Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
UPDATE: Suspects in alleged Kelowna home invasion and vehicle theft arrested in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 12:50 p.m.): RCMP say two people were arrested at a house in North Kamloops late Friday (Dec. 12) night in connection with an alleged home invasion and vehicle theft in Kelowna.S/Sg...
Dec 13, 2025 Unmarked police vehicles lined up along 12th Street in Kamloops on Dec. 12, 2025. (Image Credit: Christina Eberding/Contributed)
Blazers bested in shootout as Salmon Arm's Preston Lewis wins WHL debut with Cougars
PRINCE GEORGE - The Kamloops Blazers erased a three goal deficit but they fell 5-4 in a shootout to the Prince George Cougars Friday (Dec. 12) at the CN Centre. Tommy Lafrienere scored twice and added...
Dec 13, 2025 Blazers captain Ryan Michael and Cougars netminder Preston Lewis in action during a WHL game on Dec. 12, 2025. (Image Credit: Prince George Cougars)
Kamloops born-and-raised Dylana Kneeshaw to succeed Bill O'Donovan as CFJC-TV lead anchor
KAMLOOPS - A familiar face will take over behind the CFJC news desk following Bill O'Donovan's retirement at the beginning of January. Dylana Kneeshaw will become CFJC-TV's producer and lead anchor.Vi...
Dec 12, 2025
Significant progress cited on family doctor, nurse practitioner attachment rates for Thompson region
KAMLOOPS - Thousands of people in the Thompson Region are still without a family doctor, but that figure has started to lessen, according to the Thompson Region Division of Family Practice (TRDFP). Th...
Dec 12, 2025 (Image Credit: CFJC Today file photo)
'Egregious affront to communities': NSBIA calls out Province's shift away from Recovery-Oriented Housing
KAMLOOPS - The North Shore Business Improvement Association (NSBIA) in Kamloops is joining the chorus of local voices speaking out against the Ministry of Housing's shift away from a Recovery-Oriented...
Dec 12, 2025 A rendering of the proposed 54-unit affordable housing development at Leigh and Fortune in Kamloops. (Image Credit: City of Kamloops / Tengri Architecture)
Kamloops RCMP urging vigilance after senior loses $5,000 in gift-card scam
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are urging people to be wary of scams this holiday season after a senior was defrauded out of $5,000 in a gift card scam on Monday (Dec. 8). According to the RCMP, the scammer...
Dec 12, 2025 (Image Credit: Global BC)
Innergex eyes Pennask Summit for potential 160-megawatt wind farm project
KAMLOOPS - A Quebec company which is being a wind farm that was selected by BC Hydro as part of its 2024 call for power is eyeing land in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) for a portion of ...
Dec 12, 2025 (Image Credit: Innergex/Facebook)
Storm game rescheduled to Sunday after fatal two-semi crash leads to lengthy Highway 1 closure
KAMLOOPS - This evening's (Dec. 12) KIJHL game between the Kamloops Storm and the Golden Rockets has been postponed to Sunday after a fatal two-semi crash forced a lengthy closure of the Trans-Canada ...
Dec 12, 2025 (Image Credit: Golden Rockets/Facebook)
Tkemlúps and Kamloops urge peace and calm as decade-old land claim 'does not seek private or city-owned land'
KAMLOOPS - Tk'emlps te Secwpemc and the City of Kamloops have released a statement regarding a decade-old land claim by Stk'emlupsemc te Secwepemc Nation (SSN) to provide "clarity and reassurance as q...
Dec 12, 2025 Street banners featuring Kamloops and Tk’emlúps that were unveiled in 2021. (Image Credit: City of Kamloops)
Highway 3 between Hope and Princeton sustains serious damage due to rain
HOPE, B.C. - The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Transit has confirmed that the Crowsnest Highway (Highway 3) between Hope and Manning Park sustained extensive damage as a result of this week's ex...
Dec 12, 2025 Highway 3 between Hope and Manning Park (Image Credit: B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Transit)
