Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Transportation Safety Board finds no link between train activity and fire that destroyed Lytton
LYTTON, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has concluded its investigation into the fire that destroyed the village of Lytton, saying it has found no connection between train activ...
Oct 14, 2021
Kamloops RCMP - Coroners Service investigating sudden death in mall parking lot
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP and the Coroner are investigation a sudden death that occurred in the 500-block of Notre Dame Drive at the Columbia Square mall this morning (Oct. 14).Police have taped off an...
Oct 14, 2021
Investigation underway into fire at Kamloops car lot
KAMLOOPS - Investigators are looking into a fire that broke out late Wednesday (Oct. 13) night at a used car lot on Tranquille Road.Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) says it was called out to the fire at Red...
Oct 14, 2021
Third doses start to roll out for immunocompromised residents
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops residents who are immunocompromised are enthusiastically rolling up their sleeves to get a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine."I have rheumatoid arthritis. So, I got my text about ...
Oct 13, 2021
Kamloops sees significant decrease of weekly COVID-19 cases; out of dark red category
KAMLOOPS - For the first time since Aug. 8 to 14, the Kamloops local health area (LHA) is at an average daily rate per 100,000 population in between 10.1 and 15.According to the latest COVID-19 data m...
Oct 13, 2021
Organ donation up in first six months of 2021 at Royal Inland Hospital
KAMLOOPS - According to latest data from BC Transplant, organ donation at Royal Inland Hospital has seen an increase in the first six months of the year. Dr. Tim Schmidt, the Division Head of Critical...
Oct 13, 2021
Salvation Army encouraging Kamloops residents to donate winter coats
KAMLOOPS - With the weather getting a little chillier, the Salvation Army is starting to encourage Kamloops residents to dig through their closets and donate any coats they no longer use. The non-prof...
Oct 13, 2021
Police watchdog recommends charges against Kamloops RCMP officer after man injured in 2020 arrest
KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s police watchdog is recommending charges against a Kamloops RCMP officer after a June, 2020 incident in Brocklehurst.RCMP were called to a home in the 1000-block of Newton Street on J...
Oct 13, 2021
Downtown crash leads to multiple charges for Kamloops man
KAMLOOPS - An early morning collision on Saturday (Oct. 9) at Battle Street and Columbia Street led to a 28-year-old Kamloops man being arrested and charged with numerous offences, including break-and...
Oct 13, 2021
B.C. reports 605 new COVID-19 cases, 119 in Interior Health
VICTORIA - B.C. reported 605 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday (Oct. 13), with 119 of them in Interior Health.There are 5,172 active cases of COVID-19 in B.C. (down by 11), with 850 of them in Interior ...
Oct 13, 2021
