Kamloops early polls
More than 8,000 ballots cast as City of Kamloops reports significant jump in advance poll numbers
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops residents came out in the thousands to cast ballots over three days of advance polls this month, as the early turnout for the Oct. 17 municipal election far surpassed numbers from the 2022 election.The City of Kamloops reported Thursday (Oct. 15) 8,032 residents voted at either Heritage House or McA...
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Holiday Train
CPKC Holiday Train to make annual Kamloops-area stops on December 18
KAMLOOPS - A pair of Canadian artists will be board the CPKC Holiday Train when it makes its annual Kamloops stop this December.The Sam Roberts Band and Owen Riegling will serenade the crowd gathered in the Sandman Centre back parking lot starting around 5:00 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 18. The train is expected to depart Kam...
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Question of the Week
Have you put winter tires on your vehicle already?
Oct 13, 2026
Kamloops Votes 2026
CFJC Kamloops Mayoral Candidates Debate 2026
Week in Review
Week in Review: Week of October 5, 2026
Oct 10, 2026
Two & Out
PETERS: Quick switch to pocketbook issues shows how flimsy Eby's election justification was
Oct 9, 2026
Kamloops and Area
9:00 p.m. routine
Shorter days prompt safety reminder from Kamloops RCMP
KAMLOOPS - With daylight hours getting shorter, the Kamloops RCMP Crime Prevention Unit is reminding residents to take some steps to ensure their properties stay safe by adopting a 9:00 p.m. routine.RCMP officials said this could include turning on outdoor lighting, ensuring security cameras are working, securing valua...
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Hot start
D'Amore of Kamloops leads B.C. Hockey Conference in goal scoring
KAMLOOPS - Luca D'Amore leads the Junior A Tier 1 B.C. Hockey Conference in goal scoring, the 19-year-old forward from Kamloops with 12 goals in eight games. "It's shocking, almost," said D'Amore's teammate Alex Schaub, a Kamloops Storm defenceman from Okotoks, Alta. "I didn't know he could be that much...
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Kamloops Votes 2026
Former mayor hopes for higher turnout as Kamloopsians flock to vote in advance polls
KAMLOOPS - It was another busy Wednesday (Oct. 14) at polling stations in Kamloops, as voters cast ballots during the third and final day of advance polls ahead of this Saturday's (Oct. 17) election. There was a healthy lineup outside Heritage House when CFJC Today stopped by around 10:45 a.m., a lineup that was simila...
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Kamloops Votes 2026
KAMLOOPS MAYORAL ISSUE #2 - Affordability, the cost of living and entering the housing market
KAMLOOPS - This week, CFJC Today will be posting a series of stories highlighting major issues impacting Kamloops voters as they head to the polls on Saturday (Oct. 17) to elect a new mayor and council. Today, we focus on the issues of affordability and housing. All candidates were asked to respond to the same question...
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Thanksgiving
Art of Gardening Special Edition - Thanksgiving
Fall is starting to give way to the frost, and there are just a few things left to do to tie up the season. Here's how to bundle, winterize, start compost, and more!
Oct 12, 2026
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Kamloops Votes 2026
CFJC Kamloops Mayoral Candidates Debate 2026
KAMLOOPS - Four of the six candidates for Kamloops mayor discuss issues submitted by you, our viewers. Topics range from homelessness and relations with First Nations to civility and decorum in government. On Oct. 17, you decide which candidates vision will bring Kamloops forward. All of CFJC's coverage of the upcoming...
Oct 8, 2026
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Hope & Healing
Hope & Healing: National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
Reconciliation is not a given. It is a choice to participate, and how to participate based on the needs of those most affected. Hope & Healing is a special half-hour presentation for the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. Join Dylana Kneeshaw in exploring how communities are still being affected by generatio...
Sep 30, 2026
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British Columbia
Police investigating after body found in Surrey, B.C., in suspected homicide
SURREY - Homicide investigators say they have yet to positively identify a man who was found dead under suspicious circumstances in Surrey, B.C. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says in a statement that police were called to the 6100-block of...
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B.C. election at a glance: Parties make pledges on bridge, buses and bargaining
Here are some of the developments on British Columbia's election campaign on Thursday, Oct. 15. CONSERVATIVES VOW TO SCRAP TUNNEL, BUILD BRIDGE The B.C. Conservatives have announced a plan to scrap the Massey Tunnel replacement project and instead buil...
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B.C. Conservatives dump candidate accused of making Hitler remarks
VICTORIA - The British Columbia Conservatives have dumped a candidate in the provincial election after he was accused of posting "offensive" online remarks about Hitler and the Holocaust. The party said Thursday that Vancouver-Strathcona candidate Jord...
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Local Sports
Hot start
D'Amore of Kamloops leads B.C. Hockey Conference in goal scoring
KAMLOOPS - Luca D'Amore leads the Junior A Tier 1 B.C. Hockey Conference in goal scoring, the 19-year-old forward from Kamloops with 12 goals in eight games. "It's shocking, almost," said D'Amore's teammate Alex Schaub, a Kamloops Storm defenceman from Okotoks, Alta. "I didn't know he could be that much...
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Junior Hockey
Blazers defenceman Ferreira selected to 2026 U17 World Challenge
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers defenceman Mateo Ferreira has received the first national recognition of his young junior hockey career.Ferreira has been selected to Team Canada Red for the 2026 Under-17 World Challenge, taking place next month in Oakville, Ontario. He was at development camp in July along with Blazers for...
Oct 14, 2026
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NHL Q&A
Stankoven talks facing Ovechkin in swan-song season, tallying first NHL hat-trick against Canucks
Logan Stankoven and his Carolina Hurricanes are scheduled to play the Washington Capitals four times during the 2026-2027 NHL regular season. Stankoven grew up watching Capitals' great Alexander Ovechkin, who will retire at the end of this season. The Stanley Cup champion forward from Kamloops is relishing the opportun...
Oct 13, 2026
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Canada
The Canadian Press celebrates 75th anniversary of its French services
MONTREAL - The Canadian Press is celebrating the 75th anniversary of its French-language service, which sent out its first dispatches on Sept. 30, 1951. Until then, The Canadian Press, founded in 1917, had been sending English-language dispatches to F...
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CP NewsAlert: Calgary police say 3 deaths, multiple injuries in transit bus fire
CALGARY - Police in Calgary say three people are dead and others are injured in a fire involving a city transit bus. Transit officials say two buses crashed. More coming. The Canadian Press
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B.C. Conservatives dump candidate accused of making Hitler remarks
VICTORIA - The British Columbia Conservatives have dumped a candidate in the provincial election after he was accused of posting online remarks about Hitler and the Holocaust. The party says Vancouver-Strathcona candidate Jordan McIntosh is no longer a...
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World
Police say at least 2 were hospitalized after shooting at elementary school, and the shooter is dead
BEND, Ore. (AP) - Two people were hospitalized Thursday following a shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, and the shooter is dead, authorities say. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back for updates. AP's earlier story fol...
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FBI agents and analysts fired for roles in Trump classified files probe sue to get their jobs back
WASHINGTON (AP) - FBI employees fired for their roles in the investigation of President Donald Trump's retention of classified documents at his Florida estate sued on Thursday to get their jobs back, calling their terminations unlawful acts of "politic...
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Ukraine abandons truce and attacks Russian oil refinery as Zelenskyy says he feels betrayed by Trump
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine attacked a Russian oil refinery Thursday, abandoning a brief truce involving energy-related targets that it said Moscow did not heed, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he felt betrayed by U.S. President Donald...
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