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Kamloops grandson of Toronto van attack victim calls guilty verdict 'a sigh of relief'
KAMLOOPS - A Supreme Court judge has found the man who carried out the 2018 van attack in Toronto guilty on all counts. This morning, Justice Anne Molloy declared Alek Minassian guilty of 10 counts of...
James Peters Mar 03, 2021

UPDATE: Missing woman located
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: RCMP say the 28-year-old woman has been located and is safe.
James Peters Mar 02, 2021 Image Credit: CFJC Today

B.C. records 438 new cases of COVID-19, 16 in Interior Health, 22 variant cases
VICTORIA - B.C. has found 438 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday (Mar. 2), including 16 more cases in Interior Health. The data was included in a briefing presented by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie ...
James Peters Mar 02, 2021

Overlander Ski Club doubles membership, breaks trail use record amid pandemic
KAMLOOPS - Overlander Ski Club expected an increase in memberships and trail traffic amidst the coronavirus pandemic - just not by as much as they did.Vesta Giles, president of Overlander Ski Club, he...
James Peters Mar 02, 2021

B.C. sees spike in overdose deaths spike in January; one fatality in Kamloops
VICTORIA - The B.C. Coroners Service says the first month of 2021 set a record for overdose deaths. In new totals, the service says 165 people died in the province due to illicit drug overdoses in Jan...
James Peters Mar 02, 2021

Fire crews battle blaze at Tournament Inn
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops fire crews called out this morning ( March 2) to fight a blaze that destroyed one unit at the Tournament Inn Motel in Valleyview. Platoon Captain Mike Haines says crews were called...
James Peters Mar 02, 2021

B.C. averages 493 new COVID-19 cases per day over the weekend, 31 per day in Interior Health
VICTORIA - The province found 1,478 new cases of COVID-19 over the past three days, or an average of about 493 per day. The Ministry of Health says there were 532 new cases Saturday (Feb. 27), 508 on ...
James Peters Mar 01, 2021

Your desire for a COVID-19 vaccine could make you a scam target: Kamloops RCMP
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say the latest twist on email scams seen by Kamloops residents takes advantage of the public's desire for COVID-19 vaccines. In a news release, Cst. Crystal Evelyn says in one mid-Febr...
James Peters Mar 01, 2021

Are you confident in how provincial health officials are rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine program?
James Peters Mar 01, 2021 Image Credit: The Canadian Press

Employees assaulted in Williams Lake convenience store robbery
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake RCMP are asking the public's assistance in identifying two robbery suspects. Last Saturday (Feb. 27), two men allegedly entered a convenience store, assaulted two e...
James Peters Mar 01, 2021

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