Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
COVID-19: Hospitalizations decrease, eight more deaths over the weekend
VICTORIA - The province is reporting another decrease in COVID-19 hospitalization over the weekend.In its Monday (Mar. 21) surveillance report, the Ministry of Health says there are 271 people in B.C....
Mar 21, 2022
Tk'emlups Kukpi7 Casimir acclaimed tribal chief of Shuswap Nation Tribal Council
TK'EMLUPS - Kukpi7 Rosanne Casimir of the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc has a new title to add: tribal chief of the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council.Casimir was the only candidate to let their name stand for th...
Mar 21, 2022
Kamloops lawyer arrested in connection with Dufferin suspicious death probe
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops lawyer has been arrested in connection to a suspicious death last week.RCMP say they were called to the 1600-block of Monterey Place Thursday evening (Mar. 17), finding a person ...
Mar 21, 2022
RCMP say owner of torched car uncooperative with Peterbilt crash investigation
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP said the registered owner of a car that crashed through a fence at the Peterbilt compound early Sunday morning is being uncooperative.In a statement to CFJC Today, Cst. Crysta...
Mar 21, 2022
'Give back to the community': Kamloops U11 Blazers finalist for the Good Deeds Cup
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops U11 Blazers are the B.C. representatives in the 2022 Chevrolet Good Deeds Cup.The team won $2,000 for their charity of choice, People in Motion, after donating as much used hoc...
Mar 21, 2022
Crossroads Inn to receive funding for climate change resilient renovations
KAMLOOPS - A social housing building in Kamloops is one of six residential buildings that will receive renovations to make it more resilient to extreme weather.The B.C. government announced Monday (Ma...
Mar 21, 2022
Merritt council to add community recovery and emergency preparedness to strategic focuses
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt City Council is set to add community recovery and emergency preparedness to the strategic focus document of the city following a committee of the whole meeting last week."Follo...
Mar 21, 2022
Kamloops RCMP searching for info on van in relation to Dufferin suspicious death
Kamloops RCMP are looking for eyewitnesses and information on a van that may be connected to a suspicious death reported Friday (March 18). The van is a white rental GMC, year 2020 with company markin...
Mar 20, 2022
Ukrainian activists showing solidarity in Riverside Park
Organizers are holding another rally to support Ukraine Sunday (March 20) afternoon.Andrii Lobanov says he expects hundreds of people to gather with him at Riverside Park at 3 p.m. as he shares inform...
Mar 20, 2022
Car crashes through fence, engulfed in flames at Peterbilt compound
Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) and RCMP attended the Peterbilt compound early Sunday morning to find a car engulfed in flames.Officers arrived around 3:30 a.m. to find a vehicle had crashed through a fenc...
Mar 20, 2022
