Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Snowpack totals near normal; River Forecast Centre predicting high flows through Nicola Lake
VICTORIA - The BC River Forecast Centre has released the latest snowpack figures for the region, calculated on February 1, 2021.The figures show both the North and South Thompson basins nearly right o...
James Peters Feb 17, 2021
RCMP release suspect photos in Sahali armed bank robbery
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP have released photos of the suspect in Tuesday's (Feb. 16) bank robbery in Sahali.CFJC Today has learned the financial institution that was hit was Canadian Western Bank at 12...
James Peters Feb 17, 2021
Petition launched to keep convicted murderer in jail
KAMLOOPS - An online petition has been launched in an attempt to keep David Shearing, who goes by the name of Ennis today, behind bars. The man convicted of killing six members of the Johnson and Bent...
James Peters Feb 17, 2021
RCMP look for suspect in Sahali armed bank robbery
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are looking for a suspect in a Tuesday afternoon (Feb. 16) bank robbery in Sahali.According to Cst. Crystal Evelyn, a man walked into a bank in the 1200-block of Summit Drive at about ...
Feb 16, 2021
Royal Inland Hospital COVID-19 outbreak stable; three other Kamloops outbreaks grow
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health (IH) says three of the four active COVID-19 outbreaks in Kamloops grew marginally over the long weekend, the largest stayed stable.In an email update, IH says the Royal Inla...
James Peters Feb 16, 2021
Federal firearms legislation would allow Kamloops and other cities to ban handguns
KAMLOOPS - The federal government's newly tabled legislation to allow municipalities to ban handguns through bylaw services is being met with mixed reviews. Under Bill C-21, city bylaws could restrict...
James Peters Feb 16, 2021
Two arrested, firearms seized in Kamloops RCMP parking lot arrest
KAMLOOPS - A man and woman are in custody after they allegedly drove into a police-only parking lot with a shotgun in the front seat. The incident began on Monday (Feb. 15) when a police officer saw a...
Feb 16, 2021
Kamloops residents delay travel plans with more restrictions coming
KAMLOOPS - Travel is not recommended in Canada and, with new travel restrictions going into effect next week, the federal government is making it more difficult to plan a trip. In addition to requirin...
James Peters Feb 16, 2021
Kamloops RCMP officer punched, kicked during early morning arrest
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops RCMP officer was likely feeling sore after being punched and kicked by an arrestee early Tuesday morning (Feb. 16).In a release, Cst. Crystal Evelyn says the officer was respondi...
Feb 16, 2021
SouthKam Secondary identifies seven-day COVID-19 exposure
KAMLOOPS - COVID-19 exposures in Interior schools have slowed down in the past week, but one Kamloops school is reporting a lengthy exposure. According to Interior Health (IH), South Kamloops Secondar...
James Peters Feb 16, 2021
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