Arson Investigation
RCMP release photos of men connected to North Shore arson
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP investigators have released photos of two people believed to be connected to a North Shore arson investigation.In a news release issued Friday (Jan. 31), spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evelyn says the incident happened on Friday, January 3, at about 7:46 a.m. Officers responded to the 200-block of B...
11m ago
Read More
Avalanche warning issued for B.C. as winter weather forecasted
VANCOUVER - Avalanche Canada is warning anyone planning to head into British Columbia's backcountry that incoming winter weather is expected to bring a "major increase in avalanche danger." The forecaster says the past three weeks of dry conditions have formed layers that won't bond with new snow, so as amoun...
1h ago
Read More
Kamloops and Area
Snowy Friday Expected
Several weather alerts issued as snow returns to the Kamloops-area
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has issued a winter storm warning for the Hope to Merritt section of the Coquihalla highway Friday (Jan. 31). It says between 25 to 35 centimetres of snow is expected to fall on that section of highway by Saturday morning, with the highest accumulations expected near the summit. A frontal ...
6h ago
Read More
Job Fair
TRU job fair connects best and brightest to red-hot employment market
KAMLOOPS - This year marks 25 years for the TRU job fair. It's an event where businesses from all over Canada come to recruit and connect with TRU's best and brightest.The goals of this year's event are to have 100 students hired and thousands of connections made."We're specifically recruiting for veterinary techn...
18h ago
Read More
NEW SHELTER FOR MERRITT
Merritt's new shelter providing both temporary and transitional housing
KAMLOOPS - The city of Merritt lost its previous shelter in August of last year. For the months that followed, some of the 67 reported homeless people in the city were put into temporary housing, while others remained in tents, camped out in a local park.A warm bed and a place to call home for Merritt's most vulnerable...
18h ago
Read More
children and youth with disabilities
B.C. families feeling forced to surrender children to access disability services, report finds
KAMLOOPS - A new report from British Columbia's Representative for Children and Youth (RCY) reveals a disturbing reality - some families in the province are being forced to surrender their children to government care just to access critical disability services.The report, entitled "Too Many Left Behind: Ensuring C...
18h ago
Read More
Featured Content
CFJC TV Special
Art of Christmas 2024 with Art Knapp Kamloops
Maury and Ivy Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops take a look back at the best holiday features from years past. Presented by CFJC TV and First Choice Hair.
Dec 25, 2024
Read More
Art of Christmas
Art of Christmas - Flowering Seasonal Plants
There are many ways to bring warmth and colour to your home during the holiday season! Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a few ways for you to do that with seasonal flowering plants.
Nov 28, 2024
Read More
Art of Christmas
Art of Christmas - Protecting Seasonal Greenery
You put a lot of time and money into creating your outdoor seasonal displays so you'll probably want to protect them from damaging winds and temperatures. Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a few good tips on how to do just that!
Nov 21, 2024
Read More
Our Community
Looped In
LOOPED IN WITH NIKKI OMEN: January 30, 2025
22h ago
Art of Christmas
Art of Christmas - Protecting Seasonal Greenery
One Man's Opinion
COLLINS: How valuable are city plans?
Jan 30, 2025
The Tattle of Hastings
The Tattle of Hastings: Tippie Time
Jan 29, 2025
Art of Christmas
Art of Christmas - A Pitcher Plant for Christmas
Question of the Week
Have you stuck with your New Year's resolutions to this point in 2025?
Jan 27, 2025
One Man's Opinion
COLLINS: Words that used to guide us are no longer relevant
Jan 26, 2025
British Columbia
Weather prompts record 1.4 million electricity outages for BC Hydro customers in 2024
VANCOUVER - Nearly 1.4 million BC Hydro customers lost their power last year due to weather-related events, setting an all-time record for the utility. BC Hydro says in a statement that the unprecedented number of outages was primarily due to three powerful storms that hit the South Coast and Vancouver Island in Novemb...
28m ago
Read More
Avalanche warning issued for B.C. as winter weather forecasted
VANCOUVER - Avalanche Canada is warning anyone planning to head into British Columbia's backcountry that incoming winter weather is expected to bring a "major increase in avalanche danger." The forecaster says the past three weeks of dry conditions have formed layers that won't bond with new snow, so as amoun...
1h ago
Read More
Wendy Cocchia sworn in as B.C.'s 31st lieutenant-governor
VICTORIA - Premier David Eby has introduced British Columbia's new lieutenant-governor, saying Wendy Cocchia's lifelong leadership and dedication to community service sets an example for everyone. Cocchia, a longtime businesswoman and philanthropist, was sworn in at a ceremony at B.C.'s Parliament buildings on Thursday...
20h ago
Read More
Local Sports
SAUSAGE AND LEGS
Wiener dogs to race, compete in best-dressed contest at Kamloops Storm game
KAMLOOPS -- Rescue dog Odin ambled calmly around the McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre meeting room chosen for interviews with Kamloops Storm general manager Matt Kolle and a pair of representatives from Angel's Animal Rescue Society. Odin was tranquil, calm before the sausage storm. "Wiener dog race is defin...
17h ago
Read More
Americans 6 Blazers 2
Blazers fall to Americans at home 6-2
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers could not keep their weekend momentum during Wednesday's (Jan. 29) matchup against the Tri-City Americans on Indigenous Night from Sandman Centre. The Americans opened the scoring early in the first, but Blazers captain Emmitt Finnie picked his spot from the left circle on the power play...
Jan 30, 2025
Read More
WOLFPACK BASKETBALL
TRU women's basketball team looks to keep foot on gas pedal after clinching first victory on Saturday
KAMLOOPS - It was business as usual Monday morning (Jan. 27) for the TRU women's basketball team - although there were some smiles and perhaps some relief after the players clinched their first victory of the season, a 73-61 victory over the UNBC Timberwolves."It was honestly amazing - especially to do it on home ...
Jan 28, 2025
Read More
Canada
White House says Trump's 25 per cent tariffs coming Saturday
WASHINGTON - White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says U.S. President Donald Trump will implement 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports on Saturday.Leavitt is denying a news report that suggests the devastating duties might be delayed until March.She says Mexico and Canada will face 25 per cent tariffs and Ch...
52m ago
Read More
Montreal asks Quebec for help with language laws after English book club rejected
MONTREAL - The City of Montreal says it needs more guidance from the Quebec government in applying the province's language laws after a local library refused to offer space for an English-language book club. Christopher DiRaddo, the author behind the Violet Hour book club, says the city told him today that he can hold ...
1h ago
Read More
Don't wait to act on opioid deaths, coroner warns in report on Quebec teen's death
MONTREAL - The death of a Quebec teen who was poisoned from a synthetic opioid should raise alarm bells for authorities to do more to prevent similar tragedies. Coroner Stéphanie Gamache issued the call this week in a report into the death of 15-year-old Mathis Boivin. Boivin died in December 2023 after he consu...
1h ago
Read More
World
Man agrees to plead guilty for flying drone that damaged firefighting aircraft in LA wildfire
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A man has agreed to plead guilty to unsafely operating a drone that collided with a firefighting aircraft during the deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, Federal authorities said Friday. Peter Tripp Akemann reached a plea agreement and will avoid prison but he will pay full restitution for the damag...
33m ago
Read More
New York doctor indicted for prescribing abortion pill in Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A New York doctor was indicted by a Louisiana grand jury on Friday for allegedly prescribing an abortion pill online in the Deep South state, which has one of the strictest near-total abortion bans in the country. Grand jurors at the District Court for the Parish of West Baton Rouge issued an in...
50m ago
Read More
Serbian student protesters march ahead of major blockade of Danube bridges
INDJIJA, Serbia (AP) - A driver in Belgrade, rammed a car into a silent protest in the Serbian capital Friday, slightly injuring one woman, the third such incident in weeks. The incident happened in downtown Belgrade during 15 minutes of silence observed daily throughout Serbia at noon when a canopy collapsed at a rail...
7h ago
Read More