Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops MLA Stone opts out of B.C. Liberal leadership contest
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone sent a shockwave through his B.C. Liberal party Thursday (Jan. 14), bowing out of consideration for the party's leadership.Stone was a major contender...
Jan 14, 2021
Civil trial wraps; Simpson family seeking nearly $6 million in compensation from attacker
KAMLOOPS - The civil trial to determine compensation for Jessie Simpson has concluded and the family is seeking close to $6 million, most of which is dedicated to cost of care. The Simpson family's la...
Jan 14, 2021
RCMP seek tips on armed robbery of Kamloops store
KAMLOOPS - RCMP in Kamloops hope you can help identify a robbery suspect.At about 8:12 p.m. last Thursday (Jan. 7), officers were called to the report of a theft taking place at a business in the 1000...
Jan 14, 2021
New school exposures in Cariboo, Shuswap
WILLIAMS LAKE AND CANOE, B.C. - Schools in the Cariboo and Shuswap are reporting new COVID-19 exposures.According to the Interior Health school exposure website, a new exposure was found at Lake City ...
Jan 14, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak at Brocklehurst Gemstone Care Centre in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Brocklehurst Gemstone Care Centre in Kamloops.According to a news release from IH Wednesday (Jan. 13), the outbreak involves four residen...
Jan 13, 2021
Kamloops businesses hope NHL season brings benefits amid the pandemic
KAMLOOPS - The sound of steel on a sharpening wheel will be heard in NHL arenas across the continent Wednesday (Jan. 13). The best players in the world will lace up their skates, as the National Hocke...
Jan 13, 2021
City, airport face challenging recovery with Air Canada service suspension in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Airport remains eerily quiet in the face of the pandemic. With hopes of a resurgence in passenger numbers, news of Air Canada's indefinite departure from Fulton Field comes as ...
Jan 13, 2021
'Police are not the proper caretakers for these individuals': Kamloops RCMP pushing for sobering centre
KAMLOOPS - It's been an idea that's been discussed for the last decade, but more recently conversations of a sobering centre in Kamloops have become more lively. Currently, if a person under the influ...
Jan 13, 2021
Fifth alert issued for tainted drugs in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health (IH) has added a fifth drug alert for tainted drugs in Kamloops. The alert comes after four similar messages were fanned out Friday (Jan. 8).In the fifth alert distributed W...
Jan 13, 2021
Opposition B.C. Liberals, MLA Tegart call for greater COVID-19 transparency in schools
MERRITT, B.C. - The B.C. Liberals are calling on the NDP government to increase transparency around the reporting of COVID-19 cases, especially in schools, long-term care facilities, and hospitals."Ac...
Jan 13, 2021
