Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
BC Housing states no 'significant' delays for Merritt shelter initially expected to open in October
MERRITT, B.C. - "Having met with BC Housing on Friday, they have confirmed they have signed a lease with the Knight's Inn. That lease will start, I believe, September 1, but they are not anticipating ...
Nov 20, 2024
Stankoven talks Calder Trophy race, his new brand launch, stunning puck-flip attempt, Stars' start
DALLAS - Logan Stankoven is picking up where he left off last season. The 21-year-old forward from Kamloops is a staple in the Dallas Stars' lineup and producing at a steady clip offensively. With 14 ...
Nov 20, 2024
Kamloops MLAs Milobar, Stamer given plum critic posts
VICTORIA - Kamloops MLAs Peter Milobar and Ward Stamer have been handed significant roles in B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad's shadow cabinet.Rustad named his critics for the upcoming legislative...
Nov 20, 2024
Kamloops man who killed pregnant girlfriend 24 years ago granted day parole
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - A former Kamloops man imprisoned after he admitted to killing his pregnant girlfriend has been granted day parole for six months.Trent Larsen was arrested in September 2019 - ne...
Nov 20, 2024
SD73 board furthers process of divesting from Parkcrest Park and former Little Fort Elementary School sites
KAMLOOPS - School District 73 (SD73) is seeking approval to hand over two of three properties it deems as no longer being required for educational purposes. During Monday's (Nov. 18) public meeting, t...
Nov 20, 2024
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
