Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

RCMP receive reports of active scam trend in the Shuswap
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Residents in the Shuswap are being warned of a seasonal scam trend that's currently underway. Salmon Arm RCMP says suspects in the trend approach potential victims in higher traffic...
Pattison Media Jan 07, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: Global BC)

UPDATE: Minor injuries in early-morning, semi-on-semi crash near Savona
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (2:30 p.m.): Tk'emlups Rural RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Dana Napier says the collision in the 8000-block of Trans Canada Highway near Savona involved two semi trucks, blocking both lanes...
Pattison Media Jan 07, 2026 Highway 1 at Holloway Drive near Savona, looking west, at around 5:15 a.m. Wednesday. (Image Credit: DriveBC)

BC Wildlife Park's WildLights posts third-best attendance year on record
KAMLOOPS - One of the busiest holiday attractions in Kamloops, WildLights, has gone lights out as the event came to an end last weekend. The final day included a visit from the Kamloops Blazers, somet...
Pattison Media Jan 06, 2026 (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum / CFJC Today)

District of 100 Mile House proposes short-term solution to healthcare challenges, looks for provincial support
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Last year, the emergency department at the 100 Mile House District General Hospital was closed on 28 separate occasions, totalling nearly 16 full days of no emergency services i...
Pattison Media Jan 06, 2026 100 Mile House District General Hospital (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

Kamloops real estate market ends 2025 on a high note
KAMLOOPS - The local real estate industry association says the Kamloops market finished 2025 strong, in what is typically a quieter month.The latest monthly recap from the Association of Interior Real...
Pattison Media Jan 06, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

B.C. lawsuit alleges three former Denny's employees stole thousands in tips
KAMLOOPS - The operator of a Denny's Restaurant in Kamloops, B.C., is suing three former employees for allegedly misappropriating thousands of dollars in tips. Northland Properties Corp. filed a lawsu...
The Canadian Press Jan 06, 2026

Man found dead in Kamloops' West End; police suspect homicide
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say a suspicious death in the Kamloops West End could be the city's first homicide of 2026. In a news release, detachment spokesperson Cpl. Dana Napier says Mounties were called to a h...
Pattison Media Jan 06, 2026 Muhammad 'Ash' Zafar (Image Credit: Contributed / Kamloops RCMP)

Public memorial for Pamela Jarvis set for Friday in Merritt; accused killer has court date
MERRITT, B.C. - A man charged with killing his wife in Merritt last month was due back in court Tuesday (Jan. 6). Christopher Jarvis, 49, is facing a single count of second-degree murder in the death ...
Pattison Media Jan 06, 2026 (Image Credit: Facebook / Pamela Jarvis)

High Bar First Nation signs agreements with owner and operator of proposed pipeline expansion project
CLINTON, B.C. - A First Nation north of the Village of Clinton has signed a pair of agreements with an energy delivery company that has a proposed pipeline expansion project crossing into its territor...
Pattison Media Jan 06, 2026 HBFN Kúkpi7 Jamie Fletcher (left) and Kris Geekie, Westcoast Energy Inc. director of community and Indigenous engagement (right) (Image Credit: HBFN/Contributed)

Power outage near Sicamous caused by truck colliding into pole; driver sent to hospital
SICAMOUS, B.C. - A driver was sent to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a collision that knocked out power for hundreds of residents in the Sicamous area. Sicamous RCMP say officers re...
Pattison Media Jan 06, 2026 (Image Credit: Sicamous RCMP)

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