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.

SALMON ARM, B.C. - Salmon Arm and area residents will have a chance to honour their Paralympic champion this Saturday (May 30). The City of Salmon Arm will celebrate Natalie Wilkie, who won four medals at the 2026 Milan Cortina Paralympic Games in March, including Canada's first gold medal of the games. The 25-year-old...

KAMLOOPS - It was a busy weekend for KGTC diver Philippe Wadsworth, as the Kamloops product represented Team Canada at the Junior Americas Cup in Mission Viejo, California. Wadsworth impressed in the first international competition of his young career. Bringing home three 2nd-place finishes in the 12-13-Year-Old Boys' ...

KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops will host the 2027 Futsal Canadian Championship in April next year.Canada Soccer has picked the Tournament Capital of Canada as the host of the 2027-edition of the national five-a-side tournament. Games will be played on two full-size futsal courts at the Tournament Capital Centre, with ...

KAMLOOPS - After two weeks of training camp at Hillside Stadium, the BC Lions now prepare for their first pre-season game against the Edmonton Elks this Saturday (May 23). The team is hoping all the hours of hard work on the field will translate to their first in-game action since the Western Final last year. "We'...

KAMLOOPS - Details have been unveiled about the festivities taking place in Kamloops when a cross-country FIFA Men's World Cup celebration tour makes its stop. In April, FIFA released the schedule for Canada Celebrates, a tour that will make 39 stops in 35 communities during the men's world soccer championship. Kamloop...

KAMLOOPS - At the beginning of the soccer season, Kamloops United decided to change its philosophy and focus on development. The academy has started younger lineups throughout the year, and so far, it has shown in the results. The men's team is looking for its first win, while the women sit second-last in the league ta...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Open is a pickleball tournament hosted every year that welcomes some of the best players in the world to the Tournament Capital. The tournament has seen significant growth over the years, with new sponsorships, leading to more attendance and prize money. This year, pickleballers across the world...

KAMLOOPS - B.C. Lions' general manager Ryan Rigmaiden chased Ralen Goforth for two years. The pursuit appears to be paying off. "He's just everything we want in a linebacker," Rigmaiden said. "The sky's the limit for him." Goforth is making a habit of salience at training camp in Kamloops, putting ...

KAMLOOPS - Kieran Poissant is making no presumptions, the B.C. Football Conference graduate maintaining a humble demeanour while confirming his intention to chase down a starting position with the B.C. Lions. LIONS RECEIVERS. "We have extremely talented receivers who are willing and able and competing for that sp...

KAMLOOPS - Risk is part of Nathan Rourke's game, the 27-year-old B.C. Lions' quarterback teeming with audacity and boldness, attributes that helped him snare the CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award in 2025. Those same qualities are turnover catalysts when untamed and responsible for a portion of the 16 interceptions R...

KAMLOOPS - Mia Wittal is not short on tenacity and willpower. The 12-year-old Kamloops Classic Swimming (KCS) athlete has been through an emotional spin cycle in the last few weeks while pushing to become the fastest in Canadian history. "I thought I got it and then it's almost like saying, 'You got it - and now y...

KAMLOOPS - Along with the North and South Thompson, a third River will meet in Kamloops. The Kamloops Blazers announced they have signed 2008-born forward River Arnason ahead of the 2026-27 Western Hockey League (WHL) season. Arnason spent the 2025-26 season with the Prince George Spruce Kings in the British Columbia H...

RALEIGH - Logan Stankoven and his Carolina Hurricanes have torn through the first two rounds of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The 5-foot-8, 165-pound forward from Kamloops and his linemates Jackson Blake and Taylor Hall have combined for 14 goals, 31 points, 72 shots, a plus-25 rating and five-game winning goals in eight ...

Robert Carter Jr. is gone, TJ Lee and Garry Peters are no spring chickens and Christophe Beaulieu is hurt. The B.C. Lions' defensive backs are under the microscope this year at training camp in Kamloops. THE SECONDARY STORY "People are always going to say something every year - no matter what it is," said Pe...

KAMLOOPS - Carolina Hurricanes' centre Logan Stankoven and his linemates Jackson Blake and Taylor Hall have combined for 14 goals, 17 assists, 72 shots, a plus-25 rating and five-game winning goals in eight post-season games. Logan Stankoven Stankoven, whose Hurricanes are 8-0 in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, spoke to CFJC...

KAMLOOPS - Payton Correia (Adams Lake Indian Band), Kaia Fletcher (Tlatlasikwala First Nation) and Destry Eli (Westbank First Nation) of Kamloops claimed bronze with Team B.C. at the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships.B.C. blanked Ontario 2-0 on Saturday [May 9] in Regina in the bronze-medal game. Manitoba topped...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers general manager Shaun Clouston says he's pleased with what his club accomplished this week at the WHL Prospects Draft. Clouston spoke to CFJC on Friday.

KAMLOOPS - There will be a healthy Kamloops Blazers contingent on Team Canada at this summer's men hockey world championships in Switzerland. Former captains Emmitt Finnie and Fraser Minten have both cracked Canada's 23-man roster for the tournament in Zurich and Fribourg, which gets underway next Friday (May 15) and r...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers finished the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft with 10 new prospects, including six forwards, three defencemen and a goaltender. The Blazers took Edmonton center Micah Montgomery with the eighth overall pick in the first round Wednesday (May 6). Kamloops started a lengthy second day Thursday by ...

KAMLOOPS - Jacob Bond is the blueprint, the lead blocker for Colton Meikle. Bond changed positions during B.C. Lions' training camp last year, moving to fullback from linebacker. He cracked the roster, in large part because of notable performance on special teams. Now Meikle, participating at Lions' camp for a third co...

KAMLOOPS - They snapped an eight-year B.C. title drought last year, the Kamloops Raiders dispatching the Brit Lions of Delta 45-22 in the provincial final after a dominant campaign that included only one loss. Kamloops faced more adversity this season. "We lost three games in the first half and had to come out ...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers went to Edmonton for their first pick in the 2026 Western Hockey League (WHL) Prospects Draft Wednesday (May 6) night. MICAH MONTGOMERY INTERVIEW With the eighth pick in the first round, the Blazers took 15-year-old centre Micah Montgomery. The 2011-born native of the Alberta capital sc...

KAMLOOPS - Milena Chambers knows club history is up for grabs this weekend. "We've come an incredible distance," the Kamloops Rugby Club Raiders' forward said. "It makes me emotional just to talk about it." The Raiders women need one more win to end a 13-year drought, their most recent B.C. Rugby U...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers' general manager and head coach Shaun Clouston did not rule out trading away the eighth overall pick in the WHL Prospects Draft, which gets underway at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday (May 6). But that scenario seemed unlikely as of Tuesday morning. "Our mindset right now, unless something dras...

KAMLOOPS - Tayo Jackson is no stranger to the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships, a three-time tournament participant with Team B.C. "It's a great opportunity just to learn about cultural importance," Jackson said. "You get to experience a lot of nations from around Canada. We get given time throu...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Logan Stankoven scored twice to continue his post-season tear and the Carolina Hurricanes smothered the Philadelphia Flyers in a 3-0 victory Saturday night to open the second-round series. Jackson Blake also scored for Carolina, an...

KAMLOOPS - Ruth Templeton rolled her eyes when asked how many times she has heard the Spice Girls mashup, the soundtrack to a Kamloops Sunrays' routine. "I don't even know any more," the Sunrays' swimmer said.No pain, no gain. Five Sunrays - Mackenzie Walsh, Harper Jonsson, Ariana Naveri, Ruth Templeton and C...