Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Sarah McLachlan to headline Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival
SALMON ARM, B.C. - The Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival this summer will be headlined by a 12-time Juno and three-time Grammy award winner.The preliminary lineup for the 31st annual festival has be...
Mar 06, 2023
Sledder in the Shuswap seriously injured after potential collision with tree: RCMP
SICAMOUS, B.C. - A sledder was taken to hospital with serious injuries after an accident in the Kingfisher Creek area along the Owlhead Snowmobile Trail in the Shuswap. In a news release, Sicamous RCM...
Mar 06, 2023
Fortune Drive construction begins Monday, lasting through the spring
KAMLOOPS - Traffic on the North Shore is expected to be impacted throughout the spring. The City of Kamloops says resurfacing and utility works on Fortune Drive between Oak Road and Overlanders Bridge...
Mar 06, 2023
BC women's hockey team wins gold for the first time at 2023 Canada winter games.
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Canada Winter Games in Summerside, Prince Edward Island are coming to a close. Gold medal games are being hosted to wrap up the event, and the British Columbia women's hockey te...
Mar 05, 2023
Kamloops man with two warrants taken into custody by RCMP
KAMLOOPS - A local man who is wanted on multiple warrants has been arrested by Kamloops RCMP. In a news release issued by Cpl. Crystal Evelyn on Friday (Mar.3), officers were called over to an area on...
Mar 05, 2023
Blazers win fourth straight divisional title after defeating Rockets 7-2
KELOWNA - The Kamloops Blazers went to Kelowna on Saturday (Mar.5) with a chance to clinch the B.C. division for the fourth consecutive year. The club accomplished that feat after defeating the Rocket...
Mar 05, 2023
Coquihalla highway shut down last night until early this morning
KAMLOOPS - This past week the Coquihalla has been shut down numerous times. Last Friday (Mar.3) the highway was closed for avalanche control until Saturday afternoon. The highway reopened at 5:00 P.M....
Mar 05, 2023
13 Blazers record a point in 8-1 win over Rockets
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers had their guns blazing at the Sandman Centre on Friday (Mar.3), scoring six consecutive goals en route to a 8-1 victory over the Kelowna Rockets.In the first period Log...
Mar 04, 2023
Highway between Hope and Merritt, British Columbia, closed due to extreme weather
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Ministry of Transportation says the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt will be closed until at least Saturday afternoon due to extreme weather. The ministry says it's als...
Mar 03, 2023
Avalanche Canada urging travelers to proceed with extreme caution heading into the mountains
KAMLOOPS - In light of the recent uptick in avalanches in the B.C. interior, Interior Health and Avalanche Canada are advising travelers planning to head over to the slopes to do so with strong cautio...
Mar 03, 2023
