Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
IIO investigating RCMP actions after man seriously injured in altercation
KAMLOOPS - The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) of British Columbia is investigating whether a Kamloops RCMP officer's actions caused serious injury. A release from BC RCMP says an officer disc...
Dylana Kneeshaw Mar 15, 2021
HEROES OF THE PANDEMIC: Care aide brightening everyone's day during COVID
KAMLOOPS - It's been one year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. There have been two-and-a-half million deaths worldwide. Case counts are at 120 million around th...
Doug Collins Mar 15, 2021
More than 1,500 new COVID-19 cases recorded over the weekend in B.C
VICTORIA - B.C. is reporting another 1,506 new cases of COVID-19 over a three-day span. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says ten more people died of COVID-19 over the weekend. The new cases...
Doug Collins Mar 15, 2021
Kamloops man charged after allegedly forcibly confining, assaulting woman
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say a man arrested for the alleged forcible confinement and assault of a woman last week has now been formally charged. In a release Cpl. Jesse O'Donaghey says on Thursday las...
Dylana Kneeshaw Mar 15, 2021
Kamloops residents line up for first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
KAMLOOPS - After months of waiting for their COVID-19 vaccine, hundreds of Kamloops residents lined up at McArthur Island on Monday (March 15) to receive their first dose. The first public clinic open...
Doug Collins Mar 15, 2021
Kamloops RCMP investigating stabbing assault at McDonald Park
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are asking for information from the public as they work to track down suspects involved in a stabbing incident this weekend. Staff Sgt. Troy Durand says in a release a man was...
Mar 15, 2021
Kamloops councillor O'Reilly tests positive for COVID-19
KAMLOOPS - Another Kamloops city councillor has tested positive for COVID-19. In a Facebook post, councillor Mike O'Reilly says he received a positive diagnosis over the weekend, and is currently in s...
Doug Collins Mar 15, 2021
COVID-19 vaccination clinics to begin for Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc
TK'EMLUPS - Tk'emlps te Secwpemc (TteS) members will be able to call in and book COVID-19 vaccination appointments starting this week. A release from the Office of Chief / Kukpi7 Rosanne Casimir says ...
Mar 15, 2021
Wildfires appearing early
KAMLOOPS - A new wildfire has sprung up near Highway 8 between Merritt and Spences Bridge. At last report it was 4 hectares in size. It is located near the Dot Ranch Cutoff Road. No cause for the fire...
Mar 15, 2021
Substance use treatment: Kamloops receives one of Interior Health’s five Integrated Treatment Teams
Five Integrated Treatment Teams (ITT) have been set up in Interior Health (IH) for people seeking substance use treatment.The ITT's are set up in Kamloops, Cranbrook, Enderby/Salmon Arm, Penticton, an...
Aaron Schulze Mar 13, 2021
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