Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
TRU Day of Giving raises more than $100,000 for scholarships and bursaries
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University (TRU) more than doubled its goal for its Day of Giving. TRU says $105,997 was raised by 193 donors over 24 hours on Feb. 27, well above the stated $50,000 goal. F...
Mar 06, 2025
Kamloops RCMP looking for man wanted on Canada-wide warrant
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (March 12): RCMP say Dekelver has been located and arrested. EARLIER: Kamloops RCMP are asking for the public's help in finding a 40-year-old man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant. In ...
Mar 06, 2025
Barriere's mayor-elect eyes second ambulance status, Highway 5 safety concerns
BARRIERE, B.C. - Former Barriere councillor Rob Kerslake was elected mayor this past weekend, filling the seat left by former mayor-turned-MLA Ward Stamer. The district's new mayor says there are a fe...
Mar 05, 2025
Royal Inland Hospital Foundation's 11th annual Radiothon kicks off on B-100 Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Radio waves in Kamloops will be taken over by a good cause on Thursday (March 6), for the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation's 11th annual Radiothon. Each year, the Radiothon raises thousands...
Mar 05, 2025
Two-week tournament blitz coming to Tournament Capital Centre
KAMLOOPS - True to the city's 'Tournament Capital' moniker, Kamloops will be hosting a half-dozen competitions and events in a two-week span, starting this week. Those include the BC Indoor Track and ...
Mar 05, 2025
'NDP walking away from the Interior'; Kamloops MLA Milobar reacts to 2025 provincial budget
KAMLOOPS - The provincial budget, unveiled on Tuesday (March 4), has B.C. projected to reach just shy of an $11 billion deficit. Looking into the Kamloops area, the Tournament Capital was mentioned by...
Mar 05, 2025
Halt of American military aid stirs feelings of unease amongst Kamloops Ukrainian community
KAMLOOPS - The latest altercation between Ukraine's president and the American administration has sparked another round of debate about the international aid offered to Ukraine. News of the United Sta...
Mar 05, 2025
Kamloops RCMP 2024 year-end stats show marked decrease to business break-and-enters
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops' top cop presented the year-end statistics for the local detachment to city council on Tuesday (March 4), highlighted by decreases in break-and-enter to businesses, crimes against ...
Mar 05, 2025
One dead in Shuswap head-on collision: RCMP
TAPPEN, B.C. - RCMP have confirmed one person died in a crash on the Trans Canada Highway near Tappen Wednesday (March 5).In a news release, Southeast District RCMP spokesperson Cpl. James Grandy says...
Mar 05, 2025
February home sales in Kamloops remained steady in face of economic uncertainty
KAMLOOPS - The economic uncertainty brought on by Canada's trade war with the United States has yet to have a significant impact on the Kamloops real estate market. New statistics shared by the Associ...
Mar 05, 2025
