Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

KAMLOOPS - No relief yet when it comes to air quality in Kamloops. Air Quality Meteorologist Ralph Adams with the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change says smoke concentrations remain way above ...

KAMLOOPS - The man accused of barricading himself inside the Denny’s in downtown Kamloops last week is facing a raft of charges. The standoff started at around 4 a.m. on Aug. 2 and lasted over 1...

KAMLOOPS - A day after news the Saudi Arabia government announced it plans to withdraw funding for its students studying in Canada, the impact is being felt for about 30 Saudi students at Thompson Riv...

KAMLOOPS - There are over 460 wildfires burning in B.C. – including 76 in the Kamloops Fire Centre. Fire information officer Nicole Bennett says there were three new fire starts today. “Mo...

KAMLOOPS - The provincial government is doing what it can to put the brakes on speeders at crash-prone intersections. Victoria has activated red-light cameras across B.C. – including in Kamloops...

KAMLOOPS - It's one of the most impressive sights of the summer in Kamloops. The Grand Entry at the Kamloopa Powwow on Saturday afternoon was chaotic and loud, swirling colours and throbbing drums, as...

KAMLOOPS - Update: As of 3 p.m., smoke concentrations had reached 112 micrograms per cubic metre. That’s down from today’s peak of 190 at 11 a.m. Earlier: The smoky skies Kamloopsians woke...

KAMLOOPS - More evacuation alerts and orders went into effect between Sunday night and yesterday afternoon in northwestern B.C. after a lightning storm ignited hundreds of new fires across the provinc...

KAMLOOPS - The missing mother and child have been located. K-SAR Volunteer Search Manager Alan Hobler says the woman was relying on GPS to navigate the rough forest service roads between Vavenby and N...

KAMLOOP - Kamloops-South Thompson Liberal MLA Todd Stone is taking aim at the NDP. Stone isn’t happy the provincial government is in the midst of a public consultation into the eligibility requi...