Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops icon is being recognized for his career of excellence in the field of broadcasting.RTDNA Canada announced its 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award recipients Thursday (June 15). Its o...

KAMLOOPS - The mayor of Kamloops is suing one of his councillors for defamation.In a Notice of Civil Claim filed in B.C. Supreme Court Monday (June 12), Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson accuses Councillor Kat...

KAMLOOPS - Details are hard to come by, but there is confirmation the B.C. Urban Mayors' Caucus is being resurrected. On Tuesday (June 13), Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson told council the caucus ha...

KAMLOOPS - Feeding a pet is one of the most basic responsibilities of an owner. For pet parents struggling to make ends meet, the BC SPCA pet food bank program keeps animals fed. Local needs for the p...

KAMLOOPS - The province of British Columbia has become the first jurisdiction in Canada to provide universal coverage for eligible medications used for the treatment of opioid-use disorder. Opioid ago...

OTTAWA - Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola MP Dan Albas is reaching across the aisle in an effort to fight cancer.Albas is co-chairing a new caucus of MPs formed to "strengthen nationwide efforts to...

KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: RCMP say the missing woman has been found and is safe.

VICTORIA - British Columbia says it is providing universal coverage for opioid agonist treatments that help people with substance use disorders, making it the first province in Canada to do so.Health ...

KAMLOOPS - A smoky skies bulletin is in effect for Kamloops, the North Thompson and the Cariboo.In a news release issued Wednesday (June 14), the B.C. government says wildfire smoke is tracking south ...

MERRITT, B.C. - A group of Nicola Valley Logging Contractors, community members and business representatives have written a letter to the Ministry of Forests."The majority of logging contractors have ...