Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Special weather statement issued for parts of Southern Interior including Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A hot spell is making its way through the Southern Interior, and a special weather statement has been issued for parts of the region including Kamloops.Environment Canada says in the specia...
Aug 6, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloops Immigrant Services hosts meeting to increase refugee sponsorship
KAMLOOPS - According to the United Nations, we're witnessing the highest levels of displacement in the world right now. In 2018, over 70 million people had been forced from their homes due to conflict...
Aug 6, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today/Kent Simmonds
Kamloops woman nets $500K after jokingly predicting her win
KAMLOOPS - Doris Costain joked to her friend over breakfast that she was probably the Kamloops resident who won $500,000 in the Lotto 6/49 draw.She had no idea she was right."My friend came over for b...
Aug 6, 2019 Image Credit: BCLC
Workers, employers urged to take caution during heat wave
KAMLOOPS - Employers and outdoor workers are being urged to take it easy during the hot weather this week. WorkSafeBC says in a news release that if heat stress isn't recognized and treated early, it ...
Aug 6, 2019 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Heat warning issued for Fraser Canyon; Kamloops nearing temperature threshold
LILLOOET, B.C. - A heat warning has been issued for the Fraser Canyon, including Lillooet, and forecasters are watching temperatures in Kamloops to see if one could be issued for the city. According t...
Aug 6, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Pritchard man charged after fleeing from police in stolen vehicle
PRITCHARD, B.C. - A man is facing charges after allegedly leading police on a chase in Pritchard over the weekend. Chase RCMP says in a news release that officers received several reports of a man dri...
Aug 6, 2019 Image Credit: Flickr
Thompson-Okanagan woman dies in fatal crash near Cache Creek over weekend
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - A woman in her 60s has died after a crash on Highway 1 east of Cache Creek on Friday.Ashcroft RCMP responded to a single-vehicle crash on Aug. 2.The car was travelling westbound wh...
Aug 6, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Adams Lake man facing charges after assault on ferry
ADAMS LAKE, B.C. - A man has been charged with assault with a weapon after an incident on the Adams Lake Ferry on Friday.On Aug. 2 at 2:00 p.m., Chase RCMP responded to a report of an assault on the A...
Aug 6, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo NDP candidate steps down
KAMLOOPS - The federal NDP candidate for the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding has stepped down. Gina Myhill-Jones says in a Facebook post that her decision is personal and in no way political. "I stil...
Aug 6, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Crews battling wildfires
KAMLOOPS - While British Columbians celebrated the B.C. Day holiday weekend, provincial wildfire crews were called into action in the Kamloops Fire District. The Eagle Bluff fire was spotted Sunday ap...
Aug 5, 2019
