Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops lawyer admits to killing client, claiming manslaughter instead of first-degree murder
VANCOUVER - Closing submissions began Monday (Oct. 6) in BC Supreme Court in Vancouver for the first-degree murder trial of Butch Bagabuyo, a former Kamloops lawyer accused of killing his client, Mohd...
Oct 06, 2025
Capt. Jennifer Casey, killed in 2020 Snowbird crash in Kamloops, given special recognition by Governor General
OTTAWA - Governor General Mary Simon has bestowed special recognition on a group of Canadian service members - including a member of the Canadian Snowbirds who died in Kamloops five years ago.Capt. Je...
Oct 06, 2025
Prescribed burn taking place east of Seymour Arm
SALMON ARM, B.C. - A prescribed burn north of Shuswap Lake could begin as early as Wednesday (Oct. 8). The BC Wildfire Service says it will support BC Timber Sales in carrying out a prescribed burn of...
Oct 06, 2025
Blazers defenceman Brunicke to make NHL debut with Penguins on opening night
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops Blazers defenceman will make his National Hockey League (NHL) debut on opening night. In a post to social media, the Pittsburgh Penguins confirmed defenceman Harrison Brunicke wi...
Oct 06, 2025
Open House scheduled Monday as BC Housing, CMHA propose temporary housing building on McGill Road
KAMLOOPS - BC Housing will hold an information session on Monday (Oct. 6) evening as part of its proposal to build up to 55 units of temporary modular housing on McGill Road in Kamloops. The Crown Cor...
Oct 06, 2025
Suspect in series of Lower Sahali fires arrested, released due to lack of evidence: Kamloops RCMP
KAMLOOPS - A man was arrested then later released after multiple fires were started in Lower Sahali early Sunday (Oct. 5) morning. At around 4:40 a.m. Sunday, Kamloops RCMP say officers responded to t...
Oct 06, 2025
Kamloops skip Dunstone and team wins PointsBet Invitational curling tournament
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops resident and his Winnipeg-based curling team exercised some demons during a successful final tune-up before the Canadian Olympics Curling Trials. Matt Dunstone and his team won t...
Oct 06, 2025
New TRU-led study reveals BCLC has had billions in economic and social impacts in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A new study has revealed that the BC Lottery Corporation (BCLC) has had a nearly $3-billion economic and social impact on the City of Kamloops in the forty years its been headquartered in t...
Oct 05, 2025
Artists sought as Tkemlups, Kamloops Arts Council plan interactive Red Bridge exhibition
KAMLOOPS - The Indigenous Resurgence Project is helping to organize an interactive art exhibition to honour the history, legacy, and the loss of the Red Bridge. Called The DIS//CONNECT: Remembering th...
Oct 05, 2025
TNRD to voice support for proposed Anglo-Teck merger
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) is voicing its support for the proposed merger between Teck Resources and British multinational mining company Anglo American. The two companies...
Oct 05, 2025
