100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Residents in the 100 Mile House area will be without emergency room coverage for multiple days this Easter long weekend.Interior Health has announced three upcoming closures at the 100 Mile House District General Hospital, which is currently closed as of publishing. These three closures will make...

KAMLOOPS - A proposed BC Housing low-barrier housing project on the North Shore of Kamloops is now on hold. The site at the corner of Fortune Drive and Leigh Road was being prepared for a 54-unit housing development, but faced stiff opposition from local stakeholders and city councillors.It was a rare debate among Kaml...

KAMLOOPS - Long-awaited changes to provincial legislation around municipal council codes of conduct were announced by the NDP on Thursday (April 2). The changes, partially sparked by the dysfunction at city hall in Kamloops, will align all councils and regional districts under one code of conduct. "Every community...

KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is encouraging residents to clear their properties of food that could attract wildlife, helping to reduce human-bear conflict."Unmanaged attractants can draw hungry bears into neighbourhoods as they emerge from hibernation," said Danielle Sparks, the City's Environmental Servic...

KAMLOOPS - Three Kamloops Blazers have aged out of junior hockey as of the team's last game Wednesday (April 1). Captain Ryan Michael, Kamloops forward Jordan Keller and defenceman Rhett Ravndahl are the graduating players. CFJC Today spoke to them after the Blazers' season ended on Wednesday night.

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Film Society is preparing to host its first-ever sensory-friendly movie screening at the Paramount Theatre later this month.The April 18 event is being organized in partnership with the Canucks Autism Network and Kamloops-based Social Butterflies. It will feature a screening of Inside Out but wi...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers forward J.P. Hurlbert has been nominated for the WHL's rookie of the year award.The 17-year-old is one of six nominees for the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy for the 2025-26 season.Hurlbert led all rookies with 42 goals and 97 points this season, and he finished fourth in the overall WHL scorin...

PRITCHARD B.C. - UPDATE (4:45 p.m.): Water service has been restored for all 36 properties in the Pritchard area following Wednesday's (April 1) water main break."Emergency repair work is now completed following a water main break on the Pritchard Community Water System, and water service has been restored to all ...

KAMLOOPS - A pile burning project at Harper Mountain Ski Hill could begin as early as Thursday (April 2). The BC Wildfire Service says its crews will burn between 50 and 100 piles at the ski resort northeast of Kamloops through April due to the felling and thinning of trees. Smoke may be visible from the Kamloops area....

KAMLOOPS - Ryan Michael wore melancholy on his face while speaking to reporters, his captaincy and major junior career over along with his Kamloops Blazers' season.The Kelowna Rockets topped the Blazers 6-2 on Wednesday [April 1] at Sandman Centre, the victory securing a four-game sweep of their B.C. Division rivals in...

KAMLOOPS - Jarome Iginla is a Kamloops Blazers' icon, a two-time Memorial Cup champion and part-owner of the team. Now his son, 19-year-old Tij, is having success against the Blazers in the playoffs. The Kelowna Rockets' forward has nine points in three games, and his team leads Kamloops 3-0 in their first-round WHL pl...

KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildlife Park is gearing up to host its annual easter egg hunt, which will run April 3 to 6 this year.Thousands of visitors are expected to flock to the park for the annual egg hunt, which will be held every 30 minutes. Park officials say they've got over 700 kilograms of chocolate to hand out this ye...

TKEMLÚPS TE SECWÉPEMC - There was a celebratory mood at the Q'wemtsin Health Society (QHS) Wednesday (April 1) morning, as it celebrates 25 years of operations.The health clinic on Chilcotin Road serves three Kamloops-area Secwépemc communities, allowing band members from Tkemlúps te Secw&ea...

KAMLOOPS - Tickets are officially on sale for the Kamloops Y Dream Home lottery and 50-50 draw. The 30th year of the event sees the dream home built in Juniper Ridge up for grabs, along with 30 additional prizes to honour the anniversary. Valued above $1.3 million, the dream home along Coldwater Drive could soon be you...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Heading into the Easter long weekend, residents of the 100 Mile House area are being alerted to another emergency room closure.Interior Health says the emergency department at 100 Mile District General Hospital will close at 7:00 a.m. Thursday (April 2) and is scheduled to reopen at 8:00 p.m.IH d...

KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada says March was milder and drier than normal in Kamloops.The forecasting agency reports an average temperature of 6 Celsius throughout the month of March, nearly a full degree warmer than the normal of 5.2 Celsius.Forecaster Derek Lee says those totals were bolstered by a mid-month atmosphe...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP would like your help tracking down a wanted man.Julian Noah Robinson, 25, is wanted for arrest in relation to a list of charges:Possession of a restricted firearmPossession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition orderObstruction of a peace officerFailing to comply with a probation order"An ...

KAMLOOPS - Tij Iginla and Vojtech Cihar are skewering the Kamloops Blazers, scoring in abundance and registering timely goals to put their B.C. Division rivals on the brink of elimination from the WHL playoffs. The Kelowna Rockets' duo combined for three goals and eight points in a 7-4 victory over the Blazers on Tuesd...

KAMLOOPS - The BC NDP government has announced legislative changes it says will expand timber sales and increase harvest volumes in the province. The new legislation, if approved, is anticipated to increase B.C.'s fibre supply by as much as 800,000 cubic metres. "Our path forward for forestry means a BC Timber Sal...

KAMLOOPS - Things are slowly getting back to normal at Westmount Elementary School in Kamloops as students and staff have returned five months after a suspicious fire that sparked on the roof in October. While the structure remained standing after the Oct. 26, 2025 fire, a lot of work had to be completed so the school ...

KAMLOOPS - In the last federal election, the New Democrats won just seven seats in parliament, losing official party status. That number has already been trimmed further to six, thanks to a floor-crosser to the governing Liberals. That is the monumental challenge in front of new NDP leader Avi Lewis, as he takes over t...

KAMLOOPS - Wednesday is April 1 and the City of Kamloops says you'd be a fool not to pick up a tree coupon.The annual program kicks off Wednesday, offering coupons at a $20 or $50 value, depending on the price of the tree the customer chooses.Kamloops currently has a 15 per cent tree canopy. The coupons are offered in ...

KAMLOOPS - Tourism Kamloops is calling on city hall to get on board its push for a new convention centre in the city.The marketing agency presented results of a feasibility study to council's Committee of the Whole Tuesday (March 31), saying it supports the need to build a new convention centre in order to prop up the ...

KAMLOOPS - It's another feather in J.P. Hurlbert's cap, as the Kamloops Blazers forward has been recognized for his exploits this WHL season.The 17-year-old Hurlbert led the Blazers in scoring in his rookie season and earned a spot on the WHL's Western Conference First All-Star Team. Hurlbert finished fourth in overall...

CHASE, B.C. - Eight junior hockey teams have announced intentions to break away from the Hockey Canada-affiliated Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) and form their own independent league.The Western International Junior Hockey League (WIJHL) will consist of the Chase Heat, 100 Mile House Wranglers, Cas...

KAMLOOPS - Tij Iginla and Vojtěch Čihař are roasting the Kamloops Blazers. The Kelowna forwards have combined for nine points in two post-season games, with the Rockets up 2-0 on the Blazers in the best-of-seven WHL Western Conference quarter-final series. "Those guys, I think they've got six of the eight goal...

CLINTON, B.C. - A prescribed burn within the Clinton Community Forest could begin as early as Tuesday (March 31). The BC Wildfire Service says expanded control burning for the 59-hectare project north of the Village of Clinton will begin as early as Monday, April 6, and may continue periodically until April 17. In a ne...

KAMLOOPS - Foundry Kamloops is now less than $1 million from its capital goal to complete its site in the city's downtown. In a news release issued Tuesday (March 31), Interior Community Services (ICS) announced it received a $250,000 donation from the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation. ICS, which holds the provincial g...