Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
"Do the right thing": MP-elect Caputo implores PM Trudeau to pay respects at Tk'emlups te Secwepemc
KAMLOOPS - In one of his first acts since he was elected last Monday (Sept. 20), Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP-elect Frank Caputo has penned a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.In the letter, Cap...
Oct 01, 2021
Trailblazing Indigenous judge Marion Buller to receive TRU honorary doctorate
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University says it will bestow an honorary doctorate on a groundbreaking Indigenous female judge next week.At its fall convocation ceremony set for next Friday (Oct. 8), the...
Oct 01, 2021
Masks mandated for all K-to-12 children in B.C. schools starting Monday
VICTORIA - Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has announced an expanded mask mandate in B.C. schools. Starting Monday (Oct. 4), all students from K-to-12 will be required to wear masks indoors...
Oct 01, 2021
Cultural treasures: Tk'emlups premieres 'me7 w7ec-kt wel me7 yews (We Will Always be Here)'
TK'EMLUPS - Just in time for the first ever National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc have premiered a new video."Our vision was to create a video where we could honour Kam...
Oct 01, 2021
Interior Health school COVID-19 exposure list up to 50, including eight in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - As of Friday morning (Oct. 1), Interior Health has listed no fewer than 50 schools on its COVID-19 exposure list. Eight of those schools are in the Kamloops-Thompson School District. The la...
Oct 01, 2021
Disappointment after PM skips Truth and Reconciliation events at Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc
KAMLOOPS - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spent part of Canada's first national day for Truth and Reconciliation flying to Tofino, B.C., where he joined his family. His office says Trudeau also spent h...
Sep 30, 2021
WATCH: CFJC's one-hour special 'Reclamation: Stories from Secwepemcul'ecw'
KAMLOOPS - This program is centred around the concept of truth and reconciliation, and how Indigenous communities throughout the territory are working to shape their future. We're proud to create spac...
Sep 30, 2021
Tk'emlúps calls for concrete action to follow apology made by Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
TK'EMLUPS te SECWEPEMC - On the inaugural National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Tk emlps te Secwpemc (TteS) is calling for action to follow a recent apology made by the Canadian Conference of Cat...
Sep 30, 2021
"A government making a little bit of noise": Residential school survivor decries B.C. mental health announcement
MERRITT, B.C. - On Monday, the BC Government announced $1.5 million to address the urgent need for culturally safe and trauma-informed mental health and wellness supports for residential school surviv...
Sep 30, 2021
Big jump in COVID-19 cases in Kamloops last week: BCCDC
KAMLOOPS - While many local health areas (LHA) in the B.C. Interior showed decreases in COVID-19 case counts last week, the same could not be said for Kamloops. According to the latest COVID-19 data m...
Sep 29, 2021
