Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
New walk-in clinic-style Urgent and Primary Care Centre opens on Kamloops North Shore
KAMLOOPS - A new Urgent and Primary Care Centre (UPCC) in Kamloops is open on the North Shore. In a social media post, Interior Health (IH) announced the North Shore UPCC located at Northills Shopping...
Nov 26, 2024
'I had to get real with myself': Local peer addictions coach details his journey toward recovery
KAMLOOPS - It's Addictions Awareness Week across Canada, which serves as an opportunity for people to learn more about overdose prevention, harm reduction, treatment and recovery, and discussion solut...
Nov 25, 2024
Kamloops Search and Rescue's latest task - finding a new headquarters space - proves fruitful
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A long-awaited solution for Kamloops Search and Rescue's (KSAR) space constraints may finally be in sight. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) is set to collaborate with the ...
Nov 25, 2024
Stark reality sets in as TRU grapples with multi-million dollar international student tuition hit
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is embarking on a new reality of post-secondary education in the fallout of the federal government capping international student enrollment. Those students ...
Nov 25, 2024
Driver in fatal 2023 WolfPack crash charged under Motor Vehicle Act
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 5:30 p.m.): RCMP say the driver that caused the crash that killed TRU WolfPack athlete Owyn McInnis will not be charged criminally, though he has been charged under the Motor Vehicl...
Nov 25, 2024
Kamloops council to review proposed extended New Year's Day hours for bars and nightclubs
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is poised to make changes to Zoning Bylaw No. 55 that would allow liquor primary establishments like bars and nightclubs to serve alcohol until 3:00 am on New Year's Da...
Nov 25, 2024
Shooter in 2019 Brocklehurst murder eligible for parole earlier following re-sentencing
KAMLOOPS - A man responsible for a 2019 Kamloops drug trade murder is eligible for parole earlier after the B.C. Court of Appeal substituted a conviction. Hugh McIntosh was convicted of first degree m...
Nov 25, 2024
UPDATE: RCMP say missing 12-year-old girl found safe
UPDATE: KAMLOOPS - The 12-year-old girl reported missing Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, has been found and is safe.(Please note: for privacy considerations any previous information pertaining to this individu...
Nov 25, 2024
TNRD eyeing meetings with new B.C. cabinet ministers in early 2025
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) is hoping to meet with six B.C. government ministers in a bid to continue advocating for its priorities, now that a new cabinet has been sworn i...
Nov 25, 2024
Kamloops RCMP aiming to 'Stuff the Cruiser' with toys for families this holiday season
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP will be on the lookout for toys, gift cards and cash this weekend. Officers, volunteers and Sgt. Safety Bear will be parked outside the Toys R Us store in Lower Sahali Saturda...
Nov 25, 2024
