NEW - The TRU WolfPack women’s volleyball team is off to USPORTS nationals for the very first time. They beat Manitoba in three sets to win a best-of-three QF series 2-1. Next up is the Canada West Final Four in Edmonton, but all four teams will move on to nationals. #Kamloops

Members of the Iranian community in #Kamloops were out this afternoon as news filtered in about Ali Khamenei's now confirmed death in a major attack launched by Israel and the United States. More @cfjctoday.bsky.social in the days ahead.

NEW - A portion of a planned 17 hectare prescribed burn in the Peterson Creek Nature Park in #Kamloops could begin on March 2, if conditions allow. According to the BC Wildfire Service, work this spring will only cover six hectares. More details about the burn are in this story from December.

The results of the 2025 Point-in-Time count will be going before Tuesday's city council meeting. Conducted over a 24-hour period on Oct. 15 and 16, it shows 419 people experiencing homelessness in #Kamloops, up from 313 found during the 2024 count.

Three former #Kamloops Blazers have been included in the list of the CHL's Top 50 players of the last 50 years: Jarome Iginla Scott Niedermayer Mark Recchi

The #Kamloops Blazers erupt for a season-high 11 goals to brush Victoria aside 11-1. Jordan Keller (4G, 1A) & Nathan Behm (5A) led the way, while Ty Coupland scored his first two as a Blazer. JP Hurlbert (2G, 1A), Josh Evaschesen & Joaquin Geras (3A each) also starred.

Former #Kamloops lawyer Rogelio “Butch” Bagabuyo (pictured on the left) has been convicted of first-degree murder in the 2022 death of TRU lecturer Mohd Abdullah. A first-degree murder conviction comes with an automatic life sentence with no chance of parole for 25 years.

I'm told the City of #Kamloops, through Kelowna-based Okanagan Affordable Rentals, plan to offer these rentals for the rest of this season. The plan next year is to issue a bid for these services and choose a provider from among the applicants.

The #Kamloops outdoor skating is just as good at night. Easily a few hundred people (lots of young kids) using it on the first-ever Saturday evening.

Opening day at the new outdoor skating rink at Riverside Park in #Kamloops.

Joe Hicketts will play for Team Canada at the 2025 Spengler Cup in Davos, Switzerland. The 29-year-old defenceman from #Kamloops has won two gold medals with Canada - 2015 World Juniors & the 2013 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament. He last played for Canada at the 2016 World Juniors.

The #Coquihalla has reopened but a travel advisory remains between #HopeBC and #Merritt. A snowfall warning has been reissued as 10-15 cm of snow is expected to fall on Dec. 24. This new warning also covers #BCHwy1 through the Fraser Canyon. #Kamloops cfjctoday.com/2025/12/23/c...

No details yet from #Kamloops RCMP, but there was very visible police pursuit on the North Shore and in Brocklehurst this evening. Here's what we know, so far.

An update to planned terminal renovations at #Kamloops Airport that I reported on last year. Spoiler: it didn't move ahead because provincial grant funding wasn't rexeived. YKA brass are re-applying for funding once again.

Kendra Woodland of #Kamloops has signed a one-year contract with the Ottawa Charge. The Westsyde Secondary grad - and former UNB Athletics standout goaltender - is the first PWHL player from Kamloops.

There are multiple posts circulating on #Kamloops FB pages claiming that Build Kamloops/the planned RCMP HQ will add another 10.45% to the current 10.76% provisional tax rate. That is false. Build Kamloops is included, and the RCMP HQ costs have been deferred to at least 2027.

Sellout crowd at Sandman Centre as Bryan Adams launches the Canadian leg of his “Roll With The Punches” tour in #Kamloops. It's almost two years to the day since Brian Adams last played in Kamloops on Sept. 12, 2023.

Power is back on, and some outages lasted less than 5 minutes, but there was a widespread outage in #Kamloops Saturday evening. A substation fault is to blame, according to BC Hydro.

A perfect #Kamloops evening for the beautiful game.

The TRU student who drowned in the Thompson River in #Kamloops on July 6 has been identified as 27-year-old Jatin Garg. According to an online fundraiser, Jatin arrived in Canada in August 2024, and his friends are trying to raise $13K to send his body back to India.

A special weather statement is in effect for the #Kamloops area. The Environment Canada forecast for Kamloops is calling for 10 to 15 mm of rain Wednesday (July 9) as well as the risk of afternoon/evening thunderstorms.

NEW - SD73 has announced Mike McKay as its interim Superintendent until Dec. 31, 2025. He'll join interim Secretary-Treasurer Harold Cull, who was appointed in April. Recruitment to replace Rhonda Nixon and Trina Cassidy will begin this fall. #Kamloops #bcpoli

The Phases Veterinary Emergency Hospital in #Kamloops is reporting several suspected cases of blue-green algae exposure from the Nicola Lake/Monck Park region near #Merritt. BC Parks is also urging caution and is advising against swimming as the algae can be highly toxic.

UPDATE 12:55 pm: An evacuation order for the #Neskonlith Indian Band IR #2 has been downgraded to an alert, though people returning home are asked to stay vigilant. Crews are still working on the Scatchard Mountain fire, which is being held at 35 hectares. #ChaseBC #Kamloops

The TNRD has issued new evacuation orders and alerts in the #LyttonBC area as there are two wildfires burn in the area. #Kamloops cfjctoday.com/2025/07/01/t...

UPDATE: The Scatchard Mountain fire near #ChaseBC is being held at 35 hectares, meaning it is not expected to grow further. That said, Neskonlith Band members who were evacuated will remain out of their homes for one more night. #Kamloops cfjctoday.com/2025/07/01/n...

#Kamloops native Logan Stankoven has signed an eight-year, $48 million contract extension with the Carolina Hurricanes. It'll kick in the 2026-27 season, as he still has one more year left on his entry-level contract. cfjctoday.com/2025/07/01/h...

UPDATE: The #LyttonBC First Nation has issued an evacuation alert for the Papyum 27, Papyum 27A, Lytton 27B, and Nohomeen 23 reserves. This fire sparked on the four year anniversary of the wildfire which destroyed much of the nearby Village of Lytton. #Kamloops

UPDATE: The fire is estimated at 14 ha. and out of control. Ground and air resources are on it, and it's apparently moving uphill and away from properties on evacuation order I'm also told it was sparked by a load of hay that was on fire while on a truck passing through the area. #Kamloops

#Kamloops Fire crews are responding to another grassfire, this time in the area of Strathcona Park. I see at least one emergency vehicle on scene already and can hear a few more in the downtown area. #Kamloops

UPDATE - This fire is being held at 3.07 hectares in size. The BC Wildfire Service also says the fire is suspected to be human caused, though no other details are available yet. #Kamloops

An update into the Japanese beetle detection in #Kamloops. It's going to be interesting to monitor the Exhibition Park area, as it includes the rugby field and Charles Anderson Stadium.

NEW - More than two years after he went missing, the family of Miguel Mack say he's been found. Miguel was last seen on Feb. 27, 2023 and he was reported missing on March 3, 2023. In Feb. 2024 police said Miguel was the victim of a homicide #Merritt #Kamloops