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Prime Minister Trudeau apologizes, calling Tofino trip on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation a 'mistake'
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be making a stop in Kamloops in the coming weeks to meet with Chief and Council at Tk'emlps te Secwepemc. He made the announcement in a Wednesday morning press confe...
Oct 06, 2021
Person found dead in Mission Flats identified; death now considered a homicide
Kamloops RCMP now say the person found dead near Mission Flats Road on Friday afternoon was the victim of a homicide. A body was discovered along the Thompson River at about 4:15 p.m. on Friday, after...
Oct 05, 2021 Adam Hibbert was found dead on Friday, Oct. 1, along the shore of the Thompson River near the Mission Flats landfill. (Photo: Facebook)
Barriere emergency room closed Tuesday due to staff shortages
Interior Health says the emergency room at the Barriere Health Centre is closed today, Oct. 5, due to a staff shortage. People who need emergency care are still being told to call 911, or 811 to speak...
Oct 05, 2021
"People need to believe the truth spoken by Indigenous people," Kamloops MLA Peter Milobar says
The MLA for Kamloops-North Thompson says people need to believe the truth spoken by Indigenous people when they talk about their experiences at residential schools or with generational trauma. In his ...
Oct 05, 2021 Peter Milobar speaking in the BC Legislature on Oct. 4, 2021. (Screenshot via BC Government)
UPDATE: City says shelter housing will not likely be part of future development of North Shore properties
UPDATE: 1:45 p.m. Shelter housing is not currently in the cards for redeveloping properties on the North Shore recently purchased by the City of Kamloops. During Tuesday afternoon's council meeting, c...
Oct 05, 2021
BC Government looking into redevelopment of 80-unit Glenfair seniors complex in Kamloops
The BC Government, through BC Housing, is looking at ways to replace the aging 80-unit Glenfair seniors complex in Kamloops with "newer high-quality affordable homes." Owned by BC Housing, the propert...
Oct 05, 2021 Glenfair Seniors Complex (Photo via Google Maps)
Massive police scene at Motel 6 in Kamloops caused by unconfirmed gunshot report
Police say an hours-long standoff with a huge police presence at a motel in Kamloops on Monday came after a report of a gunshot being heard. Mounties gathered at the Motel 6 before 11 a.m., on the Eas...
Oct 05, 2021
Kamloops home affordability continues to 'erode' due to lack of housing supply: KADREA
While pent-up pandemic demand for Kamloops real estate appears to have subsided, the local realty association says housing in the area is becoming increasingly unaffordable because of a lack of supply...
Oct 04, 2021
UPDATE: Suspect arrested after standoff at the Canada's Best Value Inn; police presence also reported in Valleyview
UPDATE: 4:45 p.m. Kamloops RCMP say one man was arrested after a standoff at the Canada's Best Value Inn - formerly the Acadian Motor Inn - this morning. Spokesperson Cpl. Dana Napier says Tristan Fer...
Oct 04, 2021 Kamloops RCMP lead a suspect into a police cruiser at the Canada’s Best Value Inn (formerly Acadian Motor Inn) in downtown Kamloops on Oct. 4, 2021. (Photo via Colton Davies)
Person killed in early morning collision on Highway 1 near Salmon Arm
Mounties say one person has died after a collision this morning near Tappen on the Trans-Canada Highway. BC Highway Patrol says Salmon Arm RCMP were called to the scene at about 7 a.m., and say the ac...
Oct 04, 2021
