Kamloops News
Secwepemc Child and Family Services to begin offering CLBC services
A Kamloops First Nations service provider has signed a unique agreement with a provincial Crown corporation, which will allow disabled Indigenous people in the...
Kamloops artist hosts postcard-making workshop for BC Culture Days
Artistic Kamloops residents will have the chance to engage in postcard-making, with the intention of creating supportive messages for victims of violence as...
Interior realtors donate $265K to Salvation Army for B.C. wildfire relief
Realtors from across the Interior have donated more than a quarter of a million dollars toward B.C. wildfire relief efforts. Association of Interior Realtors...
Kamloops council sees 'groundswell' of support for ambitious capital project plan
A Kamloops councillor says he’s seeing a “groundswell” of support for the city’s ambitious plan involving the development of new arts...
House arrest for Kamloops man who refused to register as sex offender
A Kamloops sex offender who refused to check in last summer for his annual intake to the national sex offender registry has been ordered to spend the next two...
Researchers say mule deer still affected by 2021 wildfires in Skeetchestn territory
Researchers studying the effects of wildfires on mule deers are asking backcountry enthusiasts to be mindful of the declining and stressed deer population in...
Four B.C. firefighters who died in crash worked for Kamloops company
The four British Columbia firefighters who died in a highway crash this week all worked for a Kamloops-based contractor, whose owner said they were "our...
Outdoor screening of The Princess Bride to raise funds for film society
Audiences will have the chance to watch the inconceivable 1987 classic The Princess Bride during an outdoor backlot movie screening this weekend hosted by the...
UBCM delegates endorse Kelowna, Kamloops resolution on funding mental health care
Local government representatives at the Union of BC Municipalities convention put their support behind a resolution co-authored by the cities of Kamloops and...
Province announces new bridge in Cache Creek to replace problem culvert, prevent flooding
The provincial government has unveiled plans for a new Highway 97 bridge in Cache Creek — a project that aims to help prevent flooding in the village 85...
Police looking for truck in connection to fatal 2021 hit and run in Dallas
Police have released a photo of a commercial tractor-trailer as part of an ongoing investigation into a fatal hit-and-run collision on the Trans-Canada Highway....
Kamloops council proposing dedicated facility for emergency response
Kamloops city council would like to see a dedicated facility for emergency support services established in the Tournament Capital, presenting a proposal to a...
Man who crashed truck after speeding away from police fined $1K, prohibited from driving
A Kamloops man who crashed his pickup truck into a snowbank while fleeing from police has been fined $1,000 and prohibited from driving for a year. Daniel...
Anti-SOGI protesters outnumbered by counter-protesters outside Kamloops courthouse
About 100 anti-SOGI protesters took to Columbia Street on Wednesday morning, where they were outnumbered significantly by counter-protesters chanting “No...
Rossmoore Lake wildfire no longer ‘fire of note,' according to BCWS
The BC Wildfire Service says the Rossmoore Lake wildfire south of Kamloops is no longer considered a fire of note. In a social media post, BCWS says the fire...
TRU ranked a top performer in sustainability across post-secondary campuses
Thompson Rivers University has been ranked as a top performer in sustainability, ranked the most sustainable master’s institutions and a leader in the...
Multi-car train derailment on CN Rail line near Rayleigh
UPDATE: 4:41 p.m. No injuries or leaks have been reported after 14 potash cars left the tracks Wednesday near Rayleigh, according to CN Rail. “CN crews...
Kamloops councillor says local drug bylaw still needed after province's decriminalization changes
A Kamloops councillor whose motion kickstarted the creation of a local bylaw restricting public drug use says she appreciates the province’s recent...
Head-on highway crash west of Kamloops kills four BCWS contractors returning from fire fight
Four wildland firefighters are dead following a head-on collision on the Trans-Canada Highway west of Kamloops. Emergency crews were called to a stretch of...
City of Kamloops, Tk'emlups receive award, TNRD gets honourable mention at UBCM
The City of Kamloops and Tk’emlups te Secwepemc were honoured at the Union of BC Municipalities convention on Tuesday for their work to further...