Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Construction, holiday traffic to cause long-weekend delays on Coquihalla Highway
MERRITT, B.C. - Drivers planning to take the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt are being told to prepare for significant delays over B.C. Day long weekend. B.C.'s Ministry of Transportation ...
Jul 31, 2026 Highway 5 at the Great Bear Snowshed, looking north, at around 11:20 a.m. (Image Credit: DriveBC)
Guichon Creek fire near Logan Lake grows in size as firefight continues
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - The Guichon Creek fire near Logan Lake has grown to an estimated 152 hectares in size, as work to contain the fire extends into a third day. The BC Wildfire Service says it continue...
Jul 31, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Tk'emlúps urging residents to conserve water amid infrastructure failure
KAMLOOPS - Tkemlps te Secwpemc is urging residents to conserve water after the East Shuswap Reservoir's treatment plant pump broke down.The backup pump is still operational to maintain water supply, b...
Jul 31, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Former Clearwater nurse suspended amid allegations of mishandled drugs
VANCOUVER - A former Clearwater nurse has had his license suspended after four separate B.C. hospitals complained about mishandled drugs.The complaints submitted to the BC College of Nurses and Midwiv...
Jul 31, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Hundreds of new CRD, TNRD properties under evacuation order due to Clinton-area wildfire
70 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - UPDATE (2:25 p.m.): The BC Wildfire Service has updated the estimated fire size to 90,475.2 hectares, or about 905 square kilometres. UPDATE (11:30 a.m.): Residents in an additio...
Jul 31, 2026 The Pear Lake wildfire as shown in the BC Wildfire Service's update video on July 31. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Dugdale throws complete game shutout as NorthPaws beat Riverhawks 7-0, win series
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops NorthPaws could be ending their season on a positive note as they've now won three straight series. Kamloops' collegiate summer baseball club took two of three home games again...
Jul 31, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Clinton-area evacuation alert area reaches Highway 24
70 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) has put hundreds more properties on evacuation alert, threatened by the massive Pear Lake wildfire.On Thursday evening (July 30), the CRD enac...
Jul 30, 2026 Looking north along Highway 97, July 27. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Danger from month-old Lillooet-area wildfire creeps into TNRD; SLRD expands alerts
LILLOOET, B.C. - (UPDATE 9:15 p.m.): A wildfire south of Lillooet that was declared 'being held' two weeks ago is once again out of control - and spreading toward the Thompson-Nicola Regional District...
Jul 30, 2026 The Riley Creek fire burns in steep terrain on July 28. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Kamloops Venom to host Port Coquitlam Saints in provincial lacrosse final
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Venom will host the Port Coquitlam Saints in the B.C. Junior B Tier 1 Lacrosse Provincial Championship this weekend at Memorial Arena.As CFJC Today reports, the Venom are aimin...
Jul 30, 2026 B.C. Championship. (Image Credit: TOJLL/Instagram)
'It takes a whole bunch of stress off': Interior wildfire evacuee pets given temporary shelter in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - For many wildfire evacuees affected by the flames across the Interior, finding a living space has been difficult.For those with pets? Even harder. "The hardest part of the whole situation s...
Jul 30, 2026 (Image Credit: Jeremy Russo / CJFC Today)
