Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
THE TATTLE OF HASTINGS: Woodland Charging into Year 2 in PWHL
KAMLOOPS - Kendra Woodland signed a one-year contract extension with the Ottawa Charge on Thursday (June 18). With four Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) expansion teams arriving in time for t...
Jun 22, 2026 Kendra Woodland (Image Credit: CFJC Today/Anthony Corea)
Sense of calm spreads through Lytton despite Saw Creek wildfire burning nearby
LYTTON, B.C. - Just over a week ahead of the fifth anniversary of the fire that razed Lytton, the village is watching a wildfire burn on the nearby mountain slopes. The Saw Creek wildfire has burned 7...
Jun 22, 2026 Saw Creek Wildfire, June 22 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
One man arrested Monday as RCMP swarm busy downtown Kamloops intersection
KAMLOOPS - Police in Kamloops say a man was arrested after a high-risk traffic stop that shut down a busy downtown intersection over the noon hour on Monday (June 22). RCMP say they were called to che...
Jun 22, 2026 Police vehicles swarm a pickup truck on Victoria Street at Sixth Avenue in downtown Kamloops on June 22, 2026. (Image Contributed)
B.C. updates floodplain mapping around Shuswap Lake
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Communities around Shuswap Lake can better prepare for floods with updated mapping from the B.C. government.The province has updated floodplain mapping for Shuswap Lake and the main...
Jun 22, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today/File photo)
Bear attack prompts closure of Salmon Arm trail
SALMON ARM, B.C. - The Shuswap Memorial Cemetery Trails in Salmon Arm are closed after a woman was attacked by a bear in the area on Sunday (June 21).Salmon Arm RCMP Detachment Commander Sgt. Simon St...
Jun 22, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Incumbent Kamloops councillor Hall announces re-election bid
KAMLOOPS - Kelly Hall is hoping Kamloops residents decide to send him back to city hall when they go to the polls this October. Flanked by family members and supporters at Gaglardi Square Monday (June...
Jun 22, 2026
Blazers to play six preseason games ahead of 2026-27 WHL season
KAMLOOPS - It's the first full day of summer, but the Kamloops Blazers already have hockey on their minds.The Blazers will six preseason games over 12 days in September - three of which will be at San...
Jun 22, 2026
Carey Price, Patrice Bergeron headline Hockey Hall of Fame's 2026 class
TORONTO - Carey Price and Patrice Bergeron battled it out as rivals for Original Six franchises. The former NHL stars with strong ties to Quebec also helped Canada succeed on the international stage. ...
Jun 22, 2026 Boston Bruins centre Patrice Bergeron (37) runs into Canadiens goaltender Carey Price (31) in Montreal on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Buffer zones proposed as Kamloops work on new temporary overnight shelter restrictions
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops city staff are proposing bylaw amendments that will impose further limits on where temporarily overnight shelters will be permitted, in a bid to provide "clear and enforceable regu...
Jun 22, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today/File Photo)
Some evacuation orders lifted near Lytton as cooler weather aids crews battling Saw Creek wildfire
LYTTON, B.C. - About four dozen evacuation orders have been lifted in the Lytton area but hundreds of properties are still on evacuation alert because of the Saw Creek wildfire, which sparked on Frida...
Jun 22, 2026 Saw Creek wildfire, June 22. (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Michael Reeve)
