Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
UPDATE: Kamloops RCMP probe suspicious overnight fire at Westmount Elementary
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 1:45 p.m.): Kamloops RCMP are probing a suspicious fire at Westmount Elementary School that police say appears to have been intentionally set. "It appears that there was someone on ...
Oct 26, 2025
Hundreds rally in Kamloops calling for solutions to ongoing maternity crisis
KAMLOOPS - A Saturday (Oct. 24) afternoon rally demanding a solution to the ongoing maternity crisis at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops drew a few hundred people.The rally at the corner of Columbia ...
Oct 25, 2025
Four psychiatrists resign from Vernon's Jubilee Hospital
VERNON, B.C. - Four psychiatrists have resigned from their acute care and on-call roles at Vernon Jubilee Hospital, adding to growing worries about health care in the Interior.The opposition BC Conser...
Oct 25, 2025
Snowfall warning issued for Coquihalla between Hope and Merritt
MERRITT - (UPDATE Oct. 26, 7:15 a.m.): The snowfall warning has been lifted. ORIGINAL - Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Hope to Merritt section of the Coquihalla highway. The ...
Oct 25, 2025
Gleaning Abundance Program's fall 2025 harvest yields thousands of pounds of fruit
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Food Policy Council's Gleaning Abundance Program has finished its harvest for 2025. The group harvested just under 15,000 pounds worth of apples, apricots, pears and other frui...
Oct 25, 2025
Concrete pouring work scheduled as Tranquille sewer main project nears winter hiatus
KAMLOOPS - A major sewer main replacement project in Kamloops is nearing the end of the first year of work. The City of Kamloops says crews are scheduled to prep for and then pour concrete starting Sa...
Oct 25, 2025
Kamloops Adapted Sports Association hosting Hoopfest, provincial tournament
KAMLOOPS -- The Kamloops Adapted Sports Association is hosting a pair of wheelchair basketball tournaments this weekend at the Tournament Capital Centre. Hoopfest -- a fundraiser for the association -...
Oct 24, 2025
Kamloops MLA tables legislation to make dash cameras mandatory in commercial vehicles
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Ward Stamer has tabled a private member's bill aimed at getting dashcams in all commercial vehicles that operate in British Columbia. It's not a new issue raised...
Oct 24, 2025
Spirit Warriors team up in treatment, dragon boating, and enhancing cancer support in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Colombo Lodge was busy with event preparations Friday (Oct. 24) morning, ahead of this Saturday's Pink Harvest Gala. The event is organized by the Spirit Warriors, a local dragon boating te...
Oct 24, 2025
Federal bail reform not expected to have lasting impact on street-level crimes, social disorder
KAMLOOPS - The federal government tabled legislation changes surrounding bail and sentencing this week. While the Liberal government is proposing to make dozens of changes to Canada's Criminal Code by...
Oct 24, 2025
