Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Public memorial for Pamela Jarvis set for Friday in Merritt; accused killer has court date
MERRITT, B.C. - A man charged with killing his wife in Merritt last month was due back in court Tuesday (Jan. 6). Christopher Jarvis, 49, is facing a single count of second-degree murder in the death ...
Jan 06, 2026 (Image Credit: Facebook / Pamela Jarvis)
High Bar First Nation signs agreements with owner and operator of proposed pipeline expansion project
CLINTON, B.C. - A First Nation north of the Village of Clinton has signed a pair of agreements with an energy delivery company that has a proposed pipeline expansion project crossing into its territor...
Jan 06, 2026 HBFN Kúkpi7 Jamie Fletcher (left) and Kris Geekie, Westcoast Energy Inc. director of community and Indigenous engagement (right) (Image Credit: HBFN/Contributed)
Power outage near Sicamous caused by truck colliding into pole; driver sent to hospital
SICAMOUS, B.C. - A driver was sent to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a collision that knocked out power for hundreds of residents in the Sicamous area. Sicamous RCMP say officers re...
Jan 06, 2026 (Image Credit: Sicamous RCMP)
Snowfall warning in effect on Coquihalla between Hope and Merritt; Rogers Pass to close Tuesday
MERRITT - Environment Canada has issued a yellow level snowfall warning for the Hope to Merritt section of the Coquihalla Highway, where as much as 30 centimetres of snow could fall on Tuesday (Jan. 6...
Jan 05, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today File)
TRU professor talks impact of Maduro arrest, US actions in Venezuela
KAMLOOPS - Over the weekend, United States Special Forces apprehended Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro on US federal drug trafficking charges, removing him from power and transporting him to New Yo...
Jan 05, 2026 Maduro arrested (Image Credit: CNN)
Kamloops businesses see surge in sales over holiday period
KAMLOOPS - The holiday shopping season is an important time of year for local businesses with many banking on the increased traffic to make it another strong year. This year, many Kamloops businesses ...
Jan 05, 2026 (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum / CFJC Today)
UPDATE: Missing teen found safe
UPDATE (Jan. 6): TK'EMLUPS - Tk'emlups Rural RCMP say the 18-year-old teenage girl who was reported missing on Jan. 5, 2025, has been found and is safe. (Please note: for privacy considerations any pr...
Jan 05, 2026
Despite above normal snowfall, December 2025 was seventh warmest on record in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - If you thought December in Kamloops was warmer and wetter than usual, you would be correct as there was plenty of rain and snow during the final month of 2025. Environment Canada says this ...
Jan 05, 2026 (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
Outdoor skating rink at Riverside Park to open on January 7
KAMLOOPS - Skaters and skating enthusiasts will be able to use the new outdoor rink at Riverside Park in Kamloops starting this Wednesday, Jan. 7. The refrigerated rink cost $7.16-million to construct...
Jan 05, 2026 The Zamboni being tested on the Riverside Park skating rink on Dec. 22, 2025 (Image Credit: Sandie Helgeson/Contributed)
Counterfeit $100 bills circulating in Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM, B.C. - RCMP in Salmon Arm are urging business owners, employees and shoppers to keep an eye out for counterfeit $100 bills. Police say there have been three recent reports of imitation $10...
Jan 05, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
