Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops to launch downtown planning initiative
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is inviting residents, business owners and other community partners to take part in a public engagement initiative aimed at shaping the future of the city's downtown ar...
Apr 23, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC file photo)
Weeks after suicide attempt, Ontario man passes through Kamloops on cross-country run for mental health
KAMLOOPS - Carter Armstrong knows all too well the perils of mental-health distress. "I was in a really dark place," Armstrong said. "I actually attempted suicide two months ago. I struggled a lot. I ...
Apr 23, 2026 Carter Armstrong (Image Credit: CFJC Today/Anthony Corea)
Kamloops RCMP urging drivers to slow down as weather warms
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are urging drivers to slow down and share the road as warmer weather brings out more outdoor activities.The detachment's Crime Prevention Unit is asking drivers to be especial...
Apr 23, 2026 CFJC file photo
Interior Health lifts water-use recommendation for Frederick residents five months after train derailment
CHERRY CREEK, B.C. - Interior Health has lifted its recommendation that people who live in the community of Frederick on the northern shore of Kamloops Lake need to find another source of water.In a s...
Apr 23, 2026 An overview of the CPKC derailment site along Kamloops Lake on Nov. 12, 2025. (Image Credit: B.C. government / Contributed)
Blazers' forward Hurlbert named WHL rookie of the year
KAMLOOPS - J.P. Hurlbert's rookie Western Hockey League season is officially one for the record books. The 17-year-old American has been named the WHL's rookie of the year for the 2025-26 season. Hurl...
Apr 23, 2026 (Image Credit: Western Hockey League)
WCT unveils lineup for 51st season in Kamloops; first-ever for artistic director Fox
KAMLOOPS - Western Canada Theatre (WCT) has unveiled its lineup for the 2026-27 season, which is scheduled to get underway this September. It'll be WCT's 51st season of professional theatre in Kamloop...
Apr 23, 2026 (Image Credit: Western Canada Theatre)
Category 2 and 3 fire bans coming for Cariboo Fire Centre
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is implementing a ban on Category 2 and 3 fires in the Cariboo region, starting at 12:00 noon on Thursday (April 23).The ban will stay in place unt...
Apr 23, 2026 Map of the Cariboo Fire Centre (Image Credit: BC WIldfire Service)
RCMP Musical Ride set to trot into Barriere this August
BARRIERE, B.C. - The RCMP Musical Ride is set to make a stop in Barriere this August, giving people in the North Thompson Valley a closer look at one of the most cherished symbols of Canadian heritage...
Apr 23, 2026
Small wildfire near Kamloops quickly classified as being held
KAMLOOPS - Firefighters made quick work of a four hectare grassfire on the Tk'emlps te Secwepemc IR #1 Wednesday (April 22) afternoon.The blaze in the Charles Lee Creek area was called in just after 6...
Apr 22, 2026 (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Storm owner Kolle on B.C. Hockey Conference: 'We simply seek to be the best'
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Storm owner Matt Kolle sees prestige in joining the B.C. Hockey Conference (BCHC), a Hockey Canada-sanctioned Junior A circuit. "Three years ago, with the BCHL leaving [Hockey Cana...
Apr 22, 2026 B.C. HOCKEY CONFERENCE (Image Credit: BCHC)
