Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

KAMLOOPS - It's a step many British Columbians have been calling for quite some time. In a news conference Thursday, Education Minister Jennifer Whiteside announced masks are now mandatory for all sta...

KAMLOOPS - Frank D'Amore worries about his mom every day. Ninety-year-old Ida D'Amore was one of 25 Gemstone residents and staff to contract COVID-19 last month. "It was a difficult experience because...

KAMLOOPS - Interior Health (IH) is warning people who use drugs of a tainted substance being sold as cocaine in the local area. A drug alert has been issued for Kamloops today (Feb. 5) with a white po...

VICTORIA - The province announced 471 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday (Feb. 5), which includes 56 new cases in the Interior. The 471 cases bring the B.C. total to 69,716, spread out as follows: 16,042...

KAMLOOPS - Tk'emlups te Secwepemc Kukpi7 / Chief Rosanne Casimir is urging the public to take every safety precaution, after announcing she tested positive for the novel coronavirus. In a release, Cas...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Mounties are asking for the public's help in identifying a pair of break and enter suspects. In a release, Cst. Crystal Evelyn says an Aberdeen business was broken into twice this ...

KAMLOOPS - Another elementary school in the Kamloops region has been flagged for COVID-19 exposures this week. Interior Health has listed David Thompson Elementary for potential exposures on February ...

KAMLOOPS - A former Kamloops educator and now clinical counsellor has created a nationwide contest in search of the 'Kindest Class in Canada.' Cole Levitt, who used to be an elementary teacher in the ...

KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s Chief Medical Health Officer says there are some good trends developing regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.In a news briefing today, Dr. Bonnie Henry says there's a slow decline startin...

KAMLOOPS - The sun is shining, and that has made roads in the City pretty slick. There have been a number of rollovers, multi-vehicle accidents and fender benders this morning. The City is sanding as ...