Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Blazers trade hometown boy Sydor to Lethbridge for Swetlikoff, picks
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have gotten the jump on this week's Western Hockey League trade deadline by bidding adieu to a hometown boy.Monday afternoon (Jan. 8), Kamloops announced the club has t...
Jan 08, 2024
Traffic snarled by serious collision on Coquihalla near Larson Hill
MERRITT, B.C. - UPDATE (3:25 p.m.): B.C. Emergency Health Services sent this statement to CFJC Today:"BC Emergency Health Services receive a call at 11:29 a.m. today about a motor vehicle incident on ...
Jan 08, 2024
Kamloops Fire Rescue seeks approval to hire full-time FireSmart Coordinator
KAMLOOPS - City council is back in session this week and Kamloops Fire Rescue is hoping to get its approval to hire a full-time FireSmart Coordinator. Despite summer wildfire concerns and ongoing drou...
Jan 08, 2024
No dashcam video, gunshot wound trajectory factors in police watchdog clearing Barriere officer
LOUIS CREEK, B.C. - A dashcam video malfunction and the trajectory of a gunshot wound led B.C.'s police watchdog to not recommend charges for a Barriere RCMP officer who shot an armed suspect in May 2...
Jan 08, 2024
'Blizzard-like conditions': Coquihalla Highway upgraded to winter storm warning
KAMLOOPS - Hazardous winter conditions are expected as a winter storm watch for the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt was upgraded to a winter storm warning Monday (Jan. 8) morning.Environment C...
Jan 08, 2024
Snowfall warnings issued for Okanagan Connector and Shuswap
KAMLOOPS - Snowfall warnings have blanketed portions of B.C.'s Interior Monday (Jan. 8) morning, including in areas around Kamloops.Environment Canada issued a snowfall warning for the Shuswap region ...
Jan 08, 2024
Environment Canada issues winter storm watch for the Coquihalla
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada says heavy snow with strong winds and near zero visibility is expected on the Coquihalla highway from Hope to Merritt, beginning on Monday (Jan. 8) afternoon."A series of...
Jan 07, 2024
Kamloops BC SPCA plea for puppy fosters
KAMLOOPS- Just a few years ago, puppies were a rare sight at the BC SPCA, now, throughout the province, litter after litter is being brought into shelters. "2024 started with a bang for the SPCA," sai...
Jan 05, 2024
"It's one of the best things that you could do to help someone;" Kamloops blood recipient encourages people to donate
KAMLOOPS - Canadian Blood Services is expecting a high demand for the year of 2024 and donations are needed more than ever. Lizzie Harbaruk, a 15-year-old Kamloops resident, is one of the many Canadia...
Jan 05, 2024
'Memories and More': Kamloops man's first poetry collection published
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man has recently published his first poetry book, in his mid-90's. Murray Dovauo, who resides in Kamloops Seniors Village, got into writing poems during the COVID-19 pandemic. An...
Jan 05, 2024
