Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Louise Edwards' legendary yard display in downtown Kamloops pillaged by thieves
KAMLOOPS - Louise Edwards says she's getting discouraged.Edwards' yard at Sixth Avenue and Pine Street is well-known in Kamloops for its extravagant displays celebrating both Halloween and Christmas.I...
Oct 17, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
2019 Federal Election Issues: Health Care
KAMLOOPS - Health care affects everyone. Whether you require a hospital visit, a trip to your doctor, or prescription medication, you will lean on the health care system at one time or another. While ...
Oct 17, 2019
Kamloops correctional officers use rally to draw attention to prison violence
KAMLOOPS - Correctional officers held a rally outside the Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre (KRCC) this afternoon. The demonstration was held to draw attention to the growing issue of violence aga...
Oct 17, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
ICBC warns drivers, pedestrians that pedestrian collisions increase in the fall
KAMLOOPS - The Insurance Corporation of B.C. is reminding drivers to be aware of pedestrians as the days get shorter.ICBC says on average, the Southern Interior sees 280 collisions between vehicles an...
Oct 17, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
What retail cannabis in Kamloops looks like one year after legalization
KAMLOOPS - It's been one year since cannabis became legalized throughout Canada, and the first legal government store opened in Kamloops. The last 365 days have brought many changes to the financial e...
Oct 17, 2019 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
With major construction at Royal Inland Hospital, Interior Health expands hours at Tudor Village Lab
KAMLOOPS - As construction of the massive Patient Care Tower continues to complicate movement around Royal Inland Hospital, Interior Health is trying to direct more patients to access services elsewhe...
Oct 17, 2019 Image Credit: Interior Health
Chase fire crews battle late-night house fire
CHASE, B.C. - A home in Chase has been badly damaged after a fire last night (Oct. 16).Chase Fire Department Chief Brian Lauzon says crews got the call to Beach Crescent just after 10:00 p.m."They arr...
Oct 17, 2019 Image Credit: Twitter / @BigWhiteDan
Cariboo-Chilcotin woman lost her life in Wednesday crash near Cache Creek
KAMLOOPS - RCMP have confirmed a woman died in a crash east of Cache Creek Wednesday (Oct. 16).According to a news release from Cpl. Mike Halskov of RCMP E-Division Traffic Services, the victim was a ...
Oct 17, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Dylana Kneeshaw
Fire crews douse structure fire on Columbia Street
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire and Rescue crews made short work of a structure fire in the 600 block of Columbia Street this (Thursday) morning. Crews were called out just after 4:00 a.m. to the single leve...
Oct 17, 2019 Image Credit: Kent Simmonds / CFJC Today
2019 Federal Election Issues: Jobs and the Economy
KAMLOOPS - It's been a tumultuous summer in the Southern Interior. Many full-time forestry jobs have been lost close to home. Curtailments and mill shutdowns have put hundreds of people out of work.He...
Oct 16, 2019
