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AI and Robotics at TRU: Institutional Augmentation – Part 3
KAMLOOPS - Andrea Li is living proof of Thompson Rivers University's conviction in artificial intelligence, an investment during dire economic times, hired last year into a position unique in Canada. ...
52m ago Andrea Li, TRU’s special advisor to the president on AI. (Image Credit: CFJC Today/Curtis Goodrum)
Sunday's VW Turtle River Race to benefit Kamloops Brain Injury Association
KAMLOOPS - The South Thompson River will turn green this Sunday (May 3) as the annual VW Turtle River Race returns in support of the Kamloops Brain Injury Association (KBIA). Thousands of plastic turt...
2h ago (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
Kamloops Councillor Sarai to serve as SILGA president for 2026-27
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops councillor will serve as the head of the Southern Interior Local Government Association (SILGA) executive over the next year. Bill Sarai was elected as SILGA president for the 20...
6h ago Kamloops Councillor Bill Sarai (centre) will serve as SILGA president for 2026-27. (Image Credit: Nancy Bepple/Bluesky)
Kamloops area forecast predicts unseasonably high temperatures
KAMLOOPS - Forecasters are predicting temperatures for the Kamloops area to rise as high as 30 degrees by next Tuesday (May 5), significantly higher than average temperatures for early May. Colin Fong...
Apr 30, 2026 (Image Credit: File photo / Jennifer Hanna)
BC Hydro repairs to prompt 7-week closure of First Avenue near Kamloops City Hall
KAMLOOPS - A portion of First Avenue in downtown Kamloops will be closed for the next month and change so BC Hydro can complete some "critical" infrastructure repairs. Starting Thursday (April 30) unt...
Apr 30, 2026 (Image Credit: City of Kamloops)
SD73 refocusing efforts after province rejects business case for proposed Batchelor Heights elementary school
KAMLOOPS - A long-discussed elementary school in the Batchelor heights neighbourhood of Kamloops will not be going ahead as planned. The Kamloops-Thompson School District (SD73) says the provincial go...
Apr 29, 2026 (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
Boston Bar-area fire being held at 53ha
BOSTON BAR, B.C. - A wildfire skirting the Trans Canada Highway near Boston Bar is now being held.In an update posted during the noon hour Wednesday (April 29), the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) says the...
Apr 29, 2026 The Ferrabee fire shown on Apr. 24. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
TRU joins City of Kamloops' annual auction of surplus and recovered items
KAMLOOPS - A new partner has appeared at the City of Kamloops' annual surplus auction. In a post to social media, the city says Thompson Rivers University will offer bookstore fixtures such as carts, ...
Apr 29, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
North Shore BIA issues fire safety notice to businesses after recent fires in the area
KAMLOOPS - Fire crews responded to Larkspur Street at around 2:05 a.m. Monday (April 27) morning. Two mobile homes and two vehicles were involved in a fire."They did see the one unit that was heavily ...
Apr 28, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Fundraiser launched for couple who lost belongings in North Shore fire; KFR still investigating
KAMLOOPS - The identities of two residents of a North Shore home that was damaged in a fire early Monday (April 27) morning have been made public. An online fundraiser identifies the duo as a couple n...
Apr 28, 2026 (Image Credit: GoFundMe)
