Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Missing elderly woman found dead in Kamloops: KSAR
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Search and Rescue (KSAR) says an elderly woman who was last seen around noon on Wednesday (Oct. 7) in Brocklehurst has been found dead, though details remain limited.In a statement...
Oct 9, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today/File Photo)
Kamloops-area polling stations revealed for Oct. 24 provincial election
KAMLOOPS - Elections BC has published a list of where people can vote in this month's provincial election, and people who have already made up their mind can cast their ballot prior to advance polls g...
Oct 9, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today/File Photo)
New action plan aims to address child care shortages in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A new City of Kamloops Child Care Action Plan is confirming what's long been known in Kamloops - the city is falling short of the required numbers of child care spaces as efforts to address...
Oct 9, 2026 The Early Learning Society of Kamloops daycare at 1500 9th Avenue. (Image Credit: CFJC Today/File Photo)
Tattoo artist McAfee hopes to represent OneBC in Kamloops Centre
KAMLOOPS - Rocky McAfee will be carrying the OneBC flag in Kamloops Centre, as the party contests its first provincial election, a little over a year after it was founded. The long-time tattoo artist ...
Oct 9, 2026 (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
Mustard Seed Thanksgiving meals set table for connection
KAMLOOPS - More than 50 Mustard Seed guests will enjoy Thanksgiving meals this weekend at several of the organization's shelters. "Our guests can connect with our staff, with one another and that can ...
Oct 9, 2026 Andrew Cancela (Image Credit: CFJC Today/Jeremy Russo)
Lillooet Hospital ER faces pair of closures over Thanksgiving weekend
LILLOOET - Lillooet Hospital emergency department will be closed for two 25-hour periods over the Thanksgiving long weekend.Interior Health said the ER will be closed from 7:00 a.m. on Saturday (Oct. ...
Oct 9, 2026
Vehicle rollover slows southbound Highway 5 traffic north of Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - Southbound traffic along Highway 5 is being slowed by a vehicle rollover just north of Merritt on Friday.According to reports, the accident happened shortly before 11:30 a.m.A photo of...
Oct 9, 2026 (Image Credit: Fraservalleybuzz / Facebook)
New Kamloops traffic-calming guidelines take aim at excessive speeders
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops city council has adopted a traffic-calming framework meant to help reduce speeding in the community, particularly in residential neighbourhoods.The new policy introduces a process ...
Oct 9, 2026 File photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
KFR urging caution after crews knock down kitchen fire ahead of Thanksgiving long weekend
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) is urging caution ahead of the Thanksgiving long weekend after they made quick work of a small kitchen fire in Batchelor Heights Friday (Oct. 9) morning. Just ove...
Oct 9, 2026 KFR crews staging after knocking down a kitchen fire in Batchelor Heights on Oct. 9, 2026. (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
Stankoven nets first NHL hat-trick to reach 100 career points
RALEIGH - Logan Stankoven's first career hat-trick helped lead the Carolina Hurricanes to a 7-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks Thursday (Oct. 8) at Lenovo Center.The 23-year-old Kamloopsian scored thr...
Oct 8, 2026 Logan Stankoven (22) celebrates with Carolina Hurricanes' teammate Sean Walker during a game on Oct. 8, 2026. (Image Credit: AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)
