Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Westmount Elementary School fire deemed arson; RCMP renew call for tips
KAMLOOPS - RCMP investigators say they are now certain a fire that devastated Westmount Elementary School last fall was intentionally set. Flames were seen shooting from the school's roof just before ...
May 20, 2026 Westmount Elementary School behind fire scene tape, October 26, 2025. (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Victor Kaisar)
Man rescued near Chase after spending two days trapped in a crashed vehicle
CHASE, B.C. - A man was rescued near Chase Tuesday (May 19) after being trapped in his overturned vehicle for two days.According to Chase RCMP, the man was last seen on Sunday and was reported missing...
May 20, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Three people arrested after bank robbery in Lower Sahali
KAMLOOPS - Three people remain in custody after a late-night bank robbery in Lower Sahali. Kamloops RCMP were called after the trio reportedly entered a bank on Notre Dame Drive Tuesday (May 19) night...
May 20, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Survey launched, open houses scheduled for forest landscape plan in Kamloops area
KAMLOOPS - Another survey from the province is making the rounds in the Kamloops area regarding forest management. Officials with B.C.'s Ministry of Forests are inviting residents in the North and Sou...
May 20, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
UPDATE: Missing woman found safe
UPDATE (May 25): KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say the 22-year-old woman who was reported missing on May 12, 2026, has been found and is safe. (Please note: for privacy considerations any previous informat...
May 20, 2026 (Image Credit: Kamloops RCMP)
EKBIA surveying impacted businesses after water main break; specialized testing underway in Barnhartvale
KAMLOOPS - Things are slowly getting back to normal in east Kamloops, after a lengthy saga brought on by last week's water main break. It was business at usual at Amsterdam Restaurant in Valleyview ju...
May 19, 2026 (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
Search for missing woman suspended due to high water, poor visibility in the Thompson River
KAMLOOPS - Search teams in Kamloops still haven't been able to locate a 24-year-old woman who was swept away in the North Thompson River on Sunday (May 17) after the vehicle she was driving went into ...
May 19, 2026 Flowers placed at the site along Schubert Drive where a vehicle plunged into the North Thompson River on May 17, 2026. (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
Kamloops Open pickleball tournament teams up with non-profit to make sports more accessible
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Open is a pickleball tournament hosted every year that welcomes some of the best players in the world to the Tournament Capital. The tournament has seen significant growth over...
May 19, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Conservative Party of B.C. leadership race heats up as Milobar makes final bid for support
KAMLOOPS - The race to lead the Conservative Party of B.C. is intensifying as candidates work to secure membership support ahead of the party's upcoming leadership vote on May 30. One of the contender...
May 19, 2026 Peter Milobar (Image Credit: Jeremy Russo/CFJC Today)
Former Kamloops man among activists detained on mission to deliver aid to Gaza
GAZA - A former Kamloops resident is among a group of activists who has been detained by Israeli forces while trying to deliver aid to war-torn Gaza.The organization Global Sumud Flotilla says Sebasti...
May 19, 2026 (Image Credit: Facebook / Global Sumud Flotilla)
