Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
B.C.'s decriminalization project comes to an end with mixed reaction in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - British Columbia's decriminalization pilot project that was launched back in 2023 will come to an end at the conclusion of January.Health Minister Josie Osborne made the announcement on Wed...
Jan 15, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today File Photo)
Sun Peaks Film Festival showcases an exciting new batch of flicks
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - It's the sixth year for the Sun Peaks Film Festival, which brings together local artists and a curated list of movies from the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival. The fil...
Jan 15, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops MLA Milobar to enter BC Conservative Leadership race Friday
KAMLOOPS - A longtime Kamloops politician is set to throw his hat in the ring to become leader of the BC Conservative Party. Peter Milobar, the MLA for Kamloops-Centre, has confirmed to CFJC Today tha...
Jan 15, 2026 (Image Credit: Peter Milobar/Contributed)
Free-of-charge cancer supportive care helps build community around Kamloops patients and caregivers
KAMLOOPS - InspireHealth's Supportive Cancer Care Centre is officially open in Kamloops, as the ribbon was cut on Wednesday (Jan. 14) evening at the Seymour Street location. The centre is designed to ...
Jan 15, 2026 InspireHealth (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
UPDATE: Missing woman found safe
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (Jan. 19): Kamloops RCMP say the 35-year-old woman who was reported missing on Jan. 14, 2026, has been found and is safe.(Please note: for privacy considerations any previous informa...
Jan 15, 2026
Kamloops RCMP arrest two suspects after pair of recent suspicious fires
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say they've arrested two people in connection with a pair of recent suspicious fires in the Mount Paul Industrial Park and near the Halston Bridge.Police say the two people - ...
Jan 15, 2026 (Image Credit: Kamloops RCMP)
Man wanted for matters out of Fort St. James may be in the Kamloops area: RCMP
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are asking for the public's help in finding a wanted man. According to the RCMP, 30-year-old Darion Erickson has two unendorsed warrants related to offences including assault,...
Jan 15, 2026 (Image Credit: Contributed / Kamloops RCMP)
Kamloops Fire Rescue snuff out overnight fire at abandoned Victoria Street commercial building
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 1:00 p.m.): Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) says the former Fashion 5 building on Victoria Street will be demolished, if a structural engineer determines its not safe to access. Platoon ...
Jan 15, 2026 (Image Credit: Victor Kaisar/CFJC Today)
More than 20 dogs removed from Merritt property as rescuer criticizes city officials
MERRITT - More than two dozen dogs have been removed from appalling conditions at a property in Merritt, in what rescuers called a serious case of animal neglect."Apparently, neighbours had been calli...
Jan 15, 2026 (Image Credit: Angel's Animal Rescue/Facebook)
Kamloops Councillor reiterates need for pilot training as YKA reports slower 2025
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops Councillor is reiterating his call for the provincial and federal governments to help train new pilots following a slight downturn in the number of passengers who made their way ...
Jan 14, 2026 (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum / CFJC Today)
