Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops hit the streets for Hoops in the Loops weekend
KAMLOOPS - For the first time since 2019, the Hoops in the Loops 3-on-3 basketball tournament hit the streets this past weekend. The public event saw thousands of people on the streets supporting loca...
Jun 06, 2022
Gun owners wonder what the future holds for sport shooting after proposed federal change
KAMLOOPS - The federal government has proposed a national freeze on importing, buying or selling handguns as part of the tabled Bill C-21 from last week. The bill would also remove gun licenses from p...
Jun 06, 2022
Monday armed robbery in Sahali involved brightly-dressed suspect: RCMP
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are looking for help tracking down a suspect in a Sahali armed robbery Monday afternoon (June 6).According to Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evelyn, the incident happened at a...
Jun 06, 2022
Province outlines notification plans for summer heat events; Kamloops readies Voyent! Alert app
KAMLOOPS - After hundreds of people died during a heat dome last June, the B.C. government says it'll be giving residents advance notice of temperature swells using the new B.C. Heat Alert Response Sy...
Jun 06, 2022
RCMP release photos of suspect, car in North Shore armed robbery
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are releasing more information in hopes of identifying a suspect in a May 29 armed robbery on the Kamloops North Shore. The incident happened at about 10:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 29 at a...
Jun 06, 2022
Mustard Seed launches street advocate position to assist downtown businesses
KAMLOOPS - The Mustard Seed in Kamloops, in collaboration with the Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association and the City of Kamloops, has created a position for a street advocate to assist bu...
Jun 06, 2022
Newly-formed Indigenous group wants Horgan to issue an apology for the Sixties Scoop
KAMLOOPS - Inspired by a similar society in Alberta, a society has been formed for the victims of the Sixties Scoop in B.C. The Sixties Scoop Indigenous Society of British Columbia (SSISBC) is headed ...
Jun 06, 2022
RCMP seek suspect after downtown Kamloops stabbing
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are looking for a suspect after a man was stabbed in downtown Kamloops last week.At about 2:35 a.m. on Friday (June 3), a Mountie was patrolling around Victoria Street and Fourth Avenu...
Jun 06, 2022
Kamloops MLA's bill would overhaul Disaster Financial Assistance, provide more support for uninsured
KAMLOOPS - The MLA for Kamloops-South Thompson says some simple changes could bring B.C.'s Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) program into the 21st Century. Todd Stone says DFA has not had a signific...
Jun 06, 2022
Man arrested, numerous drugs and weapons seized in Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - Three different search warrants at houses in Merritt led to numerous weapons and drugs being seized and a man being arrested.On Friday (June 3), Merritt RCMP say they executed two sear...
Jun 06, 2022
