Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Opening statements, witnesses in Day 2 of Bagabuyo trial piece together Mohd Abdullah's last days
KAMLOOPS - The second day of former Kamloops lawyer Rogelio 'Butch' Bagabuyo's trial saw an opening statement delivered by the Crown prosecution, along with a series of witness accounts. Bagabuyo is f...
Apr 15, 2025
Kamloops 'running besties' helped push each other to Boston Marathon
KAMLOOPS - Alexa McMillan and Jillian Neufeld first bonded during the 2023 Boogie The Bridge half-marathon, a happenstance pairing that stuck together for about 15 kilometres and embraced at the finis...
Apr 15, 2025
Drug deal, reported assault leads to heavy police presence along Columbia
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP were seen in force on Monday evening (April 14) at the Hospitality Inn along Columbia Street West after a man was treated for stab wounds at the hospital.Police attended the h...
Apr 15, 2025
BC Cancer Foundation launches $5M fundraising campaign for Kamloops cancer centre
KAMLOOPS - This week, the BC Cancer Foundation launched a $5-million fundraising campaign aimed at equipping the Kamloops cancer centre.The Kamloops cancer centre is scheduled to open to patients in 2...
Apr 15, 2025
Firefighters knock down blaze at Tk'emlúps landfill Monday
TK'EMLUPS - Tk'emlps te Secwpemc officials say a highly visible fire in the area of Mount Paul Road Monday afternoon (April 14) came from the community's landfill. Kamloops Fire Rescue crews were call...
Apr 15, 2025
Telus Data Centre in Kamloops to operate as new AI Factory
KAMLOOPS - The Telus Data Centre in Kamloops will feature an artificial intelligence (AI) factory. In a news release issued Tuesday (April 15) morning, Telus announced its first Sovereign AI Factories...
Apr 15, 2025
Kamloops building sector seeing similar permit value, far fewer new housing units compared to 2024
KAMLOOPS - At the quarter point of 2025, construction value and permits issued in the Kamloops building sector are nearly identical to the same time frame in 2024. However, the number of new housing u...
Apr 15, 2025
Local man recovering from past addictions wants to build up peer support network
KAMLOOPS - Since a public health emergency was declared in response to rising rates of opioid-related overdoses, more than 16,000 people have died in B.C. Efforts to combat the crisis haven't slowed t...
Apr 14, 2025
Items seized by police revealed on first day of Kamloops lawyer's first-degree murder trial
KAMLOOPS - Former Kamloops lawyer Rogelio (Butch) Bagabuyo took notes and watched intently on the first day of his trial on Monday (April 14) at the Kamloops Law Courts. He pleaded not guilty to the f...
Apr 14, 2025
Bernier rallies PPC support in Kamloops, highlights differences in right-of-centre platforms
KAMLOOPS - Approximately 40 supporters gathered at Riverside Park on Friday evening (April 11) to meet with the leader of the People's Party of Canada, Maxime Bernier. It's the third straight election...
Apr 14, 2025
