Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Vancouver man in custody for stealing and crashing Kamloops Transit bus
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP has a man in custody for his involvement in a suspected bus theft and collision on Saturday night (April 25). Police said officers were dispatched to the 500-block of Lansdown...
Apr 30, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC file photo)
BC Hydro repairs to prompt 7-week closure of First Avenue near Kamloops City Hall
KAMLOOPS - A portion of First Avenue in downtown Kamloops will be closed for the next month and change so BC Hydro can complete some "critical" infrastructure repairs. Starting Thursday (April 30) unt...
Apr 30, 2026 (Image Credit: City of Kamloops)
New 10-hectare wildfire emerges nearly 50 kilometres northwest of Williams Lake
UPDATE (9:00 a.m.): The wildfire northwest of Williams Lake has grown to 66 hectares in size.EARLIER: WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A new wildfire has emerged nearly 50 kilometres northwest of Williams Lake. ...
Apr 30, 2026 (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
SD73 refocusing efforts after province rejects business case for proposed Batchelor Heights elementary school
KAMLOOPS - A long-discussed elementary school in the Batchelor heights neighbourhood of Kamloops will not be going ahead as planned. The Kamloops-Thompson School District (SD73) says the provincial go...
Apr 29, 2026 (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
Smile Cookie campaign to benefit A Way Home Kamloops until Sunday
KAMLOOPS - There are just a few days to go in the latest Smile Cookie campaign through Tim Hortons, which is once again benefitting A Way Home Kamloops. Proceeds from each cookie sold at Tim Hortons s...
Apr 29, 2026 (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
Androlick of Kamloops gets Team Canada nod for World Junior Ultimate Championships
KAMLOOPS - Gage Androlick will represent Canada at the World Flying Disc Federation World Junior Ultimate Championships in July in Spain. The 19-year-old Thompson Rivers University student has come a ...
Apr 29, 2026 Gage Androlick (Image Credit: Jeff Bell)
In absence of provincial cardiac care data for Kamloops, regional hospital board backs third-party study
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Regional Hospital District (TRHD) Board of Directors is putting its support behind a study of cardiac care outcomes for area residents.In a news release issued Wednesday (April...
Apr 29, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Clearwater-area mine among 17 projects added to provincial fast-tracking list
VICTORIA - A pair of Kamloops-area projects have officially been added to the province's major projects list. The Taseko Mines Yellowhead Copper project near Clearwater and the Enbridge T-South natura...
Apr 29, 2026 Yellowhead Copper site (Image Credit: Taseko Mines)
Boston Bar-area fire being held at 53ha
BOSTON BAR, B.C. - A wildfire skirting the Trans Canada Highway near Boston Bar is now being held.In an update posted during the noon hour Wednesday (April 29), the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) says the...
Apr 29, 2026 The Ferrabee fire shown on Apr. 24. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
TRU joins City of Kamloops' annual auction of surplus and recovered items
KAMLOOPS - A new partner has appeared at the City of Kamloops' annual surplus auction. In a post to social media, the city says Thompson Rivers University will offer bookstore fixtures such as carts, ...
Apr 29, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
