Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
NDP Leader's presence gives Indigenous community, survivors 'a sense of hope'
KAMLOOPS - "I'm struck by how hard it is to be here... a lot harder than I thought it would be..." That was the federal leader of the NDP party's reaction today when he visited the Kamloops Residentia...
Jul 29, 2021
Following regional restrictions this week, B.C reports 204 new COVID-19 cases Thursday
VICTORIA - COVID-19 cases are continuing to rise Thursday (July 29), with the province reporting 204 new cases of the virus around B.C. In an update, B.C's Ministry of Health states 107 of those new c...
Jul 29, 2021
Kamloops RCMP searching for suspect after alleged purse snatching
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are asking for the public's help identifying an alleged purse thief this week. In a release, Cst. Crystal Evelyn says around 4 p.m. on Tuesday (July 27), police received a rep...
Jul 29, 2021
Falcon targets Horgan as his BC Liberal leadership campaign stops in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The front runner in the race to become the next leader of the BC Liberal Party, made a stop in Kamloops today (July 29) to rally support.Kevin Falcon says British Columbians are suffering u...
Jul 29, 2021
Singh calls on the Prime Minister to take real action to heal the wounds of the Kamloops residential school
KAMLOOPS - For the first time since the discovery of 215 bodies in shallow graves at the Kamloops residential school, the leader of a federal political party has made a visit. The leader of the Federa...
Jul 29, 2021
Horse's tail cut off - RCMP asking for public's help
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are investigating a disturbing incident in the Monte Creek area, 25 kilometres east of Kamloops.The Tk'emlps Rural RCMP Detachment's Livestock Section was called to a property on the 1...
Jul 29, 2021
Memorial plaque stolen from Peterson Creek Park
KAMLOOPS - Police are asking the public to be on the lookout for a plaque stolen from Peterson Creek Park.At around 9:30 a.m. on Monday (July 26), the Kamloops RCMP received a report that the plaque h...
Jul 29, 2021
A Way Home Kamloops and Executive Director part ways
KAMLOOPS - Six months after she took on the role, Sadie Hunter and A Way Home Kamloops have parted ways. Hunter took the job in February of this year after the untimely death of the organization's fou...
Jul 29, 2021
Body recovered after weekend accident
KAMLOOPS - The R-C-M-P say they have recovered a pickup truck that veered of Highway 97 and sank in 6-Mile Lake south of Clinton on the weekend -- claiming the life of a woman. The Mounties say the ve...
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Flat Lake wildfire puts 161 properties on evacuation alert
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) issued an evacuation alert Wednesday (July 28) evening.The alert affects 161 properties in the Bonaparte Plateau electoral area due to the near ...
Jul 28, 2021
