Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Portable at Sa-Hali Secondary heavily damaged by fire; arson suspected
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (9:15 a.m.): The initial news release from the Kamloops RCMP described the portable as "completely destroyed" and "burned... to the ground." Photos from the scene show damage, but th...
Apr 22, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Coquihalla back open after lengthy Tuesday closure
MERRITT, B.C. - The Coquihalla Highway is fully open today after a lengthy closure yesterday.Monday night, a semi truck burst into flames near Comstock Road, with the flames briefly spreading to the n...
Apr 22, 2026 A commercial truck travels northbound on the Coquihalla Highway shortly after it reopened, April 21. (Image Credit: DriveBC)
North Shore Pathways shelter receives 20-month extension
KAMLOOPS - In a meeting that lasted just shy of six hours on Tuesday afternoon and evening (April 21), Kamloops city councillors voted 6-1 in favour of extending the Temporary Use Permit (TUP) for the...
Apr 21, 2026 Residents gathering ahead of council meeting (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops' Hicks, Milburn reflect on winning NCAA D1 hockey championship with Pioneers
KAMLOOPS - Johnny Hicks and Brady Milburn of Kamloops are on Cloud 9 in the Mile High City. They still haven't come back to earth after winning the NCAA Division One Men's Hockey Championship with the...
Apr 21, 2026 Milburns celebrate. (Image Credit: University of Denver)
Effie Arts Collective to host final event as affordable housing project set to take centre stage
KAMLOOPS - A North Kamloops arts hub is set to host its final shows this weekend, as the building it occupies is slated for demolition next month. It's the end of an era for the Effie Arts Collective ...
Apr 21, 2026 (Image Credit: Anthony Corea/CFJC Today)
RCMP rush to Pritchard threats call Tuesday; one in custody
PRITCHARD, B.C. - RCMP say one person is in custody after a significant police presence in the Pritchard area Tuesday morning (April 21).In a news release, police say officers from the Chase detachmen...
Apr 21, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today/File Photo)
Meme-maker Webster, tire shop manager Bertrand announce Kamloops council runs
KAMLOOPS - A pair of local residents have come forward this week to announce runs for Kamloops council.Nevin Webster is known for their social media presence through their YKA Loopszer meme accounts."...
Apr 21, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
BC Nurses’ Union bargaining reaches impasse, preparing for strike vote
VANCOUVER - Nurses in B.C. are moving closer to job action after a new ruling on benefits pushed contract talks to a breaking point.In an internal email obtained by Global News, the BC Nurses' Union s...
Apr 21, 2026 Registered Nurse Manjot Kaur Munday prepares with her PPE at Surrey Memorial Hospital on June 4, 2021. (Image Credit: Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press)
Storm, Cents to join new Junior A hockey league in B.C.
KAMLOOPS - Out with the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL), in with the British Columbia Hockey Conference (BCHC). BC Hockey announced its board of directors unanimously approved an a...
Apr 21, 2026 (Image Credit: BCHC)
Fire that destroyed a vehicle, damaged other property in Merritt believed to be suspicious
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt RCMP believe a fire that destroyed a vehicle is suspicious in nature. Shortly after 2:30 a.m. Sunday (April 19), RCMP say officers and Merritt Fire Rescue responded to the 1600...
Apr 21, 2026 (Image Credit: Facebook/Merritt Fire Rescue Department)
