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RCMP provide tips to keep the spooky night safe
KAMLOOPS - With only a couple days left until Halloween, the Kamloops RCMP Detachment is reminding the community of a few safety tips to keep in mind on Tuesday (Oct. 31)."A little planning can go a l...
Oct 28, 2023
Point-in-Time Count report shows 50% increase in Kamloops homeless population in last two years
KAMLOOPS - The number of people experiencing homelessness in Kamloops is up more than 50 per cent in two years.According to the City of Kamloops' Point-In-Time Count report in Tuesday's (Oct. 31) coun...
Oct 27, 2023
Israel strikes outskirts of Gaza City during second ground raid in as many days
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli forces backed by fighter jets and drones carried out a second ground raid into Gaza in as many days and struck targets on the outskirts of Gaza City, the milit...
Oct 27, 2023
Mustard Seed to operate two shelters for Kamloops' homeless population this winter
KAMLOOPS - A pair of shelters for Kamloops residents experiencing homelessness will be ready for the winter season.In a news release issued Thursday (Oct. 26) morning, the Mustard Seed says it, along ...
Oct 26, 2023
As Kamloops This Week winds down, staffers begin to hatch plans for a new newspaper
KAMLOOPS - "Today is Wednesday, October 25, 2023. A momentous day in Kamloops This Week's legacy; our final printing day, our final publication day," Christopher Foulds, former Kamloops This Week edit...
Oct 25, 2023
Kamloops council begins series of town hall meetings with Barnhartvale session
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council kicks off the first of six in-person hybrid format meetings Wednesday night (Oct. 25).Residents in Barnhartvale, Campbell Creek, Dallas, Juniper Ridge, Rose Hill and Valley...
Oct 25, 2023
Overnight vehicle incident halts northbound traffic on Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - Northbound traffic on the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt will need to hang tight Wednesday (Oct. 25) morning.DriveBC first reported of a vehicle incident on the stretch of Hig...
Oct 25, 2023
Kamloops area's early taste of winter not expected to stick around
KAMLOOPS - The first real snowfall of the season hit Interior highways on Monday (Oct. 23), with travel advisories put in place for the entire Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Kamloops and the Okanagan...
Oct 24, 2023
Man breaks into Kamloops business, defecates in bathtub, takes nap, flees in stolen vehicle
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are searching for a suspect who broke into a commercial suite on the South Shore, defecated in a bathtub and fled in a vehicle reported as stolen.In a news release, RCMP say t...
Oct 24, 2023
'Do we have enough beds? We absolutely do not'; Kamloops shelters preparing for winter
KAMLOOPS - With overnight lows in Kamloops forecast to hit minus temperatures this week, shelter operators are gearing up for the winter season.Last year at this time, Out of the Cold was scrambling t...
Oct 23, 2023
