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Kamloops Mounties investigating arson outside North Shore Canadian Tire
Kamloops RCMP are asking for help in identifying a suspect who they say might be responsible for a fire outside the North Shore Canadian Tire over the weekend. Corporal Crystal Evelyn says police were...
Apr 24, 2023 Photos via Kamloops RCMP
Year-round shelter on Kamloops North Shore needed, outgoing Mustard Seed Managing Director says
The outgoing Managing Director of The Mustard Seed in Kamloops says a year-round shelter on the North Shore of the city is needed. Kelly Thomson told Kamloops City Council he doesn't think people shou...
Apr 24, 2023 The extreme weather shelter at the Kamloops Alliance Church. (Photo via Brett Mineer)
Permanent route connecting Juniper Ridge to Rose Hill Road to be complete by 2025
In the wake of last week's grass fire at Strathcona Park which brought back memories of Canada Day in 2021, the City of Kamloops is assuring Juniper Ridge residents they will have three more routes to...
Apr 24, 2023 A map showing exists from the Juniper Ridge subdivision of Kamloops. (Photo via City of Kamloops)
B.C. Crown says bail policy changes need to come from federal government
A snapshot of bail hearings in British Columbia shows only about a quarter of repeat offenders were kept in custody until their trial for violent offences. The BC Prosecution Service gathered seven we...
Apr 24, 2023 The Kamloops Law Courts
Blazers' Olen Zellweger named WHL Player of the Week
With nine points in two games, Olen Zellweger has been named WHL Player of the Week for the week ending April 23. The Anaheim Ducks prospect, who led all WHL skaters with nine points (three goals and ...
Apr 24, 2023 Photo via WHL
Man found dead in Valleyview dumpster identified as Gregory Troy Hamilton
Kamloops RCMP have identified the person found dead in a Valleyview dumpster on Thursday night as Gregory Troy Hamilton. Hamilton - who also went by the alias Troy Hamilton and the nickname 'Monster' ...
Apr 22, 2023 Gregory Troy Hamilton (Photo via Kamloops RCMP)
LISTEN - Toxic drug crisis disproportionately affecting First Nations people in B.C., FNHA says
Doug Kelly, the grand chief of the Sto:lo Nation, says parents need to love their children unconditionally even if they use drugs. His advice comes less than a year after his daughter died of an overd...
Apr 21, 2023 First Nations Health Authority Dr. Nel Wieman speaks about the illicit drug toxicity deaths in the province and about the effect on First Nation's communities during a news conference at B.C. Legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Monday, February 24, 2020. (Photo via Chad Hipolito/The Canadian Press)
Merritt CAO leaving for new role in the private sector
The City of Merritt is now on the hunt for a new Chief Administrative Officer. This as the incumbent, Sean Smith, is set to depart for a new role in the private sector, starting July 7. "It's not an e...
Apr 21, 2023
Blazers' Olen Zellweger ties WHL Playoff record for points in a game by a defenceman
Kamloops Blazers defenceman Olen Zellweger wrote his name in the WHL history books with seven points in last night's Game 4 win over Portland. The Anaheim Ducks prospect tied a WHL playoff record for ...
Apr 21, 2023 Olen Zellweger celebrates his goal against the Vancouver Giants on April 1, 2023. (Photo via Allen Douglas)
Premiers united in call for bail reform after meeting with police chiefs, says Eby
B.C. Premier David Eby says his provincial and territorial counterparts are unanimous in calling on the federal government to implement bail reforms and expand support to fight against guns and gangs ...
Apr 21, 2023 Premier David Eby announcing new "Safer Communities Action Plan". (Photo via BC Government)
