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Staff and students adjusting to life back at Westmount Elementary school
KAMLOOPS - Things are slowly getting back to normal at Westmount Elementary School in Kamloops as students and staff have returned five months after a suspicious fire that sparked on the roof in Octob...
Mar 31, 2026 A banner welcoming back staff and students to Westmount Elementary School in Kamloops. (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum/CFJC Today)
Foundry Kamloops aiming for summer opening as it receives sizable donation from RIH Foundation
KAMLOOPS - Foundry Kamloops is now less than $1 million from its capital goal to complete its site in the city's downtown. In a news release issued Tuesday (March 31), Interior Community Services (ICS...
Mar 31, 2026 (Image Credit: Interior Community Services/Contributed)
TRU's consultation on future of Williams Lake campus to play out over several years: president
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Rivers University (TRU) Board of Governors has signaled the start of a lengthy process exploring the possible closure of the school's Williams Lake campus. The decision to begi...
Mar 30, 2026 TRU Williams Lake campus (Image Credit: TRU)
Westmount Elementary reopens after five-month closure caused by suspicious fire
KAMLOOPS - Students and staff are back at Westmount Elementary School, a little more than five months after a suspicious fire that sparked on the roof of the building. Monday (March 30) morning's reop...
Mar 30, 2026 Students returning to Westmount Elementary school for the first time since the suspicious fire on Oct. 26, 2025. (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum/CFJC Today)
Canadian banks, pension funds have poured billions into ICE contractors
OTTAWA - Major Canadian banks and pension funds provided tens of billions of dollars to American contractors for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, an investigation by the non-profit...
Mar 30, 2026
Avi Lewis is the new NDP leader, as Alberta, Sask. leaders say his polices can 'hurt'
WINNIPEG - Filmmaker Avi Lewis has been elected as the NDP's new leader, defeating his four rivals on the first ballot with nearly 40,000 votes. This victory signals a shift toward the party pushing b...
Mar 29, 2026
Rescued bear cub found near Kamloops makes 900+ km trip to northern B.C.
KAMLOOPS - An abandoned bear cub found near Heffley Lake, about 43 kilometres north of Kamloops, will now live in the care of the Northern Lights Wildlife Society in Smithers after being treated at th...
Mar 28, 2026 (Image Credit: Northern Lights Wildlife Society)
Blazers open WHL Playoffs with loss to Kelowna
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers fell 3-1 to the Kelowna Rockets in their opening matchup of the 2026 WHL Playoffs on Friday (March 27) at Prospera Place. Jacob Dumansky scored the lone Blazers goal wi...
Mar 28, 2026 (Image Credit: Kamloops Blazers/Facebook)
Goaltenders take centre stage as Blazers return to WHL playoffs against Rockets
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers and Kelowna Rockets kick off their playoff series on Friday (March 27). One of the most important aspects of any playoff series is goaltending. Both Kamloops and Kelown...
Mar 27, 2026 (Image Credit: Photo Credit: CFJC Today)
Merritt RCMP call Monday night fire 'intentional'
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt RCMP are looking for the public's help in their investigation into a suspicious fire Monday night (March 23). Firefighters were called to the scene of a fire in the 2300-block ...
Mar 27, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: Facebook/Merritt Fire Rescue Department)
