Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Riley Creek wildfire south of Lillooet being held at 72ha
LILLOOET, B.C. - A wildfire burning nearly nine kilometres south of Lillooet is being held. In an update Tuesday (July 14) afternoon, the BC Wildfire Service says the Riley Creek wildfire is projected...
Jul 15, 2026 Riley Creek wildfire burning at high elevation on Tuesday (July 14). (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Kamloops SPCA urgently seeking more foster volunteers
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops SPCA is looking for more foster families as an increasing number of kittens, dogs and other animals fill the shelter. The ask is directed towards the residents of, and nearby Kamlo...
Jul 15, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today/Jeremy Russo)
Kamloops Broncos brace for hard lessons in rebuilding season
KAMLOOPS - First-year Kamloops Broncos' head coach Jay Daniels said his club is rebuilding and expects to absorb a sizeable dose of growing pain this year. "Oh, definitely," Daniels said. "We're not d...
Jul 14, 2026 Cole Rigler (Image Credit: Anthony Corea/CFJC Today)
District of Clearwater looking into funding medical clinic to aid doctor recruitment
CLEARWATER, B.C. - The rough start to July in the District of Clearwater caused by a series of overnight emergency room closures at the Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital has led local officials to look i...
Jul 14, 2026 (Image Credit: Jeremy Russo/CFJC Today)
UPDATE: Missing man found safe
UPDATE (July 16): WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake RCMP say the 19-year-old man who was reported missing on July 14, 2026, has been found and is safe.(Please note: for privacy considerations any pr...
Jul 14, 2026
Issue of unfair Kamloops gas prices may be elevated to federal competition watchdog: councillor
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops councillor says he is going to explore elevating concerns over nonsensical gasoline prices in the city to the Competition Bureau of Canada for investigation.At Tuesday's (July 14...
Jul 14, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Body of man who drowned in Mara Lake recovered
SICAMOUS, B.C. - The body of a man who drowned in Mara Lake near Sicamous has been located and recovered.Sicamous RCMP announced the recovery Tuesday (July 14) in an update to a news release issued a ...
Jul 14, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: Contributed / Susan Lowrey)
Stankoven's Stanley Cup celebrations in Kamloops delayed to August 16
KAMLOOPS - You'll have to wait a little longer to celebrate Logan Stankoven's Stanley Cup win this summer. The Kamloopsian's Stanley Cup celebration is now expected to be held on Sunday, Aug. 16, inst...
Jul 14, 2026 (Image Credit: Cato Cataldo/NHL)
Trio of Blazers to attend Hockey Canada Under-17 camp in Oakville
KAMLOOPS - Three Kamloops Blazers players will be a part of Hockey Canada's National Under-17 Development Camp that gets underway this weekend.Defenseman Mateo Ferreira and forwards Teagen Bouchard an...
Jul 14, 2026 Teagen Bouchard (L), Mateo Ferreira (C) and Brady Ondrus in Kamloops Blazers colours. (Image Credit: Kamloops Blazers)
B.C. warned of 'significant wildfire event' in coming days, as lightning raises risks
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's wildfire service has warned of a "potentially significant wildfire event" in the next 24 to 48 hours as parched conditions combine with the risk of lightning across the ...
Jul 14, 2026 A helicopter being used to fight the Brunswick Creek wildfire prepares to pick up more water as smoke from the Ainslie Creek wildfire is seen in the distance, in Boston Bar, B.C., on Thursday, July 9, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
