Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops Film Festival plans for 10 days of cinephile fun
KAMLOOPS - This year marks 30 years for the Kamloops Film Festival. It takes place downtown at the historic Paramount Theatre from March 5 - 14, showcasing local, national and international film artis...
Mar 04, 2026 (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum / CFJC Today)
'What is the point of wasting your time?': Downtown Kamloops business suffering from crime-reporting fatigue
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP's year-end statistics for 2025 showed a decrease of 27 per cent for break-and-enters to businesses. On the flip side, there was a 13 per cent rise in shoplifting, with the Mou...
Mar 04, 2026 Stereo Warehouse and Sisters Sleep Gallery (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops mayor files appeal of defamation suit loss; decision on costs to proceed
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson and Councillor Katie Neustaeter were back in a Kamloops courtroom on Wednesday (March 4) morning in front of Justice Jacqueline Hughes, as Neustaeter seeks...
Mar 04, 2026 File photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Do you recognize this suspected alcohol shoplifter from downtown Kamloops?
KAMLOOPS - RCMP would like your help tracking down a man suspected of stealing booze from a downtown liquor store two weeks ago.In a news release, spokesperson Cpl. Dana Napier says Mounties received ...
Mar 04, 2026 (Image Credit: Contributed / Kamloops RCMP)
Incumbent Nancy Bepple running for fourth council term in 2026
KAMLOOPS - Incumbent Kamloops Councillor Nancy Bepple announced she is running for re-election.Previously, Bepple served two terms as a city councillor from 2008 to 2014. She was voted back to Kamloop...
Mar 04, 2026 Kamloops City Councillor Nancy Bepple. (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum / CFJC Today)
Dirt bike rider killed in collision on Highway 8 near Lower Nicola
MERRITT, B.C. - A dirt bike rider has died after a collision on Highway 8 near Lower Nicola. At around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday (March 3), Merritt RCMP say they were told of a collision between a dirt bike a...
Mar 04, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Analysts say Kamloops gas prices could increase 10-to-15 cents over the next week
KAMLOOPS - Twenty million barrels of oil are shipped through the Strait of Hormuz every day, but that flow has been halted with Iran pledging to attack ships trying to get through. As a result, fuel p...
Mar 03, 2026 (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum / CFJC Today)
One injured, one charged in Salmon Arm road rage stabbing
SALMON ARM, B.C. - A 52-year-old Shuswap man is facing a pair of assault charges after an apparent road rage-related stabbing incident on the weekend.In a news release, Salmon Arm RCMP a man walked in...
Mar 03, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
TRU professor believes Iran's regime favours 'long and messy' war
KAMLOOPS - Canada's federal government is attempting to work with allies in the Middle East to help citizens get out of the region as war takes over the area. Global Affairs Canada is reporting more t...
Mar 03, 2026 File photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
RIH Foundation secures anonymous donor to match up to $200,000 in Radiothon donations
KAMLOOPS - This Thursday (March 5) is the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation's annual Radiothon, taking place from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., broadcasting on B100 from the atrium of the Gaglardi Tower. It ...
Mar 03, 2026 File (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
