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Police watchdog investigating after woman 'seriously injured' at Kamloops RCMP detachment
B.C.'s police watchdog is investigating after a woman was seriously injured after spending the night in the Kamloops RCMP detachment cells. In a news release, the Independent Investigations Office of ...
Feb 09, 2023
Merritt ER to be closed for nine hours Wednesday to lack of doctors
The emergency department at the Nicola Valley Memorial Hospital in Merritt will be closed for nine hours tomorrow, Feb. 8. Interior Health says the temporary change is due to a physician vacancy from ...
Feb 07, 2023
Former Blazers blueliner Nolan Baumgartner inducted into AHL Hall of Fame
Former Kamloops Blazers blueliner, Nolan Baumgartner, has been inducted in the American Hockey League's Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2022. The 46-year-old Calgary native was part of the Blazer...
Feb 07, 2023 Nolan Baumgartner (Photo via Manitoba Moose)
Kamloops Mounties looking for witnesses after drive-by BB-gun assault
Kamloops RCMP are looking for witnesses after an alleged drive-by assault with a BB-gun near Windbreak Street and Parkcrest Avenue in Brocklehurst on Monday. In a news release, Cpl. Crystal Evelyn say...
Feb 07, 2023 The intersection of Windbreak Street and Parkcrest Avenue in Kamloops. (Photo via Google Maps)
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to become stat holiday in B.C.
The British Columbia government has introduced legislation to make Sept. 30 a paid statutory holiday marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Labour Minister Harry Bains introduced a bil...
Feb 07, 2023 B.C. Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Murray Rankin, speaking at a ceremony marking the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at the Tk’emlúps Powwow Arbour Grounds. (Photo via Murray Rankin)
Interior Health's former top doctor found guilty of sex crimes involving a child
Interior Health's former Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Albert de Villiers, has been found guilty of sexual assault against a child. Alberta Court of King's Bench Justice Shaina Leonard released he...
Feb 07, 2023
Merritt mayor calling on Ottawa to live up to promises made after Nov. 2021 floods
The Mayor of Merritt is calling on the federal government to live up to promises it made to support communities that flooded in November 2021. Mike Goetz's comments come as Merritt is getting $2-milli...
Feb 06, 2023 The flooded streets of Merritt as seen on Nov. 15. (Photo via Big Power Films)
Blazers vs Victoria Royals, Feb. 5, 2023
Olen Zellweger scored with 23 seconds left to play as the Kamloops Blazers punched their ticket to the 2023 WHL playoffs with a come-from-behind 4-3 win over the Victoria Royals Sunday afternoon. Caed...
Feb 06, 2023 Olen Zellweger celebrates his game-winning-goal against the Victoria Royals on Feb. 5, 2023. (Photo via Allen Douglas)
Aspen Planers restarts Merritt operations after seven-week shutdown
Aspen Planers has restarted its operations in Merritt, which had been closed since the middle of December, owing to the lack of steady log supply. The closure of the mill put about 150 employees in Me...
Feb 05, 2023 The Aspen Planers mill in Merritt. (Photo via Google Maps)
Blazers at Vancouver Giants, Feb. 4, 2023
Logan Stankoven had a goal and two assists to extend his WHL-leading points streak to 32 games as the Kamloops Blazers doubled up the Vancouver Giants 4-2 Saturday night. Fellow Dallas Stars prospect,...
Feb 05, 2023 Matthew Seminoff celebrates one of his two goals against the Vancouver Giants on Feb. 4, 2023. (Photo via Rob Wilton)
