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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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the second week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jone

No fine for Kelowna brewery that sold beer to undercover minor
A Kelowna brewery successfully avoided a fine for selling beer to an undercover minor, but it did fire the employee. The province's liquor regulator decided against handing down a $7,000 fine after an 18-year-old bought a six-pack from

UBCO, TRU study finds cannabis use helps in recovery from hard drugs
A new study from UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers University has found that cannabis use can offer benefits to people undergoing treatment for substance use. People living in a residential recovery facility were given supervised amounts of

Rent prices in Kelowna and Kamloops trending down
Rent prices in Kelowna and Kamloops are on their way down, but renters might not be noticing quite yet. The cost to rent a one-bedroom apartment in Kelowna has gone down 4.7 per cent in the last year, while Kamloops has seen a two per cent

News Items tag as: KMJAN2025

UPDATE: Missing Kamloops man located

iN PHOTOS: How playful otters adapt to icy conditions in Kamloops, Okanagan

Mayor's new court battle puts Kamloops in uncharted territory

Kamloops poet laureate reflects on a lifetime of love, adventure and literature

Beyond the gravestones: Stories wanted about those interred at historic Kamloops cemetery

Kamloops cops searching for two men in arson investigation

iN PHOTOS: Overwintering birds feast on berries in Kamloops, Okanagan

Prosecutors speed up Kamloops trial of suspected gangland drug traffickers

BC Attorney General takes Kamloops mayor to court over leaked report

Tk'emlups 'healing house' construction cost estimated at $7.5M

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