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Kamloops Mounties promote Crisis Line for people still impacted by last month's Snowbirds crash
Kamloops RCMP say help is available for people traumatized by last month's fatal Snowbirds crash. Last week, exactly a month after the crash, NL News went to Glenview Avenue where the plane crashed an...
Jun 23, 2020
Seasonal flood risk from melting snow in Kamloops expected to drag on longer than normal years
The flood risk in Kamloops is expected to last well into July, according to the BC River Forecast Centre. Section head Dave Campbell says that's because a much larger than normal snowpack is taking lo...
Jun 23, 2020
Kamloops driver given roadside ban after van hits parked car, slides down embankment
Kamloops Mounties say no one was seriously hurt after someone drove into a parked car while under the influence then went down an embankment. The crash happened at 1 p.m. this afternoon on Cariboo Pla...
Jun 22, 2020
Health officials report 32 new COVID-19 cases, one new death in past three days
B.C. health officials are reporting the first death in this province from COVID-19 in more than a week. The province announced one new death and 32 new cases over the past three days. That includes on...
Jun 22, 2020
Still 'a few weeks' away from flood risk ending, but worst of the risk in Kamloops appears over
The warning for a once-in-20-year high water event on the Thompson rivers has not materialized, according to the forecasters. Section head with the BC River Forecast Centre Dave Campbell says right no...
Jun 22, 2020
Flood barriers at Riverside Park, McArthur Island staying up for now
While Kamloops boat launches are back open, there's no timeline yet for removing flood barriers along the riverbanks. Utility services supervisor Joe Luison was asked about the barriers in place at Ri...
Jun 20, 2020
Most Chinook salmon runs in southern B.C. at imminent risk of extinction, according to DFO
The Chinook salmon stock in the South Thompson River is faring much better than most other salmon runs in southern B.C., although there isn't much competition with salmon stocks at "historic lows." In...
Jun 20, 2020
Interior Health warns of cocaine, fentanyl mix on Kamloops streets
The Interior Health Authority is warning people in Kamloops about a toxic batch of cocaine that has been detected. The warning, issued on Friday, says it has detected powdered cocaine with fentanyl an...
Jun 20, 2020
UPDATE - SD73 officials given all-clear to return to class after 'suspicious messaging' found on David Thompson Elementary in Westsyde
Update 2 p.m. - School District 73 officials have confirmed that Kamloops RCMP have given the all clear after its investigation did not find any threat. Police say they responded around 11:30 a.m. aft...
Jun 19, 2020
Canadian Flight Centre moving into Kamloops Airport full time later this year
A longstanding flight school in B.C. is planning a significant expansion at the Kamloops Airport. The Canadian Flight Centre has received a development permit from the City to build a 10,000-square-fo...
Jun 19, 2020 Kamloops Airport. (Photo via Colton Davies)
