Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Families safe but members of Kamloops Iranian community hearing few details from back home
KAMLOOPS - Since the start of mass protests in January in Iran, several thousand people are reported to have died, while a government-imposed internet and phone blackout has wreaked havoc on the flow ...
Feb 06, 2026 (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum / CFJC Today)
Kamloops pubs and sports betters prepared for Super Bowl Sunday
KAMLOOPS - The British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) is expecting a record number of bets to be placed ahead of the Super Bowl this Sunday (Feb 8). With the nearby Seattle Seahawks back in the b...
Feb 06, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Third annual Kamloops Black Film Festival begins Sunday with '40 Acres'
KAMLOOPS - The third annual Kamloops Black Film Festival kicks off this Sunday (Feb. 8), running for three straight weeks, with a feature movie being shown at the Paramount Theatre on each Sunday. The...
Feb 06, 2026 (Image Credit: Cultural Voices Film Society / YOUTUBE)
Unemployment drops in B.C., Kamloops as B.C. jobs minister Kahlon credits economic diversity
KAMLOOPS - The first release of unemployment data for 2026 shows a slight drop in B.C.'s jobless rate compared to the last month of 2025. The province added about 3,500 jobs, which caused the unemploy...
Feb 06, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
TRU wildfire program excited about future potential
KAMLOOPS - Since 2018, the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) wildfire program has been working on progressing wildfire sciences throughout the Kamloops region. In 2025, the program was approved for cer...
Feb 06, 2026 (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum / CFJC Today)
'It has kept us on our toes': Harper Mountain pauses operations again due to warm weather, lack of snow
KAMLOOPS - An ongoing spell of warmer weather has forced Harper Mountain to pause operations for the second time this ski and snowboard season. The Kamloops-area ski hill took to social media this wee...
Feb 05, 2026 Harper Mountain announcing its second pause of the 2025-26 ski and snowboard season (Image Credit: Harper Mountain/Facebook)
City of Kamloops working to limit performing arts centre construction traffic
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Centre for the Arts' initial groundwork is underway and so is its first major traffic disruption. The City of Kamloops held its Centre of the Arts groundbreaking on November 24...
Feb 05, 2026 (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum / CFJC News)
YKA Hot Chocolate Festival buttressing non-profit, bolstering local cafes, restaurants
KAMLOOPS - Sumptuous servings of cocoa are warming cockles, padding non-profit coffers and piquing interest in Kamloops cafes and restaurants. The third annual YKA Hot Chocolate Festival is running th...
Feb 05, 2026 Kamloops Artizans' Bazaar hot chocolate (Image Credit: CFJC Today/Anthony Corea)
TRFO officially shutters but no gaps in maternity care for foreseeable future: RIH
KAMLOOPS - Back in December, Interior Health announced the hiring of two new OB-GYNs to join the staff at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) in Kamloops. The health authority at that time announced a new ser...
Feb 05, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: Global)
Traffic stop leads to arrest of man impersonating police officer: Kamloops RCMP
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say some proactive police work led to the arrest of a man in his 40s who was allegedly impersonating a police officer.Police say members of the Kamloops RCMP Crime Reduction U...
Feb 05, 2026 Red and blue lights on the white GMC truck driven by a man who Kamloops RCMP say was impersonating a police officer. (Image Credit: Kamloops RCMP)
