Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
COVID-19: B.C. surpasses 3,000 death mark
VICTORIA - B.C. has surpassed 3,000 deaths from COVID-19.In its latest surveillance report distributed Friday afternoon (Apr. 1), the province's Ministry of Health reports four additional deaths due t...
Apr 01, 2022
Missing Kamloops man may have gone to Keremeos: RCMP
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are alerting the public to a missing Kamloops man.Tawfiq Hirani, 34, inexplicably failed to show up for work and was reported missing by his employer.Description:5'9" (175 cm)170 lbs (...
Apr 01, 2022
Canada Day festivities to return to Riverside Park in 2022
KAMLOOPS - Yet another venerable Kamloops summer event will return in 2022.The City of Kamloops says the annual Canada Day festivities will return this year at Riverside Park. The family-oriented even...
Apr 01, 2022
Highway Patrol stops Albertan vehicle in Valemount, finds $150,000 cash, suspicious items
VALEMOUNT, B.C. - Two men from Alberta were pulled over for speeding near Valemount Monday (March 28), but a vehicle search led to their arrests.BC Highway Patrol say the two men exhibited behaviour t...
Apr 01, 2022
Kamloops singer to perform in Hollywood Sunday, balancing American Idol with pipeline work
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops singer Cameron Whitcomb performs in Hollywood on Sunday - his first performance in front of a real audience - and it just happens to be on national TV. Whitcomb advanced in the Ame...
Apr 01, 2022
B.C. records 281 COVID-19 hospitalizations Thursday, two new virus-related deaths
VICTORIA - The province is reporting 281 people hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Thursday (Mar. 31) and two new deaths. According to Thursday's update, hospitalizations increased by five from Wednesda...
Mar 31, 2022
Music in the Park officially returns for 2022 season
KAMLOOPS - Strike up the band. The city has announced Music in the Park, a summer staple in Kamloops that runs in July and August at Riverside Park, will be centre stage once again at the Bandshell. "...
Mar 31, 2022
TRU board extends improper conduct investigation timeline by three-to-four months
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University says its investigation into complaints against a pair of senior administrators will not wrap up Thursday (Mar. 31), as originally planned. The investigation revol...
Mar 31, 2022
Tk'emlups delegates meet with Pope Francis at Vatican
ROME - Kukpi7 Rosanne Casimir says she felt the responsibility of her people flowing through her as she handed Pope Francis a handwritten invitation to visit her territory.The Tk'emlps te Secwpemc Nat...
Mar 31, 2022
Kamloops realtors feel 'cooling off' period introduced by province may drive market demand up further
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops real estate market remains hot. There was a 36 per cent increase in the price of single-family homes in February, exceeding $820,000. The price of townhouses in Kamloops last m...
Mar 31, 2022
