Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
UPDATE: Missing Shuswap senior found safe
SICAMOUS, B.C. - UPDATE: RCMP say the missing Sicamous senior has returned home and is safe.
Dec 01, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
VIDEO: Merritt family's harrowing COVID-19 experience highlighted in RIH Foundation fundraising kickoff
KAMLOOPS - In a normal year, the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation would be kicking off its Holiday Fundraising Campaign today with an in-person event.With pandemic protocols preventing that type of ga...
Dec 01, 2020
Revelstoke COVID-19 cluster swells to 46
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - Interior Health (IH) says a cluster of COVID-19 cases in Revelstoke has ballooned to 46. That is an increase from 29 confirmed cases identified for the last update on Friday (Nov. 2...
Dec 01, 2020
Salmon Arm RCMP issue hefty fine to anti-mask rally organizer
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Anti-mask demonstrators were out in full force in the Shuswap this weekend, and for the organizer of one of the events, it ended in a hefty fine.RCMP said they tried to have a conve...
Dec 01, 2020
RCMP seek Merritt poacher
MERRITT - A buffalo calf has been killed in an apparent poaching incident near Merritt.RCMP were called out to a ranch Saturday (Nov. 28) when a farmer discovered the calf. It had been shot and killed...
Dec 01, 2020
Guitar made in 1950s worth more than B.C. family imagined
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - When Renee Latheur decided to take an old guitar into a music store in Kamloops, B.C., she didn't expect the instrument that had sat in a closet for years to be worth thousands of dol...
Dec 01, 2020
Kamloops businesses hope shoppers think local when buying for Christmas
KAMLOOPS - The struggles of local businesses have been well documented during the COVID-19 pandemic. With more and more emphasis put on Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales in recent years, CFJC Today ...
Nov 30, 2020
Christmas lights up earlier this year in Kamloops as people try to lift spirits amid COVID-19
KAMLOOPS - It's the end of November, but the Christmas spirit has been in full swing all month. Louise Edwards' light-filled yard at Sixth and Pine is a must-see every year. Her lights have been up si...
Nov 30, 2020
BC Nurses Union denounces intimidation of RIH staff over parking concerns
KAMLOOPS - The president of the BC Nurses' Union (BCNU) says she's concerned about the intimidation of staff at Royal Inland Hospital over parking issues. Several nurses at RIH have reached out to CFJ...
Nov 30, 2020
Pickup drivers survive Shuswap head-on crash
SALMON ARM, B.C. - A head-on crash in the Shuswap closed the Trans Canada Highway for much of the overnight period.According to a release from Salmon Arm RCMP, the crash took place at about 11:50 p.m....
Nov 30, 2020
