Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
TRU Day of Giving aims to raise $48,000 in 48 hours to ease financial burden on students
KAMLOOPS - A stethoscope is a crucial piece of equipment for nursing students entering their first year of post-secondary education. Just like textbooks, a student is on the hook to purchase one as pa...
Mar 02, 2023
Clearwater resident postpones MRI due to highway safety concerns
CLEARWATER - In 2023 alone, five people have died in crashes along Highway 5 North between Kamloops and Clearwater, with multiple others sent to hospital with varying degrees of injury. Local governme...
Mar 02, 2023
Fallen B.C. search and rescue workers honoured in annual event Tuesday
KAMLOOPS - Seventeen lives lost. Seventeen too many. Across B.C., search and rescue workers volunteer their time and effort in service of their communities without any promise of reward. A service in ...
Mar 02, 2023
Barriere RCMP seek man wanted for assault
BARRIERE, B.C. - RCMP in Barriere are asking for the public's help tracking down a man wanted for assault.Kyle George L'Heureux, 32, is considered violent and should not be approached by the public.De...
Mar 02, 2023
Kamloops nurse disciplined for sexually harassing student under his supervision
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops nurse has been suspended for, in part, sexually harassing a student colleague.In a notice posted to its website Wednesday (Mar. 1), the B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM...
Mar 02, 2023
Weekend for Kamloops RCMP includes body armour seizure, impaired driver downhill and doggy door break-in
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP responded to approximately 363 public complaints from Friday (Feb. 24) to 9:00 a.m. Monday (Feb. 27). Below are some incidents police attended.Unwanted guest on the North Shor...
Mar 02, 2023
Road conditions not a factor in triple-fatal collision near Clearwater: BC Highway Patrol
CLEARWATER, B.C. - A triple-fatal collision on Highway 5 south of Clearwater was not caused by road conditions.In a news release, B.C. Highway Patrol says a southbound Ford F-150 pickup truck crossed ...
Mar 02, 2023
Pedestrian in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle on the North Shore
UPDATE (10:45 a.m.): Kamloops RCMP provided further details, saying the person struck by a southbound SUV is a woman in her 30s.EARLIER: KAMLOOPS - A person was sent to hospital in critical condition ...
Mar 02, 2023
Snowfall warning in effect for Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt until noon Friday
KAMLOOPS - A snowfall warning is in effect for the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt.In an online weather statement, Environment Canada says nearly 20 to 30 centimetres of snow is expected for t...
Mar 02, 2023
Dallas Elementary students get a jump on the job market with a K-to-3 career fair
KAMLOOPS - What do you want to be when you grow up? It's a question kids get asked from the time they can talk until well into their teens, and even beyond. Some children figure it out early, while ot...
Mar 01, 2023
