Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Opposition Liberals grill New Democrat responses to wildfire recovery, heat wave
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Opposition Liberals say the lives and livelihoods of communities, citizens and businesses devastated by summer wildfires are being kept needlessly on hold.Fraser Nicola L...
Oct 07, 2021
Heavy police presence on Victoria St. W. in front of Emerald House
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP were called to assist the Canadian Pacific Rail police in an incident involving a report of a man with a weapon.The incident occurred on Victoria St. W. near the Emerald House...
Oct 07, 2021
Tk'emlups sets date for Trudeau to visit; calls his silence on invitation to ceremony an "insult"
TK'EMLUPS - Leadership at Tk'emlps te Secwpemc say they have chosen a date for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to visit, but are calling his silence since the band's announcement related to unmarked gra...
Oct 07, 2021
One arrested, victim in stable condition after Kamloops North Shore stabbing
KAMLOOPS - RCMP have made an arrest after a person came to the Royal Inland Hospital emergency room Wednesday afternoon (Oct. 6) with a life-threatening stab wound.In a news release, spokesperson Cst....
Oct 07, 2021
Validated vote counts result in bigger margin for Caputo, big down-ballot swing in Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola
KAMLOOPS - Elections Canada has released validated results from the Sept. 20 federal election. They show a minor swing in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo votes, but a much more dramatic swing in Central Oka...
Oct 07, 2021
Kamloops sees slight increase of weekly COVID-19 cases; larger increases in Merritt and 100 Mile House
KAMLOOPS - Many local health areas (LHA) north and west of Kamloops saw an uptick in COVID-19 cases between Sept. 26 to Oct. 2. According to the latest COVID-19 data made available by the B.C. Centre ...
Oct 06, 2021
Number of YKA travellers expected to rise with new COVID-19 proof of vaccine mandate
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Airport manager Ed Ratuski says he doesn't think asking travellers to provide vaccine verification will have a negative impact on the amount of travellers at YKA.The statement come...
Oct 06, 2021
B.C. Care Providers responds to Office of the Seniors Advocate report
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Seniors Advocate released a report reviewing COVID-19 outbreaks in care homes during the first and second wave in British Columbia.The report found that health authorities who gave...
Oct 06, 2021
Monte Lake community still sifting through damage as 2021 wildfire season cools down
KAMLOOPS - While the current wildfire season won't officially end until March 31, 2022, Oct. 1 is widely considered the end of wildfire season in British Columbia.Now heading into the cooler months, t...
Oct 06, 2021
B.C. reports 752 new COVID-19 cases, nine more deaths
VICTORIA - B.C. is reporting 752 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday (Oct. 6), with 164 of them in Interior Health.B.C.'s active caseload increased slightly to 5,945 while Interior Health's slightly decre...
Oct 06, 2021
