Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Downtown Kamloops shopper emerges from store to find their car driving away; one arrested
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops woman was arrested after a Toyota Camry was reportedly stolen from outside a downtown Kamloops store. In a news release issued Thursday (Feb. 9) morning, Kamloops RCMP say they r...
Feb 09, 2023
'Debris movement' from slope near Chase the cause of Trans Canada Highway closure: Ministry of Transportation
KAMLOOPS - A near 24-hour closure of the Trans Canada Highway west of Chase was due to debris movement on a slope next to the roadway.In an email to CFJC Today, B.C.'s Ministry of Transportation and I...
Feb 09, 2023
Kamloops theatre company hopes to start a conversation with a production of The Zoo Story
KAMLOOPS - What started as a conversation about creating an opportunity to perform during the pandemic has now come to fruition. Derek Rein and Brandon Reid are starring in The Zoo Story, a one-act pl...
Feb 08, 2023
Spike belt disables truck used in Pinantan break-in; suspects still on the loose
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are hoping the public can help track down theft suspects who took a wild ride while fleeing from police Tuesday night (Feb. 7).In a news release, detachment spokesperson Cpl. ...
Feb 08, 2023
Police watchdog looking into case of woman injured after night in Kamloops RCMP cells
KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s police watchdog is looking into an incident of a woman who was treated for an injury after spending the night in Kamloops RCMP cells.In a news release, the Independent Investigations...
Feb 08, 2023
New federal riding proposal would split Kamloops in two, put Valleyview in same riding as Golden
KAMLOOPS - New proposed federal electoral boundaries would see Kamloops cut into two ridings, with the division splitting the downtown and Sahali.The Electoral Boundaries Commission unveiled its lates...
Feb 08, 2023
Interior Health ends employment of former top doctor convicted of sexual assault
KELOWNA - The former chief medical officer for Interior Health who was convicted this week for sexually assaulting a child has lost his job.Interior Health said in an emailed statement that it could "...
Feb 08, 2023
Trans Canada near Chase closed for geotechnical work
UPDATE (10 a.m.): Highway 1 west of Chase has reopened. UPDATE ( Feb. 9 at 6 a.m.): DriveBC says the stretch of Highway 1 west of Chase remains closed. Another update is due at 9 a.m. EARLIER: CHASE, ...
Feb 08, 2023
Below normal February snowpack an early indicator of potential spring drought: province
VICTORIA - The B.C. River Forecast Centre (BCRFC) says below normal snowpack is the norm across B.C.In its latest Snow Survey and Water Supply Bulletin, using numbers from February 1, the BCRFC says t...
Feb 08, 2023
TRU receives a financial boost for mobile healthcare training unit
KAMLOOPS - A mobile healthcare training unit will soon provide in-person clinical training to Thompson Rivers University (TRU) healthcare students living in rural B.C.In a news release Wednesday (Feb....
Feb 08, 2023
