Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
B.C. COVID-19 hospitalization rate decrease slows; 13 more deaths recorded
VICTORIA - Thirteen more people have died of COVID-19 in B.C. Thursday (Mar. 3). The latest surveillance report from the province's Ministry of Health shows three of the 13 deaths in Interior Health. ...
Mar 03, 2022
Drugs, cash seized after North Shore traffic stop
KAMLOOPS - A traffic stop led to a significant drug seizure for Kamloops RCMP last Friday.In a news release, detachment spokesperson Cst. Crystal Evelyn says an officer was patrolling on the North Sho...
Mar 03, 2022
Kamloops groups ready to welcome Ukrainians when they come
KAMLOOPS - Every day, thousands of Ukrainians are fleeing their war-torn country. According to the United Nations, more than a million people have left the Ukraine since the Russian invasion began las...
Mar 03, 2022
B.C. Review Board considers hospital discretion over Merritt child killer community leave
COQUITLAM, B.C. - The British Columbia Review Board is considering whether a psychiatric hospital director should have the discretion to allow up to 28 days of overnight leave for a man who was found ...
Mar 03, 2022
Kamloops property prices soar again in February as supply lags
KAMLOOPS - The local real estate board is reporting more eye-popping sales statistics, this time from the month of February. The latest report from the Association of Interior Realtors shows the avera...
Mar 03, 2022
Lower Sahali driver robbed at knifepoint while in her car
KAMLOOPS - RCMP in Kamloops are asking for the public's help tracking down a man who robbed a woman at knifepoint early Thursday morning (Mar. 3).Mounties were called to a parkade at a complex in the ...
Mar 03, 2022
Winter saw average snowfall in Kamloops - it just stuck around longer: Environment Canada
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada is debunking the notion that Kamloops had a snowier-than-usual winter.The forecasting agency measures winter from the beginning of December to the end of February.Forecas...
Mar 03, 2022
Business break-in, indecent act, weapon seizure highlight last weekend for Kamloops RCMP
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops RCMP detachment responded to 314 calls for service last weekend, including several notable incidents.Business break-in (File #2022-6091)Police were called to a North Shore busi...
Mar 03, 2022
RCMP surround Kamloops Transit bus on Overlanders Bridge after gun sighting
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP officers are following up a complaint of a gun spotted on a city bus. In a news release, RCMP say they were called Wednesday (Mar. 2) at 5:15 p.m. to a specific city bus after...
Mar 03, 2022
Councillor Singh to announce intention for fall election
KAMLOOPS - With the recent announcement by Mayor Ken Christian that he would not seek reelection this fall, speculation has begun around the future members of City Council.Residents will soon learn of...
Mar 03, 2022
