Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
First-year TRU student chronicles four-decade addiction journey she has overcome
KAMLOOPS - Rebecca Fabian struggled with addiction for nearly 40 years. It started at a young age when she was just seven years old, beginning with smoking and alcohol. "There was a lot of things I wa...
Oct 24, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Chad Klassen
Returning MP McLeod says it's up to Trudeau to quell western alienation
KAMLOOPS - The returning Member of Parliament for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to acknowledge problems that have led to a growing sense of western alienation in C...
Oct 24, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Balance of Power
Kamloops truck owner uses app to lead RCMP to stolen vehicle
KAMLOOPS - A man has been arrested after he was discovered in a stolen pickup truck.Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says in a news release that officers received a report on Oct. 18 that ...
Oct 24, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Climate activist Greta Thunberg pops into Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, known for her stern lecture at the United Nations and determined advocacy for decreasing greenhouse gas emissions, stopped in Kamloops Wednesday (Oc...
Oct 24, 2019 Image Credit: Facebook / Angie Halas
Strong winds expected to hit Kamloops tonight and tomorrow
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for parts of the Southern Interior, including Kamloops.Strong winds are expected to hit the Fraser Canyon, South and North Thompson...
Oct 24, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Interior Health urges all people to get the flu shot
KAMLOOPS - With a quick poke in the arm, a patient is vaccinated against influenza. The flu shot contains killed influenza viruses, giving recipients' bodies the ability to fight off active viruses th...
Oct 23, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Jill Sperling
Tiny House Warriors say RCMP acted improperly in arresting Trans Mountain protesters
BLUE RIVER, B.C. - The Tiny House Warriors (THW) maintain RCMP acted improperly in arresting a pair of Trans Mountain pipeline demonstrators near Valemount Saturday (Oct. 19). In a news release, the g...
Oct 23, 2019 Image Credit: Twitter / Kanahus Manuel
Man dislocates knee, falls into hole while working on project in Sahali
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man is recovering from minor injuries after dislocating his knee and falling into a pit.The incident happened on Whiteshield Place in Sahali around 10:30 on Wednesday morning. Em...
Oct 23, 2019 An employee of Mr. Rooter fell into hole on Whiteshield Place in Sahali (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Second teenager dies after weekend crash near Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Another teenager has died after a crash near Williams Lake early Saturday morning (Oct. 19).Earlier this week, police said they believed alcohol may have been a factor in the cra...
Oct 23, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
New show chronicles the lives of some of Kamloops' founding figures
KAMLOOPS - One day, a woman drove up to Tim McLeod's front door with a box full of papers, claiming they contained information about the Tranquille Farm property and the people who once called it home...
Oct 23, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
