Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Save-On-Foods, Pattison Food Group support local food banks
What began as a three-day campaign back in 2018 is now a well-established week-long initiative focused on feeding families in need across Western Canada.Starting Thursday, grocery shoppers can support...
May 21, 2025
Knutsford Initial Response Team gearing up for another season of volunteer wildfire suppression
KAMLOOPS - Wet conditions and green hills throughout the Kamloops region aren't expected to last for much longer, with hot, dry summer months approaching. As the risk of wildfire activity increases, t...
May 21, 2025
Convicted pedophile who was once Interior Health's top doctor gives up medical license
VANCOUVER - A disgraced former top doctor for Interior Health can no longer practice medicine at all.The College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C. (CPSBC) says Albert de Villiers has voluntarily resi...
May 21, 2025
Business, vehicle break-ins saw big decreases in first quarter of 2025: Kamloops RCMP
KAMLOOPS - The city's top cop says property crime is on the decline in Kamloops.In his report to council's Safety and Security Select Committee Thursday (May 22), Kamloops RCMP Superintendent Jeff Pel...
May 21, 2025
Kamloops MPs Caputo, Arnold tapped for shadow cabinet spots
KAMLOOPS - Newly re-elected Kamloops MP Frank Caputo has landed a high-profile spot in the opposition shadow cabinet.Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre announced his critic portfolio...
May 21, 2025
Kamloops water parks to open one week ahead of schedule as summer weather approaches
KAMLOOPS - With a hint of summer around the corner, water parks in Kamloops will open a week ahead of schedule. The City of Kamloops announced the water parks at McDonald Park, Prince Charles Park, Ri...
May 21, 2025
Police seize cache of guns, drugs and vehicles during Tuesday raid in Aberdeen
KAMLOOPS - More than a dozen guns and a significant number of suspected drugs, stolen property and vehicles were seized from an Aberdeen home. On Tuesday (May 20), Kamloops RCMP officers and members o...
May 21, 2025
Power pole ripped out, gas station damaged after ATM in Salmon Arm stolen via chain and vehicle
SALMON ARM, B.C. - A power pole was damaged near a gas station after an ATM was stolen in Salmon Arm. RCMP say they responded to a break-in near 10th Street SW and the Trans Canada Highway shortly aft...
May 21, 2025
Latest program growth at Kamloops Y focused on mental wellbeing
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Y is well known for its gyms, fitness and activity programs, and it's also become a key provider of free mental health supports in Kamloops. In response to a growing demand for...
May 20, 2025
YKA believes new Kamloops-to-Edmonton offering has better chance to succeed than 2023 Flair flight
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops residents will soon have a direct route to Edmonton as a new seasonal flight has been added to the schedule at the Kamloops Airport.WestJet will be operating the seasonal, twice-we...
May 20, 2025
