Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Vehicle-ready replacement for Red Bridge 1 of 3 options being considered by province
KAMLOOPS and TK'EMLUPS - The province says a new vehicle crossing is only one of three options it is considering in the wake of the destruction of the Red Bridge. An arsonist's flames destroyed the wo...
Jun 03, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
City of Kamloops says legal concerns prevented it from denying OneBC booking at Kia Lounge
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says its hands were tied in allowing a controversial political party to book a city facility for a town hall this weekend.OneBC is advertising a town hall event with le...
Jun 03, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Fraser Valley police searching for missing man whose truck was found near Lytton
LYTTON, B.C. - Police in the Fraser Valley are asking the public to help track down a missing man whose truck was found last week near Lytton.In a news release issued Wednesday (June 3), Abbotsford Po...
Jun 03, 2026 Robert Leyen (inset) was not with his truck when it was found near Lytton last Thursday. (Image Credit: Contributed / Abbotsford Police)
B.C. minimum wage increase takes effect as low-income workers face rising inflation costs
KAMLOOPS - Minimum-wage workers across British Columbia are now earning more money, after the province's latest wage increase officially took effect June first. The hourly wage climbed from $17.85 to ...
Jun 03, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
RCMP seize drugs and weapons from Merritt home after gun threat
KAMLOOPS - A reported gun threat led to a drug bust in Merritt Tuesday (June 2). Merritt RCMP say they responded to a report of threats involving a firearm although a specific time was not provided in...
Jun 03, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Driver and passenger seriously injured in Merritt motorcycle crash
MERRITT, B.C. - Two people were sent to Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops with serious injuries following a motorcycle crash in Merritt. Merritt RCMP say officers responded to a stretch of Voght Stree...
Jun 03, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
'They're getting closer': Two human-caused fires in Kamloops raise business concerns as conditions dry out
KAMLOOPS - Two separate fires in Kamloops Monday night (June 1) are raising renewed concerns about wildfire risks as temperatures are expected to continue climbing across the Interior. One of the fire...
Jun 02, 2026 (Image Credit: Facebook / @WHEN BAD / GOOD THINGS HAPPEN IN KAMLOOPS)
STK Fastball Tournament coming to Charles Anderson Stadium
KAMLOOPS - The fourth annual STK Fastball Tournament is scheduled to run from Friday (June 5) to Sunday at Charles Anderson Stadium. International players, along with current and former national team ...
Jun 02, 2026
Findlay's election creates opportunity for those in the middle
KAMLOOPS - Soccer jokes and B.C. politics had their moment in the sun during the demise of BC United. But with the election of Kerry-Lynne Findlay on Saturday (May 30) and the World Cup just days away...
Jun 02, 2026 Kerry-Lynne Findlay following her leadership race victory (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Allan Schoenborn seeks 1-year conditional discharge, 18 years after killing his children in Merritt
PORT COQUITLAM - Allan Schoenborn is seeking a one-year conditional discharge from the B.C. Review Board, 18 years after killing his three children.Schoenborn was found guilty of killing five-year-old...
Jun 02, 2026 Allan Schoenborn killed his three children in their Merritt home in 2008. (Image Credit: The Canadian Press)
