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Coquihalla Highway snowfall expected to taper off today
MERRITT - A special weather statement is still in effect for the Coquihalla Highway as of this morning (Sept. 28). Drivers taking the Coquihalla from Kamloops to Merritt, Kelowna to Merritt, and Hope ...
Sep 28, 2019 (Image Credit: Drive BC - Coquihalla Summit, about 7 km north of Zopkios Brake))
Sun Peaks celebrating summer transition with Fall Festival
SUN PEAKS - Sun Peaks Resort is hosting a variety of fall activities today (Sept. 28) as part of its Fall Festival. The mountain municipality plays host to a number of live music performances, a class...
Sep 28, 2019 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
ROTHENBURGER: The argument for giving 16-year-olds the vote gets more convincing
THE DAY MIGHT NOT BE far off when 16-year-old Canadian kids will be trekking to the voting booth - or voting online - to have their say in elections.What was considered a hair-brained idea up to a cou...
Sep 28, 2019 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops RCMP searching for missing man
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are asking for the public's help while searching for a missing man. In a release, Sgt. Kelly Butler says 60-year-old Hank Larocque was last seen in Kamloops on August 21. His ...
Sep 28, 2019 (Image Credit: Kamloops RCMP)
Parkcrest Elementary to be guests of honor at Blazers game
KAMLOOPS - Parkcrest Elementary's Vice-Principal Grant Naylor has been practicing his ceremonial puck drop skillsThat's because he'll be doing the honors at Friday night's Blazers game. The local WHL ...
Sep 27, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Raising glasses from McArthur Island for fifth annual BrewLoops festival
KAMLOOPS - BrewLoops festival returns to Kamloops tonight for a weekend of craft beer and ciders for a good cause. The fifth edition of the festival offers more than 30 breweries, food trucks, and ent...
Sep 27, 2019 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Safe cannabis, on-reserve employment opportunities come with grand opening of Indigenous Bloom
KAMLOOPS - A second, First Nations operated retail cannabis store has opened on the Tk'emlps reserve. Indigenous Bloom is now open for business, and joins a growing number of retail pot shops througho...
Sep 27, 2019 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Logging truckers convoy to Vancouver for solutions amidst forest industry struggles
KAMLOOPS - Gathered in Merritt before heading to Vancouver today, more than 100 trucks from all over the province drove to show their support for B.C. forestry. The truckers rallied to show how many p...
Sep 25, 2019 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
With donations down, Kamloops Food Bank looks to reinvigorate Food Drives
KAMLOOPS - It was a busy scene on Wilson Street Saturday, as hundreds of Rotarians gathered at the Food Bank for the 23rd Rotary Food Drive. Volunteers took the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful weat...
Sep 23, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloops Centre for Arts Society aiming to present business case to city council next month
KAMLOOPS - A community group advocating for a new performing arts centre in Kamloops is working on getting a business case before city council before the snow flies this year. Kamloops Centre for the ...
Sep 22, 2019 (Image Credit: CHP Architects)
