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Gypsum to be cleared away from CPKC derailment site near Kamloops 'in the next few weeks'
CHERRY CREEK, B.C. - Officials are still finding no impacts to drinking water systems after a 17-car train derailment near Cherry Creek that happened nearly three weeks ago. That's according to the Th...
Nov 21, 2025
Kendra Woodland of Kamloops signs PWHL contract with Ottawa Charge
KAMLOOPS - Kendra Woodland is a professional hockey player.The Ottawa Charge announced Thursday (Nov. 20) that Woodland had cracked their final roster ahead of the 2025-26 Professional Women's Hockey ...
Nov 21, 2025
Kamloops' Verhoeff using national TV spotlight to advocate for non-speaking autistic individuals
KAMLOOPS - Luke Verhoeff of Kamloops is experiencing a brush with national TV fame on The Assembly, the show seen on CBC and CBC Gem. He's using the spotlight to advocate for non-speaking autistic ind...
Nov 20, 2025
'It's the very least we can do'; Living Wage Employer in Kamloops extols the virtues of fair pay
KAMLOOPS - The latest report measuring what the living wage is for different cities across B.C. was issued this week. It showed another increase in how much it costs the average family and single pers...
Nov 20, 2025
Speaker's vote gets northern power line through B.C. legislature by slimmest margin
VICTORIA - Legislation to fast-track construction of a northern power line has squeaked through the British Columbia legislature thanks to a deciding vote by the Speaker for the bill that Premier Davi...
Nov 20, 2025
City of Kamloops purchases Parkcrest Park from SD73
UPDATE (Nov. 21): In an email to CFJC Today, SD73 communications director Chelsea Isenor said the former Little Fort Elementary School site was listed as "for sale" from Sept. 24 to Oct. 31, 2025, on ...
Nov 20, 2025
Kamloops council looks toward transit, policing and Stuart Wood for cost savings in early budget deliberations
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops city councillors got their first look at the 2026 tax rate on Tuesday (Nov. 18) during a lengthy Committee of the Whole meeting. The starting point sits at more than a 10 per cent ...
Nov 19, 2025
Merritt shelter to provide 10 additional beds during periods of extreme cold
MERRITT, B.C. - The Nicola Valley Shelter and Support Society (NVSSS) is expanding its capacity in Merritt during periods of extreme cold this winter. Lasting through March 31, 2026, the NVSSS says th...
Nov 19, 2025
Tk'emlúps Kúkwpi7 calls for OneBC leader Brodie's resignation
KAMLOOPS - The chief of Tk'emlups te Secwepemc has told her community she wants the leader of a far-right provincial political party to resign. In a letter distributed to community members Tuesday (No...
Nov 18, 2025
Kamloops family out $7,900 due to trip cancellation during Air Canada strike seeks reimbursement
KAMLOOPS - Thousands of flights were either postponed or cancelled entirely during the strike action taken by Air Canada employees this past summer and some people still haven't been able to get their...
Nov 18, 2025
