News Items tag as: KMJAN2025

UPDATE: Missing Kamloops man located
February 04, 2025 - 1:20 PM

UPDATE: 1:20 p.m. Feb. 4, 2025
iN PHOTOS: How playful otters adapt to icy conditions in Kamloops, Okanagan
February 04, 2025 - 6:00 AM

River otters are lively members of the weasel family and no matter how cold the winter months can get, the critters can be spotted playing on icy lakes and rivers in Kamloops and the Okanagan.
Mayor's new court battle puts Kamloops in uncharted territory
February 03, 2025 - 7:00 AM

Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson is on the defensive as the province takes the him to court over a confidential report, putting Kamloops in what appears to be new territory for a BC city.
Kamloops poet laureate reflects on a lifetime of love, adventure and literature
February 02, 2025 - 7:00 AM

The home of Kamloops writer and retired school teacher Jack Jones is bright and very tidy, aside from the papers and poetry collections strewn on his dining room table.
Beyond the gravestones: Stories wanted about those interred at historic Kamloops cemetery
February 01, 2025 - 6:00 AM

Anyone with connections to the Pleasant Street Cemetery in Kamloops is invited to contribute stories of their loved ones buried there or of the cemetery itself as part of a commemoration of the cemetery’s 125 years.
Kamloops cops searching for two men in arson investigation
January 31, 2025 - 11:46 AM

Kamloops RCMP are hoping someone can identify these two people connected to an arson investigation.
iN PHOTOS: Overwintering birds feast on berries in Kamloops, Okanagan
January 31, 2025 - 6:00 AM

There are numerous species of birds that overwinter in Kamloops and the Okanagan and they rely on certain food sources to stay healthy and fed until spring.
Prosecutors speed up Kamloops trial of suspected gangland drug traffickers
January 30, 2025 - 7:00 PM

Prosecutors are taking two Kamloops men straight to trial as they face drug trafficking and gun charges. The men were initially charged during the height of a local gang conflict last spring.
BC Attorney General takes Kamloops mayor to court over leaked report
January 30, 2025 - 3:16 PM

The BC government is taking Kamloops mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson to court.
Tk'emlups 'healing house' construction cost estimated at $7.5M
January 30, 2025 - 7:00 AM

Plans are moving forward as Tk'emlups te Secwepemc looks for contractors to manage its planned healing house, a health-care facility for Kamloops Indian Residential School survivors and their families.
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La Terrazza owner charged with defrauding Penticton winery
The business partner of a Penticton winery has been charged with defrauding the business. Restaurateur and business partner Giulio Miceli is scheduled to appear in a Penticton courthouse, Aug. 13, facing a single charge of defrauding the Pl

What to know about Trump's potential change in federal marijuana policy
President Donald Trump is taking a new look at reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug in a move that could nudge the federal government closer to an approach already embraced in many states. Trump said Monday that he hopes to deci

Is anyone buying the new shiny Kelowna condos? Actually, they already did
If you hadn't stepped foot in Kelowna for five years, you'd likely be amazed at the number of glass towers now dotting the city's skyline. So far this year, 740 brand-new condo units have come onto the real estate market, more t

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