Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops RCMP seek assistance in fraud investigation
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are asking the public for help with a fraud investigation that began in late July.Images of a fraud suspect on July 31 were received after a bank contacted RCMP to report a su...
Sep 14, 2021
DECISION 2021: COVID-19 Pandemic Response
KAMLOOPS - The federal election is exactly one week away with voters going to the polls on Monday, Sept. 20. There are many issues that could impact this election, but none bigger than the pandemic. T...
Sep 14, 2021
Interior Health allows 50 per cent capacity for large events; participants must be fully vaccinated
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health updated its COVID-19 regional orders to make it possible for larger events to go ahead in the Interior, if participants show proof of full vaccination. All participants at a...
Sep 13, 2021
TRU lowers flags to half-mast for Kamloops student who passed away due to accidental overdose
KAMLOOPS - Aaron Manson's family says it's been a "sad go" since April 26.The 26-year-old was entering his fifth and final year of a Bachelor of Business Administration degree at Thompson Rivers Unive...
Sep 13, 2021
TRU hoping to build $2.5 million modular homes for students as soon as possible
KAMLOOPS - International students at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) are struggling to find housing this year - and the university might have a solution within the next 24 hours.Although TRU has fewe...
Sep 13, 2021
MLAs to Premier and Health Minister: 'Look the people of Kamloops in the eyes. Walk them through your plan...'
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone and North Thompson MLA Peter Milobar called an impromptu news conference early Monday (Sept. 13) morning after the provincial government sent out a ne...
Sep 13, 2021
Smooth start to vaccine card checks at recreational facilities in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - While some individuals are voicing their opposition to being asked to provide proof of vaccination cards for non-essential activities, it's been a quiet adjustment at City of Kamloops recre...
Sep 13, 2021
Interior Health sees 542 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend; active caseload drops by more than 200
KAMLOOPS - According to the latest update from health officials, Interior Health accounted for about a quarter of B.C.'s new COVID-19 cases over a three-day period.Between Sept. 10 and 13, the provinc...
Sep 13, 2021
Electronics returned after City Hall break-in; Mayor's Chain of Office still missing
KAMLOOPS - A 37-year-old Kamloops man is in custody after a break-in at City Hall Sunday (Sept. 12) evening. RCMP say a City employee saw a man leaving the building on Victoria Street West with a duff...
Sep 13, 2021
Drug alert issued for Kamloops, white substance contains fentanyl and benzodiazepines
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health (IH) issued a drug alert for a toxic substance being sold and used in Kamloops.IH says a white substance - that turns black with harsh chemical taste when smoked - sold as "...
Sep 13, 2021
