Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops Blazers discuss potential three-on-three OT rule change, schedule changes, air travel
KAMLOOPS - The WHL recently announced changes to its schedule and travel regulations that are designed to improve player experience, along with a potential rule change for three-on-three overtime. Kam...
Jul 10, 2026 Blazers GM and coach Shaun Clouston (Image Credit: CFJC Today/Anthony Corea)
Health, rescue officials urge caution, preparedness as Kamloops' summer injury cases rise
KAMLOOPS - With summer in full swing, more families are bound to take advantage of the Interior's trails, bodies of water and even recreational activities, though health and safety officials are stres...
Jul 10, 2026 (Image Credit: YouTube / @CityofKamloops)
Second July closure at Merritt coinciding with Bass Coast festival
MERRITT, B.C. - The emergency department at the Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt will be closed for 11 hours this Sunday (July 12), as thousands of people gather for the annual Bass Coast festival. E...
Jul 10, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC file photo)
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)
