Marcella Bernardo

CBC Kamloops

Marcella Bernardo is a reporter/editor for CBC News based in Kamloops.

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Arson, assault prompt call for better protections for B.C. road safety officers

The union representing commercial vehicle safety and enforcement (CSVE) officers across British Columbia is calling for legislated safety improvements.

Kamloops councillor apologizes for secretly recording heated argument with mayor, then lying about it

Kamloops Coun. Bill Sarai has apologized after admitting he secretly recorded an argument with Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson in January 2023, then sent a snippet of the conversation to the mayor, suggesting someone else had recorded it.

Kamloops mayor in court over allegation he owes ex-lawyer $35K

Lawyer David McMillan alleges the mayor owes him payment for services provided between 2021 and 2024.

Body of unidentified man recovered from river in Kamloops

The body was recovered from the shoreline near McArthur Island Park Wednesday evening.

Kamloops, B.C., mayor defies fire chief's order to remove torched SUV from his dealership lot

The mayor of Kamloops, B.C., has been ordered by the city's fire chief to remove a burnt-out SUV that's been parked at his business for more than a year — but he's refusing to do so. 

Stranger helps North Shuswap man rebuild comic book collection lost to wildfire

Barney Tomma says his comic book collection was his life savings and retirement fund.

The Kamloops mayor promised bus tickets to send unhoused people away. Here's where that proposal stands

Last week, the mayor withdrew a motion to give bus or air travel vouchers to unhoused people in Kamloops so they can return to their home communities — something he promised during his election campaign in the fall.

B.C. partners with Kamloops First Nation to offer temporary homes for up to 300 wildfire evacuees

The province is partnering with the Tk'emlúps te Secwepemc First Nation to provide temporary homes near Kamloops for up to 300 evacuees in case they're needed.

Search continues for 2 Lower Mainland men missing after fishing trip near Kamloops

Members of RCMP's Underwater Recovery Team are helping Kamloops Search and Rescue in the search for two men from B.C.'s Lower Mainland who were last seen Monday evening fishing on Stump Lake south of Kamloops.

Crown seeks 8 years for man convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting his niece 20 years ago

Nihal Maligaspe has been found guilty of sexually assaulting his niece, Dinushini Maligaspe, 20 years ago when she was studying to become a nurse at Thompson Rivers University.