Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Man arrested in connection with Adams Lake suspicious death released
ADAMS LAKE, B.C. - A man arrested in connection with the death of an Adams Lake woman late Tuesday (Apr. 27) has been released without charge - but RCMP say the death is still considered suspicious.A ...
Apr 29, 2021
Battle brewing over big rigs on Highway 5A between Kamloops and Merritt
KAMLOOPS - Last week, the TNRD Board of Directors voted in favour of writing a letter in support of a call from local residents to ban commercial truck traffic along Highway 5A between Kamloops and Me...
Doug Collins Apr 29, 2021
Kamloops RCMP on the hunt for suspects in Sagebrush home invasion Monday
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are looking for a pair of suspects after a home invasion in the Sagebrush neighbourhood Monday (Apr. 26).According to a news release from Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cst. Crystal Evelyn...
Apr 29, 2021
'This is a great fit for our local community': New distillery hoping to revitalize piece of Kamloops history
KAMLOOPS - Steve Earl and John Hromyk think they have the next big idea for Kamloops. Iron Horse Distillery, as it's being called right now, would be built next to the old CN station downtown. There w...
Apr 29, 2021
Family of Wells Gray mass murder victims compile statements, petition to keep killer behind bars
Warning: This story contains details that may disturb some readers. CLEARWATER, B.C. - The family of six B.C. mass murder victims has compiled a mountain of information hoping to keep the man who comm...
James Peters Apr 29, 2021
Jump in Kamloops overdose deaths in March; B.C. continues record pace in 2021
VICTORIA - B.C.'s record-setting pace of overdose deaths in 2021 continued unabated in March.According to a new report from the B.C. Coroners Service, there were 158 deaths related to illicit drug ove...
Apr 29, 2021
Utility pole fire leads to power outage along East Trans Canada in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: B.C. Hydro says power has been restored. EARLIER: A fire on a utility pole and electric transformer has resulted in a large power outage in east Kamloops. According to B.C. Hydro, t...
James Peters Apr 29, 2021
Another School Exposure to COVID
KAMLOOPS - Add the Kamloops School of the Arts to the list of potential exposures to COVID.The Interior Health list reports a possible exposure last Friday, April 23rd. Two other schools, Bert Edwards...
Apr 29, 2021
Unity Cannabis eyes expansion to Merritt
MERRITT - A Williams Lake cannabis company is eyeing expansion to other locations. Unity Cannabis is owned by the Williams Lake First Nation, through the first government-to-government agreement betwe...
Apr 29, 2021
Canfor posts $427.8M Q1 profit compared with a loss a year ago as lumber prices soar
VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. reported a first-quarter profit of $427.8 million compared with a loss a year ago, boosted by record results in its lumber business and improved results in its pulp and paper ...
Doug Collins Apr 29, 2021
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