KAMLOOPS - The Fulton Cup is the only basketball tournament of the year that allows Kamloops-and-area high schools of all sizes to play against each other. This year, St. Ann's, South Kamloops, Brocklehurst, Barriere, Sa-Hali, NorKam, Westsyde, Valleyview and Merritt will be represented, with city championship bragging...

KAMLOOPS - The BC Conservatives are funneling comment regarding the collapse of OneBC toward interim leader Trevor Halford, with MLAs staying focused on their own leadership contest. But with one right-of-centre party in turmoil, it will be important for the BC Conservatives and whoever becomes their next leader to att...

KAMLOOPS - Delayne Dixon's home studio may be small, but the designs coming out of it have been on red carpets, in magazines, and now on Season 3 of Project Runway Canada. The latest season began airing several weeks ago and Dixon says she's heard from plenty of friends, family and even strangers who have been followin...

LYTTON, B.C. - The atmospheric weather system that is bringing heavy rain to B.C.'s south coast has triggered a new wave of high-temperature records across the province.According to preliminary numbers from Environment Canada, nine communities either broke or tied temperature records for Dec. 14, including Lytton, whic...

KAMLOOPS - The Jewish community in Kamloops organized outside of Kamloops City Hall Sunday (Dec. 14) for a vigil on the first day of Hanukkah in memory of the lives lost at an attack on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. More than 30 people were in attendance at the event, including Deputy Mayor Margot Middleton on beha...

KAMLOOPS - The downtown branch of the Kamloops YMCA will be closed through to the end of day Tuesday (Dec. 16) due to an urgent plumbing repair.In a notice sent to members, Kamloops YMCA Centre Manager Kassie Fowlie said the closure is necessary as all water in the Battle Street facility needs to be shut off so repairs...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have called up 16-year-old goaltender Braxton Gibson as Ivans Kufterins will be stepping away from the team after he was named to Latvia's preliminary World Juniors roster.Gibson, who was drafted by the Blazers in the sixth round of the 2024 WHL Prospects Draft, is currently playing for ...

KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has written a second letter to the B.C. Ministry of Finance asking that proposed changes to the way gathering and transmission pipelines like Trans Mountain are assessed be halted until there is proper consultation with local governments. The Dec. 12 letter is add...

KAMLOOPS - Strong winds are expected for Kamloops and area Monday (Dec. 15) afternoon. In a special weather statement, Environment Canada says a strong low-pressure system moving across the southern Interior will bring southwest winds with gusts of 70-to-90 km/h this afternoon and evening.The statement covers the Nicol...

MERRITT, B.C. - A pair of major highways connecting the Interior and the Lower Mainland were closed overnight as a precaution due to heavy rain in the forecast. B.C.'s Ministry of Transportation and Transit proactively closed the Trans-Canada Highway between Hope and Lytton at 10:00 p.m. Sunday (Dec. 14) while Highway ...

KAMLOOPS - "Now it has become a vigil, a mourning vigil besides the first day of Hannukah," said Heidi Coleman, President of the Jewish Community Centre of Kamloops.The sunset this evening (Dec 14) marks the beginning of Hanukkah, but in the wake of a deadly attack in Sydney, Australia that has left at least ...

MERRITT - Merritt Mounties are reporting a slight reduction in calls for service in 2025 compared to a year ago. Detachment Commander Staff Sergeant Josh Roda is set to present updated figures to council on Thursday during a Police Committee Meeting. While the year is not quite complete, Roda noted that the figures pai...

KAMLOOPS - The city of Kamloops is bringing together service providers and stakeholders to form the new 'Kamloops Interagency Supports Table,' with the purpose of providing timely and coordinated assistance to individuals and families facing elevated risk. "Locally, 23 organizations and agencies, represented by mo...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Residents in the 100 Mile House area will be without emergency room coverage for 13 hours this weekend. Interior Health says the ER at 100 Mile House District General Hospital will be closed between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Sunday. People in need of emergency care are being directed to Cariboo Mem...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say they stuffed two vans outside the Superstore during last month's Stuff the Cruiser event.In a statement, Kamloops RCMP say the annual toy drive brought in approximately $800 in cash and $4,000 in gifts for Christmas Amalgamated. Those donations will be sorted and delivered to families ahead...

KAMLOOPS - The 28th edition of Wildlights at the BC Wildlife Park in Kamloops is underway with well over a million lights and festive displays on offer. BC Wildlife Park General Manager Glenn Grant says while the annual holiday lights display features a number of returning displays, park staff also try to include somet...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops City Council has adopted the latest iteration of KAMPLAN - the City of Kamloops' Official Community Plan. The 2025 edition of KAMPLAN was adopted the Dec. 9 meeting of council. All municipalities in British Columbia are required to adopt an official community plan, and this version of the planning d...

HOPE, B.C. - Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the Hope to Merritt section of the Coquihalla as more rain is expected to fall over the next few days. The weather alert also covers the already drenched Fraser Valley as well as the Manning - Skagit Valley and Highway 3 from Hope to Princeton v...

KAMLOOPS - The average rent in Kamloops saw another year-over-year increase in 2025 as the vacancy rate remains well below the national average. According to data as of October 2025 from the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation's (CMHC) latest Rental Market Survey, the average rent for a two-bedroom unit in an apa...

KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 12:50 p.m.): RCMP say two people were arrested at a house in North Kamloops late Friday (Dec. 12) night in connection with an alleged home invasion and vehicle theft in Kelowna.S/Sgt. Kris Clark told CFJC that police in Kamloops were notified about the incident in Kelowna, as the suspects were report...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Kamloops Blazers erased a three goal deficit but they fell 5-4 in a shootout to the Prince George Cougars Friday (Dec. 12) at the CN Centre. Tommy Lafrienere scored twice and added an assist as the Blazers were bested by Salmon Arm's Preston Lewis, who was called up from the Devon Xtreme in the Albe...

KAMLOOPS - A familiar face will take over behind the CFJC news desk following Bill O'Donovan's retirement at the beginning of January. Dylana Kneeshaw will become CFJC-TV's producer and lead anchor.Viewers have gotten to know Dylana since she was first hired as a reporter in 2018.During that time, she has covered some ...

KAMLOOPS - Thousands of people in the Thompson Region are still without a family doctor, but that figure has started to lessen, according to the Thompson Region Division of Family Practice (TRDFP). The membership led, non-profit which coordinates people on the waitlist with local primary care providers. notes there are...

KAMLOOPS - The North Shore Business Improvement Association (NSBIA) in Kamloops is joining the chorus of local voices speaking out against the Ministry of Housing's shift away from a Recovery-Oriented Housing System. Critics say the implementation of BC Housing's Appendix E - or Minimum Requirements Checklist - in RFP ...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are urging people to be wary of scams this holiday season after a senior was defrauded out of $5,000 in a gift card scam on Monday (Dec. 8). According to the RCMP, the scammer - who claimed to be calling from a bank - convinced the senior that their accounts had been compromised. They directed ...

KAMLOOPS - A Quebec company which is being a wind farm that was selected by BC Hydro as part of its 2024 call for power is eyeing land in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) for a portion of its project. Located between Merritt and Kelowna, Innergex is planning to build the K2 wind project near the Pennask Sum...

KAMLOOPS - This evening's (Dec. 12) KIJHL game between the Kamloops Storm and the Golden Rockets has been postponed to Sunday after a fatal two-semi crash forced a lengthy closure of the Trans-Canada Highway.RCMP say the driver of one of the semis was killed in the head-on crash which happened around 9:20 a.m. near the...

KAMLOOPS - Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc and the City of Kamloops have released a statement regarding a decade-old land claim by Stk'emlupsemc te Secwepemc Nation (SSN) to provide "clarity and reassurance as questions arise across B.C. regarding land claims."In the Friday (Dec. 12) statement, the two g...