Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Vehicle incident and downed power lines snarl traffic on pair of highways
UPDATE (11:00 a.m. ): There are a pair of closures on Highway 5 North.Traffic is halted in both directions south of Avola due to a police incident that was first reported at around 6:30 a.m. Thursday....
Mar 12, 2026 Highway 5, about 11 kilometres east of Hope at Othello, looking north shortly before 6:00 a.m. Thursday. (Image Credit: DriveBC)
Tensions flare at city hall before council opts for public input on Pathways shelter
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops city council will soon hear from the public before deciding on the future of the Pathways shelter on Tranquille Road, though a date has not yet been made public. During Tuesday's (...
Mar 11, 2026 The March 10 meeting of Kamloops City Council. (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
SD73 to allow third-parties to run before- and after-school child care across Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - In a Board of Education meeting Monday night (March 9), School District 73 (SD73) trustees directed the district to stop running its after- and before-school child care. The district curren...
Mar 11, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Firefighters' union, family of former Kamloops fire chief welcome expanded cancer compensation coverage
KAMLOOPS - The family of a former Kamloops fire chief as well as the union that represents current firefighters welcomes a move by the provincial government, which recently expanded its compensation c...
Mar 11, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Simpcw, province working on regulatory matrix ahead of Yellowhead Copper mine approval process
CLEARWATER, B.C. - Simpcw First Nation officials have started negotiations with the province ahead of regulatory processes for a Clearwater-area mine proposal.In a news release, the province's Environ...
Mar 11, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds)
Man shot to death outside downtown Kamloops 7-Eleven early Wednesday; RCMP identify victim
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are now confirming a man was shot to death outside the downtown Kamloops 7-Eleven store early Wednesday morning (March 11). In a news release issued Wednesday afternoon, RCMP E-Divisio...
Mar 11, 2026 RCMP examine a crime scene outside downtown Kamloops 7-Eleven Wednesday. Inset shows Emmanual 'Manny' Brooks. (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds, Contributed / Kamloops RCMP (inset).)
Winter storm warning in effect for Okanagan Connector and Highway 3
UPDATE (12:00 p.m.): A wind warning is also in effect for the Fraser Canyon and Nicola regions, along with the Coquihalla Highway from Kamloops to Merritt. Environment Canada is forecasting wind gusts...
Mar 11, 2026 Highway 97C (Okanagan Connector), about 74 kilometres west of Kelowna, looking east. (Image Credit: DriveBC)
Councillor alleges Kamloops mayor broke law by not complying with FOI request; privacy commissioner investigating
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops councillor says the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) has launched a formal inquiry into allegations that Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson is refusing to comply w...
Mar 10, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops council approves $40M 'safety net'
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council has approved a new bylaw that would allow staff to borrow up to $40 million to pay the bills.But Revenue Manager Lewis Hill told council Tuesday (March 10) the short-term b...
Mar 10, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops council approves public submissions on future of Pathways shelter
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council will soon hear from the public on the future of the Pathways shelter on the North Shore. During Tuesday's (March 10) regular meeting, council voted 7-1 in favour of distrib...
Mar 10, 2026 File photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
