Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Groundbreaking held as EllisDon chosen to build new Kamloops cancer care centre
KAMLOOPS - Construction on the long-promised Kamloops cancer centre is set to get underway soon as the Province touts the "largest capital investment into the expansion of cancer care" in the Kamloops...
Jul 24, 2025
Highland Valley Copper expansion project green-lit by Teck board
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - Teck Resources has cleared the way for a major expansion at the Highland Valley Copper mine near Logan Lake to begin next month. In a news release, Teck said the construction work w...
Jul 24, 2025
RIH maternity ward scheduling gaps may send some expectant parents elsewhere for delivery: IH
KAMLOOPS - Maternity services will be hampered at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) over the summer. Starting Saturday (July 26), Interior Health said expectant parents without a regular family or maternal ...
Jul 24, 2025
Safety and prevention tips offered during National Drowning Prevention Week
KAMLOOPS -- Lifeguarding work helped B.C. Injury Research and Prevention Unit investigator Ian Pike pay his way through undergraduate school and it sounds like genuine zeal in his voice when he encour...
Jul 23, 2025
BIABC calling for action on US tariff file as province announces new deals across Canada
KAMLOOPS - This week, the Business Improvement Areas of British Columbia (BIABC) issued a news release calling for five action items to address challenges with uncertainty around American tariffs. The...
Jul 23, 2025
Break-and-enters the main driver of Crime Severity Index in Kamloops: RCMP
KAMLOOPS - Last year, Statistics Canada listed Kamloops as the Crime Capital of Canada, a title that made waves across the community and on social media. The dubious distinction came as Kamloops cross...
Jul 23, 2025
Suspect rolls the dice, steals pricey board game: Kamloops RCMP
KAMLOOPS - Mounties in Kamloops say a woman suspected of stealing a board game should not pass 'Go' or collect $200 before turning herself in.The incident happened at about 1:35 p.m. on Sunday, June 2...
Jul 23, 2025
Former Kamloops Mountie named top cop in Kelowna
KELOWNA - The Kelowna RCMP detachment has a new leader who spent his formative policing years in Kamloops. Supt. Chris Goebel was named the new top cop in the central Okanagan city Wednesday (July 23)...
Jul 23, 2025
UPDATE: Missing man found safe
UPDATE (Aug. 8): KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say the 47-year-old man who was reported missing on July 23, 2025, has been found and is safe. (Please note: for privacy considerations any previous informati...
Jul 23, 2025
Peterson Creek Park closed off as police respond to 'tragic death'
KAMLOOPS - Peterson Creek Park was closed most of Wednesday morning (July 23) after what police are calling a 'tragic incident'. In a news release, Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Dana Napier with Kam...
Jul 23, 2025
