Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

UPDATE: Highway 1 between Lytton and Spences Bridge to close overnight Monday
UPDATE (3:00 p.m.): DriveBC says the stretch of Highway 1 will now be closed from 11:00 p.m. Monday to 7:00 a.m. Tuesday, rather than the originally planned overnight closure Sunday. EARLIER: LYTTON, ...
Aaron Schulze Sep 14, 2025

RCMP looking for suspect vehicle that drove into Blind Bay home
BLIND BAY, B.C. - A vehicle drove into a house in the Shuswap late last week. At around 9:56 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 11), Salmon Arm RCMP say a witness reported that a vehicle missed a corner and drove i...
Aaron Schulze Sep 14, 2025

Merritt cashier robbed at knife point
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt RCMP are asking for the public's help in identifying a robbery suspect. At around 5:58 p.m. Saturday (Sept. 13), RCMP say an unknown man with a knife on a broom handle robbed a...
Aaron Schulze Sep 14, 2025

No injuries reported after empty car train derailment west of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A train derailed near Tobiano early Friday (Sept. 12) morning. In an email to CFJC Today Saturday afternoon, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) confirmed 13 empty cars of one of its trains...
Aaron Schulze Sep 14, 2025

Kamloops-area temperatures remain elevated as fall approaches
KAMLOOPS - While there are no heat warnings in effect for the Kamloops area, temperatures continue to remain well above seasonal levels into the middle of September, with the first day of fall a littl...
Victor Kaisar Sep 13, 2025

Plans for new Ord Road bus route with airport service being welcomed by Kamloops councillor, school trustee
KAMLOOPS - A plan to add a new bus route along Ord Road with service to Kamloops Airport in January 2027 is being well received by a city councillor and a school board trustee, who have long been call...
Victor Kaisar Sep 13, 2025

Forecasted winds to increase Chilcotin-area fire activity, BCWS says
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service is expecting an uptick in fire activity across the Chilcotin this weekend because of forecasted winds. In a statement, it says sustained winds of 15 km/h ...
Victor Kaisar Sep 13, 2025

Edmonstone makes 23 saves as Blazers shutout Cougars in penultimate preseason game
KAMLOOPS - Logan Edmonstone stopped all 23 shots he faced as the Kamloops Blazers shutout the Prince George Cougars Friday (Sept. 12) night at the Sandman Centre.Jordan Keller, Conner Radke and JP Hur...
Victor Kaisar Sep 13, 2025

WolfPack men pick up first point of 2025 Canada West season
KAMLOOPS - It's heartbreak for the TRU WolfPack men's soccer team who were seconds away from their first win of the Canada West season.Instead, the WolfPack had to settle for their first point of the ...
Victor Kaisar Sep 13, 2025

In the face of TRFO challenges, hospital district chair says focus must shift from Interior Health to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health is still working through its plans after Thompson Regional Family Obstetrics (TRFO) announced it would no longer be accepting referrals.Interior Health is advising pregnant ...
Michael Reeve Sep 12, 2025

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