Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops MP Caputo leads opposition charge on bail reform
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops' local Conservative MP has tabled a private members bill in Ottawa that looks to tackle bail reform. Bill C-313 takes aim at repeat offenders who commit serious offences including ...
Feb 09, 2023
Kamloops RCMP on the hunt for wanted man
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (April 5): RCMP say Bernhard has been located. EARLIER: RCMP have put a call for help tracking down a wanted Kamloops man. Blake Bernhard, 37, is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for ...
Feb 09, 2023
Deadly crash closes Highway 5 south of Barriere
BARRIERE, B.C. - UPDATE (3:55 p.m.): B.C. Highway Patrol has confirmed one person was killed in a crash south of Barriere during the noon hour Thursday (Feb. 9).Spokesperson Cst. Mike Moore says the i...
Feb 09, 2023
Milobar, Dix spar in question period over infamous former IH top doctor
VICTORIA - The case of the disgraced former top doctor in Interior Health prompted sparring during question period in the B.C. Legislature Thursday morning (Feb. 9).Earlier this week, Dr. Albert de Vi...
Feb 09, 2023
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
