Author Archives: Dave Barry
Kamloops youth sports teams preparing for Feb. 1 resumption of tournaments
KAMLOOPS - As of February 1, COVID-19 provincial health orders will ease to allow all child and youth sports tournaments to resume. It's been a season of on-and-off changes, cancellations and challeng...
Jan 27, 2022
B.C. Crown says documents identified Wednesday could be 'exculpatory' in James case
VANCOUVER - A surprise disclosure temporarily delayed proceedings at the B.C. Supreme Court trial of the former clerk of the legislature, who is accused of misspending public dollars. Crown prosecutor...
Jan 27, 2022
Stolen vehicle recovered, woman arrested at Cityview Shopping Centre Wednesday
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say a large police presence at the Cityview Shopping Centre on Highway 5A Wednesday night (Jan. 26) was prompted by the discovery of a stolen vehicle.Cst. Crystal Evelyn of Kamloops RC...
Jan 27, 2022
COVID-19 outbreak at Brocklehurst Gemstone declared over, B.C. reports 21 deaths
VICTORIA - The COVID-19 outbreak at Brocklehurst Gemstone has been declared over.According to B.C.'s Ministry of Health, new COVID-19 outbreaks were declared at five healthcare facilities on Wednesday...
Jan 26, 2022
"Are we in the clear? Absolutely not." Interior Health resists complacency even as COVID-19 cases wane
KAMLOOPS - The Omicron variant of COVID-19 has rapidly changed the pandemic because it's more contagious and has a shorter incubation period.Contact tracing and testing are no longer useful tools for ...
Jan 25, 2022
Some Chromebooks stolen from Parkcrest Elementary recovered; majority still missing
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say some of the laptops taken from Parkcrest Elementary School students have been recovered.A total of 54 Chromebooks were taken earlier this month in two separate break-ins a...
Jan 25, 2022
Buyer beware - Kamloops woman waiting for her new home
KAMLOOPS - Last June, Marieke Alferink says she picked out a design and put down a deposit on a manufactured home to live in Kamloops. She alleges she was told COVID-19 and supply chain interruptions ...
Jan 25, 2022
'Anxiety to anger': Highway 8 residents receiving bills for no service
KAMLOOPS - Residents of Highway 8 near Spences Bridge have been displaced since the Nicola River flood on Nov. 15.The devastated area had no cell or internet service for almost five weeks - but when S...
Jan 24, 2022
Florida man charged in Canada-U.S. human-smuggling scheme to appear in U.S. court
WASHINGTON - A Florida man is set to appear in U.S. court today, charged with sneaking migrants across the Canada-U.S. border in a perilous human-smuggling scheme that cost the lives of four people, i...
Jan 24, 2022
TRU WolfPack basketball teams return from UBC without a win
KAMLOOPS - Both Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack basketball teams are still searching for their first wins of 2022, after both the men and women dropped a pair of games against the University...
Jan 23, 2022
