Dufferin Multiplex
Kamloops to host groundbreaking for $168M Dufferin Arena Multiplex
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is set to break ground on the $168-million Dufferin Arena Multiplex at a public ceremony next Thursday (Oct. 29).Last month, city council approved the budget and design, which will include three NHL-sized arenas and one mini-rink for younger age groups.It will also feature a new Thompson...
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YKA Passenger Numbers
Passenger numbers at Kamloops Airport up year-over-year for third straight quarter
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Airport (YKA) experienced a marginal year-over-year increase in passenger numbers over the summer this year, the third consecutive quarter with such an increase.According to new numbers released Monday (Oct. 19) morning, Fulton Field welcomed 71,762 passengers in July, August and September this year...
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How satisfied are you with the results of the election for Kamloops mayor and council?
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Kamloops Votes 2026
CFJC Kamloops Mayoral Candidates Debate 2026
1000 Ways to Heal
1000 WAYS TO HEAL: What are you carrying?
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Looped In
LOOPED IN WITH NIKKI OMEN: October 19, 2026
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Kamloops and Area
Cache Creek tiebreaking vote
Cache Creek council election recount finds miscounted tiebreaking vote
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - It came down to a single miscounted vote to decide who was in second place in the race for a seat in Cache Creek's council chambers.Kelly Debert and David Dubois were initially tied with 298 votes each, while the gap between Carmen Ranta (179 votes) in fourth and Karla Hein (175 votes) in fifth plac...
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Radon Test Kit Challenge
Thompson-Nicola Regional Library launches radon awareness campaign
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional Library (TNRL) and Take Action on Radon are partnering to teach residents about the risks of radon in their homes this winter through it's 100 Radon Test Kit Challenge.The Thompson-Nicola Regional District said the program includes a free online information session and a long-ter...
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Municipal Election 2026
Lytton applies for judicial recount after election-night tie for mayor's chair
LYTTON, B.C. - Officials say an electoral deadlock for mayor of the Village of Lytton could come down to a drawing of lots.After Saturday's (Oct. 17) vote, incumbent mayor Denise O'Connor and challenger Jennifer Thoss were exactly tied with 45 votes each.The village says Chief Election Officer Shannon Story has declare...
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USW 7619
Workers at Highland Valley Copper mine vote 100% in favour of strike: union
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - Unionized workers at the Highland Valley Copper (HVC) mine near Logan Lake have voted in favour of a strike, but it remains to be seen if - or when - they'll give notice to mine owner Teck Resources.The United Steelworkers (USW) Local 7619 said 944 members voted in favour of the strike over two days ...
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Thanksgiving
Art of Gardening Special Edition - Thanksgiving
Fall is starting to give way to the frost, and there are just a few things left to do to tie up the season. Here's how to bundle, winterize, start compost, and more!
Oct 12, 2026
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Kamloops Votes 2026
CFJC Kamloops Mayoral Candidates Debate 2026
KAMLOOPS - Four of the six candidates for Kamloops mayor discuss issues submitted by you, our viewers. Topics range from homelessness and relations with First Nations to civility and decorum in government. On Oct. 17, you decide which candidates vision will bring Kamloops forward. All of CFJC's coverage of the upcoming...
Oct 8, 2026
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Hope & Healing
Hope & Healing: National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
Reconciliation is not a given. It is a choice to participate, and how to participate based on the needs of those most affected. Hope & Healing is a special half-hour presentation for the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. Join Dylana Kneeshaw in exploring how communities are still being affected by generatio...
Sep 30, 2026
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British Columbia
BC Ferries vessel collides with humpback whale in Howe Sound near Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A humpback whale has been struck by a BC Ferries vessel in waters near Metro Vancouver. Fisheries and Oceans Canada says in an email that they were alerted to the collision on Sunday, when the Queen of Surrey reportedly struck the whale nea...
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Four stabbed, hospitalized in targeted gang attack in Vancouver nightclub: police
VANCOUVER - Police say four people have been stabbed in an attack at a Vancouver nightclub over the weekend. It happened Saturday inside a club on city's Granville Entertainment District at around 3 a.m. Police say arriving officers found the four hurt...
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B.C. Conservative growth projection of 3.2% 'absolutely doable,' Doerkson says
The British Columbia Conservatives' projection of 3.2 per cent economic growth by 2029 represents about one per cent "more optimism" than the New Democrats previously budgeted for, interim Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson said. The Conservatives' fig...
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Local Sports
WolfPack vs. Spartans
Late-game performance held mixed results for TRU WolfPack
KAMLOOPS - Some late game action ended with mixed results when the TRU WolfPack soccer teams were up against the Trinity Western Spartans in Langley on Saturday (Oct. 17).In the men's matchup, late game heroics from Kamloops local Noel Poole gave the WolfPack men's soccer team a very important 1-1 tie against the Spart...
Oct 18, 2026
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Cherepanov scores first WHL goal as Blazers hold on for narrow win over Wild
WENATCHEE, WASH. - The Kamloops Blazers finished off a weekend U.S. road trip on a winning note Saturday (Oct. 17) night in Wenatchee, as they took down the Wild in a 3-2 victory at Town Toyota Center.Eli Tverdovsky netted the opening goal of the night at the 11:40 mark of the first period to put the Blazers up 1-0. Th...
Oct 18, 2026
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Storm wash out Leafs in 9-1 victory
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Storm crushed the Nelson Leafs in a 9-1 victory at McArthur Park Arena on Saturday (Oct 17).Malcolm Anderson scored the opening goal 1:28 into play for the Storm.At the 14:15 mark, Luca D'Amore scored the second goal for the Storm, finishing off the first frame with a 2-0 lead.In the second peri...
Oct 18, 2026
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Canada
B.C. victim of Wainwright fire was everybody's best friend, says rugby coach
The former rugby coach for Pte. Hayden Lykkemark, one of four soldiers who died in a fire at CFB Wainwright on Saturday, says all of the teenager's team and his schoolmates thought of him as their best friend. Trevor Plater, who coached Lykkemark in hi...
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BC Ferries vessel collides with humpback whale in Howe Sound near Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A humpback whale has been struck by a BC Ferries vessel in waters near Metro Vancouver. Fisheries and Oceans Canada says in an email that they were alerted to the collision on Sunday, when the Queen of Surrey reportedly struck the whale nea...
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Measles outbreak over after 2 years, thousands infected in Canada: PHAC
A measles outbreak that spanned two years and infected thousands of people in Canada is over. The Public Health Agency of Canada made the declaration in a press release Monday, stating that more than 6,400 people were infected across 10 provinces. Tw...
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World
Police say a shooting in Columbus, Ohio, was not an attack on a mosque, but was nearby
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Police say a shooting outside a mosque Monday was not an attack on the building and had nothing to do with it. One person was killed near the mosque, where an event was happening, a Columbus police official said. ...
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Japan launches spacecraft to mysterious moons of Mars in a bold mission to bring home soil samples
A Japanese spacecraft rocketed toward Mars on Tuesday on an unprecedented quest to explore its mysterious moons and bring back samples. Five of the world's space agencies joined forces for the five-year mission that will attempt to land a...
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Mississippi AG says officer's force was justified during shoplifting call in which boy was killed
Mississippi's attorney general says a Senatobia police officer was justified in the use of force during a June shoplifting call that ended in the fatal shooting of a 1-year-old boy. The conclusion of the state's investigation into the sho...
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