Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops man credits proper safety protocols for saving his house after lithium battery explosion
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) is reporting an increase in fires related caused by lithium batteries, highlighting the importance of proper use. It's an issue that is well-known to Kamloops' Ro...
Mar 25, 2026 Damage from battery fire (Image Credit: Kamloops Fire Rescue)
Bell Canada nearly ready to flip the switch on its AI data centre in Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - Bell Canada has revealed more details about what is planned for its new AI data centre in Merritt, which is expected to be up and running in the coming weeks. The telecommunications gi...
Mar 25, 2026 (Image Credit: The Canadian Press)
Kamloops Storm swept from KIJHL playoffs after fourth-consecutive loss to Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Kamloops Storm have been eliminated from the second round of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoffs, losing 4-0 in Williams Lake last night. The Storm were ...
Mar 25, 2026 (Image Credit: Facebook / Kamloops Storm)
100 Mile House emergency room closed again Wednesday; sixth closure this month
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The emergency department at 100 Mile House General Hospital will be closed again Wednesday (March 25), marking the sixth closure this month and eleventh so far in 2026. Interior...
Mar 25, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Council rejects mayor's effort to pause Kamloops arts centre, arena multiplex projects
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council will not be pushing 'pause' on a pair of major capital projects - in spite of the efforts of Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson, backed by hundreds of members of the public.Hamer-Jac...
Mar 24, 2026 Performing Arts Centre rendering (Image Credit: City of Kamloops)
Kamloops council sets details for public meeting on Pathways shelter
KAMLOOPS - It was another contentious regular council meeting Tuesday (March 24). The conflict arose over a change in a regular meeting to allow more public input on the Pathways shelter. The shelter ...
Mar 24, 2026 (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum / CFJC Today)
Broadcasters Keen, Bartel share thoughts on Blazers-Rockets series, take walk down memory lane
KAMLOOPS - WHL play-by-play announcers Jon Keen of the Kamloops Blazers and Regan Bartel of the Kelowna Rockets go way back, Saskatchewan exports who called Swift Current Broncos' games together in th...
Mar 24, 2026 Jon Keen (left) and Regan Bartel. (Image Credit: Contributed)
Kamloops non-profits and community groups feeling the pinch of rising fuel costs
KAMLOOPS - Uncertainty remains for global oil markets as the war in Iran rages on. With the Strait of Hormuz closed to U.S. allied tanker traffic, oil prices have been surging, with the effects filter...
Mar 24, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
BC Lions FanFest to be held in Kamloops on May 16
KAMLOOPS - The latest instalment of BC Lions FanFest will be returning to Kamloops on May 16 this year, as the CFL franchise prepares for its 72nd season of operations.FanFest will take over Hillside ...
Mar 24, 2026 (Image Credit: BC Lions)
Wind warning issued for Thompson-Nicola, Cariboo areas Tuesday
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has upgraded a special weather statement that was in place for the Thompson-Nicola and parts of the Cariboo to a wind warning. The weather office is now calling for stron...
Mar 24, 2026 (Image Credit: Pixabay)
