Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Snowfall warning in effect on Coquihalla between Hope and Merritt; Rogers Pass to close Tuesday
MERRITT - Environment Canada has issued a yellow level snowfall warning for the Hope to Merritt section of the Coquihalla Highway, where as much as 30 centimetres of snow could fall on Tuesday (Jan. 6...
Jan 05, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today File)
TRU professor talks impact of Maduro arrest, US actions in Venezuela
KAMLOOPS - Over the weekend, United States Special Forces apprehended Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro on US federal drug trafficking charges, removing him from power and transporting him to New Yo...
Jan 05, 2026 Maduro arrested (Image Credit: CNN)
Kamloops businesses see surge in sales over holiday period
KAMLOOPS - The holiday shopping season is an important time of year for local businesses with many banking on the increased traffic to make it another strong year. This year, many Kamloops businesses ...
Jan 05, 2026 (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum / CFJC Today)
UPDATE: Missing teen found safe
UPDATE (Jan. 6): TK'EMLUPS - Tk'emlups Rural RCMP say the 18-year-old teenage girl who was reported missing on Jan. 5, 2025, has been found and is safe. (Please note: for privacy considerations any pr...
Jan 05, 2026
Despite above normal snowfall, December 2025 was seventh warmest on record in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - If you thought December in Kamloops was warmer and wetter than usual, you would be correct as there was plenty of rain and snow during the final month of 2025. Environment Canada says this ...
Jan 05, 2026 (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
Outdoor skating rink at Riverside Park to open on January 7
KAMLOOPS - Skaters and skating enthusiasts will be able to use the new outdoor rink at Riverside Park in Kamloops starting this Wednesday, Jan. 7. The refrigerated rink cost $7.16-million to construct...
Jan 05, 2026 The Zamboni being tested on the Riverside Park skating rink on Dec. 22, 2025 (Image Credit: Sandie Helgeson/Contributed)
Counterfeit $100 bills circulating in Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM, B.C. - RCMP in Salmon Arm are urging business owners, employees and shoppers to keep an eye out for counterfeit $100 bills. Police say there have been three recent reports of imitation $10...
Jan 05, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
UPDATE: Woman seriously injured after being hit by vehicle at Lower Sahali intersection
UPDATE (12:30 p.m.): Kamloops RCMP say a woman who was hit by a vehicle while crossing the street at the intersection of Summit Drive and Columbia Street remains in hospital with serious injuries. RCM...
Jan 05, 2026 (Image Credit: City of Kamloops via X/Kamscan)
UPDATE: Kamloops RCMP make three arrests after woman allegedly held against her will
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 12:40 p.m.): Kamloops RCMP say three people were arrested Sunday (Jan. 4) night after a woman was allegedly being held against her will in her own vehicle along the Trans-Canada Hig...
Jan 05, 2026 (Image Credit: Facebook/Cheryl L M Goold)
Emergency department in 100 Mile House to temporarily close for second time in 2026
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - For the second time in 2026, the emergency department in 100 Mile House will be temporarily closed. In a news release, Interior Health says emergency services at 100 Mile House ...
Jan 05, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: Interior Health)
