Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
No agreement struck after two days of mediated talks between Canada Post, CUPW
KAMLOOPS - Tuesday (Nov. 19) is Day 5 of ongoing strike action from Canada Post employees, but CUPW and Canada Post have gone back to the bargaining table with a new mediator. Some essential mail will...
Nov 19, 2024
City of Kamloops provisional budget takes aim at policing costs
KAMLOOPS - The average Kamloops household could pay $2,903 in taxes next year, as Kamloops city council has taken its first look at the 2025 municipal budget. On Tuesday (Nov. 19), council's Committee...
Nov 19, 2024
Kamloops RCMP say wanted man could be in Prince George, Lower Mainland
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (Dec. 12): Kamloops RCMP say Berry has been arrested in the Lower Mainland. EARLIER: Kamloops RCMP would like your help tracking down a local man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant. Cha...
Nov 19, 2024
No parole for 18 years for man convicted in gruesome murder of Kamloops brothers
VANCOUVER - The man convicted in the gruesome murder of two brothers from Kamloops has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 18 years. A jury convicted Wade Cudmore, 35, of sec...
Nov 19, 2024
Sentencing hearing underway for man convicted in gruesome double murder of Kamloops brothers
VANCOUVER - A sentencing hearing is underway for a man convicted of second-degree murder in the deaths of two brothers in B.C.'s South Okanagan.A B.C. Supreme Court room heard emotional victim impact ...
Nov 19, 2024
Fall storm bringing strong winds to Kamloops and area; peak gusts expected Tuesday night
KAMLOOPS - Residents in the 100 Mile, Cariboo, Nicola and South Thompson regions are being warned of strong winds starting Tuesday (Nov. 19) afternoon. A special weather statement issued by Environmen...
Nov 19, 2024
Kamloops Storm react to mid-season coaching change
KAMLOOPS -- Andrew Fisher has taken the reins of the Kamloops Storm, assuming head coaching duties after the departure of former bench boss Jan Ludvig, who resigned earlier this month. "It definitely ...
Nov 18, 2024
Merritt emergency department closed Monday night
MERRITT, B.C. - The emergency room at Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt will be closed overnight Monday (Nov. 18). Interior Health says the shutdown will begin at 7:00 p.m. Monday and last until 8:00 ...
Nov 18, 2024
City of Kamloops, CMHA to operate 25 emergency shelter beds during chilly Monday night
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops and the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) will be operating 25 emergency shelter beds Monday night (Nov. 18) as temperatures drop below the extreme cold weather...
Nov 18, 2024
Milobar questions delay in mandate letters for new NDP cabinet
KAMLOOPS - In the coming week, the official opposition BC Conservatives will announce a critic roster, tasked with holding the NDP's new cabinet to account during the next term.Premier David Eby made ...
Nov 18, 2024
