Category Archives: Local News Now

Eight people in Kamloops are suspected to have died from unregulated drug toxicity in October, bringing the city's total for 2025 to 50 deaths, according to preliminary data from the BC Coroners Servi...

Kamloops is steadily moving toward its goal of 20% tree canopy coverage, but city staff say climate change, drought, insects and new housing regulations are putting increasing strain on its urban fore...

The search for Sheri-Lynn Bissonnette has come to a tragic end. Family members announced Monday morning, Dec. 1, that Bissonnette was found deceased. No additional details have been released, and the ...

Kamloops Blazers forward JP Hurlbert has been named the Sandman WHL Rookie of the Week for the week ending Sunday, November 30, 2025, the Western Hockey League announced Monday. This marks the second ...

As Kamloops City Council debates how to trim a proposed property tax increase of over 10% for the 2026 budget, the Kamloops Fire Fighters Association is urging elected officials not to cut or delay a ...

Canada's biggest Aprs-ski music festival, Altitunes, is heading to Sun Peaks Resort for the very first time. After four sold-out years at Big White Ski Resort, the festival is expanding to Sun Peaks f...

A beloved holiday tradition is getting a new home this year. Santa's Village, presented annually by Mobile Entertainment Kamloops, opens this Saturday at its new location at 250 Victoria Street in the...

This past week saw the City of Kamloops launch the latest version of its plans to revitalize the downtown core through the Arts. A ground breaking ceremony was held Wednesday at the site of a municipa...

Kamloops RCMP are asking the public for help in identifying a man suspected of stealing five realistic-looking BB rifles from a local warehouse. According to police, the theft occurred on November 24,...

Kamloops' move toward wider use of bear-resistant waste carts is showing steady progress, with city staff reporting more than 500 requests from residents since the program launched community-wide earl...