Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

KAMLOOPS - On Monday (July 4), BC Health Minister Adrian Dix said the province was preparing for a possible third wave of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, which could hit this fall. As a result, Dix s...

KAMLOOPS - According to the latest numbers from Statistics Canada, the price of groceries is up 9.7 per cent. The Kamloops Food Bank is feeling the pinch - both in its operating costs and increased vi...

TK'EMLUPS TE SECWEPEMC - Lytton-based 2 Rivers Remix Society was created to uplift contemporary Indigenous performers. Wednesday (July 6), it will take over Tk'emlups Powwow Arbour to host well-known,...

KAMLOOPS - On June 22, the B.C General Employees Union (BCGEU) voted overwhelming in favour of strike action should contract negotiations break down. That is exactly what happened this week after talk...

KAMLOOPS - Usually, the price of fuel is around 15 cents cheaper in Kamloops compared to the Lower Mainland, where additional taxes drive up the bottom line. However that is not currently the case, as...

MERRITT, B.C. - A local man is facing charges after prohibited guns and other weapons were found in a Merritt apartment.In a news release, Sgt. Josh Roda says Merritt RCMP were called last Thursday (J...

SORRENTO, B.C. - UPDATE (5:15 p.m.): Drive BC says the highway is now clear at this spot.UPDATE (3:00 p.m.): In an email, B.C. Emergency Health Services says four ground ambulances and a supervisor we...

REVELSTOKE, B.C. - A freak accident near Revelstoke Sunday (July 3) killed a motorcyclist from Vancouver Island.In a news release, Insp. Chad Badry of Kootenay Highway Patrol says the incident happene...

KAMLOOPS - Norm Daley is going to hit the ground running as Blazers' president. Daley, who was already heavily involved with the 2023 Memorial Cup bid committee, is determined to make next year's cham...

KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops summer tradition is back in Prince Charles Park: Project X's Theatre Under the Trees begins this week with two different plays: Red Riding Hood and The Lion, the Witch and the Wa...