Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Suspect arrested in connection to fatal stabbing in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - UPDATED 3:00 p.m: One suspect has been arrested as Kamloops RCMP investigate a homicide in the city's downtown area today (Sept. 12). In a release, Kamloops RCMP Plain Clothes Commander Sta...
Sep 12, 2020
Firefighters douse flames at Domtar pulp mill
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue says there was minimal damage after a fire broke out within a building at the Domtar pulp mill last night (Sept. 11). KFR Platoon Captain Kris Krutop says firefighters ...
Sep 12, 2020
Political parties ready themselves should a snap election be called
KAMLOOPS - The rumblings that Premier John Horgan is planning to call an election this fall isn't sitting well with some. Currently, the next election is scheduled to take place in October of 2021. Sh...
Sep 11, 2020
Kiwanis hosting COVID-friendly toy drop at Broadcast Centre on Sunday
KAMLOOPS - If you live in Lower Sahali, you may see and hear many motorcycles, and some cars, driving through your neighbourhood on Sunday (Sept. 13) with toys in hand. The 2020 Kiwanis Toy Drop for C...
Sep 11, 2020
Province issues smoke bulletin, predicts hazy weekend for B.C. Interior
VICTORIA - The Province of B.C. has issued a smoky skies bulletin for the entire South and Central Interior.While smoke from wildfires in the United States has been blanketing southern Vancouver Islan...
Sep 11, 2020
Kamloops-Thompson superintendent says 95 per cent of students have returned to school
KAMLOOPS - It's the second full day of school for students across the Kamloops-Thompson School District and the district's superintendent says the majority of students are coming back to school, despi...
Sep 11, 2020
Tk'emlups band alerts members to Chief Casimir impersonator
KAMLOOPS - The Tk'emlups te Secwepemc (TteS) Chief and Council say someone has been impersonating Chief Rosanne Casimir.In a news release, the TteS reminds community members that any correspondence fr...
Sep 11, 2020
Former Lower Nicola chief Sumexheltza to carry NDP banner in Fraser-Nicola
MERRITT, B.C. - A former chief of the Lower Nicola Indian Band will represent the NDP in Fraser-Nicola in the next provincial vote.The governing party issued a news release Thursday (Sept. 10) confirm...
Sep 10, 2020
Kamloops-based Jim Pattison Broadcasting Group applies to purchase Q-101 FM in Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is asking the public for input into the proposed sale of Merritt Broadcasting Ltd. to the Jim Pattison Broadcast ...
Sep 10, 2020
Colombo Lodge hopes for continued community support as banquet halls are forced to close
KAMLOOPS - The recent order to close all stand-alone banquet halls will have an impact on how the Colombo Lodge can hold fundraisers. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced the order on ...
Sep 10, 2020
