Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
How Kamloops is keeping up with tightening COVID-19 restrictions
KAMLOOPS - COVID-19 cases are on the rise in B.C., with the province recording 217 positive cases of the virus in the past 24 hours. On Monday (Oct. 26), Dr. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry...
Oct 27, 2020
Interior Health records 24 new COVID-19 cases overnight, 217 new cases identified throughout B.C
VICTORIA - B.C has hit another day of more than 200 new COVID-19 cases. In a release today (Oct. 27) provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says 217 new cases have been identified. There are now 2...
Oct 27, 2020
Stone contemplating another Liberal leadership run following Wilkinson resignation
KAMLOOPS - Todd Stone has a tremendous amount of respect for Andrew Wilkinson and his intelligent, thoughtful approach. However, the Kamloops-South Thompson MLA admits his leader's lack of charisma ma...
Oct 27, 2020
Accident on Sicamous bridge slows Highway 1 traffic
SICAMOUS, B.C - UPDATE: Drive BC says the collision scene in Sicamous has been cleared. PREVIOUS: As a result of a vehicle collision this afternoon (Oct. 27), a section of Highway 1 in Sicamous has be...
Oct 27, 2020
RCMP searching for wanted man in Kamloops area
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are asking for the public's help as they search for a man with multiple outstanding warrants. In a release from Sgt. Darren Michels, RCMP say Kevin James Beattie has failed to...
Oct 27, 2020
Planning for safe Halloween activities in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - There won't be any big parties this year, and trick-or-treating will be a little less traditional, but health officials say Halloween is still a go. IHA Medical Health Officer Dr. Carol Fen...
Oct 27, 2020
Delays expected as road work wraps up on East Shuswap Road
KAMLOOPS - Repair work will wrap up soon along East Shuswap Road on the Tk'emlups reserve, after several sections experienced erosion this summer. According to a Facebook post from Tk'emlps te Secwpem...
Oct 27, 2020
Unseasonably cold temperatures impacting Kamloops area crops
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops is experiencing winter conditions much earlier than normal and that's having an impact on area crops. Farmers' fields are covered in a layer of snow, following last Friday's (Oct. ...
Oct 26, 2020
Violent arrest video from Williams Lake doesn't show "full context": RCMP superintendent
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake RCMP say a video circulating online showcasing a dramatic arrest doesn't tell the whole story. A video has recently surfaced on social media sites, showing Williams...
Oct 26, 2020
Stone, Milobar ready to fight for cancer care clinic, other Interior priorities as they return to Victoria
KAMLOOPS - Todd Stone is cleaning up his B.C. Liberal campaign office on Monday (Oct. 26), two days after cleaning up in the Kamloops-South Thompson riding once again. Stone defeated the NDP's Anna Th...
Oct 26, 2020
