Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
B.C. surpasses 1,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations for the first time
VICTORIA - For the first time amid the COVID-19 pandemic, B.C. has more than 1,000 patients in hospital with the virus.According to B.C.'s Ministry of Health, 1,048 patients are in hospital for Monday...
Jan 31, 2022
Kamloops hockey club dons special orange sweaters in honour of Tk'emlups residential school confirmation
KAMLOOPS - Last May, Tk'emlups te Secwepemc announced the findings of a ground-penetrating radar search of the grounds of the former residential school. The confirmation of the possible remains of mor...
Jan 31, 2022
TRU professor seeks long-term care resident family members for study into impact of pandemic
KAMLOOPS - A professor in the Thompson Rivers University School of Nursing is looking for relatives of long-term care residents to participate in a study about the impact of COVID-19 restrictions. Dr....
Jan 31, 2022
MP Caputo condemns demonstrators who danced on Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
OTTAWA - Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Frank Caputo elicited applause from both sides of the aisle with an impassioned speech in the House of Commons Monday (Jan. 31).The House resumed sitting Monday a...
Jan 31, 2022
Body found on Tk'emlups parking lot, police asking for dash cam footage
KAMLOOPS - The body of a young man was found in the shared parking lot of St. Joseph's Cemetery, Tk'emlups Health Clinic, and Tk'emlups Church on Saturday (Jan. 29).The Southeast District Major Crime ...
Jan 31, 2022
Kamloops to host 2023 Special Olympics BC Winter Games
KAMLOOPS - The 2023 Special Olympics BC Winter Games will be in Kamloops.Special Olympics BC (SOBC) announced Monday (Jan. 31) that 2023 will be the fifth time Kamloops will welcome athletes with inte...
Jan 31, 2022
Shuswap crash claims life of Salmon Arm man
SALMON ARM, B.C. - RCMP say a resident of the Salmon Arm area died in a single-vehicle crash.Officers and BC Ambulance were called to the 8000-block of Black Road near Salmon Arm Friday, Jan. 28 to a ...
Jan 31, 2022
Kamloops Indigenous artist Chris Bose chosen to lead design of RIH's cultural wall
KAMLOOPS - An Indigenous artist has been chosen to lead the design of the cultural wall for the upcoming Phil and Jennie Gaglardi Tower at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH).In a news release Monday (Jan. 31...
Jan 31, 2022
COVID-19 outbreak at Overlander Residential Care; one dead in Pine Grove outbreak
KAMLOOPS - Overlander Residential Care in Brocklehurst is dealing with its second COVID-19 outbreak.Interior Health (IH) has added the facility to its online list, with a COVID-19 outbreak declared on...
Jan 31, 2022
Coquihalla Highway to see heavy snowfall over the weekend
KAMLOOPS - The Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt has been open to regular vehicle traffic for 10 days, but it could give non-essential drivers their biggest tests since reopening.Environment Can...
Jan 29, 2022
