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Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The last few weeks have been a whirlwind for Johnny Hicks. The 20-year-old freshman from Kamloops, …
Read More »Healing centre near Kamloops aims to be safe space for residential school survivors
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. WARNING: This story details experiences at residential schools. A healing house on the shore of the …
Read More »ICBC to recall Kamloops man’s ‘FIVE-0’ licence plate due to police reference
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. A British Columbia licence plate that reads “FIVE-0” is getting the 86 from ICBC a decade after it was issued. Kamloops, B.C., resident Jimmy Jay says he …
Read More »Kamloops RCMP issues public notification as sex offender set to be released under house arrest
RCMP in Kamloops, B.C., have released a public notification as a man with a history of sexual offences against children is set to be released on probation. Taylor Dueck pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a person under 16 years of age at an equestrian facility in Kelowna, B.C., on Feb. 9, …
Read More »Invasive Japanese beetles found last year in Kamloops for the first time
Kamloops city council is holding a closed council meeting this week to consider putting aside $200,000 to deal with invasive species management. It comes a few months after the discovery of 11 Japanese beetles in Kamloops — a first for the B.C. Interior. And there are likely more than that number out there, …
Read More »Historic Kamloops, B.C., steam train may soon return with a multi-city excursion
Kamloops’ beloved steam locomotive may be back on new tracks by 2026 to run one of the world’s longest steam-powered rail excursions. After talks of keeping the historic train off the rails to be displayed in a museum, a new board of directors at the Kamloops Heritage Railway Society is taking things …
Read More »B.C. man sentenced to life in prison for double murder of Kamloops brothers
A Naramata, B.C., man was handed a life sentence Tuesday for the gruesome killings of two brothers murdered during a drug deal in May 2021. A B.C. Supreme Court judge found Wade Cudmore guilty of two counts of second-degree murder in September in the killings of Erick and Carlo Fryer. The …
Read More »B.C.’s Ethan Katzburg wins hammer throw Olympic gold medal
By Ben Low-On Global News Posted August 4, 2024 4:38 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size British Columbia native Ethan Katzberg won the men’s hammer throw title at the Stade de France during the Paris Olympic Games. His first throw of 84.12 metres held …
Read More »Lotto Max ticket in B.C. splits $70 million jackpot
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two people in Western Canada, one being from B.C.’s Interior, are rich after splitting Tuesday night’s $70 million Lotto Max draw. According to the B.C. Lottery Corporation, a person in Kamloops and another in Alberta matched all seven numbers — each won …
Read More »Kamloops doctor advocates for car-free zones around schools
A Kamloops pediatrician has approached the Kamloops-Thompson school board about creating car-free zones around schools to encourage more people in the B.C. Interior city to use their feet instead of a gas pedal. Dr. Trent Smith told CBC Daybreak Kamloops host Shelley Joyce that car-free zones around schools would alleviate …
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