Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
From Russia with candy - Blazers' import Cherepanov making sweet first impression
KAMLOOPS - Mikhail (Misha) Cherepanov came bearing gifts. "I brought some candies from Russia," the import defenceman said of the goodies he delivered to Kamloops Blazers' coaching staff. He also came...
Aug 26, 2026 Mikhail (Misha) Cherepanov (Image Credit: CFJC Today/Anthony Corea)
Teenager's death prompting new conversations about e-scooter safety in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The death of an 18-year-old teenager this month is prompting new conversations about the safety of e-scooters in Kamloops.A petition has been launched asking the city to temporarily withdra...
Aug 26, 2026 Rentable e-scooters and an e-bike at Riverside Park in Kamloops. (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
The people behind the music celebrated with the latest exhibit at the Kamloops Museum
KAMLOOPS - Fifty years of music in Kamloops is currently being celebrated at the Museum, through their latest exhibit 'Encore, the KSO at 50'. The Kamloops Symphony Orchestra's (KSOs) humble beginning...
Aug 26, 2026 'Encore' exhibit (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
SD73 prepares to welcome students back Sept. 8
KAMLOOPS - With the latest possible start date this year, back to school is still two weeks away for families across the Kamloops-Thompson School District (SD73). But while students enjoy their last f...
Aug 26, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Evacuation alert ends in Boston Bar, B.C., after weeks of threat from wildfire
BOSTON BAR - A series of evacuation alerts has been lifted for communities in British Columbia's Fraser Canyon that have been under threat from wildfires for more than a month. The Fraser Valley Regio...
Aug 26, 2026
Williams Lake man charged in fatal, fiery crash on Highway 1 near Spences Bridge
LYTTON, B.C. - A charge has been laid in relation to a fiery crash that killed two people on the Trans-Canada Highway near Spences Bridge last year. In an update Wednesday (Aug. 26), BC Highway Patrol...
Aug 26, 2026 Two burned-out vehicles and a trailer following the collision on the Trans-Canada Highway near Spences Bridge. (Image Credit: BC Highway Patrol)
Cariboo Regional District lifts multiple evacuation alerts near French Bar Creek wildfire
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) has given the "all clear" for residents in multiple areas around the massive French Bar Creek wildfire. During the 9:00 a.m. hour Wednesday (...
Aug 26, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
SD73 touts success of CEA program; future expansion possible
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Thompson School District (SD73) is praising the first cohort of students set to graduate from its in-house certified education assistant (CEA) program. The success story has th...
Aug 26, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops RCMP arrest three, recover stolen truck
KAMLOOPS - Three people were arrested and a stolen truck was recovered by Kamloops RCMP earlier this month. On Aug. 7, RCMP say the driver, Gregory O'Neil, was arrested and charged with possession of ...
Aug 26, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
'He would be thrilled': KSAR receives $160K from Middleton family for future headquarters site
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Search and Rescue's (KSAR) fundraising campaign for its new headquarters in Rayleigh got off on the right foot Tuesday (Aug. 25). The search and rescue organization was the recipie...
Aug 26, 2026 Margot Middleton (second right) and her family donated $160,000 to Kamloops Search and Rescue. KSAR's new training room will be named after her late husband, Thomas James Middleton. (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
