Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Her top choice out, McLeod reconsiders her options in CPC leadership race
OTTAWA - In the Conservative Party of Canada leadership race, the MP for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo thought she knew who she was supporting. Now, she's not so sure.Cathy McLeod spoke to CFJC Today Thur...
Jan 23, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Ronald McDonald House family room coming to Royal Inland Hospital in 2024
KAMLOOPS - Families with sick or injured children from out of town can breathe a little easier - with plans underway to bring a Ronald McDonald House space to Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops. Ronald...
Jan 23, 2020 (Image Credit: Chad Harris / CFJC Today)
Successful cyber-security scam prompts Kamloops RCMP warning
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP would like to remind you that cyber-security experts will not cold call you.This reminder after a local resident was taken for a few hundred dollars recently when a scammer st...
Jan 23, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
After direct Toronto route scrubbed, still plenty of options for Kamloopsians heading east
KAMLOOPS - The managing director of Kamloops Airport doesn't believe Air Canada Rouge's decision to cancel its direct Kamloops-to-Toronto route this summer will result in a significant decline in pass...
Jan 23, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
IH says drug being sold in Kamloops as crystal meth actually contains fentanyl
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health has issued an alert for drug users in Kamloops. According to an alert dated Jan. 22, IH is aware of two drug samples that were sold in Kamloops as crystal meth, but in fact ...
Jan 23, 2020 Image Credit: Interior Health
'We're just holding them together with Band-aids': City of Kamloops pothole crews working 24-hours-a-day
KAMLOOPS - The worst season of the year for the City of Kamloops streets department isn't winter or spring, it's the unofficial fifth season in between: potholes. "This is definitely the most challeng...
Jan 23, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Crash closes northbound Coquihalla south of Kamloops
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - A multi-vehicle crash along the Coquihalla Highway has closed the route northbound. The crash took place Thursday morning (Jan. 23) just south of the turnoff to Logan Lake at Highwa...
Jan 23, 2020 Image Credit: Twitter / Jose Graham
'The bills keep mounting': Kamloops mayor hopes cannabis revenues start flowing to city soon
KAMLOOPS - Nearly a year and half into legal cannabis and municipalities are still waiting for their share of the revenues. While the income expected from recreational marijuana sales are down, the Ci...
Jan 22, 2020 B.C. municipalities still have yet to see any revenues from cannabis (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
'The snow was blinding': Rider gives harrowing account of being struck by train during storm
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man recently struck by a train in the Rayleigh area is now out of the hospital and recovering at home. Jordan Camille is a contract range rider with Tk'emlps te Secwpemc alongsid...
Jan 22, 2020 Pictured: Jordan Camille, and his wife Candice (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds)
Two months later, no sign of missing Kamloops man
KAMLOOPS - Richard Jules was last seen at his home on Nov. 23, 2019 - and police are again asking the public for any tips. Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says the case will remain open u...
Jan 22, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
