Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

KAMLOOPS - Refugees and Friends Together (RAFT) has issued an open invitation to its Annual General Meeting. The meeting is scheduled to run from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on May 25 at the Hills of Peace...

KAMLOOPS - The rate of perinatal mental illness has risen from 1-in-5 pre-pandemic to 1-in-3, with 40 per cent of women and 20 per cent of men in Canada currently suffering from a perinatal mental ill...

KAMLOOPS - May 5th is the annual day to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. Red dresses represent the lives lost to gender-based violence in the Indigenous community. On Sunday, Tk...

KAMLOOPS - An agreement is in place for Thompson Rivers University (TRU) to disclose investments that may support companies that do business with Israel. In a news release, TRU states it agreed to pro...

UPDATE (11:30 a.m.): Vernon-North Okanagan RCMP identified the cyclist as a 66-year-old Kamloops man. Police's investigation determined he was travelling southbound on Highway 97 when it rear ended a ...

KAMLOOPS - DriveBC is reporting a vehicle accident along Highway 97 east of Westwold. According to DriveBC, the highway is closed in both directions between Wetaskiwin Road and Back Road. A caller to ...

KAMLOOPS - The real estate market in Kamloops saw a marked improvement in units sold and new listings in April. In total 218 units were sold last month, an increase from the 174 units sold in March. T...

MERRITT, B.C. - A special weather statement has been issued for the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt, as well as section of Highway 3. "Snow levels will remain at or below mountain pass lev...

WILLIAMS LAKE - Due to a labour shortage in the Williams Lake area, Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is creating a new early childhood education program.The new course will fast-track students through...

KAMLOOPS - A structure fire was reported to Kamloops Fire Rescue on Saturday evening as a home on Shuswap Road was fully engulfed in flames. The call came into KFR shortly before 9:00 p.m. for a two-s...