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'We are on budget and on track'; Build Kamloops Committee receives PAC update
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Centre for the Arts is still on time and on budget according to a update presented to the Build Kamloops Committee on Monday (April 13) afternoon. Work on the building's substr...
Pattison Media Apr 14, 2026 (Image Credit: City of Kamloops)

Distraught woman dodging downtown Kamloops traffic had been assaulted: RCMP
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say a distraught woman found wandering in downtown Kamloops traffic during the Tuesday morning (April 14) commute appears to have been the victim of an assault.Officers were called to ...
Pattison Media Apr 14, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

Injured dirt biker airlifted from remote area near Duffy Lake
KAMLOOPS - A dirt biker was airlifted and sent to hospital after a crash near Duffy Lake southwest of Kamloops. Kamloops Search and Rescue says 13 of its members were called out at around 2:20 p.m. Mo...
Pattison Media Apr 14, 2026 (Image Credit: Facebook/Kamloops Search and Rescue)

Build Kamloops committee to consider phased approach to Dufferin multiplex
KAMLOOPS - As estimates for the planned arena multiplex in Dufferin have climbed, the City of Kamloops says it's also possible that the facility won't be fully completed when it opens in a few years' ...
Pattison Media Apr 14, 2026 The proposed floor plan of the Dufferin arena multiplex (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)

Kamloops building sector continues prosperous start to 2026 with red hot March
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops building sector's preposterously busy start to 2026 accelerated in March. New numbers released by the City of Kamloops Building Inspection Division show just over $68 million i...
Pattison Media Apr 14, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

B.C. police chase sees pickup truck lose couch, crash into two RCMP cruisers
SALMON ARM - Mounties in B.C.'s southern interior say a wild chase ended with two police cruisers being hit and a couch flying from the back of a pickup truck. RCMP say officers were called two weeks ...
The Canadian Press Apr 14, 2026 Image credit: Salmon Arm RCMP

Snowfall warning for Coquihalla between Hope and Merritt as up to 25cm expected Tuesday
MERRITT - Old man winter refuses to let go just yet, even as the first month of spring 2026 is nearly in the books.Environment Canada has issued a yellow level snowfall warning for the Hope to Merritt...
Pattison Media Apr 13, 2026 File photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

Gala night: Kamloops Sports Council, Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame celebrate in style
KAMLOOPS - Two sports galas were held conjointly on Saturday [April 11] at the Coast Kamloops Hotel and Conference Centre. The Kamloops Sports Council handed out its annual athletic awards for 2025 an...
Pattison Media Apr 13, 2026 JESSICA HEWITT. (Image Credit: CFJC Today/Anthony Corea)

Former Brown rink members find new teams; Kolomaya joins Vernon-based Cotter rink
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops curlers have been active in free agency. On the women's side, three former Team Brown members - Erin Pincott, Samantha Fisher and Sarah Koltun - are on the move. Pincott will curl ...
Pattison Media Apr 13, 2026 L to R: Corryn Brown, Erin Pincott, Sarah Koltun, Samantha Fisher, Jim Cotter (Image Credit: Team Brown)

Blazers' De Palma to coach at third consecutive U-18 World Championships
KAMLOOPS - Dan De Palma will be coaching Team Canada's goaltenders at the under-18 men's world championships for the third year in a row. The Kamloops Blazers Director of Goaltender Development was in...
Pattison Media Apr 13, 2026 (Image Credit: Kamloops Blazers)

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