Category Archives: #1 Story
'Humbling and a proud moment'; Midwives in B.C. receive expansion of role, new medical privileges
KAMLOOPS - Just days after International Midwives Day, the B.C. government has announced an expansion of roles for midwifery in the province. The changes come after consultation between the government...
May 08, 2026 (Image Credit: Global News)
Warm May triggering earlier, more severe snowmelt: B.C. River Forecast Centre
KAMLOOPS - Snowpack conditions in the Kamloops area have deteriorated over the last month. The B.C. River Forecast Centre's (BCRFC) latest Snow Survey and Water Supply Bulletin was released Friday (Ma...
May 08, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Cooler temperatures forecast as BCWS fights small fires around Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - After a brief thunderstorm breezed through the region on Wednesday (May 6) evening, several lightning-caused spot fires have popped up throughout the Kamloops area, including a pair to the ...
May 07, 2026 Kamloops fire danger, May 7 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Woman injured during police encounter in Valleyview store; IIO looking for witnesses
KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s police watchdog is searching for witnesses to a violent interaction between a woman and Kamloops RCMP officers in Valleyview earlier this week. According to information provided by K...
May 07, 2026 (Image Credit: Independent Investigations Office of B.C.)
Small fires break out around Kamloops after lightning storm rumbles through
KAMLOOPS - Thunderstorms that rumbled through the Kamloops area Wednesday evening (May 6) were followed by several small fire reports. As of 9:00 p.m., the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) was reporting fou...
May 06, 2026 Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service
'It's a really scary thing'; Neighbour jarred by shooting death at downtown Kamloops home
KAMLOOPS - A home in the 200-block of Columbia Street remains blocked off Wednesday as investigators hunt for clues in Kamloops' third homicide of the year.Police confirmed one person was shot to deat...
May 06, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Court hearing on costs between Kamloops mayor, councillor concludes; judge reserves decision
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Mayor Reid-Hamer Jackson had his turn at the podium on the second and final day of a hearing over the costs related to his defamation lawsuit against Councillor Katie Neustaeter. R...
May 06, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Homicide investigation underway after targeted shooting on Columbia Street in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - RCMP in Kamloops are investigating a homicide in the 200-block of Columbia Street, where there has been a police presence for much of the day Tuesday (May 5). In a statement, Kamloops RCMP ...
May 05, 2026 A police vehicle blocking a lane of Columbia Street in downtown Kamloops on May 5, 2026. (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
Ban on Category 2 and 3 burning begins Thursday throughout Kamloops Fire Centre
KAMLOOPS - BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) officials in the Kamloops Fire Centre are taking after their colleagues in the Cariboo, enacting a Category 2 and 3 burn prohibition. A news release notes the pro...
May 05, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
BC Wildfire Service to be fully staffed this week as summer preparations continue
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) will be fully staffed for the 2026 season by the end of this week. That's according to Forests Minister Ravi Parmar who visited the provincial wildfire co-ord...
May 04, 2026 BC Wildfire Service personnel are seen in this file photo. (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
