Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops physician says long-term retention needed to ease multi-department strain at RIH
KAMLOOPS - The obstetrics and gynecology department at Royal Inland Hospital is headed toward a major upheaval in staffing, with seven doctors resigning from in-hospital duties over the next three mon...
Oct 22, 2025
Blazers preparing for life without Brunicke: 'It's trending toward he's not coming back'
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers' head coach Shaun Clouston is not banking on the return of Harrison Brunicke, the 19-year-old defenceman who is impressing in the early stages of his NHL career. "The Harri...
Oct 22, 2025
More than 300 shelter beds ready for the chilly Kamloops winter ahead
KAMLOOPS - With overnight lows forecast to dip into the low single-digits this weekend in Kamloops, the city, along with numerous community partners, are gearing up to operate winter shelters. The pri...
Oct 22, 2025
Mounties use taser to collar knife-wielding suspect in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - RCMP used a taser to take down a knife-wielding woman in downtown Kamloops Wednesday morning (Oct. 22).In a news release, detachment spokesperson Cpl. Dana Napier says officers were called ...
Oct 22, 2025
Fending off conflict-of-interest warnings, Kamloops mayor again votes on proposal led by developer he is suing
KAMLOOPS - Embattled mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson was challenged by both councillors and City of Kamloops staff Tuesday (Oct. 21) over conflict-of-interest issues.On council's agenda for Tuesday's regular...
Oct 22, 2025
Upper Nicola Band members extinguish roof fire at Quilchena Community Centre site
QUILCHENA, B.C. - The Upper Nicola Band is crediting members and volunteer firefighters for preventing disaster at a future community centre. A fire ignited at the Quilchena Community Centre site earl...
Oct 22, 2025
Virtual care pilot programs planned for emergency departments in Clearwater and Lillooet
CLEARWATER, B.C. - Virtual emergency care pilot programs are being planned for a pair of hospitals in the Southern Interior that have become notorious for emergency department closures in recent years...
Oct 22, 2025
Hockey players recognized for CPR efforts on ice that helped save Kamloops man's life
KAMLOOPS - When Glenn Stockford collapsed onto the ice during a recreational hockey game about two years ago at Valleyview Arena, six players jumped into action and performed bystander CPR to help sav...
Oct 21, 2025
River search teams plan to return to area of interest after weekend search for missing Kamloops man
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Search and Rescue recently sent a team back out on the Thompson River to renew a search for a young man who leapt from the Overlanders Bridge in late July. Volunteers went back out...
Oct 21, 2025
Former health minister says money isn't solution to ongoing strain at RIH
KAMLOOPS - The former health minister of B.C. is weighing in on recent news of medical staff resigning at Royal Inland Hospital, saying it's a system-wide problem. Early this week, the seven OB-GYNs w...
Oct 21, 2025
