Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Weekend for Kamloops RCMP includes assault case, drug and weapon seizures
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP responded to approximately 412 calls for service from midnight Friday (April 29) to 9:00 a.m. on Monday (May 2). Below are some highlights from those reports.Downtown assaultA...
May 04, 2022
CFJC newsroom nominated for three regional RTDNA awards
KAMLOOPS - The CFJC newsroom has been honoured as a finalist for three regional industry awards.RTDNA Canada announced its West Region award finalists Wednesday (May 4).CFJC TV's coverage of the Canad...
May 04, 2022
Councillor Kathy Sinclair will not seek re-election in 2022
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops councillor will not be seeking re-election ahead of the 2022 B.C. municipal elections.In a social media post Wednesday (May 4) morning, Kathy Sinclair wrote that she is prioritiz...
May 04, 2022
New 20-hectare fire northwest of Merritt suspected to be person caused
UPDATE (11:40 a.m.): BC Wildfire Service told CFJC Today the Rocky Pines wildfire is now under control. EARLIER: MERRITT, B.C. - A new wildfire was reported northwest of Merritt Tuesday (May 3). Accor...
May 04, 2022
"We can see inequities as they're happening": Advocates welcome introduction of B.C.'s Anti-Racism Data Act
KAMLOOPS - This week the province introduced a new act that aims to paint a better picture of how people in B.C. experience the legal system, healthcare, education and society. The Anti-Racism Data Ac...
May 03, 2022
'Royal Inland Hospital is nearing collapse'; MLA Todd Stone responds to nursing levels
KAMLOOPS - "Our healthcare system is in crisis, Royal Inland Hospital is nearing collapse," Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone told CFJC Today. Staffing levels in health care settings have been lo...
May 03, 2022
Tranquille social housing project moves ahead
KAMLOOPS - A new, 44-unit social housing complex proposed for the Tranquille business district is moving one step closer to reality. At its regular meeting Tuesday (May 3), council approved the housin...
May 03, 2022
Kamloops man among four killed in Ontario plane crash
SIOUX LOOKOUT, ONTARIO - A Kamloops man was killed on board a plane in Ontario while riding with a gangster wanted for murder in Thailand.The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a plane ...
May 03, 2022
Suspect arrested following string of North Shore break-ins
KAMLOOPS - A man is awaiting a court date for charges related to allegedly breaking into multiple properties in the Chestnut Avenue area of the North Shore.On April 26, officers were called to a break...
May 03, 2022
Mother goose and goslings find way to Thompson River with help from city, KFR
KAMLOOPS - The mother goose and her three goslings are safe and sound. With the help of Kamloops Fire Rescue and Community Service Officers (CSO), the family is home in the Thompson River. It became q...
May 03, 2022
