Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Wanted man injured in shootout with RCMP near Merritt; IIO investigating
MERRITT, B.C. - B.C.'s police watchdog has been called into Merritt after a suspect was seriously injured by RCMP bullets Thursday (Sept. 12).In a news release, RCMP say the shooting on a forest servi...
Sep 13, 2024
Terry Fox Run returns to Kamloops Sunday morning
KAMLOOPS - The Terry Fox Run is returning to Kamloops in an official capacity this Sunday, after a brief hiatus. This will be the 44th year of the nationwide run. It began in 1980 with Terry Fox using...
Sep 13, 2024
Son of murdered Kamloops woman Jo-Anne Donovan charged in his mother's death
KAMLOOPS - The son of a Kamloops woman who was the victim of a homicide in 2023 has been charged in his mother's death. B.C.'s Court Services Online (CSO) shows Brandon Jeremiah Karl Donovan was charg...
Sep 13, 2024
Cops for Kids making stop in Kamloops as charity ride winds down
KAMLOOPS - The Cops for Kids charity ride is cycling into Kamloops Friday (Sept. 13) afternoon. The 2024 edition of the RCMP Southeast District's team will stop at the downtown Kamloops RCMP detachmen...
Sep 13, 2024
United Way Thompson Nicola Cariboo kicks off 2024 workplace campaign
KAMLOOPS - On Thursday morning (Sept. 12), United Way BC hosted it's annual campaign kickoff breakfast in locations throughout the province. In Kamloops, United Way staff, volunteers and hundreds of c...
Sep 12, 2024
Royal Inland Hospital collecting anesthetic gas to stem emissions
KAMLOOPS - Approximately 9,500 surgical procedures have been performed at Royal Inland Hospital in the last year. Surgeons use anesthetic gas to sedate patients every day. What most people don't know ...
Sep 12, 2024
Kruger announces new first-of-its-kind technology for ultra-clean pulp
KAMLOOPS - B.C. Jobs Minister Brenda Bailey was in Kamloops on Thursday morning (Sept. 12) for a joint announcement with Kruger about a multi-million-dollar investment into new technology at the Kamlo...
Sep 12, 2024
Do you recognize this Kamloops assault suspect?
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (Sept. 19): RCMP say they have identified the individual in the photo. EARLIER (Sept. 12): RCMP investigators trying to solve a summertime assault in downtown Kamloops are looking to...
Sep 12, 2024
B.C. will scrap ‘consumer carbon tax’ if Ottawa drops federal backstop: Eby
VANCOUVER - BC NDP Leader David Eby says the province will scrap its consumer carbon price if the federal government drops its legal backstop requiring provinces to have one.Eby announced the policy s...
Sep 12, 2024
Mounties ask for help tracking down 'armed and dangerous' wanted Merritt man
MERRITT, B.C. - UPDATE: Merritt RCMP say Karlson has now been located and arrested. EARLIER: RCMP in Merritt have put out a second call for help as they look to track down a wanted man they consider a...
Sep 12, 2024
