Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

KAMLOOPS - RCMP are investigating a suspicious death in Merritt.In a news release distributed Tuesday (Mar. 4), emergency responders were called to a home on Monday to find a man in medical distress. ...

KAMLOOPS - A man was arrested after a taxi reported stolen out of Hope was found in Kamloops Tuesday (March 4) morning. Kamloops RCMP say officers responded to Battle Street downtown just before 5:00 ...

LYTTON, B.C. - A pair of prescribed burns near the Village of Lytton are expected to take place next week. The BC Wildfire Service says it's supporting Lytton First Nation in carrying out the two pres...

UPDATE (8:00 a.m.): DriveBC says the stretch of Highway 5 is cleared in both directions.EARLIER: BARRIERE, B.C. - Drivers travelling on Highway 5 between Barriere and McLure may be on a literal rocky ...

VICTORIA - Tuesday (March 4) is budget day in British Columbia, as Finance Minister Brenda Bailey will introduce the province's financial plans and current deficit in the legislature. The first look i...

KAMLOOPS - A proposal by BC Housing to rezone three properties along Fortune Drive in Kamloops will return to city hall on Tuesday (March 4). Councillors are being asked to approve the rezoning so a f...

KAMLOOPS - The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced plans to almost triple the anti-dumping duties on Canadian softwood lumber. The increase to just over 20 per cent, brings the total levies agai...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops and District Chamber of Commerce will hold a town hall meeting this Friday (March 7) to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico.While th...

SURREY - One week after receiving a sizeable provincial grant, a Shuswap company that builds mushroom-picking robots has won an even larger federal grant. 4AG Robotics in Salmon Arm has been awarded $...

KAMLOOPS - Drivers in downtown Kamloops are being told to expect a series of closures along a section of Third Avenue, as BC Hydro works to replace some of its infrastructure. In a statement on its we...