Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
After slow start to 2026, Kamloops real estate market revved up in February
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops real estate market has awoken after a sleepy start to 2026. New totals distributed by the Association of Interior Realtors (AIR) show 152 residential unit sales in Kamloops in ...
Mar 05, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
First responders, Special Olympics BC come together for 5th Annual Kamloops Polar Plunge
KAMLOOPS - Thursday morning (March 5), first responders and residents took to Riverside Park to participate in the 5th Annual Kamloops Polar Plunge. The goal of braving the cold Thompson River waters ...
Mar 05, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops Search and Rescue holding information sessions ahead of latest recruitment drive
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Search and Rescue (KSAR) is hosting a pair of volunteer information sessions this month as it looks for new members to join its ranks.Volunteer information sessions will held Thurs...
Mar 05, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today File)
B.C. teachers ratify new four-year agreement for 3% annual wage boost
VANCOUVER - The head of British Columbia's teachers' union says parents will see better supports for their school-aged children after its members ratified a four-year collective agreement with the pro...
Mar 05, 2026 CFJC Today File Photo
Mild Kamloops-area winter forces Harper Mountain to halt operations for a third time
KAMLOOPS - Operations at Harper Mountain have been halted for the third time this winter because of mild weather in the Kamloops area. In a statement, the Kamloops-area resort says both skiing and tub...
Mar 05, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
TRU Day of Giving raises more than $130,000 for scholarships and bursaries
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University (TRU) set another record for its Day of Giving. TRU says $131,584 was raised by 264 donors over 24 hours on Feb. 26, surpassing the university's goal of $100,000....
Mar 05, 2026 TRU Day of Giving 2026 (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
BC government changing how fishing and hunting licenses are avaliable online
KAMLOOPS - On Monday (March 2), the province announced changes to how British Columbians get their freshwater angling licences. Licences were previously available online and in person, which will stil...
Mar 04, 2026 (Image Credit: File Photo / CFJC Today)
Kamloops Film Festival plans for 10 days of cinephile fun
KAMLOOPS - This year marks 30 years for the Kamloops Film Festival. It takes place downtown at the historic Paramount Theatre from March 5 - 14, showcasing local, national and international film artis...
Mar 04, 2026 (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum / CFJC Today)
'What is the point of wasting your time?': Downtown Kamloops business suffering from crime-reporting fatigue
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP's year-end statistics for 2025 showed a decrease of 27 per cent for break-and-enters to businesses. On the flip side, there was a 13 per cent rise in shoplifting, with the Mou...
Mar 04, 2026 Stereo Warehouse and Sisters Sleep Gallery (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops mayor files appeal of defamation suit loss; decision on costs to proceed
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson and Councillor Katie Neustaeter were back in a Kamloops courtroom on Wednesday (March 4) morning in front of Justice Jacqueline Hughes, as Neustaeter seeks...
Mar 04, 2026 File photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
