Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
WolfPack basketball teams pick up season-opening wins in Prince George
KAMLOOPS - The men's and women's TRU WolfPack opened their Canada West basketball seasons on a winning note Saturday (Oct. 24), as they both earned road victories over the UNBC Timberwolves at the Cha...
Oct 25, 2026 (Image Credit: UNBC Athletics)
B.C. turns blue: Conservatives win majority, with Cariboo MLA Lorne Doerkson to be premier
VANCOUVER - Just over five weeks ago, Lorne Doerkson was an obscure British Columbia legislator whose party was falling apart at the seams. The MLA for Cariboo-Chilcotin is now set to become premier a...
Oct 24, 2026 B.C. Conservative interim Leader Lorne Doerkson celebrates on stage during provincial election night in Vancouver, on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Luck successful in re-election bid in Fraser-Nicola
MERRITT, B.C. - The incumbent MLA for Fraser-Nicola will serve a second term in Victoria. BC Conservative candidate Tony Luck was successful in his re-election bid during Saturday's (Oct. 24) provinci...
Oct 24, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: Conservative Party of British Columbia)
Incumbent Williams wins second term as Salmon Arm-Shuswap MLA
SALMON ARM, B.C. - The incumbent MLA for Salmon Arm-Shuswap has won re-election amid a crowded field. During Saturday's (Oct. 24) provincial election, BC Conservative candidate David Williams was elec...
Oct 24, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: Conservative Party of British Columbia)
Stamer re-elected as Kamloops-North Thompson MLA
KAMLOOPS - The incumbent MLA for Kamloops-North Thompson has won re-election. BC Conservative candidate Ward Stamer will serve a second term in Victoria, after emerging victorious during Saturday's (O...
Oct 24, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Milobar to serve fourth term as Kamloops MLA
KAMLOOPS - A longtime Kamloops MLA will be returning to Victoria for his fourth term in provincial politics.BC Conservative candidate Peter Milobar was re-elected in Kamloops Centre during Saturday's ...
Oct 24, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
BC Conservatives projected to form majority government as David Eby resigns
VANCOUVER - The BC Conservative Party, led by Lorne Doerkson, is projected to win a majority government.Saturday's election brings a dramatic shift to the political landscape for the province, as the ...
Oct 24, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: Flickr / Government of BC)
Interim Conservative Leader Doerkson re-elected in Cariboo-Chilcotin
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The interim leader of the BC Conservatives retained his seat. Lorne Doerkson was comfortably re-elected in his riding of Cariboo-Chilcotin, staving off the challenge from BC NDP ...
Oct 24, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: Global BC)
Counting begins as polls close in British Columbia's snap election
VANCOUVER - Polls have closed in British Columbia's snap election that was called by NDP Leader David Eby in the biggest gamble of his political career.Elections BC said advance votes were being tabul...
Oct 24, 2026 BC NDP Leader David Eby drops his voter card in the ballot box with his daughters Iva, 7, and Gwen, 2, in Vancouver, on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. (Image Credit: Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press)
Nicola Valley Hospital emergency department undergoes 'immediate' temporary closure
MERRITT, B.C. - For the 14th time in 2026, the emergency department at Nicola Valley Hospital has been temporarily closed due to a lack of staff.In a news release issued shortly before 7:00 p.m. Satur...
Oct 24, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
