Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Wildfire, drought seasons bring unique challenges for B.C.'s ranching community
KAMLOOPS - Ranchers in British Columbia are enduring another harrowing summer, as they navigate this year's wildfire season as well as lingering drought and water shortage issues. Wildfires, like the ...
Aug 06, 2026 Cattle in pens at the BC Livestock Producers Co-operative location in Kamloops. (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
Merritt's emergency department facing 25-hour closure
MERRITT B.C. - The emergency department at the Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt will be closed for 25 hours starting Friday (Aug. 7) morning, marking the eighth time the community's ER has closed thi...
Aug 06, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC File Photo)
Longtime advocate Patel 'excited' RIH coronary care unit will reopen next year
KAMLOOPS - Royal Inland Hospital is set to revamp its coronary care services for the first time in years.Interior Health announced Thursday (August 6) four coronary care beds will be open within the h...
Aug 06, 2026 (Image Credit: File Photo)
'They represent the very best of Mexico': second batch of wildfire fighters arrive in B.C.
KAMLOOPS - Reinforcements are here - and even more are on the way by the plane-load - as B.C. continues to navigate what's been a challenging fire season. "We are welcoming resources from across Canad...
Aug 06, 2026 Kelly Greene, Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness (L), Premier David Eby, and Adem Díaz de León, the Consul General of Mexico in Vancouver (R) at Abbotsford Airport on Aug. 6. (Image Credit: BC Government/YouTube)
100 Mile House ER facing two 13-hour closures
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The emergency room at the 100 Mile District General Hospital is facing a pair of 13 hour closures in the days ahead.Interior Health (IH) said the ER will be closed from 7:00 a.m...
Aug 06, 2026 (Image Credit: Interior Health)
Day parole again extended for former Kamloops man who killed his girlfriend in 2000
KAMLOOPS - A former Kamloops man imprisoned for killing his pregnant girlfriend has had his day parole extended, four months after it was briefly suspended.Trent Larsen killed his girlfriend, Angel Fe...
Aug 06, 2026 (Image Credit: Facebook / Trent Larsen)
Dry July extends to Kamloops real estate market
KAMLOOPS - Real estate activity was muted in a smoky Kamloops July.New numbers from the Association of Interior Realtors (AIR) show 254 sales last month, down from 271 in June and 259 in July, 2025.Fe...
Aug 06, 2026 (Image Credit: File Photo)
High Bar First Nation orders evacuation of reserve lands
CLINTON, B.C. - Llenlleny'ten (High Bar First Nation) has issued an evacuation order for reserve lands as the Pear Lake wildfire continues to rage out of control.The order is in effect for High Bar I....
Aug 06, 2026 Pear Lake Wildfire, pictured on July 31, 2026. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Officials investigating string of suspicious fires in Shuswap Lake area
CELISTA, B.C. - The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD), RCMP and local fire departments are looking into a series of suspicious fires in the Shuswap area sparked Wednesday evening (August 5).At...
Aug 06, 2026 Scotch Creek/Lee Creek Fire Department (Image Credit: Columbia Shuswap Regional District)
Kamloops Dragon Boat Festival cancelled due to poor air quality
KAMLOOPS - Wildfire smoke has rained on the parade for the Kamloops Dragon Boat Festival. Speaking briefly to CFJC Today, Festival Director Lucas Sweet says the 500-metre races on the South Thompson R...
Aug 06, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
