Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
UPDATE: Wildfire east of Merritt grows to 150 hectares
MERRITT, B.C. - (UPDATE April 9): In an update late Wednesday afternoon, the BC Wildfire Service says the Quilchena Creek wildfire east of Merritt has grown to 150 hectares in size. (Image Credit: BC ...
Apr 08, 2026 (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Blazers' majority owner Gaglardi offers season review, talks of changing WHL-NCAA landscape
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers (31-24-7-6) placed fifth in the Western Conference and were dispatched from the WHL post-season in Round 1, swept in four games by the Kelowna Rockets. Blazers' majorit...
Apr 08, 2026 Blazers' majority owner Tom Gaglardi (Image Credit: CFJC Today / File Photo)
'Face-saving'; TRU professor sees dual claims to victory as positive amid war in Iran
KAMLOOPS - Just one hour before the promise that "a whole civilization will die tonight" would have come due, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire agreement had been reached with Iran. Th...
Apr 08, 2026 President Donald Trump departs after speaking with reporters during a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Washington. (Image Credit: AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
B.C. drivers still failing to buckle up, leave phones alone as RCMP write thousands of tickets in March
KAMLOOPS - Police in British Columbia say people still don't appear to be getting the message to buckle up and to leave electronic devices alone while they're behind the wheel, as more than 3,000 tick...
Apr 08, 2026
Closures expected as CPKC crews work on 2nd Avenue railroad crossing in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is reminding people about some more work being done at a downtown railway crossing this week, which will result in road and sidewalk closures. Canadian Pacific Kansas C...
Apr 08, 2026 A CPKC train passing through the 2nd Avenue railroad crossing in downtown Kamloops. (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
Kamloops MP Caputo hoping for federal cash in Red Bridge rebuild
KAMLOOPS - As the City of Kamloops and Tkemlps te Secwepemc prepare to ramp up pressure on the provincial government for a replacement for the Red Bridge, a Kamloops member of parliament wants the fed...
Apr 08, 2026 The smoldering remains of the Red Bridge after the fire on Sept. 19. 2024. (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
World Cup watch parties to be held at Riverside Park as Kamloops scores provincial funding
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has scored $90,000 in provincial funding to help it organize a series of outdoor watch parties during this summer's FIFA men's World Cup. There will be licensed outdoor...
Apr 08, 2026 The FIFA World Cup trophy on display in Zurich, Switzerland on Nov. 20, 2025. (Image Credit: The Canadian Press/AP-Keystone, Claudio Thoma)
Pritchard neighbours forced to share water service via garden hose following main break
PRITCHARD, B.C. - While water service was technically restored for 36 properties in Pritchard that were impacted by a water main break heading into Easter long weekend, one resident is depending on he...
Apr 08, 2026 (Image Credit: Tammy Peltier/Contributed)
Blue Rodeo, Of Monsters and Men, The Sheepdogs to headline 2026 Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Canadian roots-rock legends Blue Rodeo will headline the 2026 edition of the Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival. The headlining acts for the three-day festival were announced Wedne...
Apr 08, 2026 (Image Credit: Roots and Blues Festival)
Mustangs swept by Posse in KIJHL Okanagan-Shuswap Conference Finals
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Williams Lake Mustangs have been eliminated from the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) playoffs. The Mustangs were swept in the Okanagan-Shuswap Conference ...
Apr 08, 2026 (Image Credit: Facebook/Williams Lake Mustangs)
