Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

Kamloops man faces charges after Royal Avenue standoff
KAMLOOPS - A 25 year old Kamloops man is facing charges after a five-hour long standoff on the North Shore Wednesday night. WATCH: Officers converge on a Royal Avenue home Wednesday night. RCMP were i...
Kayla Derkach Aug 23, 2018

Smoke begins to return to the area
KAMLOOPS - Despite the showers predicted over the next few days, smoky skies will continue. Local smoke we’ve had the past few days is expected to develop into widespread smoke by tonight. While...
Kayla Derkach Aug 23, 2018

RCMP end standoff on Kamloops North Shore
KAMLOOPS - NOTE: This story has been updated here. UPDATE - RCMP have arrested a man following an apparent standoff at a home on the North Shore last night. RCMP shut down a section of Royal Avenue on...
Kayla Derkach Aug 22, 2018

Purple Ribbon Campaign launches ahead of International Overdose Awareness Day
KAMLOOPS - International Overdose Awareness Day is just over a week away (Aug. 31), and a Canadian advocacy group is hoping to paint communities purple. Moms Stop the Harm is comprised of family membe...
Kayla Derkach Aug 22, 2018

Children learn to work together during circus camp at Tk'emlups reserve
KAMLOOPS - It has been an exciting week for children from the Tk’emlups te Secwepemc. It’s a bit of a juggling act, pulling together a circus performance in five days with nearly 30 young ...
Kayla Derkach Aug 22, 2018

Crime Stoppers looking for Kamloops trailer thief
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Crime Stoppers is hoping the public can help identify a theft suspect. At about 9:50 p.m. on July 23, a business on Versatile Drive had a black commercial equipment deck trailer st...
Kayla Derkach Aug 22, 2018

Donor steps forward to honour Kamloops WWI veteran
KAMLOOPS - A noted Canadian philanthropist has opened his pocketbook to help secure the memory of a fallen WWI veteran from Kamloops. Robert H.N. Ho has donated $1.5 million that will be directed towa...
Kayla Derkach Aug 22, 2018

Renowned TRU researcher receives $2.5M grant
KAMLOOPS - After a mine’s life is over, the site is shut down, the equipment is de-assembled. The challenge, then, is to get the site as close to its original use as possible. TRU researcher Dr....
Kayla Derkach Aug 22, 2018

Missing teen located
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say the teenager reported missing on Aug. 22 has been located.
Kayla Derkach Aug 22, 2018

Interior Health bucks provincial illicit overdose trend
KAMLOOPS - A sliver of good news in July’s provincial illicit overdose death numbers. The BC Coroners Service says while the number of overdose deaths has risen month-over-month and year-over-ye...
Kayla Derkach Aug 22, 2018

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