Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
RCMP looking into Friday morning shooting incident in Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - UPDATE: RCMP in Merritt say another shooting Friday morning (Nov. 18) is likely related to one earlier in the week.In a news release, detachment commander Sgt. Josh Roda says police we...
Nov 18, 2022
TRU set to open its door to more international students
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is taking steps to expand its intake of international students in the future. This week, the school signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) with four coun...
Nov 18, 2022
Rivalry Series brings awareness to women's hockey
KAMLOOPS - The Rivalry Series between the National Woman's Hockey Team and Team USA, brings world-class hockey to Sandman Centre, while simultaneously bringing awareness to women's hockey. Brianne Jen...
Nov 17, 2022
Chamber petitioning Ottawa for change to affordable housing in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - As the living wage in Kamloops went up 14 per cent this year, the Kamloops and District Chamber of Commerce is petitioning the federal government for change to make affordable housing more ...
Nov 17, 2022
IIO report describes dramatic 2021 shootout between fleeing suspect and Merritt RCMP
KAMLOOPS - Ten days after a Fort St. John man was sentenced, a report from the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO) is shedding light on how he engaged in a shootout with RCMP near Merritt ...
Nov 17, 2022
Kamloops mayor to keep helping people get into shelter, despite being asked not to visit unannounced
KAMLOOPS - For years, Reid Hamer-Jackson has been waking up early and walking the streets of Kamloops - all in the name of helping people get into shelters. "I'm trying to get people off the streets f...
Nov 17, 2022
TRU nursing school works to help fill critical shortage
KAMLOOPS - Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, a spotlight was placed on the healthcare sector across canada. Thanks in part to burnout, early retirement and people switching professions, hospitals like...
Nov 17, 2022
Woman fails breath test after driving to Lillooet RCMP detachment
LILLOOET, B.C. - Lillooet RCMP didn't have to go far to arrest an intoxicated driver earlier this week - she drove right to the police station.According to a report from the detachment, the woman pull...
Nov 17, 2022
Kamloops has the second-lowest living wage in B.C.: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
KAMLOOPS - The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), in partnership with Living Wage for Families B.C. has released its 2022 living wage calculations for B.C. communities and Kamloops comes ...
Nov 17, 2022
VIDEO: Canada's National Women's Hockey Team visits Valleyview Secondary
KAMLOOPS - Ahead of its Rivalry Series game against the United States at Sandman Centre Thursday, Canada's National Women's Team paid a visit to students at Valleyview Secondary Wednesday (Nov. 16). A...
Nov 17, 2022
