Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
SD73 DPAC urges trustees to reject budget proposal at next meeting
KAMLOOPS - The SD73 District Parent Advisory Council (DPAC) has penned an open letter calling for action from the provincial government and local trustees in the face of budgetary pressures in the edu...
Apr 22, 2025
Election Issues 2025: Housing and affordability for younger generations
KAMLOOPS - With advance polls now closed, Canadians have one more opportunity to have their say in who will form the next government, with polls open on general voting day next Monday, from 7:00 am to...
Apr 22, 2025
Shuswap teenager dies in apparent hiking accident
SALMON ARM, B.C. - RCMP in the Shuswap say a teenaged boy lost his life in a hiking accident Monday (April 21).In a news release, Staff Sgt. Simon Scott of Salmon Arm RCMP says the tragic incident hap...
Apr 22, 2025
Traffic light repairs at busy North Kamloops intersection expected to take weeks
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops drivers are asked to approach a major intersection on the north end of the city with caution over the next few weeks. The City of Kamloops says a transport truck struck a traffic l...
Apr 22, 2025
Kamloops prosecutor, baseball organizer named provincial judge
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops prosecutor and sports organizer has been appointed a provincial judge.The province announced three judicial appointments to the provincial court Tuesday (April 22), including Chr...
Apr 22, 2025
Nearly 29,000 eligible voters in Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola cast their ballots during advance voting
KAMLOOPS - The newly redrawn riding of Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola saw a significantly high turnout for advance voting ahead of the 2025 federal election. Preliminary numbers from Elections Canada show 2...
Apr 22, 2025
Two semi-truck drivers seriously injured in Coquihalla Highway crash south of Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - A collision between two semi-trucks on the Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt sent both drivers to hospital with serious injuries. Merritt RCMP say officers were called to the stretch...
Apr 22, 2025
STREAMING: Kamloops All-Candidates Forums
Bookmark this page: All-candidates forums for the two Kamloops ridings will be streamed online at this link on Tuesday, April 22, beginning with Kamloops-Shuswap-Central Rockies at 6:00 p.m. followed ...
Apr 22, 2025
Residents asked to stay away as police execute search warrant on Third Avenue in Chase
KAMLOOPS - The public is being asked to avoid an area in the Village of Chase Tuesday (April 22) morning. Kamloops RCMP say a search warrant is being executed on Third Avenue in Chase. The detachment ...
Apr 22, 2025
Kamloopsians swarm polls on last day of advanced voting
KAMLOOPS - Voters spent the four days of the Easter long weekend heading to the polls to cast their votes early. This year, like many previous years, advance voter turnout is the highest on record. Wi...
Apr 21, 2025
