Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
"We can see inequities as they're happening": Advocates welcome introduction of B.C.'s Anti-Racism Data Act
KAMLOOPS - This week the province introduced a new act that aims to paint a better picture of how people in B.C. experience the legal system, healthcare, education and society. The Anti-Racism Data Ac...
May 3, 2022
'Royal Inland Hospital is nearing collapse'; MLA Todd Stone responds to nursing levels
KAMLOOPS - "Our healthcare system is in crisis, Royal Inland Hospital is nearing collapse," Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone told CFJC Today. Staffing levels in health care settings have been lo...
May 3, 2022
Tranquille social housing project moves ahead
KAMLOOPS - A new, 44-unit social housing complex proposed for the Tranquille business district is moving one step closer to reality. At its regular meeting Tuesday (May 3), council approved the housin...
May 3, 2022
Kamloops man among four killed in Ontario plane crash
SIOUX LOOKOUT, ONTARIO - A Kamloops man was killed on board a plane in Ontario while riding with a gangster wanted for murder in Thailand.The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a plane ...
May 3, 2022
Suspect arrested following string of North Shore break-ins
KAMLOOPS - A man is awaiting a court date for charges related to allegedly breaking into multiple properties in the Chestnut Avenue area of the North Shore.On April 26, officers were called to a break...
May 3, 2022
Mother goose and goslings find way to Thompson River with help from city, KFR
KAMLOOPS - The mother goose and her three goslings are safe and sound. With the help of Kamloops Fire Rescue and Community Service Officers (CSO), the family is home in the Thompson River. It became q...
May 3, 2022
Kamloops records nine illicit drug deaths in March, up to 25 in 2022
KAMLOOPS - Nine more illicit drug deaths were recorded in Kamloops in March.According to the latest preliminary data by the BC Coroners Service, Kamloops has the fifth-most illicit drug deaths among B...
May 3, 2022
Clearwater-area wildfire under control
CLEARWATER, B.C. - A wildfire that ignited near Clearwater Monday (May 2) is now under control.Fire Information Officer Ayden Coray of the B.C. Wildfire Service says the McDougall Forest Service Road ...
May 3, 2022
RCMP concerned Monday wildfires near Westwold were intentionally set
KAMLOOPS - Vernon-North Okanagan RCMP say they're investigating "the suspicious circumstances" surrounding two wildfires near Westwold Monday (May 2) afternoon.After 2:30 p.m. Monday, police say they ...
May 3, 2022
TRU microbiologist wins prestigious 3M National Teaching Fellowship
KAMLOOPS - A microbiologist who teaches and does research at Thompson Rivers University has won a prestigious national teaching award. Naowarat (Ann) Cheeptham is one of 10 recipients of the 3M Nation...
May 3, 2022
