Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Illegal guns, drugs seized from rental vehicle on Tk'emlúps reserve
TK'EMLUPS - Tk'emlps Rural RCMP seized illegal guns and drugs in a bust involving a rental vehicle last week.In a news release, RCMP say frontline officers were working in the 400-block of Paul Lake R...
Oct 28, 2025
Tourism Kamloops unveils trio of potential iconic structures to boost visitor numbers
KAMLOOPS - Tourism Kamloops has identified what it says are three investment-ready concepts for its iconic structure campaign, and its now looking for developers, operators, and capital partners to co...
Oct 28, 2025 AI renderings of three potential iconic structures in Kamloops. (Image Credit: Tourism Kamloops)
Blazers' Hurlbert named to CHL squad for mini-tournament against top U.S. prospects
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers will have some representation when the top Canadian Hockey League (CHL) prospects go up against a team from the U.S. National Development Program next month. Forward JP...
Oct 28, 2025
Proposed assessment changes to pipelines will shift hefty tax burden onto homeowners: TNRD
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) is sounding the alarm over proposed changes to the way gathering and transmission pipelines like Trans Mountain are assessed. The regional distr...
Oct 28, 2025
Suspicious fire sends North Shore family to hospital
KAMLOOPS - For the second time this month, a house fire on the North Shore has sent a family to hospital. In this case, RCMP believe the fire's origin is suspicious.Kamloops RCMP say officers supporte...
Oct 28, 2025
Kamloops council to urge B.C. government to offer financial relief during extreme heat waves
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council will be calling on the province and BC Hydro to offer financial relief to low-income British Columbians during times of extreme heat waves. Councillor Dale Bass' notice of ...
Oct 28, 2025
Overnight blowing snow advisory issued for Okanagan Connector
MERRITT, B.C. - Drivers on the Okanagan Connector are being warned of challenging winter conditions overnight. In a blowing snow advisory issued shortly after 5:00 a.m. Tuesday (Oct. 28), Environment ...
Oct 28, 2025
B.C. doctors pen letter in support of Kamloops OBGYNs as opposition MLAs press government on maternity crisis
KAMLOOPS - The BC Conservative Party has released a letter co-signed by over a hundred doctors, including several obstetrician-gynecologists (OBGYNs) from across the province, in a bid to call attenti...
Oct 27, 2025
Westmount students to be sent to three schools; classes to remain closed Tuesday
KAMLOOPS - Students at Westmount Elementary School will be out of class for one more day as the Kamloops-Thompson School District (SD73) finalizes its transition and relocation plan. The roughly 250 s...
Oct 27, 2025
Kamloops North Shore BIA reiterates call for changes after fatal overdose on Tranquille Road
KAMLOOPS - The North Shore Business Improvement Association (NSBIA) is reiterating its call for a community interface management approach to the ongoing toxic drug crisis after another overdose death ...
Oct 27, 2025
