Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
RIH Foundation gets $1-million boost for breast health clinic
KAMLOOPS - It’s the most common cancer found in women over the age of the 20. 1 in 9 Canadian women are expected to develop breast cancer during their lifetime. In the Thompson-Nicola Region, cl...
Jul 07, 2016
Naloxone nasal spray could soon be available in Canada
KAMLOOPS - Health Canada is expediting the approval of naloxone nasal spray. Naloxone is a drug that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose and is currently only available in an injectable form...
Jul 07, 2016
Dead body found in Peterson Creek Park
KAMLOOPS - A dead body was found in Peterson Creek Park last night. According to Cpl. Jodi Shelkie, a person was walking in the area around 5:10 p.m. when they came across the person, who did not appe...
Jul 07, 2016
Project 'X' Theatre kicks off Monday
KAMLOOPS - If you’re looking to take in some evening entertainment with the whole family, look no further than Prince Charles Park, where Project ‘X’ Theatre begins performances next...
Jul 06, 2016
Lack of family doctors still among big gaps in health care
KAMLOOPS - The lack of family doctors is a health care challenge that is not going away. But what can be done to remedy the problem? The provincial government introduced the ‘GP for Me’ pr...
Jul 06, 2016
Kamloops man wins 2016 'Y' Dream Home
KAMLOOPS - The keys have been handed over and a Kamloops man is now laying eyes on the inside of his brand new home. John Thorpe bought a ticket for this year’s ‘Y’ Dream Home Lotter...
Jul 06, 2016
Owner of building targeted by thieves thankful for police action
KAMLOOPS - The man who owns a downtown building that was broken into overnight is thankful for a quick response by police. Derek Johnson, owner of All Aboard Games, was awakened by a text just after 2...
Jul 06, 2016
Kamloops Airport to host open house this weekend
KAMLOOPS - Fulton Field will be bustling with activity this weekend. 419 Squadron is holding their 75th anniversary in Kamloops starting on Friday. Airport manager, Fred Legace says that reunion promp...
Jul 06, 2016
B.C. judge orders ‘vexatious’ litigant to pay First Nation $25,000 in costs
KAMLOOPS - A member of a Kamloops-area First Nation band has been ordered to keep away from more than a dozen people and to pay 25-thousand dollars in security costs. A BC Supreme Court justice has ru...
Jul 06, 2016
Police thwart robbery thanks to alert business owner
KAMLOOPS - Two people are in custody this morning after police thwarted a breakin downtown on Lansdowne Street. Police were called at 3:45 this morning by a shop owner who was using a remote monitorin...
Jul 06, 2016
