Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops MLA Stamer's private members bill receives unanimous approval to advance
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. NDP government had signaled that it would oppose Kamloops MLA Ward Stamer's private members bill around commercial vehicle dashcams on Monday (May 4) night, calling into question p...
May 05, 2026 Screengrab of dashcam video just before the SUV crashed into a semi on the Coquihalla near Kamloops on July 30. (Image Credit: Skilled Truckers Canada/Facebook)
RCMP say video of teen firing airsoft pistol was not a threat to a Salmon Arm school
SALMON ARM, B.C. - RCMP say they have determined a social media post purported to represent a threat to a school in Salmon Arm was not actually making a threat.In a news release issued Tuesday (May 5)...
May 05, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: Pattison Media)
Inventory growing on Kamloops real estate market
KAMLOOPS - New numbers from the Association of Interior Realtors (AIR) show a larger selection for prospective home-buyers in Kamloops.Month-end numbers released Tuesday (May 5) show a fourth straight...
May 05, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Fourth Avenue set to reopen as work on major sewer main project wraps up
KAMLOOPS - A lengthy sewer main project on Fourth Avenue in downtown Kamloops is scheduled to come to an end this week.The City of Kamloops says paving work on Fourth Avenue between St. Paul Street an...
May 05, 2026 The section of Fourth Avenue between St. Paul Street and Battle Street as pictured on May 5, 2026. (Image Credit: Victor Kaisar/CFJC Today)
Courtroom arguments begin as Kamloops councillor seeks costs, damages in light of dismissal of mayor's lawsuit
KAMLOOPS - Tuesday (May 5) marked the start of a two-day hearing scheduled at Kamloops Law Courts over the costs relating to a defamation lawsuit Mayor Reid-Hamer Jackson launched against Councillor K...
May 05, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Homicide investigation underway after targeted shooting on Columbia Street in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - RCMP in Kamloops are investigating a homicide in the 200-block of Columbia Street, where there has been a police presence for much of the day Tuesday (May 5). In a statement, Kamloops RCMP ...
May 05, 2026 A police vehicle blocking a lane of Columbia Street in downtown Kamloops on May 5, 2026. (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
CFJC named a finalist for three regional RTDNA awards
KAMLOOPS - CFJC News has been named a finalist for three major industry awards. The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) announced its West Region award finalists Tuesday (May 5).Into Thi...
May 05, 2026
Ban on Category 2 and 3 burning begins Thursday throughout Kamloops Fire Centre
KAMLOOPS - BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) officials in the Kamloops Fire Centre are taking after their colleagues in the Cariboo, enacting a Category 2 and 3 burn prohibition. A news release notes the pro...
May 05, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
City working to fix 'water-related issue' affecting Barnhartvale
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says it is investigating a 'significant water-related issue' that has befallen the Barnhartvale neighbourhood.It's not clear whether that issue has resulted in a comple...
May 05, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: Contributed / Mel Rothenburger)
Kamloops experiences unseasonably warm and dry April; trend expected to continue through May
KAMLOOPS - If you thought April in Kamloops felt warmer and drier than usual, you would be correct. Dara from Environment Canada shows Kamloops had an unseasonably warm and dry month. According to Env...
May 05, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
