Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

KAMLOOPS - Last year, when Kamloops council wrapped up budget deliberations the projected tax increase for 2026 was 6.72 per cent. However, through a number of factors, that number now resides at 10.7...

KAMLOOPS - Ty Robinson of Kamloops made his way down the Green Mile to the steps of the Saskatchewan legislature on Tuesday (Nov. 18) in Regina, pinching himself along the Roughriders' championship pa...

KAMLOOPS - Thousands of flights were either postponed or cancelled entirely during the strike action taken by Air Canada employees this past summer and some people still haven't been able to get their...

KAMLOOPS - Police say they have arrested a man believed to be responsible for property crime throughout Kamloops and Salmon Arm. According to a release, the arrest took place on November 4 after an 'i...

KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man has been released after serving more than eight years in prison for the 2014 shooting of an RCMP officer in Batchelor Heights. As of October 24, 47-year-old Kenneth Knutson g...

VICTORIA - Ward Stamer has been advocating for mandating dash cameras in commercial vehicles since his days as the mayor in Barriere. Now in his first term for Kamloops -North Thompson, the Conservati...

ASHCROFT, B.C. - Seniors in Ashcroft are expected to soon have more affordable rental options to call home. The federal and B.C. governments announced nearly $887,000 in joint funding will go toward b...

SALMON ARM, B.C. - RCMP in Salmon Arm are renewing their call for the public's help in finding a man who has been missing for most of the year. Police say 34-year-old Derrick Ryde was last seen on Feb...

KAMLOOPS - For the third straight year, the Kamloops Y is hosting its Winter Adventure Lottery and 50/50 draw to raise funds for its programming. Similar to its annual Dream Home Lottery, the Kamloops...

KAMLOOPS - Last week, B.C. Forests Minister Ravi Parmar led a trade mission to Eastern Asia, making stops in both South Korea and Japan in the hopes of expanding and diversifying British Columbia's ma...