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Kamloops RCMP report disturbing increase in sexual assault, child exploitation files in 2025
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP Detachment Commander Supt. Jeff Pelley presented his 2025 year end numbers to city council on Tuesday (Feb. 24). Kamloops Mounties saw a slight increase to overall files of ju...
Pattison Media Feb 26, 2026 Kamloops RCMP Detachment (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

Police identify man found dead in Merritt home, say criminality is involved
MERRITT, B.C. - A 63-year-old man was found dead at a home in Merritt last week. In an update distributed Thursday (Feb. 26), BC RCMP's Southeast District Major Crime Unit (SED MCU) identifies the vic...
Pattison Media Feb 26, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

Cranbrook RCMP operation in Kamloops puts OLPH and RIH on hold-and-secure
KAMLOOPS - Police placed Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) and a North Shore school in separate hold-and-secure protocols as they arrested a suspect with outstanding warrants earlier this week. A notable po...
Pattison Media Feb 26, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

Students in Tumbler Ridge begin returning to class following mass shooting
TUMBLER RIDGE - Some students are heading back to classes in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., just over two weeks after an 18-year-old shooter killed eight people, including six at the local secondary school, bef...
The Canadian Press Feb 26, 2026

Budget watchdog predicts zero population growth this year
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer predicts Canada's rate of population growth will remain flat in 2026, mainly due to cuts to non-permanent resident admissions in the latest federal Immigratio...
The Canadian Press Feb 26, 2026

Kamloops-Thompson School District looking toward pre-fab additions to help ease capacity stress
KAMLOOPS - School District 73 has a long list of needed capital projects which begins with a Batchelor Heights elementary school, includes a new secondary school in Aberdeen, along with a host of repl...
Pattison Media Feb 25, 2026 Sa-Hali Secondary (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

Loud Voice Society using different approach to recovery
KAMLOOPS - Those in Kamloops looking to begin their path to recovery have limited options. Currently, just three operators are offering recovery-focused dry housing - the Mustard Seed, Blue House and ...
Pattison Media Feb 24, 2026 Loud Voice Society (Image Credit: CFJC Kamloops)

Canadian Union of Postal Workers set to vote on tentative deals in spring
OTTAWA - The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says its members will hold a ratification vote on tentative agreements with Canada Post between April 20 and May 30. The deals with two bargaining units w...
The Canadian Press Feb 23, 2026

B.C. mining company says high grade copper-gold confirmed at site north of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A mineral exploration company based in northwestern B.C. says it has confirmed the presence of high-grade gold-copper on a mining property within the Kamloops Mining Division. Decade Resour...
Pattison Media Feb 23, 2026 (Image Credit: Decade Resources)

Canadians in Mexican state ordered to shelter in place as violence erupts
HALIFAX - As violence erupted across parts of Mexico on Sunday, many Canadians were forced to take shelter to stay safe, while others, like Wendy Buelow, were left stranded as airports shut down and f...
The Canadian Press Feb 22, 2026

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