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 ...
Aaron Schulze 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...
James Peters 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...
James Peters 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...
James Peters 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...
Aaron Schulze 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...
Aaron Schulze Nov 19, 2024
Kamloops RCMP say wanted man could be in Prince George, Lower Mainland
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP would like your help tracking down a local man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant.Chad Douglas Berry, 41, is wanted for being unlawfully at large.Description:WhiteBaldGreen eyes6...
Aaron Schulze 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...
James Peters 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 ...
Dylana Kneeshaw Nov 19, 2024
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COLLINS: Will the last month of the year be better than the first 11?
Dec 01, 2024
Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Get it Done for the Fall Season
Two and Out
PETERS: Approving the access hub shelter on the North Shore helped the helpers
Nov 29, 2024
Looped In
LOOPED IN WITH NIKKI OMEN: November 28, 2024
Nov 28, 2024
Art of Christmas
Art of Christmas - A Pitcher Plant for Christmas
One Man's Opinion
COLLINS: Strikes like that at Canada Post need to be resolved from within
Nov 28, 2024
The Tattle of Hastings
THE TATTLE OF HASTINGS: Matonovich back on track
Nov 27, 2024