Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Salmon Arm business loses almost $200,000 to fraud
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Salmon Arm RCMP officials said a scammer drained a local business of $195,000 by claiming to be working for a bank's fraud department.Police said the fraud was reported by a woman o...
Mar 21, 2026 (Image Credit: RCMP)
Hurlbert hits 40 goals as Blazers beat Giants in final home game of 2025-26 season
KAMLOOPS - J.P. Hurlbert made the hats fly at Sandman Centre as the Kamloops Blazers beat the Vancouver Giants 7-3 Friday (March 20) night.The 17-year-old forward, who has committed to playing NCAA ho...
Mar 21, 2026 J.P. Hurlbert celebrates one of his three goals against the Vancouver Giants on March 20, 2026. (Image Credit: Brian Johnson/Kamloops Blazers)
People, pets urged to be careful as warmer weather leads to increased tick activity
KAMLOOPS - With spring officially here and even warmer temperatures on the way, Kamloops-area residents are waking up from their slumber and itching to hit the trails. They're not the only ones as the...
Mar 20, 2026 File photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Dunstone excited to compete at worlds; appreciates support from Kamloops Curling community
KAMLOOPS - Residents and Kamloops Curling Club members gathered for a Thursday (March 19) night send-off party to celebrate Matt Dunstone, who skipped Team Manitoba to the 2026 Brier Championship and ...
Mar 20, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Rogers Pass highway closure extends into third day
REVELSTOKE - The Trans-Canada Highway closure through Rogers Pass is continuing into its third day as avalanche risk in the area remains high.Parks Canada said yesterday's (March 19) avalanche control...
Mar 20, 2026 (Image Credit: Parks Canada)
UPDATE: Highway 1 west of Kamloops reopens following downed power lines
UPDATE (3:15 p.m.): KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP officials said Highway 1 near Cherry Creek is open once again with flaggers directing drivers through the area.EARLIER: KAMLOOPS - Highway 1 is closed near...
Mar 20, 2026 (Image Credit: File photo)
KCBIA 'in transition' as search underway for new executive director
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association (KCBIA) is looking for a new executive director as the organization "looks ahead to its next chapter." In a statement sent to members, ...
Mar 20, 2026 Howie Reimer (Image Credit: CFJC Today File)
'This is urgent': 100 Mile House mayor hoping for end to series of recurring ER closures
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Residents in the District of 100 Mile House are in the middle of the ninth emergency room closure of this year, and the fourth this month. The ER at the 100 Mile House District ...
Mar 20, 2026 (Image Credit: Interior Health/File)
Chase Environmental Action Society organizing beach clean up
CHASE, B.C. - The Chase Environmental Action Society will gather volunteers to clean asphalt from the shore of Little Shuswap Lake on Sunday (March 22).Chase Environmental Action Society co-chair Anne...
Mar 20, 2026 Shuswap Lake. (Image Credit: Columbia Shuswap Regional District/File photo)
Pair of prescribed burn projects planned near Lillooet and Lytton
LYTTON, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is working with the Xwsten Indian Band and Cascades Natural Resource District on a pair of pyroculture projects.The BCWS said the Cascades Natural Resourc...
Mar 20, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
