Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
ASK Wellness CEO believes debate around movement of homeless can be ended with provincial data
KAMLOOPS - As communities like Merritt tackle crime issues tied by the local RCMP to homeless people coming into the town from around the province and beyond, questions are being raised about how best...
Jul 10, 2026 File photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Sarai pushing for more involuntary care options across B.C. Interior
KAMLOOPS - The Southern Interior Local Government Association (SILGA) is appealing to the province to bring more supports to the region to handle the growing mental health, addiction, homelessness and...
Jul 10, 2026 KRCC (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops Legion to unveil veterans crosswalk as part of century celebration
KAMLOOPS - The Royal Canadian Legion began 100 years ago in Winnipeg, as a way for World War I veterans to socialize and share stories of things only fellow veterans could truly understand. In the cen...
Jul 10, 2026 Kamloops Legion (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops residents slow on completing 2026 census: Statistics Canada
KAMLOOPS - Census-takers with Statistics Canada are still active in Kamloops and across the country, gathering up data by reaching out to residents to make sure the forms are completed in time.Follow-...
Jul 10, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC file photo)
Merritt RCMP looking for missing 50-year-old man
MERRITT, B.C. - RCMP in Merritt are asking for help in finding a 50-year-old man who has not been seen in nearly three weeks.Police say while Ryan Rogers was reported missing on Wednesday (July 8), he...
Jul 10, 2026 Ryan Rogers, who was reported missing on Wednesday (July 8), and was last seen on June 20, 2026. (Image Credit: Merritt RCMP/Contributed)
Slow but steady rise in Kamloops unemployment
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops has seen a slow but steady rise in unemployment in the last few months as new data shows another roughly one per cent increase from May to June.According to Statistics Canada, the ...
Jul 10, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC File photo)
Twin Rivers Strengthfest in Kamloops set for this weekend
KAMLOOPS - Powerlifters, strongmen and arm wresters will be in the Tournament Capital this weekend as the Twin Rivers Strengthfest makes its return to Kamloops.Organizers say this year's event, at the...
Jul 10, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC File photo)
Kamloops-area wildfire smoke warnings downgraded but risks still persist
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 12:30 p.m.): Air quality advisories have been lifted for the South Thompson, Shuswap, Nicola Valley and the Lillooet area.An orange level warning for the Lytton area has also been d...
Jul 10, 2026 A hazy Kamloops sky on July 9, 2026. (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
Former Blazers captain Finnie named Red Wings Rookie of the Year
DETROIT - Former Kamloops Blazers captain Emmitt Finnie has been named the Detroit Red Wings Rookie of the Year.The 21-year-old Finnie played all 82 games in his debut NHL season and finished with 30 ...
Jul 10, 2026 (Image Credit: Detroit Red Wings)
Boston Bar residents look on as wildfire burns near small highway community
BOSTON BAR - Jagdip Singh Bihal says he's opening his highway-side restaurant in Boston Bar, B.C., earlier than usual to accommodate wildfire crews battling blazes near the small community. The Brunsw...
Jul 10, 2026
