SCOTCH CREEK - Officials have taken soil and groundwater samples from the area impacted by the 15,000 litre diesel spill on Tuesday as part of their ongoing response efforts.The Ministry of Environment and Parks (ENV) said the response contractor and environmental consultant remain on site, and crews have cleaned up al...

CLEARWATER, B.C. - The emergency room in Clearwater is currently closed for the first time this year.Interior Health says the ER at the Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital will be closed between 9:00 p.m. Friday (May 8) and 7:00 a.m. Saturday. People in need of emergency care during this 10-hour closure are being told to he...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers general manager Shaun Clouston says he's pleased with what his club accomplished this week at the WHL Prospects Draft. Clouston spoke to CFJC on Friday.

KAMLOOPS - Hal Small blinks, breathes and speaks."It hurts to breathe," said Small, responding to a question in the simulation lab in the TRU Chappell Family Building for Nursing and Population HealthThe pediatric mannequin is among standardized patient replicas available to students, Small's answers and acti...

KAMLOOPS - There are just a few more days to go as Statistics Canada awaits the return of millions of census forms as it conducts its latest count of the population. Beige envelopes containing unique 16-digit codes were delivered to mailboxes across Canada this week. Those codes allow people to access and complete the ...

KAMLOOPS - The United Way of British Columbia (UWBC) has launched its 10th annual Period Promise campaign, in hopes of meeting a growing need for menstrual products across the province. The campaign runs until May 30 and it aims to tackle period poverty in communities across British Columbia. This year, the United Way ...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops and area residents will be able to interact with people from a number of emergency services organizations this Saturday (May 9), when the city hosts its annual Emergency Services Day event. It will take over the south parking lot at McArthur Island between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., and giving attend...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Music Collective is partnering with Tumbleweed Toys on a fundraiser and raffle this Saturday (May 9). Rachel Reid, the program coordinator for the Kamloops Music Collective, says people can use the code 'KMC26' between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Saturday to donate all Tumbleweed Toys VIP points fr...

KAMLOOPS - Just days after International Midwives Day, the B.C. government has announced an expansion of roles for midwifery in the province. The changes come after consultation between the government and the BC College of Nurses and Midwives. Midwives in B.C. have long been calling for increased scope in their work. ...

KAMLOOPS - Statistics Canada's April Labour Force Survey shows that Kamloops has seen a small increase in unemployment in the last month, remaining relatively stable. Stats Canada said Kamloops had an unemployment rate of 4.1 per cent in March, increasing to 4.9 per cent in April, marking a rise of 0.8 percentage point...

KAMLOOPS - There will be a healthy Kamloops Blazers contingent on Team Canada at this summer's men hockey world championships in Switzerland. Former captains Emmitt Finnie and Fraser Minten have both cracked Canada's 23-man roster for the tournament in Zurich and Fribourg, which gets underway next Friday (May 15) and r...

KAMLOOPS - Snowpack conditions in the Kamloops area have deteriorated over the last month. The B.C. River Forecast Centre's (BCRFC) latest Snow Survey and Water Supply Bulletin was released Friday (May 8) and shows the average snowpack for the North Thompson basin at 101 per cent of normal as of May 1. It's down from ...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers finished the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft with 10 new prospects, including six forwards, three defencemen and a goaltender. The Blazers took Edmonton center Micah Montgomery with the eighth overall pick in the first round Wednesday (May 6). Kamloops started a lengthy second day Thursday by ...

KAMLOOPS - Jacob Bond is the blueprint, the lead blocker for Colton Meikle. Bond changed positions during B.C. Lions' training camp last year, moving to fullback from linebacker. He cracked the roster, in large part because of notable performance on special teams. Now Meikle, participating at Lions' camp for a third co...

KAMLOOPS - They snapped an eight-year B.C. title drought last year, the Kamloops Raiders dispatching the Brit Lions of Delta 45-22 in the provincial final after a dominant campaign that included only one loss. Kamloops faced more adversity this season. "We lost three games in the first half and had to come out ...

KAMLOOPS - Nevin Webster is running for a council seat in the 2026 Kamloops municipal election, which is scheduled for Oct. 17. He said his online presence and name recognition, established in part through parody-and-satire memes on social media accounts, is both an advantage and a hurdle. "I'm known locally in t...

KAMLOOPS - The fourth member of the current Kamloops council table has indicated their intentions for the October municipal election. Councillor Dale Bass will be seeking re-election this fall. Bass is completing her second term around the horseshoe and says her decision to seek another four years comes from a desire t...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops North Thompson MLA Ward Stamer's private members bill's path into law has hit another speed bump.Stamer is looking to see dash cameras mandated in commercial vehicles to help improve road safety. Earlier this week, Stamer's Bill M-217 received unanimous support during a standing vote to proceed past...

KAMLOOPS - With the latest provincial budget now well combed through, the City of Kamloops is warning residents of potential impacts. Several changes are set to affect in the community, including the removal of the homeowner grant boost for residents living in the Interior and north of the province."Effective July...

KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops will be conducting a city-wide test of its emergency notification system - Voyent Alert - this Friday (May 7) afternoon. City staff say you should expect to receive the test alert by text, phone call, email or through the mobile app, depending on how you signed up. If you use the app, th...

KAMLOOPS - After a brief thunderstorm breezed through the region on Wednesday (May 6) evening, several lightning-caused spot fires have popped up throughout the Kamloops area, including a pair to the north, and two out east toward Chase. A week of hot weather, leading to brittle, dry conditions throughout the region, h...

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is investing up to $1 million on field-testing new technology from a Vancouver company that aims to both predict and prevent lightning that may trigger wildfires. Skyward Wildfire Technologies says it release...

SCOTCH CREEK, B.C. - (UPDATE 10:50 a.m.): Interior Health (IH) says more than 200 private well users in the Scotch Creek area should take precautions following a large 15,000 diesel spill at the Scotch Creek Co-op cardlock Tuesday (May 5) evening."This is a precautionary measure based on current information,"...

KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s police watchdog is searching for witnesses to a violent interaction between a woman and Kamloops RCMP officers in Valleyview earlier this week. According to information provided by Kamloops RCMP, the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO) says an off-duty officer saw a woman in a store on th...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers went to Edmonton for their first pick in the 2026 Western Hockey League (WHL) Prospects Draft Wednesday (May 6) night. MICAH MONTGOMERY INTERVIEW With the eighth pick in the first round, the Blazers took 15-year-old centre Micah Montgomery. The 2011-born native of the Alberta capital sc...

KAMLOOPS - Thunderstorms that rumbled through the Kamloops area Wednesday evening (May 6) were followed by several small fire reports. As of 9:00 p.m., the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) was reporting four fires around Kamloops. Two are believed to have been sparked by lightning, while fire investigators are looking into t...

KAMLOOPS - A home in the 200-block of Columbia Street remains blocked off Wednesday as investigators hunt for clues in Kamloops' third homicide of the year.Police confirmed one person was shot to death early Tuesday morning.Officials have confirmed the case is being investigated as a homicide with investigators also be...

KAMLOOPS - For many families across B.C, accessing specialized medical care isn't always as simple as booking an appointment. One organization is working to bridge that gap.Today marks Hope Air's 40th anniversary. Vanessa Worthington and her son Devon are two ambassadors set up in the community sharing the mission - a ...