Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Busy May keeping Kamloops building sector on record pace in 2026
KAMLOOPS - A busy month of May has helped put the Kamloops building sector on a record pace through 2026. New numbers released by the City of Kamloops Building Inspection Division show just under $55 ...
Jun 05, 2026
Notable vehicle fire from RIH parking lot not suspicious: KFR
KAMLOOPS - A vehicle fire from Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) caught the attention of early birds in Kamloops Friday (June 5). Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) responded to a parking stall by the RIH emergency...
Jun 05, 2026 (Image Credit: Aaron Schulze/CFJC Today)
NorthPaws earn first series win of 2026 season
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops NorthPaws won their first series of the 2026 West Coast League (WCL) season. The NorthPaws earned their first win of the season Tuesday (June 2) by defeating the Ridgefield Rap...
Jun 05, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
UPDATE: Missing 35-year-old man found
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 6:00 p.m.): Kamloops RCMP say the 35-year-old man who was reported missing on Wednesday (June 3) has been located.Police said the man was located following information received and ...
Jun 05, 2026 (Image Credit: Kamloops RCMP)
Hoops in the Loops basketball tournament down in numbers, high on spirit
KAMLOOPS - Three-on-three basketball tournament Hoops in the Loops will take over a stretch of Victoria Street on Saturday and Sunday (June 6 and 7). The sixth annual event - a fundraiser for youth sp...
Jun 04, 2026 Hoops in the Loops (Image Credit: CFJC Today / File Photo)
Despite issues, Kamloops postal workers relieved by new 5-year contract
KAMLOOPS - Postal workers in Kamloops are breathing a sigh of relief as a new five-year contract with Canada Post has officially been ratified, ending more than two years of labour strife. About 89 pe...
Jun 04, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today/File Photo)
Construction underway on new AI data centre as TRU reaffirms sustainability goals
KAMLOOPS - Shovels are in the ground and work is underway on a new AI data centre at Thompson Rivers University, which is expected to be operational by next year. The facility on McGill Road is being ...
Jun 04, 2026 Construction on the AI data centre at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops. (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
Blind Bay beaches remain open despite elevated E. coli levels
BLIND BAY, B.C. - Pebble and Sandy Beach in Blind Bay remain open despite a Swimming Advisory being put in place due to unacceptable E. coli bacterial counts found in recent water tests.The Columbia S...
Jun 04, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / File photo)
Bystander recounts heroic dive into North Thompson River after sinking vehicle
KAMLOOPS - On May 17, a vehicle travelling northbound along Schubert Drive in Kamloops plunged into the North Thompson River, sending numerous bystanders into action in an attempt to save the two occu...
Jun 04, 2026 Chaz Peterhans looks out over the river with his mother and girlfriend. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Olynyk to Stankoven: If victorious, we should bring Larry O'Brien Trophy, Stanley Cup to Kamloops on same day
KAMLOOPS - Kelly Olynyk and Logan Stankoven might stand on the same Victoria Street parade float, the 7-foot big man raising the Larry O'Brien Trophy while the 5-foot-8 dynamo hoists the Stanley Cup. ...
Jun 04, 2026 Kelly Olynyk (left), Victor Wembanyama (Image Credit: YouTube / NBA)
