Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops, Tk'emlúps await word on fate of 2027 North American Indigenous Games bid after Calgary removed as host
KAMLOOPS - The North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) Council will have more to say in the coming weeks after it announced that Calgary will no longer be hosting the 2027 North American Indigenous Gam...
Aug 28, 2025
'It's left a big hole in our lives'; One year after Coquihalla hit-and-run, victim's family pleads for information
MERRITT, B.C. - The family of a man killed in a hit-and-run on the Coquihalla Highway one year ago is making a desperate appeal for information.The body of Buddy Rhodes, 24, was found at the side of t...
Aug 28, 2025
Kamloops-area communities set new daily temperature records for fourth day in a row
KAMLOOPS - New data from Environment Canada shows several Kamloops-area communities set new daily temperature records for the fourth consecutive day because of the ongoing spell of unseasonably warm w...
Aug 28, 2025
Hospitality industry in Kamloops region seeing a net-positive year
KAMLOOPS - Local tourism-based businesses are seeing a strong year and a bounceback since the COVID-19 pandemic. This is due to a variety of factors, including many Canadians changing their vacation p...
Aug 28, 2025
Chase RCMP investigated alleged sexual assault at Pritchard-area music festival
PRITCHARD, B.C. - Police in Chase are investigating after a woman said he was drugged and sexually assaulted at the Electric Love music festival near Pritchard.Chase RCMP say they were called by secur...
Aug 28, 2025
Firearms investigation leads to RCMP presence at North Kamloops home Thursday
KAMLOOPS - RCMP in Kamloops are asking people to avoid the 2300-block of Fleetwood Avenue because of an ongoing police operation this morning (Aug. 28). In a news release, Kamloops RCMP say members of...
Aug 28, 2025
'A really hard year for families'; big year of changes at SD73 brings trepidation for DPAC Chair
KAMLOOPS - In less than a week, parents will be celebrating as students will be returning to classrooms across Kamloops to begin the new school year. The new year brings with it considerable change fo...
Aug 27, 2025
Overlanders Bridge switchover to happen Friday
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has announced in a social media post that the Overlanders Bridge project is moving into its next phase later this week. "While it looks like it's done and we are ready ...
Aug 27, 2025
Pair of paddle boarders rescued from North Thompson River Tuesday
KAMLOOPS - More than a dozen members of Kamloops Search and Rescue (KSAR) leapt into action Tuesday (Aug. 26) to help a pair of paddle boarders marooned in the North Thompson River.In a social media p...
Aug 27, 2025
Seymour Arm-area fire grows to 10ha
SEYMOUR ARM, B.C. - The wildfire danger rating is high for most of the Kamloops Fire Centre - with pockets of extreme, especially to the southwest.The only significant wildfire in the region Wednesday...
Aug 27, 2025
