Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
B.C. records 176 overdose deaths in April, fifth-highest monthly total ever
VICTORIA - B.C. recorded 176 deaths due to suspected illicit drug overdoses in April, the highest total ever for the month of April and the fifth-highest monthly total ever.New figures from the B.C. C...
Jun 1, 2021
Shooter in 2019 Brocklehurst murder given life sentence
KAMLOOPS - A man responsible for a 2019 Kamloops drug trade murder has been sentenced to life in prison. Hugh McIntosh was convicted of first degree murder in March. McIntosh shot Jason Glover to deat...
Jun 1, 2021
Band chief calls on feds to acknowledge responsibility for Residential School deaths
KAMLOOPS - Kukpi7 Rosanne Casimir thanked all those who supported the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc following the recent discovery of 215 bodies, in unmarked graves near the site of the former Kamloops India...
Jun 1, 2021
Graffiti discovered at St. Joseph's Catholic Church on Tk'emlups reserve
KAMLOOPS - There are few details, but Kamloops RCMP has confirmed it's investigating after graffiti was found on Monday (May 31) morning on the exterior of the historic St. Joseph's Catholic Church on...
May 31, 2021
The Loop trying to shed nuisance designation, working with city to improve situation
KAMLOOPS - The operator of local non-profit that has come under fire recently is feeling more hopeful after meetings with the city.Glenn Hilke runs The Loop on Tranquille Road, a social agency that pr...
May 31, 2021
Supports offered, education encouraged in wake of Kamloops Residential School burial site discovery
TK'EMLUPS - Throughout the region there are audible, visible signs of support for Indigenous communities in grieving after the discovery of 215 child burial sites near the former Kamloops Indian Resid...
May 31, 2021
Kamloops citizens encouraged to Go By Bike this week
KAMLOOPS - This week is Go By Bike Week across BC. The not-for-profit event encourages British Columbians to ditch their daily drives and hop on a bicycle instead, to help promote health and wellness,...
May 31, 2021
Baseball bat seized in Salmon Arm assault case
SALMON ARM, B.C. - A baseball bat was allegedly used as a weapon in a dispute in the Shuswap.On Wednesday, May 26, 2021 just before 8 p.m., Salmon Arm RCMP was called to a Sparrow Road address by a wo...
May 31, 2021
Teenage girl, allegedly abducted from Alberta, rescued in Shuswap
SALMON ARM, B.C. - RCMP say a teenaged abductee was rescued in Salmon Arm earlier this month.According to a news release, Salmon Arm RCMP were alerted on May 18 to a vehicle headed toward the communit...
May 31, 2021
Merritt RCMP seeking Matthew Hall on province-wide warrant
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt RCMP are asking for the public assistance in locating a wanted Merritt man."Mr. Matthew Asa Hall, is wanted province wide for possession of stolen property and unauthorized pos...
May 31, 2021
