Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
UPDATE: Milobar calls for clarity and preparation around B.C. Conservative leadership race
VICTORIA - (UPDATE 1:45 p.m.): The B.C. Government says the bill to suspend sections of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) for up to three years, will not be introduced th...
Apr 13, 2026 File photo
Chilliwack RCMP remind public not to bring unsecured, unregistered firearms to detachment
CHILLIWACK - In response to the ongoing federal firearms buyback program, police in the Chilliwack-area are reminding the public that they need to properly secure their firearms before turning them in...
Apr 13, 2026 A restricted gun licence holder holds an AR-15 at his home in Langley on May 1, 2020. (Image Credit: Jonathan Hayward, The Canadian Press)
RCMP say man wanted on Canada-wide warrant may be in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Police in Kamloops are asking for help in finding a 38-year-old wanted man who allegedly failed to comply with his curfew. RCMP say a Canada-wide warrant was recently issued for Kurtis Just...
Apr 13, 2026 (Image Credit: Kamloops RCMP)
Kamloopsian Logan Stankoven reaches 20-goal mark for first-time in NHL career
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops hockey product Logan Stankoven has hit the 20-goal mark for the first time in his NHL career.The 23-year-old Stankoven reached that milestone with two goals and an assist last Thur...
Apr 13, 2026 Logan Stankoven celebrates against the Chicago Blackhawks on April 9, 2026. (Image Credit: Carolina Hurricanes/Facebook)
Dufferin multiplex may open with three rinks as delays, additions lead to increased $154M price tag
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops estimates the price tag for the planned arena multiplex in Dufferin has climbed to more than $154 million, and it's also possible that the facility won't be fully compl...
Apr 13, 2026 A rendering of the proposed arena multiplex in Dufferin. (Image Credit: City of Kamloops)
Five candidates left as Warren Hamm drops out of B.C. Conservatives leadership race
ROSSLAND, B.C. - The number of candidates running to replace John Rustad as leader of the Conservative Party of B.C. has shrunk to five. Contractor Warren Hamm of Rossland, B.C., says he has dropped o...
Apr 12, 2026 Image Credit: Warren Hamm
Merritt-area fire under control at 808ha; BCWS says more growth possible 'due to additional burning'
MERRITT, B.C. - A grass fire that sparked on Lower Nicola Indian Band (LNIB) land near Merritt is now considered to be under control, but the BC Wildfire Service says more growth is still possible. Th...
Apr 12, 2026 Aerial view of Quilchena Creek fire in the afternoon on April 10, 2026. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Blazers' forward Lafreniere scores first professional goal for Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, CAL. - Tommy Lafreniere scored his first professional hockey goal for the American Hockey League's Bakersfield Condors, in an all-California showdown against the San Diego Gulls Saturday ...
Apr 12, 2026 Tommy Lafreniere playing for the Bakersfield Condors in the American Hockey League. (Image Credit: Bakersfield Condors)
Kamloops Farmers' Market Society preparing for 2026 outdoor season
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE April 17): Final preparations are underway for the 2026 outdoor season of the Kamloops Farmers' Market, which starts next Saturday, April 18. The Saturday Farmers' Market runs betwe...
Apr 12, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Barnhartvale landfill expected to reopen Sunday after Friday fire
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops expects to have the Barnhartvale Landfill and Yard Waste Site open as usual today, April 12, following a fire that sparked on Friday night. The facility remained closed...
Apr 12, 2026 Screengrab of the fire at the Barnhartvale Landfill and Yard Waste Site just before 8:00 p.m. on April 10, 2026. (Image Credit: Andrew Snucins/Facebook)
