Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
North Shore businesses support closure of Pathways shelter; operator calls for collaboration
KAMLOOPS - With the fate of the Pathways North Shore access hub shelter being opened up by council for public submissions, the North Shore Business Improvement Association (NSBIA) has taken stock of t...
Mar 13, 2026 (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
Kamloops unemployment rate dips to 3.8 per cent in February
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops saw a 21.2 per cent decline in unemployment since the start of 2026, leading to a 3.8 per cent unemployment rate for February, according to the latest details from Statistics Canad...
Mar 13, 2026 File photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
YKA looks for strong spring break, continued upward trajectory for passenger numbers
KAMLOOPS - After a strong end to last year, Kamloops Airport officials say passenger volumes in the first three months of the year have been strong, as they head into the first busy travel period of 2...
Mar 13, 2026 Passengers checking into for their WestJet flight at Kamloops Airport. (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
100 Mile House emergency room to close again on Saturday
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The emergency room in the Mile House will reopen overnight Friday (March 13) but it will close again this weekend. Interior Health says the ER at the 100 Mile House District Gen...
Mar 13, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Hurricane-strength winds knocked over semi trucks on the Coquihalla Highway
HOPE, B.C. - The wind that swept through the Fraser Valley and Hope on Wednesday night was so strong that it tipped semi trucks on their sides.The trucks were travelling on the Coquihalla Highway, bef...
Mar 13, 2026
Man awaiting bail hearing after Salmon Arm RCMP seize loaded handgun
SALMON ARM, B.C. - A man was arrested after a loaded handgun was seized in the Shuswap. Salmon Arm RCMP say officers carried out a traffic stop on Wednesday (March 11) where they saw "indicators consi...
Mar 13, 2026 (Image Credit: Salmon Arm RCMP)
BC Wildfire Service, Lytton First Nation partnering on 39-hectare prescribed burn
LYTTON - The BC Wildfire Service and the Lytton First Nation will be conducting a 39 hectare prescribed burn approximately eight kilometres north of the Village of Lytton.The burn is located on Ngwyu'...
Mar 13, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Changes in autism funding spark demonstration at Kamloops City Hall
KAMLOOPS - Local advocates plan to gather at Kamloops City Hall on Saturday (March 14) to protest changes in the way the B.C. government provides support to families with children with disabilities. T...
Mar 13, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
No criminality suspected in Columbia Street crash that knocked out power for hundreds, sent two to hospital
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say no criminality is suspected in the collision that knocked out power for more than 1,000 BC Hydro customers Thursday (March 12).BC Emergency Health Services (EHS) received ...
Mar 13, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum/CFJC Today)
Interior Health says childhood vaccinations on the rise but not by enough
KAMLOOPS - Childhood vaccination rates in British Columbia are on the rise, but health officials warn that they're still lower than what they should be. In B.C., just over 58 per cent of children aged...
Mar 13, 2026 (Image Credit: Newsfile / CFJC Today)
