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Lower Sahali business owners frustrated after 'costly' Wednesday morning fire
KAMLOOPS - An early Wednesday (April 8) morning fire at a Lower Sahali business caused about $60,000 in damage, despite the quick work on Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) crews. In a post to social media, W...
Apr 10, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops fire crews respond to grass fire along Shuswap Road
TK'EMLUPS - Update: 3:00 p.m. - A small grass fire near Shuswap Road has been extinguished by Kamloops Fire Rescue crews Friday afternoon (April 10). The call came in just after 2 p.m., citing multipl...
Apr 10, 2026 (Image Credit: Victor Kaisar / CFJC Today)
Quilchena Creek wildfire near Merritt grows to 808ha; reclassified as 'being held'
MERRITT, B.C. - (UPDATE 6:00 p.m.): The BC Wildfire Service says the Quilchena Creek wildfire near Merritt is now an estimated 808 hectares in size, but it is still listed as being held. The fire was ...
Apr 10, 2026 Aerial overview of the Quilchena Creek fire as pictured in the afternoon on April 9, 2026. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Double OT win sends Kamloops' Hicks and Milburn to NCAA Men's Hockey National Championship
LAS VEGAS - Kamloops natives Johnny Hicks and Brady Milburn are off to the NCAA Men's Hockey National Championship after a thrilling 4-3 double overtime victory over the Michigan Wolverines Thursday (...
Apr 09, 2026 Johnny Hicks (Image Credit: University of Denver Pioneers/Facebook)
UPDATE: Merritt-area grass fire balloons to 550 hectares in size
MERRITT, B.C. - (UPDATE 4:45 p.m.): A wildfire that ignited east of Merritt on Wednesday (April 8) afternoon is no longer being held, and it has ballooned to 550 hectares in size.There are 18 BC Wildf...
Apr 09, 2026 Aerial overview of the Quilchena Creek fire as pictured in the afternoon on April 9, 2026. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Benchmark snowpack survey shows stable conditions in Kamloops and area, split between northern and southern B.C.
KAMLOOPS - The benchmark survey for assessing seasonal hazards shows a split between northern and southern portions of the province, although snowpack conditions are relatively stable for the Kamloops...
Apr 09, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
UPDATE: Wildfire east of Merritt grows to 150 hectares
MERRITT, B.C. - (UPDATE April 9): In an update late Wednesday afternoon, the BC Wildfire Service says the Quilchena Creek wildfire east of Merritt has grown to 150 hectares in size. (Image Credit: BC ...
Apr 08, 2026 (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Pritchard neighbours forced to share water service via garden hose following main break
PRITCHARD, B.C. - While water service was technically restored for 36 properties in Pritchard that were impacted by a water main break heading into Easter long weekend, one resident is depending on he...
Apr 08, 2026 (Image Credit: Tammy Peltier/Contributed)
Iran says it has accepted a two-week ceasefire in the war
TEHRAN - Iran's Supreme National Security Council said it has accepted a two-week ceasefire in the war. Its statement said it would negotiate with the United States in Islamabad beginning Friday."It i...
Apr 07, 2026 President Donald Trump speaks with reporters during a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Washington. (Image Credit: The Associated Press / Mark Schiefelbein)
Three people arrested, gun seized after police box in Brocklehurst home
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say three people were arrested after a large and somewhat noticeable police presence along Ord Road on Friday (April 3) afternoon. RCMP officers responded to the 1700-block of...
Apr 07, 2026 (Image Credit: Rudy Braun/Facebook)
