Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Loewen announces Kamloops council bid, calls for recovery-focused approach to address street disorder
KAMLOOPS - A new name has entered the race for Kamloops city council. Former Canada Post employee Troy Loewen announced his campaign today, with support from Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson. "I want to work ...
Jun 03, 2026 Troy Loewen (Image Credit: CFJC News)
Kamloops students to speak out against AI infiltration this Friday
KAMLOOPS - A group of young Kamloopsians will be gathering at Summit Drive and McGill Road this Friday (June 5) afternoon to speak out against the infiltration of artificial intelligence (AI) and AI d...
Jun 03, 2026 (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
Sales activity in Kamloops real estate market heated up in May
KAMLOOPS - Sales activity in the Kamloops real estate market sprang forward during the month of May.The Association of Interior Realtors (AIR) released month-end numbers for May 2026 on Wednesday (Jun...
Jun 03, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Vehicle-ready replacement for Red Bridge 1 of 3 options being considered by province
KAMLOOPS and TK'EMLUPS - The province says a new vehicle crossing is only one of three options it is considering in the wake of the destruction of the Red Bridge. An arsonist's flames destroyed the wo...
Jun 03, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
City of Kamloops says legal concerns prevented it from denying OneBC booking at Kia Lounge
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says its hands were tied in allowing a controversial political party to book a city facility for a town hall this weekend.OneBC is advertising a town hall event with le...
Jun 03, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Fraser Valley police searching for missing man whose truck was found near Lytton
LYTTON, B.C. - Police in the Fraser Valley are asking the public to help track down a missing man whose truck was found last week near Lytton.In a news release issued Wednesday (June 3), Abbotsford Po...
Jun 03, 2026 Robert Leyen (inset) was not with his truck when it was found near Lytton last Thursday. (Image Credit: Contributed / Abbotsford Police)
B.C. minimum wage increase takes effect as low-income workers face rising inflation costs
KAMLOOPS - Minimum-wage workers across British Columbia are now earning more money, after the province's latest wage increase officially took effect June first. The hourly wage climbed from $17.85 to ...
Jun 03, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
RCMP seize drugs and weapons from Merritt home after gun threat
KAMLOOPS - A reported gun threat led to a drug bust in Merritt Tuesday (June 2). Merritt RCMP say they responded to a report of threats involving a firearm although a specific time was not provided in...
Jun 03, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Driver and passenger seriously injured in Merritt motorcycle crash
MERRITT, B.C. - Two people were sent to Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops with serious injuries following a motorcycle crash in Merritt. Merritt RCMP say officers responded to a stretch of Voght Stree...
Jun 03, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
'They're getting closer': Two human-caused fires in Kamloops raise business concerns as conditions dry out
KAMLOOPS - Two separate fires in Kamloops Monday night (June 1) are raising renewed concerns about wildfire risks as temperatures are expected to continue climbing across the Interior. One of the fire...
Jun 02, 2026 (Image Credit: Facebook / @WHEN BAD / GOOD THINGS HAPPEN IN KAMLOOPS)
