Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Woman reportedly stabbed in downtown Kamloops over the weekend
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are investigating an alleged stabbing in the city's downtown over the weekend. Just before 11:00 p.m. Friday, May 2, RCMP say officers were told of an injured person who has r...
May 08, 2025
United Way BC's Period Promise campaign looks to address increased period poverty in Kamloops area
KAMLOOPS - United Way BC's annual Period Promise campaign kicked off earlier this month, running until May 31. This year's campaign is working to combat the growing rate of people in the local area wh...
May 07, 2025
Already a challenge, worry grows that design may further hinder recruitment at promised Kamloops cancer centre
KAMLOOPS - Construction is expected to begin on the Kamloops cancer centre this summer, as the procurement phase of the project wraps up, with patients set to begin receiving treatment in the city by ...
May 07, 2025
'It's a solution'; City-run medical clinic a potential game-changer for Kamloops residents looking for doctors
KAMLOOPS - The city of Colwood, just outside of Victoria on Vancouver Island, may help provide a solution to the doctor crisis in Kamloops. It recently opened a municipally owned and operated medical ...
May 07, 2025
Kamloops Filipino community sends powerful message of unity after vigil
KAMLOOPS - Tuesday evening (May 6), a vigil was held at McDonald Park for the victims of the Vancouver Lapu Lapu Day tragedy. The deaths of 11 people and injuries to more than 20 have sparked a period...
May 07, 2025
Columbia Street traffic diverted as Kamloops Fire Rescue investigates downtown smoke report
KAMLOOPS - Traffic was momentarily snarled in front of Royal Inland Hospital along Columbia Street Wednesday morning (May 7), as Kamloops Fire Rescue crews were called out to a report of smoke at a st...
May 07, 2025
Wet snow possible for Coquihalla Highway and Okanagan Connector overnight
MERRITT, B.C. - April showers bring May wet flurries on some Interior highways. Environment Canada has a special weather statement in effect for the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt and the Oka...
May 07, 2025
Kamloops, TNRD issuing emergency test alerts this week
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops residents who have signed up for Voyent Alert! notifications shouldn't panic if their phones go off Thursday (May 8). The City of Kamloops will issue a test alert at 10:00 a.m. Thu...
May 07, 2025
SD73 Parent Advisory Council plans weekend rally to bolster call for increased education funding
KAMLOOPS - The School District 73 (SD73) Parent Advisory Council will hold a rally as part of a call to the B.C. government to raise funding for public education in Kamloops and area ahead the upcomin...
May 07, 2025
Kamloops looks to Colwood for municipally operated medical clinic model
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council has asked staff to come up with a business case for a municipally owned and operated medical clinic. Spearheaded by Councillor Kelly Hall, the idea is modelled after one la...
May 06, 2025
