Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops 1- and 2-bedroom apartments see year-over-year rental rates converging
KAMLOOPS - Rental prices for one-bedroom units in Kamloops have increased since last year, while two-bedroom apartments got cheaper in the same timeframe. The two types of units saw a year-over-year c...
Jul 09, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC File photo)
Declining BC drug death trend continues through May; two more deaths recorded in Kamloops
VICTORIA - Slowly but surely, the number of British Columbians being killed by unregulated drugs is on the decline. New numbers released by the BC Coroners Service Thursday (July 9) show 109 deaths in...
Jul 09, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: Contributed / Ron Gauthier)
Blazers athletic therapist Cochrane named to Team Canada staff at 2026 Hlinka Gretzky Cup
KAMLOOPS - Taylor Cochrane will be taking her talents to this summer's Hlinka Gretzky Cup.The Kamloops Blazers athletic therapist will serve in a similar role with Team Canada at the annual under-18 h...
Jul 09, 2026 Taylor Cochrane (Image Credit: Kamloops Blazers)
Stankoven name officially engraved on Stanley Cup
KAMLOOPS - The Stankoven name has officially been engraved onto the Stanley Cup.The Carolina Hurricanes shared a picture on social media Wednesday (July 7) showing the 53 names of players and staff - ...
Jul 09, 2026 Logan Stankoven's name on the bottom row of the Carolina Hurricanes' 2025-26 Stanley Cup engraving. (Image Credit: Carolina Hurricanes)
In pursuit of regional municipality, 100 Mile House receives pushback from Cariboo Regional District
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The District of 100 Mile House says it wants to formally explore forming a regional municipality with neighbouring electoral areas.However, the community is not receiving any su...
Jul 09, 2026 100 Mile House (Image Credit: District of 100 Mile House/File Photo)
Some structures lost at resort due to Fraser Canyon fires
BOOTHROYD, B.C. - A huge wildfire burning in the Fraser Canyon is proving to be challenging for firefighters who are already battling the nearby Brunswick Creek fire.Julia Caranci with the Coastal Fir...
Jul 09, 2026 (Image Credit: Blue Lake Resort/Screegrab via Facebook)
UPDATE: Valenzuela Lake fire near 100 Mile House being held
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - (UPDATE 9:30 a.m.): The BC Wildfire Service says the Valenzuela Lake wildfire in the south Cariboo is being held at 35 hectares.EARLIER - The BC Wildfire Service is responding t...
Jul 09, 2026 Aerial view of the Valenzuela Lake wildfire near 100 Mile House, pictured on July 8, 2026. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Boston Bar-area fires explode in size; alerts now stretch into Thompson-Nicola Regional District
BOSTON BAR, B.C. - The two fires burning near the Fraser Canyon community of Boston Bar have nearly doubled in total area, leading to expanded evacuation orders and alerts.Wednesday evening (July 8) u...
Jul 08, 2026 Brunswick Complex, pictured in the afternoon of July 7. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Kamloops residents making the best of latest round of wildfire smoke
KAMLOOPS - Smoke from a pair of fires in Boston Bar has seeped into the Thompson Valley, leaving the Kamloops area covered in a haze. While the air quality has improved somewhat since Tuesday's (July ...
Jul 08, 2026 A smoky haze over the Riverside Park lawn around 10:00 a.m. on July 8, 2026. (Image Credit: Jeremy Russo/CFJC Today)
Merritt RCMP say increase in files directly tied to out-of-towners accessing social services
MERRITT, B.C. - The RCMP in Merritt are reporting an increase in crime this year, with the trend justifying the need for an additional Mountie in the small Nicola Valley community. According to police...
Jul 08, 2026 Merritt RCMP Detachment (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
