Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
'It's always with me': Darrell Fox reflects on Marathon of Hope, spurs fundraising in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Darrell Fox accompanied his big brother Terry on the Marathon of Hope in 1980, then 17 and with special permission to graduate from high school a month early. "I think what he accomplished ...
Jun 11, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today/Anthony Corea)
'Russian desperation'; TRU expert believes Russian threat should be taken seriously
KAMLOOPS - On Wednesday (June 10), the Russian foreign ministry threatened Canada over this county's support of Ukraine after a Canadian drone maker signed a new deal to support the war effort. The Ru...
Jun 11, 2026 (Image Credit: Global)
Kamloops driving instructors ease into new world of online knowledge tests
KAMLOOPS - Would-be drivers in British Columbia are now able to take the knowledge test for their learner's licence online. Those visits to an ICBC office soon after turning 16 are no longer mandatory...
Jun 11, 2026 (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
Regulatory review ongoing for proposed Tkemlúps jet fuel plant
KAMLOOPS - Tk'emlps te Secwpemc is continuing to work on plans for a refinery that - if built - will be used to turn vegetable oils like canola and soybean oil into low-carbon jet fuel or diesel. The ...
Jun 11, 2026 Proposed location of the 7Mile Renewable Fuels project in Kamloops. (Image Credit: 7MileDistrict/Contributed)
Grade 5 students from across SD73 take part in district powwow
KAMLOOPS - More than 1,000 Grade 5 students from across SD73 gathered at the Tk'emlups Powwow Arbour on Thursday (June 11) for the sixth annual district powwow. The event is run as part of the distric...
Jun 11, 2026 2026 SD73 District Powwow (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops nearly doubled its year-to-date drug death total in April: BC Coroners Service
KAMLOOPS - The month of April saw Kamloops nearly double its total of deaths due to drug toxicity in 2026. New figures released by the BC Coroners Service show 11 deaths blamed on toxic drugs to the e...
Jun 11, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Province, feds to expand internet connectivity to rural Thompson-Okanagan communities
KAMLOOPS - The provincial and federal governments are providing funding to expand fibre internet connectivity for rural communities in the Thompson-Okanagan region.$63 million in funding from the two ...
Jun 11, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC File photo)
Blazers sign 20-year-old BCHL forward Nemis
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have snagged another player from the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) ahead of the 2026-27 Western Hockey League (WHL) season. In a news release issued Thursday (J...
Jun 11, 2026 (Image Credit: Kamloops Blazers)
Man wanted in Kamloops and Williams Lake nabbed driving without license plates in Forest Grove
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - 100 Mile House RCMP arrested a man with outstanding warrants in Kamloops and Williams Lake after he was pulled over for driving without licence plates.Police officials said a pa...
Jun 11, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC file photo)
Speeding tickets down in Kamloops area in May; excessive speeding up across the province
KAMLOOPS - Drivers in the Kamloops region were on better behaviour in May 2026. According to BC Highway Patrol, 1,881 speeding tickets were issued in the Central B.C. region in May 2026. The area incl...
Jun 11, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
