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New 27-unit cooperative housing development set to rise in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The Propolis Cooperative Housing Society is moving ahead with plans for a new four-storey, 27-unit apartment building on St. Paul Street in downtown Kamloops. Located at the intersection of...
Apr 24, 2026 A rendering of Propolis' proposed project on St. Paul Street in downtown Kamloops. (Image Credit: Propolis Cooperative Housing Society via City of Kamloops)
Federal government reports $25.5B deficit for its April-to-February period
OTTAWA - The federal government posted a budgetary deficit of $25.5 billion for the April-to-February period of its 2025-26 fiscal year. In its monthly fiscal monitor, the Finance Department says the ...
Apr 24, 2026
Weeks after suicide attempt, Ontario man passes through Kamloops on cross-country run for mental health
KAMLOOPS - Carter Armstrong knows all too well the perils of mental-health distress. "I was in a really dark place," Armstrong said. "I actually attempted suicide two months ago. I struggled a lot. I ...
Apr 23, 2026 Carter Armstrong (Image Credit: CFJC Today/Anthony Corea)
Blazers' forward Hurlbert named WHL rookie of the year
KAMLOOPS - J.P. Hurlbert's rookie Western Hockey League season is officially one for the record books. The 17-year-old American has been named the WHL's rookie of the year for the 2025-26 season. Hurl...
Apr 23, 2026 (Image Credit: Western Hockey League)
A year after Lapu Lapu ramming attack, grief, anger and hope intertwine
VANCOUVER - At a South Vancouver long-term care home, Jhosie Sico has forgotten what proper sleep feels like, because she now gets up in the middle of the night to change her 30-year-old son's diaper ...
Apr 23, 2026
Small wildfire near Kamloops quickly classified as being held
KAMLOOPS - Firefighters made quick work of a four hectare grassfire on the Tk'emlps te Secwepemc IR #1 Wednesday (April 22) afternoon.The blaze in the Charles Lee Creek area was called in just after 6...
Apr 22, 2026 (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Council compromises on Pathways shelter permit; operator launches community safety committee
KAMLOOPS - A six-hour meeting was held on Tuesday (April 21) with the expressed purpose of deciding the future of the Pathways shelter on the North Shore. Council was being asked for a three-year exte...
Apr 22, 2026 Kamloops city council, April 21 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Portable at Sa-Hali Secondary heavily damaged by fire; arson suspected
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (9:15 a.m.): The initial news release from the Kamloops RCMP described the portable as "completely destroyed" and "burned... to the ground." Photos from the scene show damage, but th...
Apr 22, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
North Shore Pathways shelter receives 20-month extension
KAMLOOPS - In a meeting that lasted just shy of six hours on Tuesday afternoon and evening (April 21), Kamloops city councillors voted 6-1 in favour of extending the Temporary Use Permit (TUP) for the...
Apr 21, 2026 Residents gathering ahead of council meeting (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
UPDATE: Toxic material clean-up ongoing as semi carrying resin catches fire on Coquihalla near Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - (UPDATE 4:00 p.m.): Northbound travel on the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt remains halted Tuesday (April 21) as crews clean up toxic materials that spilled on the roadway...
Apr 21, 2026 (Image Credit: Facebook/Skilled Truckers Canada)
