Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
One injured, one charged in Salmon Arm road rage stabbing
SALMON ARM, B.C. - A 52-year-old Shuswap man is facing a pair of assault charges after an apparent road rage-related stabbing incident on the weekend.In a news release, Salmon Arm RCMP a man walked in...
Mar 03, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
TRU professor believes Iran's regime favours 'long and messy' war
KAMLOOPS - Canada's federal government is attempting to work with allies in the Middle East to help citizens get out of the region as war takes over the area. Global Affairs Canada is reporting more t...
Mar 03, 2026 File photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
RIH Foundation secures anonymous donor to match up to $200,000 in Radiothon donations
KAMLOOPS - This Thursday (March 5) is the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation's annual Radiothon, taking place from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., broadcasting on B100 from the atrium of the Gaglardi Tower. It ...
Mar 03, 2026 File (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops RCMP searching for suspect in theft at Hillside business
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are looking for a suspect who reportedly stole hundreds of dollars in merchandise from a business. RCMP say they were told of a theft near the 1000-block of Hillside Drive at ...
Mar 03, 2026 (Image Credit: Kamloops RCMP)
Former Kamloops councillor Bill Walton passes away at 86
KAMLOOPS - A former longtime Kamloops city councillor has passed away. William "Bill" Walton died peacefully at his home in Black Creek on Feb. 10, 2026, according to an obituary provided to CFJC Toda...
Mar 03, 2026 (Image Credit: Walton Family/Contributed)
Shackan Indian Band and BC Wildfire Service planning 30-ha prescribed burn southeast of Spences Bridge
MERRITT, B.C. - A 30-hectare prescribed burn along Highway 8 between Merritt and Spences Bridge could begin as early as next week. The BC Wildfire Service says it's supporting Shackan Indian Band as p...
Mar 03, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Warm winter temperatures returning to B.C. as daily records fall in five communities
CRANBROOK - Warmer than usual weather has returned to British Columbia after a brief cold spell last month, with five communities set to break daily high temperature records this week. Environment Can...
Mar 03, 2026
Single-stairwell buildings not permitted in Kamloops as city, fire chief aim to clarify provincial regulations
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue and the city's building department are hoping to provide council and the public with information around building codes and the fire code, in a bid to clear up some conf...
Mar 02, 2026 File photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Environment Canada expecting warm start to March in Kamloops after warm and dry February
KAMLOOPS - The cold grasp of winter has continued to elude the city of Kamloops as February concludes a few degrees higher than usual. February 2026 will officially enter the record books as the 15th ...
Mar 02, 2026 File photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloopsian Holmes excited to see removal of bi-annual time change after decade of advocacy
KAMLOOPS - For more than a decade Kamloops resident Tara Holmes has strongly advocated for the end of the twice annual time change. Holmes had managed to progress the cause during Premier John Horgan'...
Mar 02, 2026 File photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
