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RCMP raiding three properties on Tk'emlups reserve
TK'EMLUPS - Kamloops RCMP are executing a trio of search warrants in Tk'emlups te Secwepemc Tuesday (May 13) morning. Members of the Kamloops detachment and other agencies are carrying out the warrant...
May 13, 2025
Bridge over Sicamous Narrows blockaded as First Nation calls for involvement in project
SICAMOUS, B.C. - The R.W. Bruhn Bridge in Sicamous is closed due to a peaceful protest blocking the road. Splatsin and Splatsin Development Corporation (SDC) implemented a peaceful blockage of the bri...
May 13, 2025
Ashcroft Fire Rescue credits good Samaritans for putting out grass fire along Highway 1
ASHCROFT, B.C. - Firefighters in Ashcroft are crediting a group of good Samaritans for putting out a grass fire that crossed the Trans Canada Highway. In a social media post Monday (May 12), Ashcroft ...
May 13, 2025
'I've had enough, Butch': Recording of heated conversation highlights tension between Kamloops murder victim, lawyer
KAMLOOPS - The first-degree murder trial for former Kamloops lawyer Rogelio 'Butch' Bagabuyo accused in the death of his client, Mohd Abdullah, saw witness testimony Monday (May 12) from the victim's ...
May 12, 2025
Statistics Canada says Canadian-resident return trips from U.S. down again in April
Statistics Canada says preliminary figures for April continue to point to a sharp drop in return trips from the United States by Canadian residents. The agency says the number of Canadian-residents re...
May 12, 2025
RCMP seeking witnesses to determine 'exact cause' of Saturday crash near Rayleigh
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE May 12, 9:45 a.m.): RCMP say they're still investigating Saturday's (May 10) two-vehicle crash between an unmarked police vehicle and a pickup truck on Highway 5 in Kamloops, and th...
May 11, 2025
Many Mental Health Calls Don't Require Cops, Program Shows
A mobile, community-led crisis response team based in six communities across British Columbia is showing that police don't have to be involved in mental health emergency calls.CRCL, pronounced "circle...
May 11, 2025
Dozens rally in downtown Kamloops Saturday calling for increased provincial education funding
KAMLOOPS - Dozens of people gathered along Victoria Street in downtown Kamloops Saturday (May 10) morning to rally against proposed cuts to the Kamloops Thompson School District (SD73) budget brought ...
May 10, 2025
UPDATE: RCMP say traffic flowing after lengthy delays caused by two-vehicle crash near Rayleigh
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 5:40 p.m.): There are no details yet, but the RCMP say traffic is once again flowing in both directions on Highway 5 north of Halston Avenue in Kamloops. A single lane of alternatin...
May 10, 2025
Merritt gets another $3.4 million in provincial funding towards flood-protection work
MERRITT - The City of Merritt says it has received around $3.4 million from the Provincial Government to improve its flood-protection infrastructure.It says the money will go towards Phase 1 of the Mi...
May 10, 2025
