Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Judge dismisses Kamloops mayor's defamation suit against councillor
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson's defamation case against Katie Neustaeter has been dismissed in a written decision delivered Friday (Jan. 30). "The defendant's application to dismiss the...
Jan 30, 2026 File photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Upper Nicola Band issues U.S. travel advisory
UPPER NICOLA, B.C. - The Upper Nicola Band (UNB) has issued a travel advisory cautioning against travel to the United States of America. The advisory, which was issued Friday (Jan. 30), follows a trav...
Jan 30, 2026 (Image Credit: Upper Nicola Band)
Kamloops Centre for the Arts construction kicks into high gear Monday; traffic impacts expected
KAMLOOPS - The first in a series of traffic impacts around the site of the Kamloops Centre for the Arts downtown will begin on Monday (Feb. 2) when construction kicks into high gear. The City of Kamlo...
Jan 30, 2026 Signs on a new fence around the Kamloops Centre For The Arts property. (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum/CFJC Today)
RCMP believe thief is targeting older pickup trucks in the Shuswap
SALMON ARM, B.C. - RCMP believe a thief is targeting a specific model of vehicles in the Shuswap. At around 8:25 a.m. on Jan. 15, Salmon Arm RCMP say a man reported that his white 2006 Ford F-350 pick...
Jan 30, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Three years later, Williams Lake RCMP renew plea for information into missing man's disappearance
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - More than three years after his disappearance, Williams Lake RCMP are renewing their plea to the public for help in finding a missing man. In a news release issued Thursday (Jan....
Jan 30, 2026 (Image Credit: Williams Lake RCMP)
Kamloops Christmas Market 'a resounding success' as organizers eye expansions in future years
KAMLOOPS - Organizers of the Kamloops Christmas Market say last year's inaugural event was a resounding success. According to the Kamloops Sports Council, which spearheaded the 10-day German Christmas...
Jan 29, 2026 Crowds at the Kamloops Christmas Market in the Heritage House parking lot. (Image Credit: Kamloops Christmas Market/Facebook)
'An absolute affront': Kamloops veterans call out Trump's claims about Canada's military participation
KAMLOOPS - The Canada-United States relationship is on shaky ground, as politicians on both sides of the border prepare for a review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico free trade agreement (CUSMA) this year. A...
Jan 29, 2026 From L to R: Lt.-Col. Robin Steel, Lt. Mike Young, Lt.-Col Ken Jyrkkanen and Sgt. Gord Sands at the Kamloops cenotaph on Battle Street on Jan. 29, 2025. (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/ CFJC Today)
SD73 launching first class of CEA training next week
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson School District is preparing to launch its certified education assistant (CEA) in-house training program next week with an initial cohort of 24 participants. The progr...
Jan 29, 2026 File photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
SD73 officials report 'good progress' as repair work at Westmount Elementary begins
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson School District says repair work at Westmount Elementary is underway, three months after a suspicious fire disturbed materials that contained asbestos, which forced st...
Jan 29, 2026 (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
Four years later, Sa-Hali Secondary student's murder remains unsolved
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are renewing their plea to the public for information regarding the murder of a Sa-Hali Secondary School student, four years later. On Jan. 29, 2022, at around 8:00 a.m., the body of 1...
Jan 29, 2026 File photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
