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 DISCUSSION: Hot takes on cold facts
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you'll find reader responses to stories and newsletter editorials, or letters to the editor for the week of May 12. They may have been edited slightly for readability. Th

How a union at a Kamloops A&W beat the odds
After 18 months of effort, 20 workers at a Kamloops A&W have their first collective agreement. The workers are the first staff at a Canadian A&W restaurant to successfully unionize, acco

Thailand vows to tighten control on cannabis after smuggling cases involving tourists soar
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai officials on Wednesday said they planned to tighten regulations on cannabis sales after cases of tourists attempting to smuggle the drug out of the country soared in recent months. Thailand became the first country

Clearwater woman argues to get her dog back — but not her 10 cats
A North Thompson woman has managed to get her dog back after it was seized by the BC SPCA but not her 10 cats. According to an April 11 BC Farm Industry Review Board decision, Kristi Gerigk had two dogs and 10 cats seized in February when s

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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