Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Renovation work officially underway at North Kamloops Library
KAMLOOPS - Renovations for the North Kamloops Library officially began on Monday (Feb. 2). This is the first and largest phase of construction, mostly focusing on the staff area, programming room, you...
Feb 03, 2026 (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum / CFJC Today)
Funny, unstoppable, magnetic: 3 Alberta hockey players killed in crash remembered
Three players with the Southern Alberta Mustangs junior hockey team in Stavely, Alta., were killed Monday while heading to practice in the town south of Calgary. RCMP say the small vehicle they were i...
Feb 03, 2026
Kamloops saw sixth driest January since 1891
KAMLOOPS - January was Kamloops' sixth driest month on record dating back to 1891, and the month was a lot warmer than normal according to Environment Canada. The average temperature in January in Kam...
Feb 03, 2026 (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds / CFJC Today)
Rental skates, services to be offered at Riverside Park skating rink starting Feb. 4
KAMLOOPS - If you've been wanting to try out the new Riverside Park outdoor loop but don't have a pair of skates, the City of Kamloops has you covered. The city and Tourism Kamloops have announced ska...
Feb 02, 2026 A selection of skates beside the Riverside Park outdoor rink in downtown Kamloops. (Image Credit: City of Kamloops)
'Vindicated' by court victory, Kamloops councillor repeats call for mayor to resign
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops city councillor says she's feeling vindicated now that a B.C. Supreme Court judge has dismissed one of Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson's two defamation suits against her, and is calling...
Feb 02, 2026 Reid Hamer-Jackson (L) and Katie Neustaeter are pictured in this file photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Chili cookoff spices up North Shore restaurants
KAMLOOPS - The fourth annual North Shore Business Improvement Association (NSBIA) Chili Cookoff begins Monday (Feb. 2) and runs until Thursay, with winners decided Friday. The cook-off invites local r...
Feb 02, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Brain injury survivor Young shredded, leading category in Mr. Health and Fitness Competition
KAMLOOPS - Rory Young of Kamloops is jacked to be an inspiration for brain injury survivors and anyone chasing fitness goals. "I've come a long way," Young said. "When I woke up, I didn't know how to ...
Feb 02, 2026 RORY YOUNG (Image Credit: YouTube/Rory Young)
Two Kamloops teens among 3 killed in Alberta highway crash
STAVELY, AB. - UPDATE (5:00 p.m.): Claresholm RCMP say the collision occurred at about 11:00 a.m. Monday, when a passenger car collided with a semi-truck pulling gravel at the corner of Highway 2 and ...
Feb 02, 2026 (Image Credit: Contributed / Global)
Village of Chase considering push for new golf cart-only licence
CHASE, B.C. - The Village of Chase is debating whether to begin the process that would allow seniors to operate golf carts in the community if they've lost the drivers licences for medical reasons. Ma...
Feb 02, 2026 (Image Credit: Global BC/File Photo)
Trial begins for Shuswap man accused of murdering uncle
KAMLOOPS - Trial proceedings began Monday (Feb. 2) at the Kamloops courthouse for a Shuswap man charged in the killing of his uncle.The body of Wayne Sirvio was found on August 5, 2023, on a rural Sic...
Feb 02, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
