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'An absolute affront': Kamloops veterans call out Trump's claims about Canada's military participation
KAMLOOPS - The Canada-United States relationship is on shaky ground, as politicians on both sides of the border prepare for a review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico free trade agreement (CUSMA) this year. A...
Jan 29, 2026 From L to R: Lt.-Col. Robin Steel, Lt. Mike Young, Lt.-Col Ken Jyrkkanen and Sgt. Gord Sands at the Kamloops cenotaph on Battle Street on Jan. 29, 2025. (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/ CFJC Today)
Canada Post, union finalize outstanding contractual language in tentative deals
OTTAWA - Canada Post and the union representing thousands of its mail carriers say they have finalized outstanding contractual language in the tentative agreements reached last month that would end mo...
Jan 29, 2026
100 Mile residents asked to shine a purple light to mark one-year anniversary of Forest Grove woman's disappearance
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The sister of a woman who was last seen in a rural community near 100 Mile House a year ago is asking residents to shine a purple light on Sunday (Feb. 1) to mark the anniversar...
Jan 29, 2026 (Image Credit: 100 Mile House RCMP)
A Kamloops man's final act helps save four strangers through organ donation
KAMLOOPS - Last year, 232 people in British Columbia passed on the gift of life as organ donors. In total, those 232 people helped a record 575 recipients in 2025. The transplants included a record 35...
Jan 28, 2026 Debbie and Brian Wargovcsik hold a picture of Beau (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Tranquille Road sewer main project to resume on February 2
KAMLOOPS - Construction on a major sewer main project on Tranquille Road is set to resume next week as crews return from a brief winter break. The City of Kamloops says work will take place between Cr...
Jan 28, 2026 Work crews at the intersection of Tranquille Road and Schreiner Street pictured in August 2025. (Image Credit: CFJC Today File)
'The next step is going to be a fatality': United Steelworkers demand change in wake of alarming mine safety report
KAMLOOPS - United Steelworkers Local 7619 President Kyle Wolff said inaction may lead to death at Teck Highland Valley Copper (HVC) mine in Logan Lake. "Between a person not being in the right mindset...
Jan 27, 2026 Highland Valley Copper (Image Credit: Teck Resources)
Report finds health, safety and workplace culture problems at Highland Valley Copper mine
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - An Office of the Chief Inspector of Mines investigation report into the Teck Highland Valley Copper (HVC) mine near Logan Lake unearthed an abundance of health, safety and workplace...
Jan 26, 2026 The Highland Valley copper mine near Logan Lake. (Image Credit: Teck Resources/File Photo)
WestJet Encore bringing back direct Kamloops to Edmonton flight in 2026
KAMLOOPS - WestJet Encore is bringing back a direct flight between Kamloops and Edmonton following a successful trial last summer. The direct flight to Edmonton is set to operate on Fridays and Monday...
Jan 26, 2026 The inaugural WestJet Edmonton to Kamloops flight on the tarmac at Fulton Field on July 6, 2025. (Image Credit: Kamloops Airport)
B.C. homicides put gay dating apps in spotlight, as advocates, police warn of risks
VANCOUVER - Richard Hesketh says he won't be going back to Grindr. He told a B.C. Supreme Court hearing that he now refuses to use the gay dating app where his friend, Alexander Lo, encountered Dwight...
Jan 26, 2026 Muhammad "Ash" Zafar, left, and Don Tecson are shown in this undated handout photo. (Image Credit: Don Tecson)
City hosting second budget session as provisional 2026 tax increase sits at 7.2 per cent
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops will be hosting a second in-person budget information session on Monday (Jan. 26) afternoon where residents will be able to have their say into the current provisional ...
Jan 25, 2026 The first in-person 2026 budget meeting was held on Nov. 19, 2025 at Sandman Centre. (Image Credit: Anthony Corea/CFJC Today)
