Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Elation in Kamloops' Iranian community after death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
KAMLOOPS - Over the weekend, the United States of America and Israel launched multiple airstrikes on the Islamic Republic of Iran, killing Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at his compound. U.S. President Donald...
Mar 02, 2026 (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum / CFJC Today)
B.C. and Cowichan chiefs start negotiations after landmark court ruling on title
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government and chiefs from the Cowichan Nation say they've begun negotiations after a landmark court ruling awarded Aboriginal title over a swath of property in Richmon...
Mar 02, 2026
Former WCT artistic director suing Kamloops theatre company for wrongful termination
KAMLOOPS - The former artistic director of Western Canada Theatre (WCT) is claiming he was wrongfully dismissed by the Kamloops-based professional theatre company. In a notice of civil claim filed in ...
Mar 02, 2026 Former WCT artistic director James MacDonald. (Image Credit: CFJC Today/File photo)
City launches rental e-bikes and e-scooters in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Shared e-scooters and e-bikes have officially hit the streets of Kamloops giving residents and visitors another way to get around the city. The City of Kamloops announced Monday (March 2) t...
Mar 02, 2026 (Image Credit: Victor Kaisar/CFJC Today)
Applications open for inaugural Kúkwpi7 Rosanne Casimir Aviation and Aerospace Scholarship
KAMLOOPS - Applications are now being accepted for the inaugural Kkwpi7 Rosanne Casimir Aviation and Aerospace Scholarship, which aims to support Indigenous students in B.C. or the Yukon who want to p...
Mar 01, 2026 Cathy Press (L), Rosanne Casimir, and Jim Moroz (R) announcing the Kúkpi7 Rosanne Casimir Aviation and Aerospace Scholarship. (Image Credit: Kamloops Airport)
B.C. Conservative MPs Zimmer, Caputo ask for public inquiry into Tumbler Ridge deaths
VICTORIA - Calls for an independent investigation into the shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., where eight people, including six children were shot last month, are growing. Federal Conservative MP Bob Zi...
Mar 01, 2026
'At first I cried': How Iranian Canadians are reacting to the U.S. strikes in Iran
VANCOUVER - Iranian Canadians rallied in a number of cities over the weekend, with some expressing words of elation and support over the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.The strikes began Saturday mor...
Mar 01, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Clearwater hoping to land grant for new helipad at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital
CLEARWATER, B.C. - The push to build a new helipad at the Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital has taken another step forward as the District of Clearwater has applied for provincial grant funding that coul...
Mar 01, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today File)
Kamloops set to offer more swim lessons, programming following boost to lifeguarding staff
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops expects to be able to offer more swimming lessons this summer thanks to an increase in lifeguards currently on the roster, and registration is set to begin in less than...
Feb 28, 2026 Lifeguards at the Canada Games Pool in Kamloops. (Image Credit: CFJC Today File)
UPDATE: Missing 67-year-old Williams Lake man found deceased
UPDATE (March 10): WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake RCMP say the 67-year-old man who was reported missing on Feb. 27 2026, was found deceased.Police say the cause of his death is not considered sus...
Feb 28, 2026
