Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Local transplant recipients thank healthcare workers through Operation Popcorn
KAMLOOPS - Doctors and nurses throughout B.C. will be chowing down on popcorn this week as transplant recipients say thank-you to the healthcare workers who helped save their lives."I've been here so ...
Aaron Schulze Dec 04, 2023
Kamloops RCMP stuffed the cruiser with Christmas cheer on Saturday
KAMLOOPS - This weekend kicked off the Christmas giving season in Kamloops, as Kamloops RCMP was set up outside Toys 'R' Us for their annual Stuff the Cruiser campaign. RCMP members, as well as City o...
Dec 04, 2023
Elderly male the victim of assault and carjacking in Sicamous
SICAMOUS, B.C. - On Friday (Dec. 1) at 3:00 p.m., Sicamous RCMP responded to a call of an elderly male being assaulted and carjacked in a gas station. The owner of the vehicle, a 90-year-old resident ...
Dec 04, 2023
Two killed in crash along Highway 5 north of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Two people were killed in a crash on Highway 5 in the North Thompson over the weekend.On Saturday (Dec. 2), Clearwater and Barriere RCMP were called to the scene of a collision between a co...
Aaron Schulze Dec 04, 2023
Shuswap Economic Recovery Taskforce announces $50,000 wildfire recovery grant
KAMLOOPS - The Shuswap Economic Recovery Taskforce (SERT) has launched a $50,000 wildfire recovery grant program aimed at supporting businesses in the North Shuswap affected by the Bush Creek East wil...
James Peters Dec 04, 2023
Third WolfPack volleyballer involved in horrific crash remains in medically-induced coma: fundraiser
KAMLOOPS - Loved ones of the third member of the TRU WolfPack men's volleyball team involved in a terrible crash in Kamloops last week say he has sustained severe brain trauma.Owen Waterhouse has been...
Aaron Schulze Dec 04, 2023
Hospital Appeal Board upholds suspension of unvaccinated RIH doctor
KAMLOOPS - A medical staff member at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops has had her suspension for not taking the COVID-19 vaccination upheld.Dr. Theresa Szezepaniak, a member of Royal Inland Hospital'...
Dec 04, 2023
Service interruption at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital emergency department
CLEARWATER, B.C. - Due to limited nursing availability, residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital. Effective Monday (Dec. 4) from 12:00...
Dec 04, 2023
Freezing rain warning issued for Okanagan Connector
MERRITT, B.C. - A freezing rain warning is in effect for the Okanagan Connector from Merritt to Kelowna.In a weather statement online, Environment Canada says light snow is expected to begin on the st...
Dec 04, 2023
Highway 1 through Fraser Canyon closed ahead of heavy rainfall
KAMLOOPS - Drivers travelling between Kamloops and the Lower Mainland will need to avoid the Trans Canada Highway through the Fraser Canyon Monday (Dec. 4) night.In a news release issued Monday mornin...
Aaron Schulze Dec 04, 2023
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