Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Jury deliberations to begin for 2021 Scotch Creek second-degree murder trial
KAMLOOPS - Thursday (May 8) saw the beginning of jury deliberations around whether or not a Shuswap area resident accused of shooting another man killed him in an act of self-defense or murder. The tr...
May 08, 2025
Council backs Kamloops Cancer Support Society in attempt to receive provincial funding
KAMLOOPS - As politicians and doctors grapple with the proposed Kamloops Cancer Centre, a group of Kamloops residents is working to improve patient outcomes and help them through the process. The Kaml...
May 08, 2025
Ronald McDonald House Family Room in Kamloops to open on June 13
KAMLOOPS - The long-awaited Ronald McDonald House Family Room at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) in Kamloops will officially open its doors on June 13. Brandy Gozda-Sekhon, the owner/operator of McDonald'...
May 08, 2025
New TRU president, Dr. Airini, to be formally installed on June 25
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University (TRU) will formally install Dr. Airini as its fifth president and vice-chancellor on Wednesday, June 25.The public ceremony - which will also be livestreamed - wi...
May 08, 2025
UPDATE: One person airlifted to hospital after crash on Highway 1 east of Cache Creek
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - (UPDATE 3:00 p.m.): One person was airlifted to hospital in a serious condition after a crash on the Trans Canada Highway east of Cache Creek Thursday (May 8) morning. BC Emergency...
May 08, 2025
RCMP release photos of suspects in North Shore assault that left teen seriously injured
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are asking the public's help in advancing an assault investigation that took place on the North Shore two months ago. Back on March 13 at around 9:30 p.m., RCMP say the teenag...
May 08, 2025
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
