Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Milobar named environment critic until BC Liberals leadership race concludes
KAMLOOPS - The former Official Opposition critic for Environment in B.C. will hold the title once again, until the BC Liberals determine their new leader.Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Peter Milobar was ...
Sep 18, 2021
Anti-vaccine protesters enter Salmon Arm schools, prompting hold-and-secure
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Several schools in and around Salmon Arm were placed on hold-and-secure protocol Friday morning (Sept. 17) after anti-vaccination protesters went inside. In a letter published to th...
Sep 17, 2021
Kamloops Food Bank gearing up for Fall Rotary Food Drive Saturday
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Food Bank is a beehive of activity this week, preparing to accept thousands of pounds of donations for the bi-annual Rotary Food Drive. "People have to eat every day. It's a ba...
Sep 17, 2021
Two seriously injured in Highway 5 crash north of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - At least two people were injured in a serious crash north of Kamloops Friday afternoon (Sept. 17).According to B.C. Emergency Health Services (BCEHS), the call came in at 2:16 p.m., along H...
Sep 17, 2021
Kamloops family keeps raising funds for Terry Fox Run through iced tea stand
KAMLOOPS - Cai McLean is becoming accustomed to his yearly interviews."It looks like I'm going to be on the news again this year," Cai says, to start his interview with CFJC Today.The media attention ...
Sep 17, 2021
DECISION 2021: Government Spending and Debt
KAMLOOPS - Government expenditures and fiscal responsibility are always a key talking point during an election. Liberal leader Justin Trudeau has increased government spending since taking office in 2...
Sep 17, 2021
Eleven more COVID-19 deaths in B.C.; 768 new cases
VICTORIA - It has been another deadly day in B.C.'s fight against COVID-19. The provincial health ministry is reporting 11 more deaths from the virus Friday (Sept. 17), including five in Interior Heal...
Sep 17, 2021
Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc invites the world to join in song on September 30th
KAMLOOPS - Tk'emlps te Secwpemc (TteS) has invited people around the world to pause and pick up a drum at 2:15 pm on September 30th, Canada's first-ever National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. The i...
Sep 17, 2021
Trans Canada Highway closed near Lytton amid landslide fears
LYTTON, B.C. - The provincial transportation ministry says the Trans Canada Highway will be closed between Spences Bridge and Lytton Friday afternoon (Sept. 17) due to the threat of heavy rain in the ...
Sep 17, 2021
Drop-in COVID-19 vaccination clinics coming to Kamloops schools
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson School District is rolling out in-school vaccination clinics.The clinics will invite all students 12 years old and older to receive a dose of COVID-19 vaccines, as wel...
Sep 17, 2021
