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Kamloops homeless advocate speaking out after Friday arrest outside City Hall
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops homeless advocate who was arrested on Friday (Dec. 19) wants the city to explain why he was detained during what he called a "humanitarian and advocacy event" outside City Hall. ...
Dec 20, 2025 Glenn Hilke being arrested outside Kamloops City Hall on Dec. 19, 2025. (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum/CFJC Today)
Travel advisory in effect on Coquihalla between Hope and Merritt with more snow expected
MERRITT - A travel advisory is in effect on the Hope to Merritt section of the Coquhalla Highway, which remains open at this time, though travel is not recommended. The advisory was put in place aroun...
Dec 20, 2025 Highway 5 about 7 km north of Zopkios Brake Check, looking north as pictured at 6:54 a.m. on Dec. 20, 2025. (Image Credit: DriveBC)
Arrest of former The Loop operator overshadows calls for community day space in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The Loop was shut down back in the summer of 2024, after it was declared a nuisance property by the City of Kamloops, leading to the eviction and closure of the only day space in Kamloops o...
Dec 19, 2025 NOMADS Drop-in Services (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops homeless advocate arrested outside City Hall while calling for action on new day space
KAMLOOPS - The former operator of The Loop drop-in centre and the Kamloops Community Meal Train was arrested for obstruction Friday (Dec. 19).Glenn Hilke was taken into custody by Kamloops RCMP outsid...
Dec 19, 2025 Glenn Hilke being arrested outside Kamloops City Hall on Dec. 19, 2025. (Image Credit: Michael Reeve/CFJC Today)
Trust of First Nations 'fragile' as B.C. government considers changes to UN law
VICTORIA - The chief of a First Nation in the Great Bear Rainforest says B.C. Premier David Eby risks losing the trust of Indigenous people and could fuel racism if he changes the Declaration on the R...
Dec 19, 2025
Sagebrush family shocked by Kamloops CSO decision to return dog home after attack on child
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops family is calling for stronger enforcement surrounding animal attacks after their son was brutally mauled by a dog three weeks ago. The incident caused life-altering injuries to ...
Dec 18, 2025 (Image Credit: Jennifer Billingsley)
Difficult business climate lamented at Kamloops council committee
KAMLOOPS - The executive director of the Kamloops and District Chamber of Commerce was frank when describing the state of the local business community at a Kamloops council committee meeting Thursday ...
Dec 18, 2025 File Photo (Image Credit: Contributed / Terry Kress)
UPDATE: Merritt man facing second-degree murder charge in death of his wife
MERRITT, B.C. - (UPDATE 3:45 p.m.): BC RCMP have confirmed that a 49-year-old Merritt man is facing a second-degree murder charge in connection with the death of his wife.A statement from the RCMP say...
Dec 18, 2025 File photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
UPDATE: Up to 75 centimetres of snow possible near the Coquihalla Summit by Saturday
MERRITT, B.C. - (UPDATE 11:30 a.m.): The Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt can't catch a winter break this week. Environment Canada is forecasting between 45 and 75 centimetres of snowfall for t...
Dec 18, 2025 Highway 5 about 7 kilometres north of Zopkios Brake Check, looking south, shortly after 7:00 a.m. Thursday.
Clouston says top players among culpable after Blazers blow lead in loss to Americans
KAMLOOPS - Up two goals in the second period, the Kamloops Blazers went to the power play looking to bury the Tri-City Americans on Wednesday (Dec. 17) at Sandman Centre. "The momentum changed there,"...
Dec 17, 2025 AMERICANS EDGE BLAZERS (Image Credit: Brian Johnson Photography/Kamloops Blazers)
