Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops Raiders chasing repeat provincial rugby title
KAMLOOPS - They snapped an eight-year B.C. title drought last year, the Kamloops Raiders dispatching the Brit Lions of Delta 45-22 in the provincial final after a dominant campaign that included only ...
May 07, 2026 Nick Smith (Image Credit: CFJC Today/Anthony Corea)
Kamloops council candidate Webster talks platform issues, online presence
KAMLOOPS - Nevin Webster is running for a council seat in the 2026 Kamloops municipal election, which is scheduled for Oct. 17. He said his online presence and name recognition, established in part th...
May 07, 2026 Nevin Webster (Image Credit: CFJC Today/Anthony Corea)
Bass to seek re-election to Kamloops council
KAMLOOPS - The fourth member of the current Kamloops council table has indicated their intentions for the October municipal election. Councillor Dale Bass will be seeking re-election this fall. Bass i...
May 07, 2026 Dale Bass (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
MLA Stamer's dashcam bill reverses course back to committee
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops North Thompson MLA Ward Stamer's private members bill's path into law has hit another speed bump.Stamer is looking to see dash cameras mandated in commercial vehicles to help impro...
May 07, 2026 Ward Stamer (Image Credit: BC Legislature/YouTube)
Removal of portion of B.C. homeowner grant expected to equate to 8 per cent tax increase
KAMLOOPS - With the latest provincial budget now well combed through, the City of Kamloops is warning residents of potential impacts. Several changes are set to affect in the community, including the ...
May 07, 2026 File photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
City of Kamloops to test Voyent Alert emergency notification system Friday
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops will be conducting a city-wide test of its emergency notification system - Voyent Alert - this Friday (May 7) afternoon. City staff say you should expect to receive the...
May 07, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Cooler temperatures forecast as BCWS fights small fires around Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - After a brief thunderstorm breezed through the region on Wednesday (May 6) evening, several lightning-caused spot fires have popped up throughout the Kamloops area, including a pair to the ...
May 07, 2026 Kamloops fire danger, May 7 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
B.C. invests $1 million in 'lightning reduction' technology in bid to reduce fires
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is investing up to $1 million on field-testing new technology from a Vancouver company that aims to both predict and prevent lightning that may trigger wild...
May 07, 2026
Government ministries responding to 15,000-litre diesel spill in Scotch Creek
SCOTCH CREEK, B.C. - (UPDATE 10:50 a.m.): Interior Health (IH) says more than 200 private well users in the Scotch Creek area should take precautions following a large 15,000 diesel spill at the Scotc...
May 07, 2026 (Image Credit: Armstrong Co-Op/Facebook)
Woman injured during police encounter in Valleyview store; IIO looking for witnesses
KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s police watchdog is searching for witnesses to a violent interaction between a woman and Kamloops RCMP officers in Valleyview earlier this week. According to information provided by K...
May 07, 2026 (Image Credit: Independent Investigations Office of B.C.)
