Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops voters split on who won Tuesday's B.C. leaders debate
KAMLOOPS - Tuesday night marked the first and only B.C. leaders debate of the 2020 election campaign. John Horgan, Andrew Wilkinson and Sonia Furstenau took to a stage at UBC to try to convince Britis...
Oct 14, 2020
PREVIEW: Kamloops candidates square off at CFJC studio
KAMLOOPS - The major party candidates in both Kamloops ridings squared off today inside the CFJC studios. Candidates in the Kamloops-South Thompson and Kamloops-North Thompson ridings debated a variet...
Oct 14, 2020
Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP elected to Commons committee role
OTTAWA - Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod has another job to add to her responsibilities.McLeod announced Wednesday (Oct. 14) that she has been elected as the vice-chair of the House of Commo...
Oct 14, 2020
Surge in COVID-19 testing demand leads to wait time delays in Interior
KAMLOOPS - In recent weeks, the amount of COVID-19 testing inquiries through Interior Health has grown, with more and more residents calling to make a testing appointment. Since the start of the pande...
Oct 14, 2020
Positive COVID-19 test in Merritt School District
MERRITT - School District 58 reports a school community member in Merritt has tested positive for COVID-19. In a letter sent to families this week, Superintendent Stephen McNiven says this person is s...
Oct 14, 2020
Kamloops tire shops recommending motorists book appointments, purchase tires earlier this year
KAMLOOPS - Winter hasn't struck Kamloops just yet, but motorists are already flocking to tire shops for their seasonal changeovers. Integra TIre on the North Shore has been significantly busier in the...
Oct 13, 2020
Public asked to avoid crowding this year's Remembrance Day ceremony in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Come November 11, there won't be hundreds of people gathered for the annual Remembrance Day ceremony in Riverside Park. Instead, the Battle Street Cenotaph will host a small contingent of v...
Oct 13, 2020
54-year-old license plate doesn't fool Chase RCMP officer
SORRENTO, B.C. - A prohibited driver's clever plan to outwit the authorities hit a snag in Sorrento last month.Chase RCMP were called to the Subway restaurant on Sept. 24 after receiving a report of a...
Oct 13, 2020
Deer strike leads to fatal chain reaction crash near Cache Creek
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - A 21-year-old woman is dead after a horrific chain reaction crash near Cache Creek.According to BC RCMP Traffic Services spokesman Cpl. Mike Halskov, the incident happened at about...
Oct 13, 2020
Coquihalla snow expected to taper off through Tuesday
KAMLOOPS - Snow that has blanketed the high mountain highways in the Kamloops area is tapering off Tuesday (Oct. 13).That's according to Environment Canada's Doug Lundquist, who says the Coquihalla Su...
Oct 13, 2020
