Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops' Cassie McNutt recognized by Tidbits of Change Foundation for community service
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops' Cassie McNutt received an award and post-secondary bursary on Friday (Feb. 20) morning from the Tidbits of Change Foundation. McNutt was selected for her dedicated work over the p...
Feb 20, 2026 Greg Scott and Cassie McNutt (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
BC Ambulance Paramedics reached agreement in principle to avoid potential strike
KAMLOOPS - Earlier this week, the Ambulance Paramedic of British Columbia announced membership voted overwhelmingly in favour of potential strike action as negotiations with the provincial government ...
Feb 20, 2026 File photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
RCMP still looking for driver who hit pedestrian in Sahali parking lot
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are renewing a request for help in identifying the driver involved in a hit-and-run in a Sahali parking lot two weeks ago. The incident happened in the Columbia Place Shopping...
Feb 20, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Criminal offences up in Kamloops last year, but down from years prior
KAMLOOPS - Criminal offences in Kamloops were up on year-over-year basis last year. However, the number of offences in 2025 is still down from earlier in the decade. According to the latest numbers be...
Feb 20, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Latest Point-in-Time Count shows big jump in population of those experiencing homelessness in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The number of people experiencing homelessness in Kamloops has gone up by more than 100 over the last year. According to the City of Kamloops' Point-in-Time Count report in Tuesday's (Feb. ...
Feb 20, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Cultural burn project near Nicola Lake to wrap up in early March
MERRITT, B.C. - Another prescribed burn is set to take place near Merritt in early March. The BC Wildfire Service says it's assisting the Upper Nicola Band in carrying out a cultural burn on Quilchena...
Feb 20, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
100 Mile House emergency department temporarily closes for second time this week
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - For the second time this week and fourth time in 2026, the emergency department in 100 Mile House will be temporarily closed. Interior Health says emergency services at 100 Mile...
Feb 20, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Provincial school safety protocols under review following Tumbler Ridge shooting
KAMLOOPS - District Parent Advisory Councils (DPAC) across the province have been working with school districts to let parents know that schools are safe in the wake of last weeks' shooting in Tumbler...
Feb 19, 2026
Raiya Matonovich of Kamloops impresses at 2026 GNAC Indoor Track and Field championships
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops product Raiya Matonovich showed out at the 2026 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field championships earlier this week. The Sa-Hali Secondary grad recorded thre...
Feb 19, 2026 Emma Cannan, Zach Jeggo, and Raiya Matonovich (R) with their Individual Awards (Image Credit: Candid Apple Collective Inc.)
Red Bridge replacement absent from B.C. budget as next update delayed to fall 2026
KAMLOOPS - On Tuesday, the BC NDP Government released its latest budget to a chorus of criticism from the business community as well as from the opposition benches in Victoria. In Kamloops, the budget...
Feb 19, 2026 The smoldering remains of the Red Bridge in September 2024. (Image Credit: CFJC Today File)
