Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Fifth annual Coldest Night of the Year walk Saturday
KAMLOOPS - The Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser will take place in Kamloops this weekend, raising funds to address homelessness in the city. The national fundraiser will see members of the public ...
Feb 19, 2016
Kamloops RCMP confirm man shot in a targeted attack
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say a shooting near a Kamloops truck stop last night was targeted. It happened at about 8:45, when several nearby witnesses reported hearing gunshots near the intersection of Versatile...
Feb 18, 2016
Kamloops teen shares life-saving heart transplant story
KAMLOOPS - Abby Farnsworth has been courageous since the very day she was born. “Even though I went through it as a baby, I feel pretty normal because I kind of grew up with it,” says Abby...
Feb 18, 2016
Dial-a-Doctor: a new wave of medical treatment to arrive in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - It’s the latest technology to help ease the doctor shortage in rural B.C. "Tele-medicine" will soon be a reality for patients in Kamloops. Kipp Mallery will be among two pharmacies in...
Feb 18, 2016
Heart & Stroke Month focus on heart failure
KAMLOOPS - February is Heart and Stroke Awareness Month in Canada. This year’s theme centres around heart failure. The Heart and Stroke Foundation says more than 60,000 Canadians are living with...
Feb 18, 2016
Expert says painkillers are the hallmark drugs of the 2000s
KAMLOOPS - You might be familiar with the hallucinogenic phase of the 1960s, or the cocaine wave of the 1970s and 1980s. Now, experts are warning of the "painkiller" phase of the 2000s. And with fenta...
Feb 18, 2016
TNRD, library staff agree on three-year pact
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has announced a contract settlement with its library workers. More than 100 members of the BC Government and Service Employees’ Union ratified th...
Feb 18, 2016
Tourism drives uplifting numbers at Kamloops Airport
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Airport is seeing the scale of passenger traffic increases it hasn’t seen since Westjet landed in the city eight years ago. The airport saw more than 31-thousand traveler...
Feb 18, 2016
Local film industry heating up
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Film Commission is projecting a strong year ahead for the local film industry, with several productions on the horizon. WATCH: Local film industry heats up 3 productions...
Feb 17, 2016
More interest for second Ajax info session
KAMLOOPS - A second public briefing on the proposed KGHM-Ajax copper gold mine drew a larger crowd at the Coast Hotel and Conference Centre this afternoon. The public was met by staff from the provinc...
Feb 17, 2016
