Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

Online and overseas marketing driving steady TRU enrollment
KAMLOOPS - As one of the largest universities in the province, Thompson Rivers University continues to attract hundreds of students every year. And it’s not young high school graduates. With num...
Kayla Derkach Mar 24, 2017

Students keep busy during first half of spring break
KAMLOOPS - Students are currently enjoying two weeks off of school, which means parents are tasked with coming up with activities for them during the spring break. In Kamloops, many businesses and org...
Kayla Derkach Mar 24, 2017

Turban river rescuer given lifesaving award
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man who used his turban to pull a woman from the fast-flowing North Thompson River has been recognized by the Lifesaving Society of BC and Yukon. Avtar Hothi was given the societ...
Kayla Derkach Mar 24, 2017

Province, TRU approve new $30M nursing building
KAMLOOPS -The Thompson Rivers University School of Nursing is getting its own home. In an event this morning, the school announced it is going forward with a new 44,000 square foot, $30.6 million faci...
Kayla Derkach Mar 24, 2017

Boogie the Bridge 2017: New Shoes, New You
KAMLOOPS - Our intrepid Video Journalist Adam Donnelly has undertaken training for this year’s CFJC Boogie the Bridge on Aapril 30th. While he's no Steve Prefontaine, Adam has been seeing some p...
Kayla Derkach Mar 24, 2017

Kamloops business owner turned Auxiliary RCMP officer
KAMLOOPS - They may not get the recognition and glory for taking down criminals, but auxiliary police officers play an essential role at the Kamloops RCMP detachment. One of them is Chris Mitra, who d...
Kayla Derkach Mar 23, 2017

Information overload has TRU warning students to check their sources
KAMLOOPS - If you’ve been paying attention to American politics over the past year, It’s unlikely you haven’t heard the term ‘fake news.’ Fake news is defined as a delibe...
Kayla Derkach Mar 23, 2017

Kamloops Mounties say distracted driving getting worse, not better
KAMLOOPS - The fines are harsher and there’s more police presence, but drivers around BC including in Kamloops still aren’t leaving their phones alone. Central Interior Traffic Services pu...
Kayla Derkach Mar 23, 2017

Child recovering after medical incident at Canada Games Pool
KAMLOOPS - The child who was the subject of a frantic emergency call to the Canada Games Pool yesterday has been released from hospital. According to a news release from the City of Kamloops, the youn...
Kayla Derkach Mar 23, 2017

It's Morphin' Time! Kamloops-filmed Power Rangers set to open
KAMLOOPS - The Power Rangers movie opens tonight (March 23) in many North American cities, including Kamloops, which served as the backdrop for several scenes in the film. For the locals who had a sma...
Kayla Derkach Mar 23, 2017

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SOUND OFF: Hospital Employees' Union looks calm from the outside. Members know better
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Have the results of the U.S. mid-term elections impacted your willingness to travel to the U.S.?
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Labour Day
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One Man's Opinion
COLLINS: Kamloops' Nederpel to play pivotal role in B.C. health care
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