Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Governor General to present Salmon Arm sextet, Kamloopsian with bravery awards
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Two residents of Salmon Arm who intervened in a 2019 church shooting that claimed the life of one person will be honoured in the nation's capital this week.Governor General Mary Sim...
Mar 24, 2026 A police presence outside the Church of Christ in Salmon Arm in 2019. (Image Credit: Adam Donnelly/CFJC Today File)
Kamloops Storm facing elimination after third consecutive loss to Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Kamloops Storm are in a spot of bother in the Doug Birks Division Finals series against the Williams Lake Mustangs. The Storm are facing elimination after they lost game thre...
Mar 24, 2026 (Image Credit: Kamloops Storm/Facebook)
East Kamloops BIA thrilled with recent corridor development
KAMLOOPS - The Valleyview-Dallas-Campbell Creek corridor in Kamloops has seen a lot of development over the past 12 months, with many projects coming to fruition at the same time. The East Kamloops Bu...
Mar 24, 2026 (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum / CFJC Today)
Matonovich of Kamloops named GNAC female freshman of the year
KAMLOOPS - Raiya Matonovich had an outstanding indoor track and field season with the Simon Fraser Red Leafs.The 18-year-old runner was on Friday named the Great Northwest Athletic Conference female f...
Mar 23, 2026 Raiya Matonovich (Image Credit: Josh Kutcher)
Blazers embracing underdog tag, suggest pressure is on Rockets in first-round series
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers' head coach Shaun Clouston said the heat is on the Kelowna Rockets, with the B.C. Division rivals preparing to square off in Round 1 of the WHL post-season. "They're a team...
Mar 23, 2026 Captain Ryan Michael. (Image Credit: CFJC Today/Anthony Corea)
IH hopes strategies employed in Merritt, Clearwater and Lillooet can help 100 Mile House emergency room stay open
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The 100 Mile House emergency room was closed again Monday (March 23), marking the fifth closure this month and the tenth this year. Patients needing urgent care have been asked ...
Mar 23, 2026 (Image Credit: Newsfile / CFJC Today)
Strong winds predicted for Thompson-Nicola Tuesday
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada is predicting winds gusting up to 80 km/h on Tuesday evening (March 24) for much of the Thompson-Nicola region.The Special Weather Statement also extends to the Coquihall...
Mar 23, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC/File photo)
Kamloops Fire Rescue says early season interface fires becoming more common
KAMLOOPS -Three interface fires all sparked in short order Friday (March 20) evening, stretching thin responding Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) crews and potentially marking another early start of wildfir...
Mar 23, 2026 Cooney Bay Fire (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Cultural burn planned near Cache Creek
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is supporting the Thompson Rivers Natural Resource District and Bonaparte First Nation in a 40-hectare cultural burn in the Upper Hat Creek Valley.Th...
Mar 23, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC/File photo)
Proposed 2026 TNRD tax increase whittled down to 5.3% ahead of final vote
KAMLOOPS - The average proposed tax increase for residents in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has been shaved further. A report from the TNRD's finance department shows a proposed tax inc...
Mar 23, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
