Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

KAMLOOPS - NOTE: This story has been updated with new information here. Kamloops Airport is confirming the presence of a dear friend in Kamloops Tuesday (May 4). A CT-114 Tutor aircraft belonging to t...

KAMLOOPS - Organizers of the 2021 Kamloops Y Dream Home Lottery are apologizing after overwhelming demand for tickets crashed the charity's website Tuesday morning (May 4). Tickets for the lottery wen...

KAMLOOPS - A potential COVID-19 exposure transpired at Chase Secondary School between April 27 to 30.Students and staff who may have been in direct contact with the COVID-positive individual are being...

KAMLOOPS - A woman screaming from a downtown Kamloops hotel room led to an arrest Monday (May 3).In a news release, Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cst. Crystal Evelyn says at about 10:15 a.m. Monday, a wo...

KAMLOOPS - Two local First Nations have received a combined 24 units of affordable homes.In Tk'emlps te Secwpemc (TteS), 10 units will be built, while Shackan Indian Band will receive 14. The homes we...

KAMLOOPS - There weren't many April showers in Kamloops, but May flowers helped a young man pop the question.Tanner Hawryluk, his girlfriend, and his stepdaughter all flew in a helicopter over Knutsfo...

KAMLOOPS - Domtar says it is in merger talks with Paper Excellence, a Canadian rival.Based in South Carolina, Domtar's local paper mill is one of Kamloops' largest employers, providing more than 300 d...

KAMLOOPS - We'll have a better idea after today's (Tuesday's) council meeting how much we'll have to pay for taxes this year. Council is set to consider a motion that will levy mill rates for 2021. Th...

KAMLOOPS - More real estate listings are showing up, but the Kamloops and District Real Estate Association says the Kamloops market is still red hot. KADREA says there were 382 MLS sales recorded last...

MERRITT, B.C. - RCMP are asking the public to be on the lookout for a Merritt man wanted province-wide for assault.In a news release, RCMP say Richard Shaeffer is wanted for assault in connection to a...