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Overlanders Bridge project on schedule as crews ramp up construction
KAMLOOPS - Construction on the Overlanders Bridge has entered week two, with crews working on replacing the bridge joints on the northbound lanes, along with the multi-use path. As is common with any ...
Jul 22, 2025
Ozzy Osbourne, rock icon and lead singer of Black Sabbath, dead at 76
LONDON - Rock icon and Black Sabbath lead singer Ozzy Osbourne has died, his family announced in a statement. He was 76."It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that ...
Jul 22, 2025
Kamloops drops notorious title of highest crime rate in Canada, sees 21 per cent decline in violent crimes
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops no longer has the highest crime rate of any city in Canada, albeit not by much. According to new numbers released by Statistics Canada Tuesday (July 22), police reported 10,546 cri...
Jul 22, 2025
Japanese beetles apparently discovered in Westsyde, more than 10 kilometres from regulated area
KAMLOOPS - Japanese beetles appear to have spread from the regulated zone in the downtown and Sagebrush neighbourhoods of Kamloops.The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will still need to confirm...
Jul 21, 2025
ASK Wellness buys pair of Tranquille Road properties 'to meet present and future needs' in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The ASK Wellness Society has bought a pair of properties along Tranquille Road that it says will help support its current programming as well as its long-term plans which may include afford...
Jul 21, 2025
Weekend for Kamloops Search and Rescue includes injured dirt biker and boat in distress
KAMLOOPS - It was a busy Saturday (July 19) for Kamloops Search and Rescue (KSAR) crews. In a post to social media, KSAR says it was called by BC Emergency Health Services at around 6:45 p.m. Saturday...
Jul 21, 2025
Unionized workers at Canada Post to start voting on contract offer
OTTAWA - Unionized workers at Canada Post begin voting on the Crown corporation's latest contract offer today. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is urging they reject the proposal. Canada Post is a...
Jul 21, 2025
BC Builds development on Columbia Street slated to begin construction in 2026
KAMLOOPS - Construction on a massive new housing development in Kamloops on land owned by the Provincial Government is expected to begin in the spring of next year.The BC Builds project at 515, 523, a...
Jul 20, 2025
Trade top of mind as Canada's premiers are set to hold three-day meeting in Ontario
TORONTO - Tariffs and trade are top of the agenda as the country's premiers arrive in Ontario's cottage country for a three-day meeting that comes at a pivotal time for both Canada-U.S. and domestic r...
Jul 20, 2025
Discussions around potential TNRD contributions to Build Kamloops projects set to resume
KAMLOOPS - A proposal to have some residents in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) contribute towards Build Kamloops projects appears to be picking up steam once again. TNRD Area "L" Directo...
Jul 19, 2025
