Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Lost Earring Project raises over $4,000 for Kamloops Women’s Emergency Shelter
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Courthouse Gallery Artisan's Co-Op announced that its Lost Earring Project has raised $4,058 for the Kamloops Y Women's Emergency Shelter.The initiative had community members d...
Jul 23, 2026 Left to right: Gallery President Janet Scruggs, Co-op member Alanna Westerman, and Y Women’s Emergency Shelter General Manager Jacquie Brand. (Image Credit: Amanda Eccleston)
TNRD expands evacuation response to Fiftynine Creek wildfire
CLINTON, B.C. - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has expanded its Evacuation Order and Alert in response to the Fiftynine Creek wildfire.The updated Evacuation Order now covers a total of ...
Jul 23, 2026 30 hectare ignition operations off Kelly Lake on east flank of the Fiftynine Creek wildfire. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Body of missing Alberta man recovered 2 years after disappearance near Tournament Capital Ranch
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say the remains of missing Red Deer man have been found, a little more than two years after he went missing near the Tournament Capital Ranch. Police say Stan Cappis and a fri...
Jul 23, 2026 (Image Credit: Kamloops RCMP/File Photo)
At least a dozen properties near Big Bar Lake destroyed by Fiftynine Creek fire: TNRD
CLINTON, B.C. - (UPDATE 3:30 p.m.): The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) says approximately 20 properties have been impacted by the Fiftynine Creek fire, primarily in the southeastern part of ...
Jul 23, 2026 Crews ignite a 30-hectare section on east flank off of the Fiftynine Creek Fire near Big Bar Road on Tuesday, July 21. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Kamloops RCMP searching for rightful owner of unique ring
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are asking for the public's help in finding the owner of a unique ring after more than a year's worth of effort. In May 2025, RCMP say a custom gold and diamond ring was found...
Jul 23, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
NorthPaws take two of three in Edmonton
EDMONTON - The Kamloops NorthPaws blew out the Edmonton Riverhawks on the road Wednesday (July 22) to win their three-game series 2-1. After splitting their first two games (6-5 Kamloops on Monday, 6-...
Jul 23, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Bonanza Creek wildfire grows to 4,000 ha., triggers evacuation order and alerts
LILLOOET, B.C. - A new wildfire east of South Chilcotin Mountains Park has grown rapidly and is threatening more properties. The Bonanza Creek wildfire is measured at around 4,000 hectares in size as ...
Jul 23, 2026 Bonanza Creek wildfire on July 21. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Soccer Quest claims gold at Provincial B-Cup; Kamloops United earns silver at Provincial A-Cup
KAMLOOPS - Soccer Quest Orange defender Julian Gentile felt the gravity of the moment in the minutes before kickoff. With a victory over Powell River Youth Soccer Association on Saturday (July 18) on ...
Jul 22, 2026 B.C. champions (Image Credit: BC SOCCER)
150 properties to temporarily lose water Thursday night for Tranquille Phase 3 sewer project
KAMLOOPS - An overnight water shutoff for certain residents near the Tranqulle Phase 3 project has been rescheduled and is now planned for Thursday night (July 23) into Friday. The City of Kamloops sa...
Jul 22, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
BC Wildfire Service embraces new technology, uses drone in controlled burn near Boston Bar
KAMLOOPS - The times, they are changing - and that is also the case for the BC Wildfire Service. It continues to embrace new technology as part of its response efforts to wildfires across the province...
Jul 22, 2026 (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
