Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Police watchdog looking for witnesses to Merritt-area pursuit, shootout Sunday
MERRITT, B.C. - The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO) is calling on witnesses to come forward as it investigates a shootout between RCMP and a stolen vehicle suspect near Merritt.On Sund...
Jun 10, 2021
Kamloops man arrested for 2016 sexual assault in Alberta
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man is facing charges including sexual assault in relation to a 2016 incident in Alberta.Douglas Mogg, 57, was arrested last Thursday (June 3) after RCMP members searched his Kam...
Jun 10, 2021
More reconciliation needed to right wrongs of the past: Nathan Matthew
KAMLOOPS - The recent discovery of 215 unmarked graves on Tk'emlups te Secwepemc has opened up wounds for residential school survivors and others impacted. "It just brings back the realization that th...
Jun 10, 2021
Third homicide victim found in Naramata, possibly related to Kamloops' Fryer brother killings
NARAMATA, B.C. - RCMP say another homicide victim has been found in Naramata, potentially related to last month's murders of two Kamloops brothers.The bodies of Erick and Carlo Fryer were found in Nar...
Jun 10, 2021
Wrong-way crash, high-end bike theft highlighted last weekend for Kamloops RCMP
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP responded to approximately 386 calls for service from midnight Friday, June 4, to 9:00 a.m. on Monday, June 7, 2021. Below are some highlights from those calls.Strange vehicle...
Jun 10, 2021
Police watchdog to probe 2019 Falkland arrest after man comes forward claiming serious injury
FALKLAND, B.C. - B.C.'s police watchdog is looking into an incident from 2019 in Falkland.According to a news release from the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO), the incident happened on...
Jun 10, 2021
Kamloops Walk to End ALS taking place virtually June 19
KAMLOOPS - The Walk to End ALS will take place digitally again in 2021.Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there will be no in-person events. All virtual events - including in Kamloops - will take place on ...
Jun 09, 2021
Fifteen COVID-19 cases found in Kamloops area last week: BCCDC
KAMLOOPS - The spread of COVID-19 continues its downward trend in Kamloops.In the latest update to the case count map broken down by Local Health Area (LHA), the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC...
Jun 09, 2021
Former administrator at Kamloops residential school says change started with First Nations pushing back in 1960s
KAMLOOPS - Residential schools operated in Canada for more than 100 years with the last one closing in 1996. During most of that time, they were run by the federal government, and by extension Christi...
Jun 09, 2021
Kamloops encouraged to get active for ParticipACTION Community Better Challenge
KAMLOOPS - It's only natural that once the sunshine comes, citizens of Kamloops get more active. This year, the onset of summer coincides with a national physical activity challenge that could net the...
Jun 09, 2021
