MERRITT, B.C. - A dirt bike rider has died after a collision on Highway 8 near Lower Nicola. At around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday (March 3), Merritt RCMP say they were told of a collision between a dirt bike and an SUV. In a news release issued Wednesday morning, RCMP say the rider succumbed to their injuries despite lifesaving...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers gave up ground in the Western Hockey League (WHL) playoff race. The Blazers fell to the ninth-place Seattle Thunderbirds at home Tuesday (March 4) night 4-1. The WHL's leading goal scorer Cameron Schmidt scored on a breakaway to get the Thunderbirds on the board early in the first period...

KAMLOOPS - Teenage Dream, a 2010 dance-pop number by Katy Perry, was the anthem last season. This year, the Westsyde Whundas' senior boys basketball team jams to Call Me Maybe, a 2012 Carly Rae Jepsen joint. The tracks are similar and of the same era, but distinct with unique qualities - and the same can be said about ...

KAMLOOPS - Twenty million barrels of oil are shipped through the Strait of Hormuz every day, but that flow has been halted with Iran pledging to attack ships trying to get through. As a result, fuel prices around the world are beginning to increase. Gas prices at stations around the Kamloops region have already shot up...

SALMON ARM, B.C. - A 52-year-old Shuswap man is facing a pair of assault charges after an apparent road rage-related stabbing incident on the weekend.In a news release, Salmon Arm RCMP a man walked into the detachment Sunday (March 1) suffering from a 'significant laceration' and claiming he was stabbed in an altercati...

KAMLOOPS - Canada's federal government is attempting to work with allies in the Middle East to help citizens get out of the region as war takes over the area. Global Affairs Canada is reporting more than 97,000 Canadians have registered as currently being in the Middle East. The fighting between Iran and the United Sta...

KAMLOOPS - This Thursday (March 5) is the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation's annual Radiothon, taking place from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., broadcasting on B100 from the atrium of the Gaglardi Tower. It will be a tough task to surpass last year's record-breaking day that helped raise more than $650,000 for the foundation....

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are looking for a suspect who reportedly stole hundreds of dollars in merchandise from a business. RCMP say they were told of a theft near the 1000-block of Hillside Drive at around 1:20 p.m. Friday (Feb. 27) where a woman reportedly stole a Milwaukee rotary hammer kit and two Milwaukee heated ...

KAMLOOPS - A former longtime Kamloops city councillor has passed away. William "Bill" Walton died peacefully at his home in Black Creek on Feb. 10, 2026, according to an obituary provided to CFJC Today. His family says he moved to Vancouver Island to pursue his love of sailing and be closer to his sailboat. ...

MERRITT, B.C. - A 30-hectare prescribed burn along Highway 8 between Merritt and Spences Bridge could begin as early as next week. The BC Wildfire Service says it's supporting Shackan Indian Band as part of a three-year project that covers a total of 75 hectares. The project began in spring 2025 although the latest 30-...

CRANBROOK - Warmer than usual weather has returned to British Columbia after a brief cold spell last month, with five communities set to break daily high temperature records this week. Environment Canada says Pemberton, about 150 kilometres north of Va...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue and the city's building department are hoping to provide council and the public with information around building codes and the fire code, in a bid to clear up some confusion about the rules around stairwell safety rules for new buildings. This comes almost two years after the province of...

KAMLOOPS - The cold grasp of winter has continued to elude the city of Kamloops as February concludes a few degrees higher than usual. February 2026 will officially enter the record books as the 15th warmest in history for the Kamloops area, with a mean temperature of 2.4 C, more than two degrees above the normal of -0...

KAMLOOPS - For more than a decade Kamloops resident Tara Holmes has strongly advocated for the end of the twice annual time change. Holmes had managed to progress the cause during Premier John Horgan's time in office as B.C. adopted legislation to eliminate seasonal time changes. Now with Monday's (March 2) announcemen...

KAMLOOPS - Over the weekend, the United States of America and Israel launched multiple airstrikes on the Islamic Republic of Iran, killing Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at his compound. U.S. President Donald Trump on social media urged the people of Iran to rise and take control of their government. Celebrations were held in ...

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government and chiefs from the Cowichan Nation say they've begun negotiations after a landmark court ruling awarded Aboriginal title over a swath of property in Richmond, B.C., last year. The talks come even as both par...

KAMLOOPS - The former artistic director of Western Canada Theatre (WCT) is claiming he was wrongfully dismissed by the Kamloops-based professional theatre company. In a notice of civil claim filed in B.C. Supreme Court on Feb. 18, 2026, James MacDonald alleges that WCT terminated his employment on Jan. 6, 2025 on a wi...

KAMLOOPS - Shared e-scooters and e-bikes have officially hit the streets of Kamloops giving residents and visitors another way to get around the city. The City of Kamloops announced Monday (March 2) that e-bikes and e-scooters can now be rented though a partnership with Bird Canada.Transportation Manager Purvez Irani s...

KAMLOOPS - Applications are now being accepted for the inaugural Kúkwpi7 Rosanne Casimir Aviation and Aerospace Scholarship, which aims to support Indigenous students in B.C. or the Yukon who want to pursue an education that leads to a career in aviation or aerospace.Valued at $3,500, the scholarship is a partne...

VICTORIA - Calls for an independent investigation into the shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., where eight people, including six children were shot last month, are growing. Federal Conservative MP Bob Zimmer, who represents the community in northeastern ...

VANCOUVER - Iranian Canadians rallied in a number of cities over the weekend, with some expressing words of elation and support over the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.The strikes began Saturday morning and appeared to target areas of downtown Tehran, which included locations linked to Iran's leadership.U.S. Presiden...

CLEARWATER, B.C. - The push to build a new helipad at the Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital has taken another step forward as the District of Clearwater has applied for provincial grant funding that could pay most of the project costs.According to a staff report, a Class B estimate pegged a total cost of $1,069,830 plus G...

KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops expects to be able to offer more swimming lessons this summer thanks to an increase in lifeguards currently on the roster, and registration is set to begin in less than two weeks. Carmin Mazzotta, the city's community and culture director, says the city has 65 lifeguards on staff, adding...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Police in Williams Lake are asking for help in locating a missing 67-year-old man, who has not been seen at his house for about one week.Police say Michael John Taylor was last contacted two weeks ago on Feb. 13. The also say Taylor did not attend a court hearing on Feb. 18, and police believe he ...

VICTORIA - The B.C. Conservative Party says nine candidates have advanced to the next phase of the race to replace former leader John Rustad, but one of the candidates who did not make the cut says the party must remain "grounded in genuine Conservativ...

KAMLOOPS - The latest Point-in-Time Count from the City of Kamloops shows at least 419 people affected by homelessness, an increase of more than 100 people from the year prior. While the PIT Count makes no distinctions beyond homeless or not, British Columbia and Canada has seen a sharp rise in seniors struggling to ke...

KAMLOOPS - Mother Nature may not allow it to be true in the literal sense, but Saturday (Feb. 28) is the coldest night of the year, with the fundraising event taking place across the country in more than 200 locations. Locally, the Mustard Seed in Kamloops is helping to organize the Coldest Night of the Year walk for S...

KAMLOOPS - There will be more construction coming to the Fourth Avenue corridor in downtown Kamloops next week. The City of Kamloops says crews are set to resume working on the Fourth Avenue sewer main project on Monday (March 2). This is the final phase of work to upgrade capacity to accommodate the City Gardens devel...