Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
'An absolute affront': Kamloops veterans call out Trump's claims about Canada's military participation
KAMLOOPS - The Canada-United States relationship is on shaky ground, as politicians on both sides of the border prepare for a review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico free trade agreement (CUSMA) this year. A...
Jan 29, 2026 From L to R: Lt.-Col. Robin Steel, Lt. Mike Young, Lt.-Col Ken Jyrkkanen and Sgt. Gord Sands at the Kamloops cenotaph on Battle Street on Jan. 29, 2025. (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/ CFJC Today)
SD73 launching first class of CEA training next week
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson School District is preparing to launch its certified education assistant (CEA) in-house training program next week with an initial cohort of 24 participants. The progr...
Jan 29, 2026 File photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
SD73 officials report 'good progress' as repair work at Westmount Elementary begins
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson School District says repair work at Westmount Elementary is underway, three months after a suspicious fire disturbed materials that contained asbestos, which forced st...
Jan 29, 2026 (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
Four years later, Sa-Hali Secondary student's murder remains unsolved
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are renewing their plea to the public for information regarding the murder of a Sa-Hali Secondary School student, four years later. On Jan. 29, 2022, at around 8:00 a.m., the body of 1...
Jan 29, 2026 File photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
100 Mile residents asked to shine a purple light to mark one-year anniversary of Forest Grove woman's disappearance
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The sister of a woman who was last seen in a rural community near 100 Mile House a year ago is asking residents to shine a purple light on Sunday (Feb. 1) to mark the anniversar...
Jan 29, 2026 (Image Credit: 100 Mile House RCMP)
Unplug and Play Week celebrates 16 years of connecting families
KAMLOOPS - It's the 16th year for the annual Unplug and Play Week that helps promote literacy programs throughout Kamloops. It's seven days when families can engage in activities that don't require th...
Jan 28, 2026 (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum / CFJC Today)
Kamloops Courthouse gallery asks community for donated jewelry to help Y Women's Emergency Shelter
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Courthouse Gallery and Artisan Market are asking people from across Kamloops to donate old jewelry they aren't using anymore for the Lost Earring Project, which helps the Kamlo...
Jan 28, 2026 (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum / CFJC Today)
First annual Tee'd Off at Breast Cancer Golf Tournament helps raise more than $50,000 for BC Cancer Foundation
KAMLOOPS - Last summer, Bighorn Golf and Country Club at Sun Rivers played host to the first annual Tee'd Off at Breast Cancer Golf Tournament, helping raise funds for BC Cancer Foundation. The tourna...
Jan 28, 2026 Cheque presented to the BC Cancer Foundation. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
A Kamloops man's final act helps save four strangers through organ donation
KAMLOOPS - Last year, 232 people in British Columbia passed on the gift of life as organ donors. In total, those 232 people helped a record 575 recipients in 2025. The transplants included a record 35...
Jan 28, 2026 Debbie and Brian Wargovcsik hold a picture of Beau (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Paramedics strike vote to begin Monday; impacts could disproportionately affect vulnerable populations
KAMLOOPS - Negotiations have stalled between the Ambulance Paramedics of British Columbia (APBC) and the province as the two sides work toward a new collective agreement. A strike vote will begin next...
Jan 28, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
