Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Latest temporary closure of Lillooet emergency department to last into the weekend
LILLOOET, B.C. - The 36th temporary closure of the Lillooet emergency department in 2025 will last into the weekend. Interior Health says emergency services will be unavailable from 7:00 a.m. Thursday...
Jun 12, 2025
Seniors call for pension reform at second annual Tin Cup Rally in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The second annual Seniors Tin Cup Rally took place on Wednesday (June 11) on the 700-block of Fortune Drive. Seniors gathered to voice concerns over the rising cost of living and its relati...
Jun 11, 2025
Witness recollection of 2020 North Shore stabbing spree cross-examined
KAMLOOPS - The trial of a Kamloops man accused in a violent stabbing incident that killed one person and injured three others continued this week at the Kamloops Law Courts. Michael Wayne Palmer is ch...
Jun 11, 2025
PRIDE week kicks off in Kamloops; parade scheduled for Sunday
KAMLOOPS - It's PRIDE week in Kamloops and this year, the Kamloops PRIDE Society has organized plenty of ways for people to celebrate and show solidarity amongst the 2SLGBTQI+ community and allies. Ka...
Jun 11, 2025
Kamloops council green lights pilot project to allow public drinking in Riverside Park this summer
KAMLOOPS - This summer Kamloops residents will be able to responsibly crack open a cold one at Riverside Park, thanks to a pilot program approved by council on Tuesday. The city of Kamloops will be fo...
Jun 11, 2025
Tranquille traffic halted after motorcycle and pick-up collision
KAMLOOPS - A section of Tranquille Road between Ninth Street and Tenth Street has been temporarily blocked off Wednesday afternoon (June 11), as emergency crews respond to a collision between a motorc...
Jun 11, 2025
Category 2 open fire prohibition taking effect in Kamloops Fire Centre
KAMLOOPS - Another layer of fire prohibitions has been placed over the Kamloops Fire Centre amid drier and warmer conditions. Effective noon Friday (June 13), the BC Wildfire Service says Category 2 o...
Jun 11, 2025
Village of Clinton councillor reinstated after domestic assault case ends with stay of proceedings
CLINTON, B.C. - A Clinton village councillor will resume his duties after his domestic assault case ended with a stay of proceedings. As of May 28, 2025, the Village of Clinton says Nicholas Kosovic's...
Jun 11, 2025
Salmon Arm's rising star pianist Izik-Dzurko talks Juilliard education, world travel, increasing acclaim, career aspirations
KAMLOOPS - Jaeden Izik-Dzurko had just returned to his European home base in Hanover, Germany, after a trip to perform in Japan when he spoke to CFJC Today. On the schedule over the next 10 months are...
Jun 10, 2025
Council chooses alternative approval process for new Kamloops RCMP headquarters
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council agrees the community needs a new RCMP headquarters and borrowing up to $150 million is the best way to pay for it. At its regular meeting Tuesday (June 10), the debate was ...
Jun 10, 2025
