Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
B.C. launches Highway 5 North speed data collection project
KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s Ministry of Transportation and Transit will launch a data collection pilot project along Highway 5 North between Kamloops and Avola to inform future safety decisions.B.C. officials s...
Mar 22, 2026 File photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
March 24, 2026 Kamloops City Council meeting preview
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops City Council is set to have their semi-monthly meeting on Tuesday (March 24), with a motion to pause the Centre for the Arts and arena multiplex projects on the docket among other ...
Mar 22, 2026 File photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Jets beat the Rangers in a shootout to spoil goalie Dylan Garand's NHL debut
NEW YORK (AP) - Gabriel Vilardi tied his career high with his 27th goal of the season and won the game in a shootout, captain Adam Lowry ended his lengthy scoring drought and the Winnipeg Jets ended t...
Mar 22, 2026
Lafreniere's OT winner lifts Blazers past Giants in WHL season finale
LANGLEY, B.C. - Tommy Lafreniere scored just 15 seconds into overtime to lift the Kamloops Blazers to a 4-3 win over the Vancouver Giants Saturday (March 21) night at the Langley Events Centre. Lafren...
Mar 22, 2026 Tommy Lafreniere celebrating his 40th goal of the WHL season on March 21, 2026. (Image Credit: Rob Wilton/Vancouver Giants)
Prescribed burn set for Seymour Arm area
SALMON ARM - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is working with BC Timber Sales to finish off a 54 hectare burn east of Seymour Arm next Friday (March 27).The exact timing of the burn will depend on local...
Mar 21, 2026
Closures to impact 4th Avenue traffic as sewer upgrades resume
KAMLOOPS - Work on the 4th Avenue Sewer Upgrades Project will resume on Monday (March 23), impacting traffic throughout the week. The City of Kamloops said paving work from Seymour Street to St. Paul ...
Mar 21, 2026 Construction underway on Fourth Avenue between Seymour Street and St. Paul Street on Feb. 5, 2026. (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum/CFJC Today)
Salmon Arm business loses almost $200,000 to fraud
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Salmon Arm RCMP officials said a scammer drained a local business of $195,000 by claiming to be working for a bank's fraud department.Police said the fraud was reported by a woman o...
Mar 21, 2026 (Image Credit: RCMP)
Hurlbert hits 40 goals as Blazers beat Giants in final home game of 2025-26 season
KAMLOOPS - J.P. Hurlbert made the hats fly at Sandman Centre as the Kamloops Blazers beat the Vancouver Giants 7-3 Friday (March 20) night.The 17-year-old forward, who has committed to playing NCAA ho...
Mar 21, 2026 J.P. Hurlbert celebrates one of his three goals against the Vancouver Giants on March 20, 2026. (Image Credit: Brian Johnson/Kamloops Blazers)
People, pets urged to be careful as warmer weather leads to increased tick activity
KAMLOOPS - With spring officially here and even warmer temperatures on the way, Kamloops-area residents are waking up from their slumber and itching to hit the trails. They're not the only ones as the...
Mar 20, 2026 File photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Dunstone excited to compete at worlds; appreciates support from Kamloops Curling community
KAMLOOPS - Residents and Kamloops Curling Club members gathered for a Thursday (March 19) night send-off party to celebrate Matt Dunstone, who skipped Team Manitoba to the 2026 Brier Championship and ...
Mar 20, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
