RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Hurricanes have finally broken through their Eastern Conference Final roadblock. Now comes the chance to play for the Stanley Cup for the first time in two decades. Taylor Hall, Logan Stankoven and Eric R...

KAMLOOPS - B.C. Lions' general manager Ryan Rigmaiden threw a Hail Mary with the box of merchandise. Former NFL head coach Jon Gruden of Barstool Sports answered the prayer in a public-relations touchdown for the CFL club. With his signature pigskin passion, Gruden unboxed the Lions gear on camera while preaching the ...

KAMLOOPS - Ken Ezzard is preparing to take to the track at the Tournament Capital Centre this Sunday (May 31) for the annual IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer's. The Kamloops resident is this year's walk honouree and he'll be walking in memory of his wife, Marilyn. "My wife had Alzheimer's since 2012," ...

KAMLOOPS - Acting in his role as president of the Southern Interior Local Government Association (SILGA), Kamloops councillor Bill Sarai is calling for better consultation on Heritage Act conversations with B.C. First Nations. Sarai stated the province of B.C. is currently undergoing consultation on changes to the Her...

KAMLOOPS - A Thompson Rivers University (TRU) wildfire expert has developed a new forecasting tool that aims to help agencies, communities and individuals prepare for periods of elevated wildfire risk. Dr. Mike Flannigan will be releasing a five- to 10-day national fire weather outlook every Tuesday during wildfire sea...

KAMLOOPS - Eight bikers from Kamloops traveled to Quesnel last weekend to take part in the 2026 BC High School Mountain Bike Provincial Championships Ben Ovington was one of those riders. The Sa-Hali Secondary student has been mountain biking for eight years and impressed at his first BC provincials. His combined placi...

KAMLOOPS - Investigations are underway after a pair of highly visible fires on the North Shore of Kamloops got uncomfortably close to nearby homes, not too far from the Overlanders Bridge. Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) rushed to Don Street just off Tranquille Road around 7:00 a.m. Friday (May 29) morning. They arrived to ...

KAMLOOPS - This week, the provincial government awarded $8 million to 18 regional airports through the B.C. Air Access Program. YKA had applied for $2 million to help complete renovations of the Kamloops Airport's main terminal building, but was not on the list of recipients. "We are strongly going to reapply. We ...

KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops woman with more than two decades of experience in health care is throwing her name into the municipal race. Cindy Sonne announced recently that she'll be running for Kamloops city council, with the support and endorsement of Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson.Sonne says her decision to run comes after years...

CLINTON, B.C. - A South Cariboo First Nation is making an effort to ease fears being expressed online around a planned land purchase in Clinton.Kúkwpi7 and council for the High Bar First Nation - known as Llenllenéy'ten - have approved the purchase of a 53-hectare parcel of Crown land within the village o...

LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - Logan Lake RCMP are thanking a resident for calling into the detachment to report a drunk driver and helping police remove him from the road.On Thursday (May 28) at about 2:00 p.m., police officials said a witness saw a man getting out of a pickup truck parked behind a grocery store along Opal Drive....

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - 100 Mile House RCMP are investigating a vehicle fire that police have deemed suspicious.According to an RCMP statement, officers responded to a vehicle fire on the 500-block of Cedar Avenue some time between 9:30 and 9:55 p.m. on Sunday (May 24)."Evidence suggests that the vehicle was delibe...

KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) and Kamloops Search and Rescue will conduct an evacuation notification exercise at Pinantan Lake next week.TNRD officials said the mock evacuation training will begin around 6:30 p.m. on Monday, June 1."This is the third consecutive year that this exercise ha...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Community Land Trust Foundation is searching for its first executive director. Kamloops council voted in favour of establishing the independent, non-profit land steward in 2023. The Kamloops Community Land Trust Foundation focuses on acquiring and protecting land for community use and creating h...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) made quick work of a shed fire on the North Shore Friday (May 29) morning. Reports of a structure fire at Don Street off Tranquille Road on the North Shore of Kamloops came in at around 7:00 a.m."The initial response from our first crew was to make sure the fire didn't spread ...

KAMLOOPS - A high streamflow advisory is in effect for the North and South Thompson Rivers. The B.C. River Forecast Centre says the advisory issued at 11:30 a.m. Thursday (May 28) includes tributaries around Blue River, Clearwater, Malakwa, Sicamous and the surrounding areas. The forecast centre says a recent stretch o...

KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Lions wrapped up training camp on Thursday [May 28] at Hillside Stadium.Before they left the city, a few of the Lions shared thoughts on what they'll miss about Kamloops - and what they won't. This is the latest edition of the Tattle of Hastings.

KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops social services provider is disappointed by a video that shows a boat on the Thompson River spraying a homeless encampment near Riverside Park. In the video - which was sent to CFJC Today - a boat can be seen approaching a campsite along the riverbank campsite and appears to intentionally douse th...

KAMLOOPS - A six-storey, 80-unit affordable housing building has officially opened its doors on the North Shore of Kamloops. What used to be an unkept parking lot and aging liquor store building at 346 Campbell Avenue is now called The Confluence, and the building will be operated by the ASK Wellness Society."The ...

KAMLOOPS -- The B.C. Lions can bring training camp to Hillside Stadium in 2027 by exercising the third-year option in a contract they signed with the City of Kamloops in 2024.Looming logistical problems need to be solved if the longstanding relationship - the Leos have held camp in the Tournament Capital since 2010 - i...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association (KCBIA) has proposed expanding its current boundaries to include the West Victoria corridor and several blocks on the east end of downtown, as well. "The expansion is actually going back to the originally proposed boundaries for the KCBIA, so it is b...

KAMLOOPS - Support services for residential school survivors and their families will now be available closer to home for many in the community. The Indian Residential School Survivors Society officially unveiled its Kamloops office on Thursday afternoon (May 28). "We are a healing organization. We don't deal with ...

LILLOOET, B.C. - Interior Health (IH) officials said Lillooet Hospital emergency department will be closed for 25 hours, starting Friday morning (May 29).IH said emergency services will be unavailable from 7:00 a.m. on Friday to 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, but all other inpatient services will remain operational.In the mean...

SAVONA, B.C. - (UPDATE 5:00 p.m.): A wildfire that broke out near Thompson River Estates west of Savona is being held at three hectares in size.The Jimmies Creek fire was discovered earlier Thursday (May 28) burning adjacent to the CN Rail tracks on the southern bank of the Thompson River.BCWS has listed no other detai...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake city council is asking staff to look into an emergency community public meeting to focus on safety and crime following a presentation from Williams Lake RCMP.City officials said the proposed meeting will focus on downtown safety, street disorder and ongoing mischief concerns.The moti...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Search and Rescue (KSAR) and the RCMP have resumed their search for a woman who is presumed dead after the vehicle she was in plunged into the North Thompson River last Sunday (May 17). The search for 24-year-old Benina Jepkoech was paused last week due to high water levels and poor visibility. Jepk...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops NorthPaws will begin their fifth season of West Coast League baseball play on Friday (May 29), when the Corvallis Knights come to town for a 6:35 p.m. start at Norbrock Stadium.As CFJC Today reports, the NorthPaws are aiming for a return to the post-season in 2026.

KAMLOOPS - It's been a slow and somewhat typical start to the wildfire season in British Columbia this year, but that could change at a moment's notice as the month of May draws to a close. There are 20 active fires on the landscape, but only two in the Kootenays are listed as burning out of control. As of publication,...