Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
RCMP investigating after man reportedly hurls rocks at business in Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt RCMP say it's looking for information in relation to a man who was hurling rocks and insults at a local business and its patrons.In a news release, RCMP say it received reports...
Aaron Schulze Jan 12, 2024
Kamloops' Kaye Kaminishi, Asahi Baseball Club honoured in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A baseball pioneer was honoured down in Vancouver on Thursday (Jan 11). Kamloops' Kaye Kaminishi is the last surviving member of the Asahi Baseball Club. He played with the team from 1939 ...
Jan 11, 2024
Young Kamloops athletes help share the importance of blood donation
KAMLOOPS - The demand for blood is constant. According to Canadian Blood Services, 100,000 new donors are needed each year to keep up with patient demand. Last year, the Kamloops Blazers partnered wit...
Jan 11, 2024
Kamloops real estate market enters 2024 with cooling activity, potential for interest rate cuts
KAMLOOPS - Real estate activity in the Kamloops area cooled off last year, thanks to a blend of factors, including high interest rates, wildfires and low housing supply. Kamloops finished off 2023 wit...
Aaron Schulze Jan 11, 2024
Court decision on funds for Jessie Simpson delayed two more weeks
KAMLOOPS - It will be at least another two weeks before Jessie and Sue Simpson hear a court decision on the sale of Jessie's attacker's home. All this, nearly eight years after Jessie was brutally att...
Aaron Schulze Jan 11, 2024
Union fires salvo at Hudson's Bay after 'insulting' wage offer
KAMLOOPS - The union representing striking workers at the Aberdeen Mall Hudson's Bay location has issued a news release calling the company's wage offer insulting and its attitude appalling.Members of...
Aaron Schulze Jan 11, 2024
The Merritt RCMP detachment may have your lost money
MERRITT, B.C. - "Where did all of my money go?" Many of us ask ourselves that question in the days and weeks that follow the holidays. But Merritt RCMP say someone has an even better reason to ask tha...
James Peters Jan 11, 2024 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds)
Extreme cold warnings issued for Kamloops and surrounding highways
KAMLOOPS - Extreme cold warnings are in effect for Kamloops and surrounding highways.Starting Thursday (Jan. 11) and lasting through the weekend, Environment Canada says the North and South Thompson r...
Aaron Schulze Jan 11, 2024
New year, new snow for opening of 50th season at Harper Mountain
KAMLOOPS - Blue sky and fresh snow have made for a strong return to ski season at Harper Mountain. "We are really super excited because we had a lot of snow on the weekend and then again in the last c...
Aaron Schulze Jan 10, 2024
Kamloops cancer centre business case complete, details limited
KAMLOOPS - "Business plan is completed for Kamloops and Nanaimo."In a surprise announcement on Wednesday (Jan. 10), B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix has confirmed the business case for Kamloops, but di...
Aaron Schulze Jan 10, 2024
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