Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
VIDEO: Dangerous driver terrorizes Kamloops woman on Halston Bridge
KAMLOOPS - Video posted to social media shows a frightening incident on the Halston Bridge Thursday (Oct. 1).The video, posted by Keanna Savage, is taken from a dashcam in another vehicle.Savage is dr...
Oct 2, 2020
RCMP arrest man after shots fired at North Shore home
KAMLOOPS - One person is in custody after gunshots were fired at a North Shore home Thursday (Oct. 1). According to a news release from Staff Sgt. Sascha Fesenko of Kamloops RCMP, officers were called...
Oct 2, 2020
Fewer layoffs at TRU than first expected: CUPE President
KAMLOOPS - The union representing employees at Thompson Rivers University says there are fewer people affected by layoffs than first expected. President of CUPE Local 4879 Lois Rugg told CFJC Today th...
Oct 2, 2020
Independent candidate wants more youth representation in Victoria
KAMLOOPS - A fourth candidate in the Kamloops-North Thompson riding has come forward to run in this month's provincial election and he hopes to bring some youth to the local race. Making his announcem...
Oct 1, 2020
CEO of BC Care Providers Association says province needs more beds, not just facility replacements
KAMLOOPS - The COVID-19 pandemic has uncovered some of the vulnerabilities in long-term care facilities, which are aging - just like the population. NDP leader John Horgan is promising $1.4 billion ov...
Oct 1, 2020
Lillooet man does his part to limit illicit drug overdoses in small communities
KAMLOOPS - Overdose deaths in the first eight months of 2020 have now surpassed the total deaths for all of 2019. One of the major issues drug users in the province face is an increasingly toxic suppl...
Oct 1, 2020
Tk'emlups te Secwepemc to make masks mandatory in preparation for second COVID-19 wave
TK'EMLUPS - In light of the impending second wave of COVID-19, the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc (TteS) is implementing a mandatory mask policy.In a video posted to the TteS website, Chief Rosanne Casimir sa...
Oct 1, 2020
Anna Thomas acclaimed as BC NDP Candidate in Kamloops-South Thompson riding
KAMLOOPS - The NDP in the Kamloops-South Thompson Riding has acclaimed its candidate for the upcoming provincial election.Anna Thomas is originally from the Lytton First Nation but grew up in Tk'emlup...
Oct 1, 2020
Sunrise Kickoff, United Way's first virtual fundraiser, collects $25,000
KAMLOOPS - The United Way kicked off its annual campaign to raise money for non-profits in the Kamloops, Nicola and Cariboo regions. The breakfast is often held in person, but with the pandemic, peopl...
Oct 1, 2020
VIDEO: 'This is just the beginning of society becoming aware of the truth': A reflection on residential schools
TK'EMLUPS - A young Secwepemc woman has recorded a stirring video about the legacy of Canada's Indian Residential School system. The video, titled "Weykt Xexweytep," features Talise Seymour discussing...
Oct 1, 2020
