Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

Sagebrush Theatre closed indefinitely due to structure damage
KAMLOOPS - A serious structural issue has led to the emergency closure of Sagebrush Theatre. During a routine technical setup, it was determined that part of a roof truss was damaged. Art McDonald is ...
Kayla Derkach Feb 15, 2019

Shtukas plead for any information leading up to anniversary of Ryan's disappearance
KAMLOOPS - On Sunday, it will be one year since Ryan Shtuka was last seen. The 20-year-old, originally from Beaumont, Alta., disappeared after leaving a house party on Burfield Drive in Sun Peaks earl...
Kayla Derkach Feb 15, 2019

UPDATE: One man charged in connection to Kamloops robbery, kidnapping
KAMLOOPS - A man has been charged in connection to an armed robbery and kidnapping in Kamloops yesterday. Justin William Daniels, born in 1980, has been charged with robbery using a restricted or proh...
Kayla Derkach Feb 15, 2019

Suspect arrested after Rayleigh stabbing
KAMLOOPS - A 21-year-old man has been arrested after a stabbing in Rayleigh Thursday afternoon (Feb. 14). According to a news release from Kamloops RCMP, Mounties were called to a home in the neighbou...
Kayla Derkach Feb 14, 2019

Trans Canada four-laning to be discussed following federal Infrastructure Minister visit
KAMLOOPS - Canada’s Minister of Infrastructure and Communities made an appearance in Kamloops today, and saw firsthand what the federal government’s investment in transit has become. Last ...
Kayla Derkach Feb 14, 2019

Travel advisory for Coquihalla between Kamloops and Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - A warning for anyone planning to travel the Coquihalla this evening. Drive BC has put out a travel advisory for the highway from Hope to Merritt and from Merritt to Kamloops. There is ...
Kayla Derkach Feb 14, 2019

Kamloops-Thompson superintendent reassures parents in wake of school threat
KAMLOOPS - The superintendent of the Kamloops-Thompson School District has sent a letter home to parents, reiterating the district’s commitment to student safety in the wake of a threat. Kamloop...
Kayla Derkach Feb 14, 2019

Air Canada Express to add to its Vancouver-to-Kamloops run
KAMLOOPS - Air Canada Express is pumping up its Western Canada routes for this summer’s peak period, including the Vancouver-to-Kamloops run. In a news release, Air Canada says it is deploying m...
Kayla Derkach Feb 14, 2019

UPDATE: RCMP tight-lipped on police situation
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (5:00): RCMP are remaining tight-lipped about a major police incident in Kamloops this morning, that may have spread toward the Okanagan. Early this morning, police cordoned off an a...
Kayla Derkach Feb 14, 2019

TRU getting closer to new building for Wells Gray Education and Research Centre
KAMLOOPS - It’s a plan that’s been 10 years in the making, but a new building for Thompson Rivers University’s site at Wells Gray is getting closer to becoming a reality. Today is th...
Kayla Derkach Feb 14, 2019

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