Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Neighbours concerned as partially demolished Westsyde home sits vacant with asbestos unabated
KAMLOOPS - It's a home with no siding, holes through the walls, broken windows, and an open door inviting in curious teenagers and wild animals. Demolition on the nuisance property at 3269 Bank Road i...
Feb 7, 2023
Two father-daughter duos competing at BC Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
KAMLOOPS - The 2023 B.C. mixed doubles curling championship is underway here in Kamloops. Twenty teams are battling each other out for a spot at the 2023 Canadian Mixed Doubles. However, two father an...
Feb 7, 2023
Merritt emergency department will be closed Wednesday
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt residents will be without emergency room services Wednesday (Feb. 8).In a news release, Interior Health says the ER at Nicola Valley Hospital will be closed Wednesday from 8:00...
Feb 7, 2023
RCMP investigate drive-by BB gun shooting in Brocklehurst
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are investigating a drive-by BB gun shooting Monday night (Feb. 6) in Brocklehurst.In a news release, Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evelyn says police were informed of the in...
Feb 7, 2023
Former Interior Health top doctor guilty of sexual offences against a child
GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB - The former top doctor for Interior Health charged with sexual offences involving a child has been convicted on both counts.Dr. Albert de Villiers was convicted on charges of sexua...
Feb 7, 2023
Winter storm expected to bring 25 centimetres of snow to Coquihalla Highway: Environment Canada
KAMLOOPS - It's forecast to be a stormy Tuesday (Feb. 7) across B.C., and once again, the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt is not immune. Environment Canada issued a winter storm warning fo...
Feb 7, 2023
‘We’re still here, we’re resilient’: New First Nation Community Store brings hope to Lytton
LYTTON, B.C. - It's been over 19 months since a fire devastated the village of Lytton and the neighbouring First Nation and while the rebuild process has been slow, locals are hoping a new grocery sto...
Feb 6, 2023
One year after Sa-Hali Secondary student slain, no arrests
KAMLOOPS - It's been over a year since the body of a Sa-Hali Secondary School student was found in a parking lot on the Tk'emlups reserve, and the case remains unsolved.Mounties say on January 29, 202...
Feb 6, 2023
Surveillance balloon 'an embarrassing mistake by China:' TRU Professor
KAMLOOPS - On Saturday (Feb. 4), the United States military shot down a Chinese balloon over the Atlantic Ocean. In an emailed statement to CFJC Today, the Canadian Department of National Defense conf...
Feb 6, 2023
Porsche impounded after it was clocked at 130 km/h on Summit Drive: Kamloops RCMP
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP impounded a sports car Saturday (Feb. 4) after radar showed it travelling 130 km/h on a city street.At about 4:00 p.m., an officer in the detachment's Municipal Traffic Unit w...
Feb 6, 2023
