Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
'Whatever this is, it's not working'; Conservative leadership candidate Black lashes out at government during Kamloops stop
KAMLOOPS - Iain Black is the first of two BC Conservative candidates to campaign in Kamloops this week, stopping into town on Wednesday (Feb. 25) for a meet-up with supporters downtown. Black enters t...
Feb 25, 2026 Iain Black during a stop in Kamloops (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
MLA Stamer joins four others in officially endorsing Kamloops' Milobar for Conservative leader
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Centre MLA Peter Milobar now has the support of more than 15 per cent of the current Conservative caucus, as five MLAs, including Ward Stamer of Kamloops-North Thompson, officially...
Feb 25, 2026 (L-R) Ward Stamer, Brennan Day, Gavin Dew, Peter Milobar, Kiel Giddens, Scott McInnis (Image Credit: Global)
Kamloops councillors hammer NDP government for inaction on sobering centre, day space
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops councillors teed off on the province Tuesday (Feb. 24) in response to a report that showed a ballooning homeless population in the city.The 2025 Point-In-Time Count presented to co...
Feb 25, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
UPDATE: RCMP believe man stabbed in Brocklehurst Tuesday was trying to break up physical altercation
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (1:25 p.m.): RCMP say a stabbing victim in Brocklehurst Tuesday (Feb. 24) may have been acting as a Good Samaritan. (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today) In a news release, Kamloo...
Feb 25, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds)
Up to 60 centimetres of snow expected on Coquihalla Highway through Friday
MERRITT, B.C. - A lengthy period of heavy snow is expected to fall on the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt this week. Starting Wednesday (Feb. 25) and lasting through to Friday (Feb. 27), E...
Feb 25, 2026 Highway 5 about 61 kilometres south of Merritt, looking north, at around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday. (Image Credit: DriveBC)
Child disability funding changes worry parents who may not be included
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. budget revealed earlier this month outlined a $475 million, three-year overhaul of government-funded supports for children with disabilities. The funding model will shift next year...
Feb 25, 2026 (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum / CFJC Today)
Kamloops Supt. Pelley will be looking for 10 new RCMP officers in 2027 after council deferral
KAMLOOPS - Earlier this month, Kamloops city council voted to defer the hiring of five new RCMP officers for the Kamloops detachment. 2026 was year four of a five-year plan to expand the detachment by...
Feb 24, 2026 Supt. Jeff Pelley reports to Kamloops Council, Feb. 24. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Loud Voice Society using different approach to recovery
KAMLOOPS - Those in Kamloops looking to begin their path to recovery have limited options. Currently, just three operators are offering recovery-focused dry housing - the Mustard Seed, Blue House and ...
Feb 24, 2026 Loud Voice Society (Image Credit: CFJC Kamloops)
WATCH: Chase man takes home $275,000 after spinning BCLC's gigantic wheel
CHASE, B.C. - Wheel, spin, celly. A man from Chase won $275,000 after spinning British Columbia Lottery Corporation's (BCLC) take on the Big Wheel from the Price is Right. BCLC says Ryan S. purchased ...
Feb 24, 2026 (Image Credit: BCLC)
Hundreds needed as volunteer recruitment opens for Kamloops 2026 55+ BC Games
KAMLOOPS - The host society for the 2026 55+ BC Games in Kamloops is calling for hundreds of residents to help carry out the week-long event as volunteer registration opens.According to a news release...
Feb 24, 2026 Kamloops hosted the Canada 55+ Games in 2022. (Image Credit: CFJC Today / File photo)
