Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
B.C health officials remind residents to limit gatherings, with 10 new COVID-19 cases reported
VICTORIA - B.C health officials are reminding people to limit gatherings and stay within Phase Two restrictions, with another 10 cases of COVID-19 reported today. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie ...
May 23, 2020
Emergency responders quickly resolve incident on North Thompson River
KAMLOOPS - Emergency crews were able to get a man in unfit condition on the North Thompson River safely to shore this morning. Kamloops RCMP Sgt. Jeff Bingley says the call came in around 6:10 a.m for...
May 23, 2020
Remains found near Quesnel confirmed to be those of missing man
QUESNEL - RCMP and the B.C Coroners Service have confirmed human remains found in the Quesnel area earlier this month were those of a man who had been reported missing. Louis Korkowski had been report...
May 23, 2020
Projected drop in international students due to COVID-19 has TRU books going from surplus to deficit
KAMLOOPS - At the beginning of the fiscal year, Thompson Rivers University was looking strong. It was projecting a $12 million surplus. But with onslaught of COVID-19, the university has taken a big h...
May 22, 2020
VIDEO: Truck engulfed in flames near Savona
SAVONA, B.C. - Traffic was affected on the Trans Canada Highway near Savona Friday afternoon (May 22) due to a vehicle fire.Photos submitted to CFJC Today show a pickup truck fully ablaze, pulled over...
May 22, 2020
Jump in Interior Health COVID-19 cases due to different counting method, not outbreak: Henry
VICTORIA - Provincial officials are advising Interior Health (IH) residents not to worry, even though new COVID-19 totals released Friday (May 22) show a big jump in cases locally. In a news release, ...
May 22, 2020
Cache Creek residents on high alert as Bonaparte River erodes banks
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - The Bonaparte River, which runs through Cache Creek, is flowing at a rapid pace, eroding banks and threatening to cut off roadways. "We've seen a lot of sloughing down along the Sa...
May 22, 2020
Kamloops retailers adjusting to 'new normal' as they reopen to the public amid COVID-19 pandemic
KAMLOOPS - Phase Two of BC's Restart Plan began Tuesday (May 19), which means businesses that have reopened spent the week adjusting to "the new normal." On Friday, CFJC Today caught up a pair of reta...
May 22, 2020
Air Force to hold funeral procession in Halifax for victim of Kamloops Snowbirds crash
HALIFAX - The Royal Canadian Air Force is organizing a procession through the streets of Halifax this weekend to honour the Snowbirds aerobatic team member who was killed in a recent plane crash.Halif...
May 22, 2020
Some City of Kamloops buildings to reopen June 1; rec facilities not among them
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is planning to reopen a number of its offices - but recreational facilities will have to wait.In a news release, Mayor Ken Christian says the reopened offices will coin...
May 22, 2020
