Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Province reports 16 new COVID-19 cases over last two days
VICTORIA - Provincial health officials announced 16 new COVID-19 positives today (May 18), bringing B.C's total case count to 2,444.8 cases were identified between Saturday (May 16) and Sunday (May 17...
May 18, 2020
Investigation into Snowbird crash underway
KAMLOOPS - An investigative team with the Royal Canadian Air Force will be in Kamloops Monday afternoon to try to determine what was behind Sunday's deadly crash of a Snowbird jet. The RCAF Directorat...
May 18, 2020
One dead in Canadian Forces Snowbird crash in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A Canadian Forces Snowbird jet has crashed into the Brocklehurst residential area in Kamloops. The jet had just taken off from the Kamloops airport around 11:40 am Sunday morning. One membe...
May 17, 2020
Special weather statement issued for South Thompson, with heavy rain expected
KAMLOOPS - A special weather statement has been issued for the South Thompson today (May 17), with heavy rainfall expected in the next 24 hours. According to meteorologist Lisa Ervin, a frontal system...
May 17, 2020
B.C health officials reporting 21 new cases heading into May long weekend
VICTORIA - British Columbians are being urged to continue with physical distancing, and stay close to home this May long weekend, as the provincial COVID-19 case count grows to 2,428 positive cases.Pr...
May 16, 2020
Canadian Forces Snowbirds to fly by Kamloops region
KAMLOOPS - If you're in the Kamloops area around 1:30 this afternoon (May 16), go outside and look up. The Canadian Forces Snowbirds will be doing a flyby over the local region today, as part of a nat...
May 16, 2020
Shuswap businesses look to find the balance between profit and safety
SCOTCH CREEK, B.C. - A long weekend in the Shuswap usually brings out plenty of campers and people who visit businesses in the small lakeside communities. But, heading into the Victoria Day long weeke...
May 15, 2020
Memorial Arena home to new emergency shelter pilot project
KAMLOOPS - COVID-19 has complicated aspects of everyone's life. Day-to-day activities we took for granted, like grocery shopping or visiting family, have been altered drastically. That goes for helpin...
May 15, 2020
Highway 5A reopens to single-lane traffic
KAMLOOPS - Highway 5A between Merritt and Kamloops has re-opened after it was closed due to high water.According to Drive BC, the route is now open to single-lane, alternating traffic on a temporary, ...
May 15, 2020
Province outlines optional return to school on June 1
VICTORIA - Officials with the Province of B.C. say June 1 will be the day all parents will have the choice to send their children back to school.Those who do return, though, will do so on a part-time ...
May 15, 2020
