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UPDATE: Power restored after vehicle collision takes out power pole in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 7:25 p.m.): BC Hydro says power has been restored to all customers following the earlier crash along Columbia.According to the online outage list, power was restored to the remainin...
Mar 12, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Curtis Goodrum)
Murder suspect arrested after vehicle gets stuck on Highway 5 near Blue River
BLUE RIVER, B.C. - Police say a person wanted for murder was arrested in the North Thompson after the vehicle they were in got stuck in the ditch along Highway 5 early Thursday (March 12) morning.In a...
Mar 12, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
SD58 board votes to close Merritt's Collettville Elementary at the end of the school year
MERRITT, B.C. - An elementary school in Merritt will be closing at the end of the academic year. During Wednesday's (March 11) regular meeting, the Nicola-Similkameen School District (SD58) Board of E...
Mar 12, 2026 SD58 Board Chair Gordon Swan (Image Credit: CFJC Today/File photo)
Vehicle incident and downed power lines snarl traffic on pair of highways
UPDATE (11:00 a.m. ): There are a pair of closures on Highway 5 North.Traffic is halted in both directions south of Avola due to a police incident that was first reported at around 6:30 a.m. Thursday....
Mar 12, 2026 Highway 5, about 11 kilometres east of Hope at Othello, looking north shortly before 6:00 a.m. Thursday. (Image Credit: DriveBC)
Man shot to death outside downtown Kamloops 7-Eleven early Wednesday; RCMP identify victim
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are now confirming a man was shot to death outside the downtown Kamloops 7-Eleven store early Wednesday morning (March 11). In a news release issued Wednesday afternoon, RCMP E-Divisio...
Mar 11, 2026 RCMP examine a crime scene outside downtown Kamloops 7-Eleven Wednesday. Inset shows Emmanual 'Manny' Brooks. (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds, Contributed / Kamloops RCMP (inset).)
UPDATE: Winter storm warning issued as up to 60 cm of snow expected on Coquihalla between Hope and Merritt
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 5:45 p.m.): Environment Canada has upgraded a winter storm watch for the Hope to Merritt section of the Coquihalla to a winter storm warning. The weather agency says hazardous winte...
Mar 10, 2026 Highway 5, about 61 kilometres south of Merritt, looking north at around 12:00 p.m. Tuesday. (Image Credit: DriveBC)
Kamloops council set to decide on eyebrow-raising $40 million short-term loan
KAMLOOPS - City of Kamloops staff are asking council for permission to borrow up to $40 million to cover its bills until property taxes are collected this summer. Municipalities are allowed to borrow ...
Mar 09, 2026 (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum / CFJC Today)
North Shore neighbours call for changes ahead of council debate on Pathways shelter permit
KAMLOOPS - The North Shore access hub, named Pathways, was approved back in late 2024, with council green-lighting a 20-month temporary use permit for the site, creating a 44-bed shelter. Those 20 mon...
Mar 09, 2026 Pathways (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
WATCH: Dunstone recaps Brier triumph
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops skip Matt Dunstone joined CFJC Today's Marty Hastings the day after he won a Brier title in St. John's, N.L. Dunstone's curling team from Manitoba defeated four-time champion Kevin...
Mar 09, 2026 Matt Dunstone collapses to his knees moments after winning the 2026 Montana's Brier in St. John's. (Image Credit: Andrew Klaver/Curling Canada)
Dunstone of Kamloops wins first Brier championship with 6-3 win over Kevin Koe
ST. JOHN'S - Kamloops skip Matt Dunstone won his first Canadian men's curling championship after knocking hard on the Brier's door in recent years. Dunstone's curling team from Manitoba defeated four-...
Mar 08, 2026
