Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
TRU embracing all cultures as part of iDays celebration
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University is truly a hub for multiculturalism in our community. With more than 3,000 international students hailing from 90 different countries, TRU is weaving the multicul...
Mar 13, 2019
Usage up for Kamloops homeless storage facility
KAMLOOPS - While it was off to a slower start, the storage facility for Kamloops’ homeless on Victoria Street has seen a steady stream of use. Now nearly a year into operation of the mini storag...
Mar 13, 2019
Bond acquitted of manslaughter in 2016 death of Sean Dunn
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man has been acquitted of manslaughter in connection to a beating death outside of a North Shore nightclub in December 2016. A B.C. Supreme Court jury found 29-year-old James Dav...
Mar 13, 2019
Charges laid in 2016 Kamloops hit and run after DNA match
KAMLOOPS - A man has been arrested more than two years after allegedly striking a Kamloops jogger with his vehicle and taking off. Deb Kennedy survived, but was injured in the collision. Kamloops RCMP...
Mar 13, 2019
Man robbed on TRU campus
KAMLOOPS - Police are investigating after a man was robbed on the Thompson Rivers University campus. Officers responded to a report of a personal robbery at 2:40 p.m. Monday (March 11). Kamloops RCMP ...
Mar 13, 2019
IIO investigating after man dies in Kamloops RCMP custody
KAMLOOPS - Officers have notified the province’s police watchdog after a man died in Kamloops RCMP custody. At 9:30 p.m. yesterday (March 12), Kamloops RCMP responded to a complaint from a busin...
Mar 13, 2019
Sunshine, warm temps coming to Kamloops in time for first day of spring
KAMLOOPS - It has so far been a cool month of March for Kamloops and the B.C. Interior - but that trend is about to change. Environment Canada meteorologist Carmen Hartt says sunshine and above normal...
Mar 13, 2019
Summit Elementary students win big at Kamloops Independent Film Festival
KAMLOOPS - A pair of Summit Elementary School students were honoured over the weekend for their contributions to this year’s Kamloops Independent Film Festival (KIFF). Nikolai Jedyk’s The ...
Mar 13, 2019
Thieves target Dufferin retail business complex
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are investigating a series of break-and-enters in the same Dufferin business complex. According to Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Jodi Shelkie, the break-ins happened at about 4:00 a....
Mar 13, 2019
Kamloops man convicted of child luring sentenced to six months
KAMLOOPS - A man who pleaded guilty to luring a child over the internet will spend six months in jail. Court documents show Justin McGowan was given his sentence yesterday (March 12), along with a two...
Mar 13, 2019
