Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Pair of fires sparked by lightning in 100 Mile House area
100 MILE HOUSE - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is responding to a pair of lightning-caused wildfires in the 100 Mile House area. The largest fire, estimated at 50 hectares, is burning out of control ...
May 10, 2026 Chasm Road wildfire (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Kamloops girls win bronze at National Aboriginal Hockey Championships
KAMLOOPS - Payton Correia (Adams Lake Indian Band), Kaia Fletcher (Tlatlasikwala First Nation) and Destry Eli (Westbank First Nation) of Kamloops claimed bronze with Team B.C. at the National Aborigin...
May 10, 2026 Payton Correia, Destry Eli and Kaia Fletcher.
Blake's OT goal helps Stankoven, Hurricanes over Flyers for second playoff series sweep
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jackson Blake scored 5:28 into overtime for his second of the game, Logan Stankoven also scored in regulation and the Carolina Hurricanes finished a four-game sweep with a 3-2 vict...
May 09, 2026
Kamloops traffic to be disrupted by Monday road work
KAMLOOPS - A pair of road projects in Kamloops will disrupt traffic in different parts of the city early this week.On Monday (May 11), Lorne Street between 7th and 8th Avenue will be closed to most dr...
May 09, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC file photo)
Sampling underway following Scotch Creek diesel spill
SCOTCH CREEK - Officials have taken soil and groundwater samples from the area impacted by the 15,000 litre diesel spill on Tuesday as part of their ongoing response efforts.The Ministry of Environmen...
May 09, 2026 (Image Credit: Armstrong Co-Op/Facebook)
Clearwater emergency room closed for first time in 2026
CLEARWATER, B.C. - The emergency room in Clearwater is currently closed for the first time this year.Interior Health says the ER at the Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital will be closed between 9:00 p.m. ...
May 08, 2026 Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital (Image Credit: CFJC Today/File photo)
Blazers' Clouston recaps prospects draft, begins promotion of WHL pathway
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers general manager Shaun Clouston says he's pleased with what his club accomplished this week at the WHL Prospects Draft. Clouston spoke to CFJC on Friday.
May 08, 2026 Shaun Clouston (Image Credit: CFJC Today/Anthony Corea)
AI and Robotics at TRU: Institutional Augmentation - Part 4
KAMLOOPS - Hal Small blinks, breathes and speaks."It hurts to breathe," said Small, responding to a question in the simulation lab in the TRU Chappell Family Building for Nursing and Population Health...
May 08, 2026 Hal Small (Image Credit: CFJC Today/Curtis Goodrum)
Kamloopsians urged to fill out 2026 census ahead of May 12 'deadline'
KAMLOOPS - There are just a few more days to go as Statistics Canada awaits the return of millions of census forms as it conducts its latest count of the population. Beige envelopes containing unique ...
May 08, 2026 (Image Credit: Victor Kaisar/CFJC Today)
Tampons sought as United Way Period Promise campaign underway across B.C.
KAMLOOPS - The United Way of British Columbia (UWBC) has launched its 10th annual Period Promise campaign, in hopes of meeting a growing need for menstrual products across the province. The campaign r...
May 08, 2026 (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
