Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
'We have to hit back'; Premier, Prime Minister react to escalating Canada-U.S. trade tensions
KAMLOOPS - Escalating trade tensions between Canada and the United States appear to show no signs of letting up after the Canadian contingent walked away from it said was a bad deal on Friday (Aug. 21...
Aug 24, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks about Canada's response to new U.S. tariffs in Ottawa on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. (Image Credit: Patrick Doyle/The Canadian Press)
Paton joins Milobar as independent MLA with plans to form a new party
VICTORIA - A new party is beginning to take shape in B.C. politics, as former Conservative MLAs are leaving caucus to sit as independents, vowing to present a more centric option to the voters of Brit...
Aug 24, 2026 Peter Milobar and Ian Paton outside the BC legislature in Victoria. (Image Credit: Global BC)
Kamloops RCMP, BC Coroners investigating after teenager killed in e-scooter accident
KAMLOOPS - Police in Kamloops and the BC Coroners Service are investigating after an 18-year-old teenager was killed in an e-scooter accident earlier this month. In a statement Monday (Aug. 24), Kamlo...
Aug 24, 2026 Memorial to Hunter Dennis at Battle Street and Lee Road in Kamloops. (Image Credit: Anthony Corea/CFJC Today)
Weekend lightning sparks 40 wildfires around Kamloops, Southern Interior
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A weekend thunderstorm sparked nearly 40 wildfires around Kamloops and the Southern Interior, sending crews to a flurry of new starts across the region. "Saturday and Sunday were were...
Aug 24, 2026 Approximately 40 fires were sparked due to the weekend thunderstorm, predominantly present in southern zone of Merritt. As of Sunday morning, the BCWS had half of the fires listed as either ‘being held’ or ‘under control’. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
UPDATE: Missing Williams Lake man found safe
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - (UPDATE Aug. 25): Williams Lake RCMP say the 28-year-old man who was reported missing on Monday (Aug. 23) has been found safe.(Please note: for privacy considerations any previou...
Aug 24, 2026
TNRD downgrades evacuation response near Ainslie Creek wildfire
MERRITT, B.C. - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has downgraded its evacuation response in the area surrounding the Ainslie Creek wildfire. The TNRD has allowed people in 61 addressed prop...
Aug 24, 2026 Aug. 19, 2026 Planned Ignition East of Highway 1 in the Fraser Canyon at the Ainslie Creek wildfire (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Salmon Arm urges caution after bear with cubs sighted in Little Mountain trail area
Salmon Arm, B.C. - The City of Salmon Arm is urging hikers to use caution along the Little Mountain trail system after a bear and cubs were spotted in the area."Residents are reminded that we live in ...
Aug 24, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC file photo)
RCMP continuing investigation one year after homicide and vehicle fire outside of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The BC RCMP Southeast District Major Crime Unit (MCU) is reaching out for witnesses in its ongoing investigation into suspicious circumstances surrounding a homicide and vehicle fire one ye...
Aug 24, 2026 Dillen Bain. (Image Credit: Kamloops RCMP)
RV stolen overnight from storage facility in Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP are asking for the public's help after an RV was stolen from a storage facility in Williams Lake. At around 6:25 a.m. on Aug. 16, Williams Lake RCMP say officers were told t...
Aug 24, 2026 Black and white CCTV image of the suspect vehicle. (Image Credit: Williams Lake RCMP)
Broncos put up three touchdowns, fall to Kodiaks at home 36-23
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Broncos scored more points in one game than they did throughout the entire 2026 BC Football Conference (BCFC) season so far, but it wasn't enough for them to earn their first w...
Aug 24, 2026 (Image Credit: Instagram/@peakmotionimages and @kamloops_broncos)
