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Kamloops smashes nearly 90-year-old daytime temperature record
KAMLOOPS - The daily high temperature in Kamloops Wednesday (Sept. 17) broke a record that stood for nearly a century. According to preliminary numbers from Environment Canada, a temperature of 34.1 C...
Sep 18, 2025
Genesis Place 2.0 to bring 48 new units of supportive housing to Kamloops North Shore
KAMLOOPS - Construction is set to begin this week on Genesis Place 2.0. Soon, a new four-storey building will rise at 654 Fortune Drive, as CMHA Kamloops expands Genesis Place with 48 new studio units...
Sep 17, 2025
Wildfire north of Kamloops held at 3.7ha: BC Wildfire Service
KAMLOOPS - Less than 24 hours after it was discovered, the Stuart Lake wildfire north of Kamloops is being held.In an update to its website, the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) says the fire is measured at...
Sep 17, 2025
BC Wildfire Service responding to new wildfire near McLure
MCLURE, B.C. - Firefighters are responding to a new wildfire that is currently burning west of McLure in the North Thompson. According to the BC Wildfire Service, the one-hectare fire is burning in th...
Sep 16, 2025
Royal Inland Hospital opens mental health and substance use-specific area of emergency department
KAMLOOPS - Last week, Royal Inland Hospital opened a new mental health and substance use care zone, separate from the emergency department.The new purpose-built care zone is double the size of the pre...
Sep 16, 2025
B.C. government workers step up job action by targeting mining sector
VICTORIA - British Columbia's public service workers are escalating job action aimed at slowing work in the mining sector just as the province moves to fast-track several projects. The BC General Empl...
Sep 16, 2025
Kamloops Food Bank expects to deliver all 33,000 food drive bags after 'avalanche' of volunteer inquiries
KAMLOOPS - One day after a big ask of residents to deliver 33,000 paper bags, the Kamloops Food Bank expects its Fall Food Drive to be business as usual Saturday (Sept. 20). The food bank put out the ...
Sep 16, 2025
Katzberg wins second consecutive world title, breaks championship and Canadian records
KAMLOOPS - Ethan Katzberg of the Kamloops Track and Field Club is a two-time world champion. Katzberg moved the implement 84.70 metres with his second throw at the World Athletics Championships on Tue...
Sep 16, 2025
Katzberg sets new competition record, defends men's hammer throw world title in Tokyo
TOKYO - Ethan Katzberg looked like he might be in for a fight to defend his men's hammer throw title after a competitive first round Tuesday at the world athletics championships. Any drama, however, w...
Sep 16, 2025
B.C. fiscal update reveals RIH upgrades over-budget again; TRHD has no plans to foot the bill
KAMLOOPS - The first quarter budget update from B.C. Finance Minister Brenda Bailey shows the debt increasing to more than $11 billion dollars, with $665 million added to the provincial deficit in the...
Sep 15, 2025
