Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops loses 11 more lives due to toxic drug crisis, on pace for second deadliest year
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops lost 11 more lives over the past two months due to the toxic drug crisis. New figures through June released Tuesday (July 30) by the BC Coroners Service show 45 deaths due to toxic...
Aaron Schulze Jul 30, 2024
Washroom at Rayleigh park deemed unusable after vandalism; RCMP searching for witnesses
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are looking for witnesses and information after a park washroom in Rayleigh was heavily vandalized. RCMP say officers were called to Rae Mor Park at Arab Run Road on Wednesday...
Aaron Schulze Jul 30, 2024
Fraser-Nicola field set as BC NDP choose candidate ahead of 2024 provincial election
MERRITT, B.C. - The governing BC New Democratic Party (NDP) has its candidate for the Fraser-Nicola riding ahead of the next provincial election. In a news release issued Sunday (July 28), the BC NDP ...
Jul 30, 2024
'I refute the fact that Kamloops is not a safe community;' Kamloops' top cop provides insight on crime ranking
KAMLOOPS - New numbers released last week by statistics Canada show Kamloops had the highest crime rate, reported in any census metropolitan area in the country.The numbers are the first crime stats r...
Aaron Schulze Jul 29, 2024
73 wildfires continue to burn throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre: BCWS
KAMLOOPS - As of Monday afternoon, there are 73 wildfires burning throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre, 44 of which are currently classified as out of control. The most significant fire in the region c...
Aaron Schulze Jul 29, 2024
SIGHTS & SOUNDS: Farm2Chefs showcases local flavours at annual grazing event
KAMLOOPS - It was a sold-out evening at Privato Winery on Sunday, as the Farm2Chefs grazing event took over the space. Image Credit: Adam Donnelly/CFJC TodayMore than 300 people attended the event, wh...
Aaron Schulze Jul 29, 2024
UPDATE: Two people found dead following plane crash near Merritt Airport
UPDATE (5 p.m.): RCMP confirm two people are dead following a plane crash that took place near Merritt Airport on Sunday (July 28). Police responded at about 7 p.m. on Sunday after the report of a cra...
Aaron Schulze Jul 29, 2024 Police line on Nicola Ranch (image credit - CFJC Today)
Kamloops sobering centre, review of RCMP policy recommended following inquest into 2019 jail cell death
KAMLOOPS - Local RCMP and the City of Kamloops are being asked to undertake a comprehensive review of policies and practice procedures pertaining to prisoner wellness following an inquest into a 2019 ...
Aaron Schulze Jul 29, 2024
Emergency department at Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt temporarily closed for sixth time in July
MERRITT, B.C. - The emergency department at Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt will be unavailable Sunday (July 28) night. In a news release, Interior Health says the temporary closure of Merritt's ER ...
Aaron Schulze Jul 28, 2024
TNRD partially expands evacuation alert and order area related to Shetland Creek wildfire
SPENCES BRIDGE, B.C. - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) expanded its evacuation alert and issued an evacuation order for three properties related to the Shetland Creek wildfire. In a news ...
Aaron Schulze Jul 28, 2024
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