Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations reach 138; new case count at 641 Tuesday
VICTORIA - B.C. has recorded another 641 cases of COVID-19 Tuesday (Aug. 24), including 273 in Interior Health (IH). The figures are included in an update from B.C.'s Ministry of Health. The active ca...
Doug Collins Aug 24, 2021

Two in custody after break-in and abduction in Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM, B.C. - A man is recovering in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after an alleged abduction north of Salmon Arm.RCMP responded Monday (Aug. 23) at 5:45 p.m. after a man was report...
James Peters Aug 24, 2021

VIDEO: Watch a bear and her two cubs forage in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - It's not that unusual to see a bear ambling down into Kamloops. Seeing a sow and her two cubs is a little less common. Tuesday afternoon (Aug. 24), Twitter user Marina LeClair spotted the f...
Aug 24, 2021

Kamloops gym owner won't check vaccine cards, chamber feels they keep economy going
KAMLOOPS - When the news came out Monday that non-essential businesses, including her Ladies Only Fitness gym, would need to check customers' vaccine status, Delrae Kohnert felt sick. The pandemic has...
Aug 24, 2021

TNRD rescinds multiple evacuation alerts for properties impacted by Flat Lake wildfire
KAMLOOPS - The Flat Lake wildfire no longer poses an imminent risk to the safety of residents near Clinton and 70 Mile House.The Thompson-Nicola Regional District rescinded its evacuation alert for 18...
Aug 24, 2021

Liberal party names First Nations lawyer as Kamloops-area candidate
KAMLOOPS - The Liberal party has selected lawyer Jesse McCormick as its candidate for the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo region in the Sept. 20 federal election.McCormick stepped in after the party's origi...
James Peters Aug 24, 2021

Interior not in the clear for wildfires thanks to a clear sky
KAMLOOPS - Light rain and cooler temperatures have given B.C.'s wildland firefighters some breathing room for the major wildfires in the Thompson-Okanagan region.Both the Tremont Creek and Sparks Lake...
Aug 24, 2021

Hundreds of COVID-19 vaccines in Revelstoke considered invalid after incorrect storage; IH asks recipients to re-book
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - Hundreds of residents who were immunized against COVID-19 in Revelstoke are being asked to re-book.Interior Health (IH) says it recently discovered doses of COVID-19 vaccine stored ...
Aug 24, 2021

Masks mandated, vaccination encouraged as B.C. government unveils guidelines for upcoming school year
VICTORIA - B.C. students and staff will see a more normal school year in 2021-22, but some measures protecting against COVID-19 will remain in place.In a news conference Tuesday morning (Aug. 24), Edu...
Aug 24, 2021

Properties north of Highway 1, west of Kamloops given all clear by TNRD
KAMLOOPS - More than 300 properties were given all clear status by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) Monday (Aug. 23) evening.The TNRD rescinded one evacuation alert north of Highway 1 near...
Aug 24, 2021

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With B.C. moving to end the time change, do you prefer permanent Daylight Savings Time, permanent Standard Time, or the status quo?
Mar 02, 2026