Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Cluster of COVID-19 cases identified at Royal Inland Hospital ward
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health (IH) has confirmed a COVID-19 outbreak on unit 6 South at Royal Inland Hospital, as CFJC Today first reported earlier Friday (Jan. 22).In an information bulletin, IH says si...
Jan 22, 2021
Unplug and Play event focuses on family connection
KAMLOOPS - The annual Interior Savings Unplug and Play Family Literacy Week begins on Saturday (Jan. 23). Some parents and children have relied on technology to get through the pandemic, but a week of...
Jan 21, 2021
Kamloops Curling Club now home to an emergency homeless shelter
KAMLOOPS - The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed a potential problem for shelters across Canada. As health guidelines limit the number of people who can gather in a space, communities run the risk of losi...
Jan 21, 2021
Kamloops Mountie assaulted after responding to drunken disturbance
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops RCMP officer was assaulted while responding to a disturbance call Tuesday (Jan. 19).At about 9:30 p.m., RCMP were called to handle an aggressive and confrontational intoxicated m...
Jan 21, 2021
Ashcroft RCMP call in federal drug lab unit after finding suspicious material in abandoned vehicle
ASHCROFT, B.C. - RCMP in Ashcroft say an abandoned rental vehicle may have given them a line on an illegal drug production lab. According to a news release, police were alerted to the vehicle on Tuesd...
Jan 21, 2021
RCMP seize stun baton, knives in Thursday morning Brocklehurst arrest
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops RCMP call into Brocklehurst led officers to seize several weapons Thursday morning (Jan. 21).According to a release from Cst. Crystal Evelyn, members were called to the 1800-bloc...
Jan 21, 2021
Community COVID-19 map shows 97 cases in Kamloops last week, exploding spread in Cariboo
KAMLOOPS - The latest COVID-19 case data broken down by local health area paints a picture of exploding spread in the Thompson-Cariboo. The B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) updated its most det...
Jan 20, 2021
Preliminary inquiry begins for man accused in pregnant girlfriend's 2000 murder
KAMLOOPS - A preliminary inquiry began in the Kamloops Law Courts this week for a man accused of murdering his pregnant girlfriend two decades ago.Trent Larsen was arrested in September, 2019 and char...
Jan 20, 2021
Keep Kamloops giving local arts, heritage and recreation groups much-needed boost
KAMLOOPS - A group of volunteers have banded together to keep arts and recreation alive in the city, with Keep Kamloops. The new organization will do its best to boost the profile of non-profits and e...
Jan 20, 2021
Long-term care outbreaks continue as Interior nears completion of first priority vaccinations
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health's Chief Medical Health Officer held a COVID-19 update on Wednesday (Jan. 20), shedding light on the pandemic situation within the health authority. As of Wednesday, IH has d...
Jan 20, 2021
