Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops United women draw, men lose to Evolution FC in Coquitlam
COQUITLAM, B.C. - It was a mixed day for Kamloops United (KUFC) in League1 BC action Saturday (June 28) night in Coquitlam.The Kamloops women's team held on for a 1-1 draw against Evolution FC to pick...
Jun 29, 2025
Skwlāx te Secwepemcúl̓ecw band members elect new Kukpi7
CHASE, B.C. - Residents of Skwlax te Secwepemculecw - formerly the Little Shuswap Lake Band - have elected a new chief to represent them.Dianne Francois was elected as Kukpi7 after she unseated incumb...
Jun 29, 2025
Kamloops Food Bank wins national excellence award
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Food Bank is the recipient of the Excellence in Food Banking Award for a large food bank, which it won during the Food Banks Canada National Conference gala in Montreal last we...
Jun 28, 2025
Search underway for man presumed downed on Clearwater Lake
CLEARWATER, B.C. - The search is underway for a missing man who is presumed to have drowned in Clearwater Lake after his kayak capsized early Thursday (June 26) morning. In a statement to CFJC Today, ...
Jun 28, 2025
Band lands are private: Tkemlúps te Secwépemc issues reminder against hiking and trail use
TKEMLPS TE SECWPEMC - Tkemlps te Secwpemc (TteS) wants people to know that it does not allow non-band members to hike or use trails located on its lands near the City of Kamloops. In a notice online, ...
Jun 28, 2025
Blazers draft streak reaches 14 years as Behm, Lafreniere picked by NHL teams
LOS ANGELES - A pair of Kamloops Blazers forwards have been drafted into the National Hockey League Saturday (June 28), making it 14 years in a row where the WHL franchise has had at least one player ...
Jun 28, 2025
Blazers announce several changes to hockey operations staff ahead of 2025-26 WHL season
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have made a number of changes to their hockey operations staff ahead of the 2025-26 WHL season.Friday (June 27) afternoon, the team announced the hiring of Taylor Cochr...
Jun 28, 2025
'It's kind of like stealing a moment in time': dancer embracing spirit of Kamloopa Powwow
KAMLOOPS -- The 44th annual Kamloopa Powwow is scheduled to get underway on Friday (June 27) inside the Tk'emlps te Secwpemc Arbour, with the grand entry slated for 7 p.m. Soila Hill, a dancer from St...
Jun 27, 2025
'Canadians have a right to know that'; Caputo takes aim at lack of budget as first parliamentary session wraps
KAMLOOPS - The first session of the 45th parliament wrapped up last week in Ottawa. The brief four week sitting was the first under new prime minister Mark Carney, as he began to implement his agenda ...
Jun 27, 2025
Forty-plus emergency room closures in his community wasn't enough to affect major change: Merritt Mayor reacts to Brown resignation
KAMLOOPS - The resignation of Susan Brown was not an official agenda item at Friday's Thompson Regional Hospital District (TRHD) meeting, but it certainly featured in conversations between directors. ...
Jun 27, 2025
