Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops Greens' hoping to ensure environmental concerns are not lost this election
KAMLOOPS - It wasn't the best week to be in the Green Party camp, as the co-leaders were last minute exclusions from the federal leaders debates with the commission stating they have failed to meet tw...
Apr 17, 2025
NDP looking to continue strong Kamloops performances, force minority win
KAMLOOPS - Historically, the NDP have fared quite well in the Kamloops riding, finishing second in six of the last eight federal elections. However, with federal polling numbers slipping for the New D...
Apr 17, 2025
School closures not off the table for SD58 amid budget pressures
MERRITT, B.C. - School District 58 (Nicola-Similkameen) held a public budget meeting on Wednesday (April 16) night to discuss budgetary pressure affecting the district and the district's plan for the ...
Apr 17, 2025
RCMP witnesses describe discovery of victim's body, as Bagabuyo murder trial dives into extensive video evidence
KAMLOOPS - The fourth day of Rogelio 'Butch' Bagabuyo's first-degree murder trial saw additional witnesses called in by the Crown, including RCMP officers involved in the initial call after the victim...
Apr 17, 2025
Here's what to know about advance voting in Canada's 2025 federal election
Advance voting for the 2025 federal election gets underway this long weekend.Canadians who are at least 18 years old can vote at their assigned polling station anytime from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on April 1...
Apr 17, 2025
Couple arrested after man reportedly points gun at vehicle during Salmon Arm road rage incident
SALMON ARM, B.C. - A couple was arrested after a man reportedly pointed a gun at another driver during a scene of road rage. Salmon Arm RCMP say a man reported the incident with a beige Cadillac Escal...
Apr 17, 2025
Expensive tool kit handed over to Merritt RCMP; officers trying to find rightful owner
MERRITT, B.C. - A bag of expensive tools was handed over to the Merritt RCMP detachment in hopes of finding the proper owner. RCMP say the red Hilti tool bag given to the detachment on March 20 contai...
Apr 17, 2025
RCMP renew plea for information into Salmon Arm man's disappearance 23 years later
SALMON ARM, B.C. - RCMP are renewing their call for help in finding a Salmon Arm man who's been missing for 23 years. Raymond "Ray" Kohout, a nurse, husband and father of three, was last seen at aroun...
Apr 17, 2025
Local developer to build first-ever municipally-owned rental building in Sun Peaks
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - A Sun Peaks-based developer has been tapped to build a 110-unit rental building in the resort municipality that former Mayor Al Raine referred to in his farewell note to the communit...
Apr 17, 2025
Court hears of alleged efforts made to dispose of bin containing victim's body during third day of Bagabuyo trial
KAMLOOPS - Legal teams arrived at Kamloops Law Courts Wednesday morning (April 16) for the third day of Rogelio 'Butch' Bagabuyo's trial. He is facing a first-degree murder charge related to the killi...
Apr 16, 2025
