Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
'Her bravery and her care'; Yoav Shimoni remembers his grandmother killed by Hamas terrorists Saturday
KAMLOOPS - When Hamas attacked Israel, they did so indiscriminately, attacking women, children and men of all ages. One of the more than 1,200 brutally murdered since Saturday was Braha Levinson. Her ...
Oct 12, 2023
Illuminate Kamloops campaign aims to light up spaces and tell stories to residents and tourists
KAMLOOPS - Five sites in Kamloops will be part of a new tourism campaign that aims to encourage residents and visitors to explore throughout the city.In a news release Thursday (Oct. 12), Tourism Kaml...
Oct 12, 2023
Interior Health issues warning after highly toxic drug supply found in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health has issued a drug alert for Kamloops.The alert, issued Thursday (Oct. 12), will be in effect for one week.It warns people who use drugs that a grey powder sold as 'down' has...
Oct 12, 2023
Suspect charged after July sexual assaults in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say a local man has been charged after a pair of sex assaults over the summer. In a news release, RCMP say the incidents took place on the afternoon of July 17. Two separate w...
Oct 12, 2023
Dozens join candlelit vigil for Kamloops Jewish community
KAMLOOPS- Dozens gathered at City Hall on Wednesday night to show support for Israel and the local Jewish community. "We just feel so sad and broken. We just had to come together and talk and that's w...
Oct 11, 2023
BC United MLAs hear wide-ranging concerns in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The BC United town hall on Tuesday (Oct. 10) night in Kamloops brought forward a lot of different opinions and beliefs. Those included questions about sexual orientation and gender identity...
Oct 11, 2023
Minor injuries reported after Clearwater-area crash
CLEARWATER, B.C. - Traffic was snarled in the Clearwater area for most of the Wednesday (Oct. 11) after a commercial truck crash.The incident took place on Highway 5 between Birch Island and Vavenby a...
Oct 11, 2023
KSA Grade 4 student spends the day 'in charge' of Kamloops Fire Rescue
KAMLOOPS - One lucky student in Kamloops was given charge of local firefighters Wednesday (Oct. 11) as part of the 'Fire Chief for a Day' program. Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) arrived at Kamloops School...
Oct 11, 2023
Kamloops Jewish community left reeling by Hamas attack on Israel
KAMLOOPS - "Seeing the photos of women being paraded around after being raped or dead bodies, or learning about what happened to those 40 children in kibbutz being beheaded, I'm literally sick to my s...
Oct 11, 2023
Third quarter passenger numbers on the rise at YKA
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Airport saw another swell of passenger numbers this summer, but rates are still lower than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic. YKA released its third quarter traveler numbe...
Oct 11, 2023
