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RCMP say prank call from within NorKam Secondary prompted lockdown
KAMLOOPS - Police in Kamloops say the lockdown at NorKam Secondary last Thursday (Nov. 6) was the result of a prank call that came from inside the school and that no gun was ever in the building. In a...
Nov 10, 2025
Westmount Elementary students to remain in temporary locations until at least early 2026
KAMLOOPS - Students and staff at Westmount Elementary School will remain in their temporary locations until at least the new year, as last month's suspicious fire disturbed materials that contained as...
Nov 10, 2025
Public meeting scheduled as cleanup continues at site of CPKC train derailment near Kamloops
SAVONA, B.C. - UPDATE (Nov. 10): Another railcar has been removed from the site of last weekend's Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) train derailment near Cherry Creek. In an update Sunday night (Nov...
Nov 09, 2025
All railcars with fuel cleared away from Kamloops Lake as water sampling, cleanup continues
CHERRY CREEK, B.C. - The BC Government says all rail cars carrying aviation fuel as well as those that previously contained gasoline have been removed from the site of a derailment near Cherry Creek. ...
Nov 09, 2025
WorkSafeBC fines B.C. government over $750K for two wildfire fighting incidents from 2023
KAMLOOPS - WorkSafeBC has fined the Provincial Government over $750,000 in connection with a pair of incidents involving the BC Wildfire Service that date back to 2023. An administrative penalty of $7...
Nov 08, 2025
Tŝilhqot'in nation calls B.C. out on misinformation about Aboriginal title
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Tilhqot'in National Government (TNG) is calling on governments to set the facts straight around Aboriginal title and to stop what it calls fear-mongering."It's been working w...
Nov 08, 2025
Fuel cleanup progresses near derailment site on Kamloops Lake - but plenty of work remains
KAMLOOPS - Water quality samples collected at a recent train derailment site west of Cherry Creek have come back as safe to drink under the BC Source Drinking Water Guidelines. It comes on the heels o...
Nov 07, 2025
No credible evidence to suggest gun at NorKam Thursday: RCMP
KAMLOOPS - Police in Kamloops say they've found no credible evidence to suggest that there was a person with a gun at NorKam Secondary School in Kamloops on Thursday (Nov. 6) afternoon. NorKam Seconda...
Nov 07, 2025
Samples collected at CPKC derailment site west of Cherry Creek within province's drinking water guidelines
KAMLOOPS - Water samples collected by Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) earlier this week show a promising development for residents in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) who depend on wat...
Nov 07, 2025
TNRD waiting on water test results after aviation fuel leak into Kamloops Lake
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) is awaiting the results of water testing as it continues to monitor the fallout of last Saturday's train derailment near Cherry Creek. New estim...
Nov 06, 2025
