Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
RCMP looking to identify suspect in armed robbery
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Mounties have released a pair of photos in the hope of identifying a suspect in an alleged armed robbery. On Thursday April 10, 2025, at approximately 8:30 p.m., Kamloops RCMP were...
Apr 23, 2025
'In some cases, not much progress on that report'; Minister Kahlon meeting with council to discuss the Braun Report
KAMLOOPS - Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs Ravi Kahlon attended a closed meeting of Kamloops city council on Wednesday (April 23) morning following an affordable housing announcement.Kahlon ...
Apr 23, 2025
Canadian rock icon Bryan Adams to launch new North American tour in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Canadian rock icon Bryan Adams has picked Kamloops as the launch pad for his latest North American tour. The Canadian leg of the "Roll With The Punches" tour will begin at Sandman Centre on...
Apr 23, 2025 Image Credit: Bryan Adams
Man arrested after waving machete while walking toward Tranquille Road
KAMLOOPS - A man waving a machete was arrested in North Kamloops Tuesday (April 22) afternoon. Kamloops RCMP say officers were told of a man walking southbound on 13th Street towards Tranquille Road w...
Apr 23, 2025
Police incident impacts traffic on Highway 97C north of Merritt
UPDATE (10:00 a.m.): Cpl. James Grandy, Southeast District RCMP spokesperson, told CFJC Today there is no risk to the public. Additionally, there is no estimated time for when police will be able to p...
Apr 23, 2025
Video surveillance details laid out in fifth trial day of former Kamloops lawyer accused in homicide of TRU lecturer
KAMLOOPS - The fifth day of a Supreme Court trial for a former Kamloops lawyer facing a first degree murder charge saw another round of video surveillance clips showing some of the more than 600 kilom...
Apr 22, 2025
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
