Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Huge advance polling turnout in Kamloops pressures Elections Canada to hire more vote-counters
KAMLOOPS - Voters in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo (KTC) riding showed up in droves for advance polling - but that has put Elections Canada officials in a bind for general voting day on Monday (Sept. 20)....
Sep 15, 2021
BC liquor, cannabis customers donate more than $1 million for wildfire relief; Kamloops cannabis store tops all
KAMLOOPS - Customers visiting BC Liquor Stores (BCLS) and BC Cannabis Stores (BCCS) donated more than $1.45 million to the Canadian Red Cross to assist B.C. residents affected by this year's wildfires...
Sep 15, 2021
Merritt RCMP and Major Crimes investigating suspicious death
KAMLOOPS - The Southeast District Major Crime Unit (SED MCU) has been called to assist the Merritt RCMP following the discovery of a body in a rural area of Merritt.Just before 8:00 a.m. on September ...
Sep 15, 2021
B.C. man who murdered a family of six on camping trip in 1982 seeking parole
BOWDEN, ALBERTA - A man convicted of the mass murder of a family nearly 40 years ago is to seek his release once again when he appears today before the Parole Board of Canada. David Shearing, who now ...
Sep 15, 2021
Provincial response to RIH staffing strain includes emergency department funding, patient discharge planning
KAMLOOPS - According to BC health officials, Royal Inland Hospital running at 117 per cent capacity, and the provincial health minister says several steps have been taken to address staffing strain in...
Sep 14, 2021
Kamloops restaurants navigating first week of proof of immunization protocols
KAMLOOPS - Proof of immunization is now required for many non-essential services and businesses, and some local restaurants say so far there have been minimal issues. Leadership at the Noble Pig Brewh...
Sep 14, 2021
Take Back the Night returns to Kamloops in new format
Content warning: general discussion of sexualized violence KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling Centre (KSACC) partook in Take Back the Night - a global movement to stand up against sexu...
Sep 14, 2021
Kamloops' mayor wants his chain back
KAMLOOPS -UPDATE - The mayor of Kamloops wants his chain of office back and he's asking the public to help. It's part of the mayor's official regalia worn at ceremonies, and it was stolen from City Ha...
Sep 14, 2021
First COVID-19 exposures of the school year recorded at Kamloops schools
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: CFJC Today has been made aware of school exposures at Westsyde Secondary (Sept. 7) and Twin Rivers Education Centre (Sept. 8) EARLIER: The first COVID-19 exposure at a Kamloops scho...
Sep 14, 2021
'Some nurses are already starting to resign': BC Nurses Union doesn't support mandatory vaccines for healthcare workers
KAMLOOPS - Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced in a news conference on Monday (Sep. 13) that as of Oct. 26, it will be mandatory for anyone working in a healthcare facility to be vacc...
Sep 14, 2021
