Wetlands Conservation
Environmental groups build artificial beaver dams in Shuswap area
SALMON ARM - The Nature Trust of B.C. (NTBC) and the BC Wildlife Federation (BCWF) partnered to build 22 artificial beaver dams as part of conservation efforts in the area the White Lake area.The BCWF said the structures, known as beaver dam analogues (BDAs), are a low-tech and low-cost means of restoring ecosystem hea...
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Kamloops Votes 2026
CFJC-TV to broadcast live municipal election night special
KAMLOOPS - CFJC-TV will broadcast a live special on municipal election night, Saturday, October 17.Hosted by lead anchor Dylana Kneeshaw, the two-hour special will begin at 8:00 p.m. as polls close.The program will feature live updates from Kamloops city hall, where many of the candidates will be gathering, and results...
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Kamloops and Area
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Storm take 5-3 win with late-game surge
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Storm had a late-game surge on Friday night (Oct. 16) to take a 5-3 win against the Osoyoos Coyotes at McArthur Park Arena.Jeyvn Gill tallied the first point of the game and lone goal for the period for the Coyotes at the 6:18 mark.Carson Werbowesky netted the first goal of the game for the Stor...
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Blazers implode late in 5-4 overtime loss to Thunderbirds
KENT, WASH. - An early game surge from the Kamloops Blazers was not enough to prevent a 5-4 overtime loss to the Seattle Thunderbirds Friday (Oct. 16) night at the accesso ShoWare Center.Matthew Gard opened the scoring for the Thunderbirds with a power play goal, just past the five minute mark in the opening period.The...
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Stuart Wood School
Halloween rally planned to save Stuart Wood School from 'frightful' end
KAMLOOPS - Plans are in the works for a rally on Halloween Saturday (Oct. 31) to save Stuart Wood School from the threat of demolition.The rally will be held at 10:00 a.m. in the Stuart Wood schoolyard at 245 St. Paul Street, and it's open to everyone. It is being organized by a grassroots group called Friends of Stuar...
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Free Transit
BC Transit offering free bus service on municipal, provincial election days
KAMLOOPS - Buses in Kamloops - and several other B.C. communities - will be free for the next two Saturdays, so people can head to the polls to vote.BC Transit buses as well as handyDART will be free in Kamloops, Merritt, Vernon and Williams Lake on Oct. 17 and Oct. 24. A full list of communities with free transit on m...
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Featured Content
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
CentreBC pledges $25M 'rural ER stabilization fund' to keep emergency rooms open
SURREY - CentreBC Leader Elenore Sturko has announced plans for a $25-million-a-year "rural ER stabilization fund" to help keep emergency rooms open in the province. The party's campaign pledge says the fund would pay locum doctors and nurses, and fund...
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B.C. voting for mayors and councillors before general election next week
VANCOUVER - Voting is underway in British Columbia, but if you're confused, you're probably not alone. B.C. residents vote today for local representatives on councils, school boards and other regional posts, choosing from 3,500 candidates across the p...
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No reports of serious injuries in B.C. crash involving semi-truck, bus, cars: police
SURREY - Police say there are no reports of serious injuries after a crash involving a semi-truck and trailer, a bus and several other vehicles that forced the closure of Highway 99 in both directions in south Surrey, B.C., on Friday. Staff Sgt. Lindse...
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Local Sports
WolfPack vs. Thunderbirds
TRU WolfPack women break UBC's years-long winning streak
VANCOUVER - The TRU WolfPack soccer teams had mixed results against the top-ranked UBC Thunderbirds in Vancouver on Friday (Oct. 17), with the women's team earning a tie game to break a years-long winning streak.The women put forward a complete team effort to do what no other team could in 44 regular season games again...
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Storm take 5-3 win with late-game surge
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Storm had a late-game surge on Friday night (Oct. 16) to take a 5-3 win against the Osoyoos Coyotes at McArthur Park Arena.Jeyvn Gill tallied the first point of the game and lone goal for the period for the Coyotes at the 6:18 mark.Carson Werbowesky netted the first goal of the game for the Stor...
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Blazers implode late in 5-4 overtime loss to Thunderbirds
KENT, WASH. - An early game surge from the Kamloops Blazers was not enough to prevent a 5-4 overtime loss to the Seattle Thunderbirds Friday (Oct. 16) night at the accesso ShoWare Center.Matthew Gard opened the scoring for the Thunderbirds with a power play goal, just past the five minute mark in the opening period.The...
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Canada
Expert says bus model involved in deadly Calgary crash considered 'extremely safe'
CALGARY - An expert on low-carbon transportation says the roughly 1,000 compressed natural gas buses running in Canada are still considered "extremely safe" after one such bus was involved in a deadly crash in Calgary that claimed the lives of three pe...
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More than one in four Montreal-area adults experienced poverty over eight years
MONTREAL - More than one in four adults in Greater Montreal experienced poverty at some point between 2016 and 2023, according to a new study suggesting poverty is more widespread than annual statistics indicate. The study, conducted by Quebec's Instit...
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Bank of Canada's Macklem warns global resilience 'under strain'
Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem is warning that persistently high global energy prices will drive up the outlook for inflation at home. While Macklem said global resilience is being tested after a series of shocks, he also expressed some confidenc...
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World
Hurricane Trudy strengthens to Category 2 as it approaches Mexico coast
MIAMI (AP) - Trudy strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane as it moved toward Mexico's southwestern and west-central Pacific coast on Saturday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. A hurricane warning was in effect from Manzanillo in C...
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Pope returns to Vatican days after surgery; surgeon says he should be fit for Latin America tour
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Leo XIV returned to the Vatican on Saturday days after lung cancer surgery, as his surgeon said there are "no clinical reasons" to prevent his planned trip to Latin America next month. "The Holy Father has put his...
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A fire guts a Bangladeshi beach resort, killing 10 people
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - A fire gutted a beach resort in southeastern Bangladesh on Saturday, killing 10 people and injuring four, an official said. The fire broke out at Tuptup Resto and Resort at Inani in Cox's Bazar district, a popular...
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