Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Snowfall warning issued on Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Hope to Merritt section of the Coquihalla Highway, warning of as much as 20 cm of snow by Friday (Nov. 7) morning.The weather agency...
Nov 06, 2025
Thousands of speeding tickets issued in B.C. in October as police remind drivers to slow down
KAMLOOPS - With summer in the rearview mirror, police in British Columbia say there are still too many people who are driving too fast for the conditions and they note it's an issue as road conditions...
Nov 06, 2025
RCMP investigating after students struck by vehicle near NorKam Secondary
KAMLOOPS - Police in Kamloops are investigating after two students were struck by a vehicle around 8:30 a.m. Thursday (Nov. 6) morning near NorKam Secondary School.Kamloops RCMP say the students, who ...
Nov 06, 2025
More than 80,000 litres of aviation fuel spilled following derailment near Cherry Creek
CHERRY CREEK, B.C. - Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) is estimating that 80,700 litres of aviation fuel was spilled following Saturday's (Nov. 1) train derailment near Cherry Creek, west of Kamloop...
Nov 06, 2025
Kamloops DPAC calls for restriction of 'anti-choice' advertising on transit buses in light of pro-life ad campaign
KAMLOOPS - The District Parent Advisory Council (DPAC) for School District 73 (SD73) is calling a pro-life advertising campaign on Kamloops transit buses "anti-choice political advocacy." The local DP...
Nov 06, 2025
After second year of missed housing targets, Kamloops council to pen exasperated letter to province
KAMLOOPS - City of Kamloops staff presented a report on provincial housing targets at the regular council meeting Tuesday afternoon (Nov. 4). This is the second year in a row the city is below the hou...
Nov 05, 2025
Tranquille Road set to re-open with road work pausing over winter
KAMLOOPS - Traffic through Brocklehurst is expected to become a lot smoother over the next three months. Construction crews are working to get as much done as they can on Tranquille Road before paving...
Nov 05, 2025
Interior Health touts recruitment, retention progress on RIH OB-GYN departures
KAMLOOPS - Several weeks ago, Royal Inland was facing a mass exodus in the hospital's OB-GYN department, with all seven of those doctors resigning their in-hospital privileges. However, Interior Healt...
Nov 05, 2025
Truck smashed through storefront in early-morning break-and-enter: Kamloops RCMP
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are looking for information about a vehicle that was used in a break-in near Aberdeen Mall early Wednesday morning (Nov. 5).In a news release, spokesperson Cpl. Dana Napier says just b...
Nov 05, 2025
Interior Health warns Kamloops users of contaminated meth
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health is warning Kamloops residents about crystal meth sold on the street that contains a powerful opioid.In an alert distributed Wednesday (Nov. 5), IH says the substance is sold...
Nov 05, 2025
