Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
RCMP arrest another suspect in Valentine's Day robbery and kidnapping
KAMLOOPS - (Note: This story has been updated here.) Kamloops RCMP and the Southeast District Emergency Response Team (ERT) have arrested another suspect in a robbery and kidnapping from last Thursday...
Feb 20, 2019
Two men charged with murder in Brocklehurst shooting
KAMLOOPS - Police are seeking two suspects in connection to a shooting on Friday that left one man dead. Kamloops RCMP Sgt. Nestor Baird said at a news conference today that police are seeking Gordon ...
Feb 20, 2019
Old barn on Tk'emlups reserve damaged by fire
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (10:30 a.m.): It’s believed a homeless squatter was behind a fire that damaged a heritage barn on the Tk’emlups reserve Wednesday morning. The blaze broke out at about 9:...
Feb 20, 2019
Facing Hunger: The Kamloops Food Bank's FoodShare program
KAMLOOPS - From January to October of 2018, the Kamloops Food Bank helped feed over 6,000 residents of our city, while supplying perishable and non-perishable food to over 60 different community agenc...
Feb 19, 2019
Kamloops MLAs decry no SD73 capital funding, delayed Trans Canada twinning in BC budget
VICTORIA - The BC Liberal MLAs for the Kamloops area say both inclusions and omissions in Tuesday’s provincial budget should concern local residents. Finance Minister Carole James introduced a f...
Feb 19, 2019
History Afloat kicks of Heritage Week in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - 2019 marks the 126th year since the City of Kamloops was officially incorporated, but for years before that the community Kamloops existed as a hub for the region; before the railway rolled...
Feb 19, 2019
TIMELINE: A look at gun, gang and drug violence in Kamloops since 2017
KAMLOOPS - It’s been a year and a half since drug kingpin Konaam Shirzad was shot and killed outside of his Kamloops home. Since then, several high-profile incidents have occurred across the cit...
Feb 19, 2019
Payless ShoeSource to close 248 Canadian stores, including two in Kamloops
TORONTO - Mounting debts and a challenging retail market are forcing Payless ShoeSource Canada Inc. to shutter all of its North American stores by May. The Kansas-based discount footwear retailer said...
Feb 19, 2019
Kamloops volunteer remembered for his work to provide meals, shelter for the homeless
KAMLOOPS - Bud Forbes is being remembered for his tireless work and commitment to the homeless population in Kamloops. Forbes, who passed away suddenly on Friday, was a big part of the Out of the Cold...
Feb 19, 2019
One man dead after Friday's shooting in Brocklehurst
KAMLOOPS - Police say one man has died after being shot in Brocklehurst on Friday. The victim, Jason Glover, was one of two people shot on Feb. 15. Kamloops RCMP say they responded to a shooting at a ...
Feb 19, 2019
