Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
SERIOUS CRIMES: Gangland homicides and witness safety
KAMLOOPS - Last week, CFJC Today sat down with Kamloops RCMP Plainclothes Commander Staff Sgt. Simon Pillay to discuss issues around the community, and how plainclothes units deal with them. Plainclot...
Dec 5, 2018
City looking for money saving avenues ahead of tabling 2019 budget
KAMLOOPS - As Kamloops taxpayers start paying close attention to just how much their costs will increase this year, part of that swell is actually out of the city’s hands. City council passed th...
Dec 5, 2018
Accused in Kamloops RV park murder says victim threatened to kill him
KAMLOOPS - Nearly two years after Cody Foster was killed in a Dallas RV park, the accused in the case is telling his side of the story. Stephen Fraser, now 58 years old, took the stand in Kamloops Sup...
Dec 5, 2018
Province to launch speed, signage review at notorious Cherry Creek intersection
KAMLOOPS - B.C.’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure says it will launch a speed review of a notorious stretch of the Trans Canada Highway west of Kamloops – but has stopped sho...
Dec 5, 2018
Shelter beds available at Emerald Centre, expected to be occupied with cold temperatures
KAMLOOPS - With the mercury expected to drop in the next couple days in Kamloops, living outside will become that much more unbearable for people on the streets. The temperatures will dip sharply, beg...
Dec 4, 2018
Kamloops Food Bank looking to Lock in Hope to raise funds
KAMLOOPS - In 2017, more than 7,000 individuals accessed the Kamloops Food Bank, all citizens who needed that extra help to ensure they and their families didn't go hungry. With Christmas fast approac...
Dec 4, 2018
Accused in hours-long Kamloops trailer park standoff to stand trial next year
KAMLOOPS - A local man accused of barricading himself inside of a unit at G & M Trailer Park last October will stand trial next fall. Court documents show Shane William Caron’s trial is expe...
Dec 4, 2018
Kamloops locksmith employs dog to sniff out lost keys
KAMLOOPS - A locksmith uses a variety of tools to do their job, whether it’s cutting keys or replacing deadbolts. But, never before has a dog been used to find lost keys. “No other locksmi...
Dec 4, 2018
New president and vice-chancellor begins role at TRU
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University’s new president stepped into his new role today, replacing Dr. Alan Shaver, who retired from the position in September. Dr. Brett Fairbairn comes to the uni...
Dec 3, 2018
Local family shares heartbreaking story to inspire others to give to RIH Foundation
KAMLOOPS - There was hardly a dry eye in the room as the RIH Foundation launched its Holiday Fundraising Campaign, highlighting the story of a local family who experienced a tragic loss earlier this y...
Dec 3, 2018
