Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
100 Mile House RCMP searching for two suspects who reportedly stole from same business twice
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - RCMP are searching for two suspects involved in a pair of robberies at the same business in 100 Mile House. According to 100 Mile House RCMP, a man and a woman were seen enterin...
Jul 02, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Teenager ticketed, has uninsured dirt bike impounded after stunting in front of Salmon Arm RCMP
SALMON ARM, B.C. - A Shuswap teenager riding an uninsured dirt bike without a helmet wasn't able to evade police a second time. At around 8:00 p.m. on June 20, Salmon Arm RCMP say officers responded t...
Jul 02, 2026 A 16-year-old from Salmon Arm had his e-dirt bike impounded for seven days. (Image Credit: Salmon Arm RCMP)
Clearwater ER to close for 13 hours over Canada Day holiday
CLEARWATER, B.C. - There will be an overnight closure of the emergency room at the Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital in Clearwater starting this Canada Day evening.The 13-hour closure will take effect at...
Jul 01, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today/File Photo)
Blazers release 2026-27 schedule as WHL to pilot new overtime format during preseason
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have released their schedule for the 2026-27 WHL season, with a majority of their home games at Sandman Centre scheduled to be played after the December holiday break. ...
Jul 01, 2026 Blazers defenceman Isa Guram will be returning for his 19-year-old WHL season this fall. (Image Credit: Brian Johnson/Kamloops Blazers)
Property taxes, homeowner grant applications due this Thursday, July 2
KAMLOOPS - There is not long left before the taxman comes calling as property taxes are due by this Thursday, July 2. Tax notices were mailed out in May, and the city says a 10 per cent penalty will a...
Jul 01, 2026 (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
Clouston offers insight on Russian, Kazakhstani draft picks; Tomek's future
KAMLOOPS - The two countries that share the longest continuous international border in the world will be represented next season on the Kamloops Blazers' roster. Kamloops selected 6-foot-2, 188-pound ...
Jun 30, 2026 (Image Credit: Anthony Corea/CFJC Today)
'It's become more of a destination': Clearwater-area looking ahead to summer tourism season
CLEARWATER, B.C. - School is out for the summer and for some that means loading up the family and heading off on vacation. The Clearwater area remains a popular area for tourists and efforts are under...
Jun 30, 2026 Helmcken Falls in Wells Gray Provincial Park (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
B.C. Conservative leader Findlay retains former rival Milobar in shadow cabinet
VICTORIA - New B.C. Conservative leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay has kept former rival Peter Milobar and his supporters in her shadow cabinet, a day after installing a caucus leadership team that skewed to...
Jun 30, 2026 B.C. Conservative MLA Peter Milobar speaks during a press conference at the legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
RCMP looking for person of interest after suspicious June 19 house fire in Brocklehurst
KAMLOOPS - Police in Kamloops are asking for help in identifying a person of interest in relation to a suspicious house fire from earlier this month.RCMP say officers were called to the 2400-block of ...
Jun 30, 2026 Kamloops RCMP have released this picture of a person of interest after a suspicious fire damaged a house in the 2400-block of Young Avenue on June 19. (Image Credit: Kamloops RCMP)
City of Kamloops releases details about Canada Day 2026 festivities at Riverside Park
KAMLOOPS - It's full steam ahead for the City of Kamloops as it prepares to mark Canada Day with a series of events at Riverside Park. The festivities will get underway with the Lions Club pancake bre...
Jun 30, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today/File Photo)
