Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

Speeding driver in the Cariboo checks texts, misses officer and fined hundreds
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - A 27-year-old man from Kelowna was fined for speeding through the Cariboo region and failing to notice a police officer who tried to stop him. BC Highway Patrol says the man was...
Aaron Schulze Jul 22, 2025

Fourteen TNRD community wildfire groups funded via new provincial pilot
KAMLOOPS - A grant program that allowed community groups to get training so they can help the BC Wildfire Service fight fires was oversubscribed, but the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) says ...
Victor Kaisar Jul 22, 2025

Kamloops drops notorious title of highest crime rate in Canada, sees 21 per cent decline in violent crimes
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops no longer has the highest crime rate of any city in Canada, albeit not by much. According to new numbers released by Statistics Canada Tuesday (July 22), police reported 10,546 cri...
James Peters Jul 22, 2025

UPDATE: Missing woman found
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (Aug. 6): RCMP say the missing woman has been located.
Victor Kaisar Jul 21, 2025 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

'It's just not possible'; Health minister rules out 11th-hour redesign of Kamloops cancer centre to include PET-CT
KAMLOOPS - Despite calls from opposition MLAs and community leaders for a redesign, construction is slated to begin this summer on the Kamloops cancer centre.Local mayors, councillors, regional direct...
Michael Reeve Jul 21, 2025

Japanese beetles apparently discovered in Westsyde, more than 10 kilometres from regulated area
KAMLOOPS - Japanese beetles appear to have spread from the regulated zone in the downtown and Sagebrush neighbourhoods of Kamloops.The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will still need to confirm...
Michael Reeve Jul 21, 2025

New mobile, community-led crisis support program launches in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - B.C. Health Minister Josie Osborne is in Kamloops Monday (July 21) to announce the formal launch of the CRCL (pronounced "circle") program in the city. Formerly called 'Peer Assisted Care T...
Victor Kaisar Jul 21, 2025

ASK Wellness buys pair of Tranquille Road properties 'to meet present and future needs' in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The ASK Wellness Society has bought a pair of properties along Tranquille Road that it says will help support its current programming as well as its long-term plans which may include afford...
Victor Kaisar Jul 21, 2025

Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Kamloops and area, including Coquihalla Highway and Okanagan Connector
KAMLOOPS - Another severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for Kamloops and area and surrounding elevated highways. Environment Canada states that conditions are favourable for the development of sever...
Victor Kaisar Jul 21, 2025

Weekend for Kamloops Search and Rescue includes injured dirt biker and boat in distress
KAMLOOPS - It was a busy Saturday (July 19) for Kamloops Search and Rescue (KSAR) crews. In a post to social media, KSAR says it was called by BC Emergency Health Services at around 6:45 p.m. Saturday...
Aaron Schulze Jul 21, 2025

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