KAMLOOPS - At the quarter point of 2025, construction value and permits issued in the Kamloops building sector are nearly identical to the same time frame in 2024. However, the number of new housing units is drastically down. New numbers released by the City of Kamloops Building Inspection Division show nearly $47.5 mi...

KAMLOOPS - Since a public health emergency was declared in response to rising rates of opioid-related overdoses, more than 16,000 people have died in B.C. Efforts to combat the crisis haven't slowed the climbing fatality rates. Ahead of the nine-year anniversary of the overdose emergency being declared, CFJC spoke with...

KAMLOOPS - Former Kamloops lawyer Rogelio (Butch) Bagabuyo took notes and watched intently on the first day of his trial on Monday (April 14) at the Kamloops Law Courts. He pleaded not guilty to the first-degree murder of his former client, Mohd Abdullah, who was reported missing on March 11, 2022. Abdullah's body was ...

KAMLOOPS - Approximately 40 supporters gathered at Riverside Park on Friday evening (April 11) to meet with the leader of the People's Party of Canada, Maxime Bernier. It's the third straight election that Bernier has stopped in Kamloops, and so far in the 2025 campaign, he is the only leader who has campaigned in the ...

CHU CHUA, B.C. - Leadership from Simpcw and the District of Barriere are celebrating a renewed partnership.Simpcw Kukwpi7 George Lampreau and Barriere Mayor Rob Kerslake signed an updated Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Protocol Agreement Friday (April 11) during the annual Community to Community Forum in Chu Chu...

KAMLOOPS - A man accused of stabbing four people at a North Shore party just days after the COVID-19 pandemic was declared is back in court this week. The incident unfolded at a Carson Crescent apartment complex on March 28, 2020. A 59-year-old man died at the scene and three other people were injured. Michael Palmer, ...

KAMLOOPS - Canadians are now able to vote at more locations as a number of different polling opportunities are getting underway with election day exactly two weeks away.There are polling stations set up at more than 100 universities and colleges across Canada, with these campus polling stations open to all Canadians an...

KAMLOOPS - The Propolis Cooperative Housing Society says it has reached a milestone in its quest to raise money to build a cooperative housing development in Kamloops. The society says it has successfully raised $1.1-million from 101 different investors to advance its 53-unit affordable, net-zero housing building on at...

KAMLOOPS - The first-degree murder trial of Kamloops lawyer Rogelio "Butch" Bagabuyo is scheduled to start Monday (April 14) morning at the Kamloops Law Courts. Bagabuyo was charged in connection with the death of Thompson Rivers University (TRU) lecturer Mohd Abdullah, who was reported missing on March 11, 2...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Sports Council is spearheading an initiative to bring an 18-day Christmas Market to the Tournament Capital, potentially as early as next winter. Sports Council Executive Director Duncan Olthius said they envision a German Christmas Market similar to one that is held in the Vancouver that feature...

MERRITT - Details are limited by Merritt Fire Rescue crews were called to a blaze at an abandoned building along Midday Valley Road Saturday (April 12) night.Video from the scene shared on social media between 10:15 p.m. and 10:35 p.m. Saturday night shows the building fully engulfed in flames.pic.twitter.com/tNFFw7Lg2...

KAMLOOPS - Officials at Kamloops Airport (YKA) and Prince George Airport (YXS) are still working on trying to restore direct air services between the two cities. YKA's former Managing Director, Ed Ratuski - who will be starting a new job in Hamilton on Monday - said while Toronto and Edmonton remain priority routes for...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Film Society is holding an open house at the Paramount Theatre Sunday (April 13) afternoon, as it celebrates 70 years of the theatre at Fifth Avenue and Victoria Street. Executive Director Colette Abbott says the open house will run between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m., as part of its 70th anniversar...

KAMLOOPS - City councillors in Kamloops are being asked to issue another short-term permit to allow the The Mustard Seed to continue operations at The Gathering Place at 48 Victoria Street West.In a report going before Tuesday's (April 15) council meeting, staff recommend that council issue a short-term facility use pe...

LILLOOET, B.C. - Lillooet and area residents will be without emergency room coverage for another 37 hours this weekend.Interior Health said the ER at the Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre will be closed between 7:00 p.m. Saturday (April 12) and 8:00 a.m. Monday (April 14). A reason for the closure was not provided in...

KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops will be getting $40,000 from the B.C. Government which will be used to enhance its Emergency Support Services program. The City says it will use the money to modernize its equipment by upgrading to new iPads, kiosks, and classroom facilities. It will also buy necessary equipment and supp...

CHU CHUA, B.C. - The Districts of Clearwater and Barriere have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Simpcw First Nation that aims to formalize their working relationships.Clearwater Mayor Merlin Blackwell told CFJC Today that the MOU gives the local governments like his a framework in which they can work...

MERRITT - Police in Merritt say a local woman has been charged with several offences, including unlawful confinement and assault causing bodily harm, after a raid on a home on Wednesday (April 9) afternoon. In a statement, Merritt RCMP say Kristal Poirier was taken into custody where she remains ahead of a virtual bail...

SHUSWAP - The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) wants to hear from homeowners in Blind Bay and Sorrento who are willing to host a wildfire training exercise on their property next month.The CSRD says firefighters will gather in the two communities on May 10 "for a critical wildfire interface training exerc...

KAMLOOPS - A few dozen people were on hand at a Friday (April 11) afternoon rally at Riverside Park in Kamloops hosted by People's Party of Canada (PPC) Leader Maxime Bernier. The PPC leader, who has made stops in Kamloops in each of the last two federal elections in 2019 and 2021, is the first federal leader to visit ...

SUN PEAKS, B.C. - The skiing season at Sun Peaks Resort will come to a close on Sunday (April 13). The resort does not release visitation data but its director of communications, Christina Antoniak, is reporting a record-setting winter.Those records include most skier visits in a season, surpassing the previous mark se...

SICAMOUS, B.C. - The province's Ministry of Transportation says the Trans Canada Highway will remain closed at Sicamous Friday (April 11) and maybe throughout the weekend. The closure near the Bruhn Bridge began on Thursday when engineers studied a section of bluff above the highway. Some rock had fallen toward the roa...

KAMLOOPS - The federal and provincial cut of the consumer carbon tax is anticipated to save thousands of dollars on fuel and heating costs within the Kamloops-Thompson School District, which has the largest fleet of school buses in the province. SD73's bus routes cover more than 9,000 kilometres every school day. Betwe...

KAMLOOPS - Heavy Metal Rocks is an 18-year-old tradition for the Kamloops Thompson School District, providing students with opportunities to learn about operating heavy machinery. The event lasts three days and allows students to run 12 different machines, depending on their industry of interest. After the three days, ...

KAMLOOPS - Earlier this week, Kamloops city council approved the first three readings of the financial plan and taxation bylaws as the city works to finalize the 2025 budget. As it stands, Kamloops homeowners are expected to see a 7.42 per cent tax increase this year, but Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson has stated he has a pl...

KAMLOOPS - News of staffing cuts for the next school year's drafted budget plan are being met with serious concern from the organizations representing workers who could lose their jobs. This week, School District 73 presented the preliminary budget, which outlined $5.8 million in cost increases that had to be addressed...

KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops-Thompson School Board trustee is proposing to suspend all trustee remuneration until the end of the 2025-26 school year, in the wake of a nearly $6-million budget shortfall. Trustee Jo Kang confirmed that he will be putting forward a motion at the April 28 board meeting to "immediately" ...

KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 3:10 p.m.): Kamloops RCMP are asking for help in searching for a suspect connected to weapon's report that forced a brief closure of the Overlanders Bridge Friday (April 11) afternoon. Police also say traffic is flowing across the bridge once again following the closure last hour. That closure was in...