Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Provincial snowpack rebounds to near-normal with snowy February
KAMLOOPS - A snowy February has led to an alpine snowpack much closer to normal across B.C.The latest Snow Survey and Water Supply Bulletin produced by the B.C. River Forecast Centre shows measurement...
Mar 08, 2023
RCMP swarm Lac du Bois area of Batchelor Heights after weapons complaint
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (3:45 p.m.): This story has been updated with more details here. UPDATE (1:50 p.m.): RCMP say the police presence is clearing up and the public is no longer being asked to avoid the ...
Mar 08, 2023
Former Merritt city councillor's trial ends in acquittal
MERRITT, B.C. - Former Merritt City Councilor, Mike Bhangu, has been acquitted from his charges of uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm. The decision was made Tuesday (March 7) afternoon fro...
Mar 08, 2023
RCMP searching for wanted 27-year-old Kamloops man
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (March 31): RCMP say Davis was located on March 22. EARLIER: Kamloops RCMP are searching for a wanted 27-year-old man. Evan Leigh Davis, 27, is wanted for possession of stolen proper...
Mar 08, 2023
North Shore beautification, firefighters, marquee sign among budget requests okayed by Kamloops council
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council met Tuesday (Mar. 7) to hash out its supplemental budget requests. Multiple items were discussed on the budget, and all of the motions were carried. A number of beautificat...
Mar 07, 2023
Locums, potential new compensation model provide glimmers of hope for maternity care in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - One of the two principal physicians behind the Thompson Region Family Obstetrics clinic in Kamloops says bringing maternity care under a new compensation model for family physicians would b...
Mar 07, 2023
Western Canada Theatre's newest production features a real-life transatlantic love story
KAMLOOPS - Set against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, The First Metis Man of Odesa follows the real-life love story between Canadian playwright Matt an...
Mar 07, 2023
Comedian Ed Hill brings one-man show 'Stupid Ed' to Kamloops ahead of NYC off-broadway run
KAMLOOPS - Just like the old joke about the way to get to Carnegie Hall, the route to New York for comedian Ed Hill is through practice. Luckily for folks here in Kamloops, that route goes through the...
Mar 07, 2023
'I expect this will take months, if not years'; Kamloops MP calls for public inquiry into foreign interference
KAMLOOPS - The Conservative Party of Canada, along with the NDP and Bloc Quebecois, has called for a public inquiry into alleged election interference from China. Regardless of the cross-party opposit...
Mar 07, 2023
Rocky Mountaineer parent company purchases venerable Scott's Inn
KAMLOOPS - The parent company of Rocky Mountaineer has purchased a legacy hotel in downtown Kamloops.In a news release issued Monday (Mar. 6), Invictus Properties announced it has acquired Scott's Inn...
Mar 07, 2023
