Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

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...

KELOWNA - The former chief medical officer for Interior Health who was convicted this week for sexually assaulting a child has lost his job.Interior Health said in an emailed statement that it could "...

UPDATE (10 a.m.): Highway 1 west of Chase has reopened. UPDATE ( Feb. 9 at 6 a.m.): DriveBC says the stretch of Highway 1 west of Chase remains closed. Another update is due at 9 a.m. EARLIER: CHASE, ...

VICTORIA - The B.C. River Forecast Centre (BCRFC) says below normal snowpack is the norm across B.C.In its latest Snow Survey and Water Supply Bulletin, using numbers from February 1, the BCRFC says t...

KAMLOOPS - A mobile healthcare training unit will soon provide in-person clinical training to Thompson Rivers University (TRU) healthcare students living in rural B.C.In a news release Wednesday (Feb....

SALMON ARM, B.C. - A stolen vehicle suspect allegedly hitched a ride on a passing train while trying to make his getaway in Salmon Arm.RCMP responded to a report that a red Jeep was abandoned at the e...

SORRENTO, B.C. - A woman in British Columbia's Shuswap is calling for improved safety measures on the Trans-Canada Highway after an out-of-control 18-wheeler truck slid off of Highway 1 and crashed in...

CACHE CREEK, B.C. - A man accused in a 2019 Cache Creek murder had his trial postponed this week - just as it was about to begin - and is now facing new charges. Corey Harkness is facing a single coun...

KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s lieutenant governor delivered the annual throne speech outlining the NDP's goals and ambitions for the upcoming year Monday (Feb. 6). It addressed Issues ranging from homelessness to...

KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Valley Off-Road Vehicle Club says an act of senseless vandalism will cost them an estimated $45,000. Five kilometres off the highway on Greenstone Mountain - in what seems to b...