Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops MLA Milobar chats BC Conservative leadership campaign as field narrows
KAMLOOPS - A field that began with 11 leadership candidates has been whittled down to just seven. Kamloops-Centre MLA Peter Milobar is the last remaining current member of the legislature in the runni...
Mar 19, 2026 Peter Milobar (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops-area wind warning issued as Environment Canada predicts 90 km/h winds Friday
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has issued a wind warning for the Kamloops area with gusts of up to 90 km/h predicted on Friday (March 20).The warning is in place for the South Thompson, Shuswap, and Ni...
Mar 19, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today/File)
100 Mile House emergency room to close for ninth time in 2026
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Residents in the 100 Mile House area will be without emergency room coverage for the ninth time this year, as Interior Health has announced another 13 hour closure this Friday (...
Mar 19, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today/File)
Merritt father warns others after medical emergency involving his young son
MERRITT, B.C. - A Merritt father is warning others about the danger of tick bites after a serious medical emergency involving his young son."Sheer panic" is how Jamie Stevens describes the emotion he ...
Mar 19, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Century-old temperature records toppled in Kamloops, Salmon Arm as unseasonably warm weather lingers in B.C.
KAMLOOPS - The ongoing atmospheric river that is soaking parts of coastal British Columbia is also bringing unseasonable warmth to communities in the Kamloops-area, where a pair of century-old records...
Mar 19, 2026 (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
Rainfall warnings extended to Coquihalla between Hope and Merritt, Fraser Canyon
MERRITT, B.C. - Environment Canada has issued a yellow-level rainfall warning for a pair of major thoroughfares in the B.C. interior.The warnings now cover the the Hope to Merritt section of the Coqui...
Mar 19, 2026 The Coquihalla Highway about 61 km south of Merritt, looking north. (Image Credit: DriveBC)
Cultural burn sparks south of Merritt
MERRITT - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is supporting the Coldwater Indian Band on Thursday (March 19) in a cultural burn south of Merritt.BCWS officials said the project covers a total of 65 hectare...
Mar 19, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Gathering at TRU aims to raise awareness about addiction, mental health and the toxic drug crisis
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops residents are invited to a gathering dedicated to raising awareness about addiction, mental health and the toxic drug crisis. The Aaron Manson "Be Brave" event runs Thursday (March...
Mar 19, 2026 Aaron Manson was entering his fifth and final year of a Bachelor of Business Administration degree at TRU but tragically passed away in 2021 due to an accidental overdose. (Image Credit: Troylana Manson)
Highway 1 closed from Revelstoke to Golden as 'further avalanche control' needed
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - UPDATE (10:40 a.m.): Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for Eagle Pass to Rogers Pass with up to 70 mm to pour onto region by Friday evening (March 20).The warning is ...
Mar 19, 2026 Highway 1, about 72 kilometres east of Revelstoke at Rogers Pass in Glacier National Park, looking east at around 6:45 a.m. Thursday. (Image Credit: DriveBC)
New residential false alarm policy is a game-changer for Kamloops Fire Rescue
KAMLOOPS - A new policy was recently approved by Kamloops city council which allows firefighters to not respond as they traditionally have to false fire alarm calls at residential properties. The chan...
Mar 18, 2026 (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum / CFJC Today)
