 31, 2022
Convoys against mandates in other Canadian cities support of Ottawa truck protest
EDMONTON - Like many of those gathered near the Alberta legislature to support a convoy of trucks that inched their way through Edmonton's downtown streets for several hours on Saturday, Kyla Keulers ...
Jan 29, 2022
Parliament Hill girds for massive truck convoy protest
The first trucks in a massive national convoy that was organized to protest the federal government's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for cross-border drivers are due to arrive in the Ottawa area today. The c...
Jan 28, 2022
Impact of Ukraine conflict keeping Kamloops gas prices high: expert
KAMLOOPS - In the past four months, regular gasoline prices in Kamloops have reached their highest levels in the last six years. One University of British Columbia professor says the increase is becau...
Jan 27, 2022
