Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
City of Kamloops urges preparedness ahead of climbing temperatures
KAMLOOPS - With temperatures in Kamloops expected to climb up to 37 C this week, the city is urging residents to be prepared to handle the heat."People respond differently to heat, and some people are...
Jul 13, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC file photo)
UPDATE: No injuries reported as Kamloops Fire Rescue snuff out North Shore structure fire
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 10:00 a.m.): Kamloops Fire Rescue crews made quick work of a very visible structure fire that broke out near McDonald Park on the North Shore. Crews were called just before 8:45 a.m...
Jul 13, 2026 A column of black smoke visible from the CFJC studios as crews battle a structure fire on the North Shore. (Image Credit: Victor Kaisar/CFJC Today)
B.C. nurses to halt picketing as mediation talks begin
RICHMOND - The BC Nurses' Union entered mediation in its dispute with employers on Monday, with picketing set to end Tuesday night in recognition of the process. President Adriane Gear said the appoin...
Jul 13, 2026
B.C. resort owner says devastating wildfire was like a 'Michael Bay film'
BOOTHROYD, B.C. - For years, the Blue Lake Resort in B.C.'s Fraser Canyon has been welcoming visitors from far and wide. But the owners and staff are now facing their most challenging summer yet after...
Jul 13, 2026 (Image Credit: Global BC)
Two 13 hour daytime closures coming to 100 Mile House ER this week
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Residents in the 100 Mile House area will be without emergency room coverage for the majority of each of the first two days of this week.Interior Health says the ER at the 100 M...
Jul 13, 2026 (Image Credit: File Photo/Interior Health)
Crews battling Brunswick Complex fires take advantage of weekend weather
BOSTON BAR, B.C. - Wildfire fighters battling the Brunswick Complex fires near Boston Bar are taking advantage of a downturn in weekend weather with cooler temperatures and precipitation.Overnight rai...
Jul 12, 2026 (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Kamloops woman finds mutilated marmot at McArthur Island playground
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops woman made an alarming discovery on Friday (July 10) morning when she found a mutilated and dismembered marmot carcass at the playground on McArthur Island. Janice Bradley was at...
Jul 12, 2026 (Image Credit: Field Light Magazine / Facebook)
Kamloops City Council to discuss plan for hospital housing
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops city council will discuss a plan to rezone a property to allow for temporary housing visiting physicians patients and their caregivers receiving treatment at Royal Inland Hospital....
Jul 12, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC File Photo)
B.C. Wildfire Service calls for compliance amid reports of speeding and drone flights
BOSTON BAR, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service is issuing a call for compliance, as two out-of-control wildfires continue to burn in the Fraser Canyon. An overnight statement from the agency says that sin...
Jul 12, 2026 A helicopter buckets the Brunswick Creek wildfire north of Boston Bar, as shown in this handout photo provided by BC Wildfire Service, on Friday July 3, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout-BC Wildfire Service(Mandatory Credit)
Sixth overnight closure in July coming to Clearwater ER
CLEARWATER, B.C. - The emergency room at the Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital in Clearwater will be closed for the sixth time this month, and seventh this year. Interior Health says the ER will be close...
Jul 11, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today/File Photo)
