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Kamloops MLA Milobar to enter BC Conservative Leadership race Friday
KAMLOOPS - A longtime Kamloops politician is set to throw his hat in the ring to become leader of the BC Conservative Party. Peter Milobar, the MLA for Kamloops-Centre, has confirmed to CFJC Today tha...
Jan 15, 2026 (Image Credit: Peter Milobar/Contributed)
Kamloops Fire Rescue snuff out overnight fire at abandoned Victoria Street commercial building
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 1:00 p.m.): Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) says the former Fashion 5 building on Victoria Street will be demolished, if a structural engineer determines its not safe to access. Platoon ...
Jan 15, 2026 (Image Credit: Victor Kaisar/CFJC Today)
B.C. to end drug decriminalization project, after 'challenging' three-year-experiment
British Columbia won't be renewing its agreement with Health Canada that allowed for the decriminalization of small amounts of drugs for personal possession, officially ending a three-year program tha...
Jan 14, 2026
Terminated TRU administrator claims 'bad faith treatment' as trial against school delayed
KAMLOOPS - A former Thompson Rivers University (TRU) administrator who is suing the university is claiming to be a continued recipient of "bad faith treatment" as the trial has been postponed by anoth...
Jan 14, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops' next builders prepare to enter a volatile sector
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops building sector had its third-busiest year on record in 2025, with more than 1,000 permits issued, equaling just shy of $350 million in value. The podium finish comes amid worr...
Jan 13, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
B.C. Ombudsperson flags hour-long waits for income, disability calls to be answered
British Columbia's ombudsperson says people calling the government with questions about income and disability assistance are facing long waits, sometimes of more than an hour, creating barriers to acc...
Jan 13, 2026
B.C. home sales and prices both down about 6% last month, amid Lower Mainland slump
VANCOUVER - British Columbia home sales fell by almost 6 per cent last month on a year-over-year basis, with realtors noting market weakness "concentrated" in the Lower Mainland. The B.C. Real Estate ...
Jan 13, 2026
Kamloops' Iranian community in the dark as political unrest and calls for revolution intensify
KAMLOOPS - Canada has joined a host of other nations - including Australia and members of the European Union - in condemning Iran for the killing and arresting of protestors. While the official statem...
Jan 12, 2026 Iran protests (Image Credit: CNN)
Man seriously injured in Sunday house fire on Tk'emlups reserve
TK'EMLUPS - RCMP say a man was taken to hospital with serious injuries after a house on the Tk'emlups reserve was destroyed by fire Sunday (Jan. 11) night. In a statement, Tk'emlups Rural RCMP says of...
Jan 12, 2026 The remnants of the house in the 600-block of Shuswap Road as seen on Jan. 12, 2026. (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum/CFJC Today)
Teck Okanagan Cup race cancelled due to 'challenging weather conditions' at Stake Lake
KAMLOOPS - Mother Nature is playing spoilsport at the Stake Lake ski trails near Kamloops, less than a month into the 2025-26 winter season. The Overlander Ski Club has been forced to cancel the Teck ...
Jan 11, 2026 A look at trail at a ski trail near Stake Lake, south of Kamloops on Dec. 19, 2025. (Image Credit: Overlander Ski Club/Facebook)
