Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

Lytton, Lillooet set daily temperature record for third consecutive day as air quality alerts persist
LYTTON - Preliminary data from Environment Canada shows the Fraser Canyon communities of Lytton and Lillooet experienced record high temperatures for the third day in a row on Sept. 4. According to En...
Victor Kaisar Sep 05, 2025 Image Credit: Global BC

Southeast District ERT back at Brocklehurst house in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - RCMP in Kamloops are once again asking people to avoid the 2300-block of Fleetwood Avenue because of an ongoing police operation this morning (Sept. 5).In a brief statement, RCMP Staff Sgt....
Victor Kaisar Sep 05, 2025

Increase in non-fatal overdoses leads to Interior Health-wide drug alert
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health has issued an overdose alert for its entire region as it warns of an increase in the number of non-fatal overdose events.In a statement issued Friday (Sept. 5), the health a...
Victor Kaisar Sep 05, 2025

National unemployment rate climbs to 7.1 per cent in August; Kamloops rate dips slightly
The Canadian economy lost jobs for the second month in a row and the unemployment rate climbed to its highest level since May 2016, excluding the pandemic period, Statistics Canada reported on Friday....
Victor Kaisar Sep 05, 2025

Busy summer has Kamloops building sector poised to surpass 2024 in revenue, housing starts
KAMLOOPS - A busy summer has the Kamloops building sector on pace to surpass its production in 2024. New numbers released by the City of Kamloops Building Inspection Division show nearly $69.8 million...
Aaron Schulze Sep 05, 2025

UPDATE: Highway 1 reopens north of Hope with single lane alternating traffic
YALE, B.C. - (UPDATE 1:00 p.m.): The Trans-Canada Highway has reopened with a single lane of alternating traffic between Hope and Yale. The highway had been closed in both directions after a fiery hea...
Victor Kaisar Sep 05, 2025

Kamloops real estate market experiences cooler August
KAMLOOPS - Unlike the temperature, activity in the Kamloops real estate market cooled down in August 2025 as the benchmark price for some homes dropped. New numbers provided by the Association of Inte...
Aaron Schulze Sep 05, 2025

BC Wildfire Service says civilian drone hit firefighting plane in the Cariboo
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildfire Service says police are investigating after one of its firefighting aircraft was struck by a civilian drone that was being illegally flown in restricted airspace.It says the...
Victor Kaisar Sep 04, 2025

Crews battling Mine Creek wildfire brace for forecast wind and heat; Coquihalla remains closed
KAMLOOPS - The Mine Creek wildfire northeast of Hope saw aggressive growth Wednesday (Sept. 3) afternoon. Activity was moderate until a sudden shift in wind, which quickly sent flames down the mountai...
Aaron Schulze Sep 04, 2025

Smoke and warmer-than-usual temperatures expected to persist through weekend: Environment Canada
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada currently has removed one of its weather alerts active for the Kamloops region. While a heat warning for the Thompson region has ended, a special air quality statement re...
Michael Reeve Sep 04, 2025

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With B.C. moving to end the time change, do you prefer permanent Daylight Savings Time, permanent Standard Time, or the status quo?
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