Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops and surrounding rural communities grateful for paramedic hires, 24/7 ambulance service
KAMLOOPS - This week, the B.C. government announced enhanced ambulance services for rural and urban communities in the province. The change comes with an ongoing hiring push for more paramedics and di...
Sep 15, 2021
RCMP report an increase of phone scams in Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - The City of Merritt has seen an increase in phone scams to residents over the past few weeks.Merritt RCMP say scammers are pretending to be the police and are soliciting funds from the...
Sep 15, 2021
Wells Gray killer David Ennis denied parole for fourth time
WARNING: This story contains disturbing details. BOWDEN, AB. - The man responsible for one of B.C.'s most horrifying mass murders has again been denied parole. In August of 1982, David Shearing, who n...
Sep 15, 2021
MAPS: Thefts of bicycles and from motor vehicles — Week of Sept. 6, 2021
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops saw an increase in bicycle thefts and thefts from motor vehicle this week.According to Kamloops RCMP, there were 58 thefts from motor vehicle (up by 23), and five bicycle thefts (u...
Sep 15, 2021
Huge advance polling turnout in Kamloops pressures Elections Canada to hire more vote-counters
KAMLOOPS - Voters in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo (KTC) riding showed up in droves for advance polling - but that has put Elections Canada officials in a bind for general voting day on Monday (Sept. 20)....
Sep 15, 2021
BC liquor, cannabis customers donate more than $1 million for wildfire relief; Kamloops cannabis store tops all
KAMLOOPS - Customers visiting BC Liquor Stores (BCLS) and BC Cannabis Stores (BCCS) donated more than $1.45 million to the Canadian Red Cross to assist B.C. residents affected by this year's wildfires...
Sep 15, 2021
Merritt RCMP and Major Crimes investigating suspicious death
KAMLOOPS - The Southeast District Major Crime Unit (SED MCU) has been called to assist the Merritt RCMP following the discovery of a body in a rural area of Merritt.Just before 8:00 a.m. on September ...
Sep 15, 2021
B.C. man who murdered a family of six on camping trip in 1982 seeking parole
BOWDEN, ALBERTA - A man convicted of the mass murder of a family nearly 40 years ago is to seek his release once again when he appears today before the Parole Board of Canada. David Shearing, who now ...
Sep 15, 2021
Provincial response to RIH staffing strain includes emergency department funding, patient discharge planning
KAMLOOPS - According to BC health officials, Royal Inland Hospital running at 117 per cent capacity, and the provincial health minister says several steps have been taken to address staffing strain in...
Sep 14, 2021
Kamloops restaurants navigating first week of proof of immunization protocols
KAMLOOPS - Proof of immunization is now required for many non-essential services and businesses, and some local restaurants say so far there have been minimal issues. Leadership at the Noble Pig Brewh...
Sep 14, 2021
