Kamloops and Area

De Palma WJC
Blazers' Dan De Palma added to Canada's coaching staff at 2026 World Juniors
KAMLOOPS - Dan De Palma is going back to the World Juniors this December.The long-time Kamloops Blazers goaltending coach, who was recently promoted to Director of Goaltending Development, has been added to Team Canada's coaching staff for the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota.D...
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Kamloops United men play spoilsport with win over TSS in League1 BC season finale
KAMLOOPS - The race for the League1 BC men's title will go down to the wire. Kamloops United (KUFC) played spoilsport when they beat the 10-man TSS Rovers 2-1 in a come-from-behind win at Hillside Stadium Friday (July 25) night, a result that could hand Langley United the title later this afternoon. Lachlan Will (in th...
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MISSING: PATRICIA QUINN
Into Thin Air - Patricia Quinn, Indigenous mother, sister and daughter last seen in Lytton
LYTTON - Since the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQI+ people, the epidemic has become a larger topic of discussion across the country. The 2019 inquiry found Indigenous women are statistically more likely than non-Indigenous women to experience violence, be killed or go mis...
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Renovated and revamped Secwépemc Museum and Heritage Park reopens to public
TK'EMLÚPS TE SECWÉPEMC - The Secwépemc Museum and Heritage Park held its grand reopening Thursday evening (July 24), after a five-year closure during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic when renovations took place for the building and to enhance the historical and cultural exhibits. The revamped mu...
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British Columbia

B.C.'s independent wood manufacturers decry retroactive U.S. softwood duties
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's independent wood product makers say hundreds of small- and medium-sized manufacturers may be forced to shut down in light of the latest decision from the United States to raise anti-dumping duties on Canadian softwood. The province's Independent Wood Processors Association says in a relea...
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U.S. imposing 20.56% anti-dumping duties on Canadian softwood
VANCOUVER - British Columbia lumber organizations are condemning the decision by the U.S. Commerce Department to raise anti-dumping duties on Canadian softwood to 20.56 per cent, calling them unjustified, punitive and protectionist. The B.C. Council of Forest Industries issued a statement Friday saying the trade action...
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How lessons can be learned from B.C.'s Red Chris mine to help future rescues
A rescuer who has experienced the relief that comes with successfully freeing people trapped underground, says lessons learned at a rescue operation at British Columbia's Red Chris mine can help teams across the country. Mine operator Newmont Corp., has promised an independent investigation into the factors that led to...
Jul 25, 2025
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NDP releases official rules for leadership race to replace Singh
OTTAWA - The NDP has released the official rules for its leadership race - and they're telling candidates they must gather specific numbers of signatures from supporters in diverse regional, racial and LGBTQ+ groups. Alberta NDP MP Heather McPherson said Friday she is "considering" entering the race. "I'...
Jul 25, 2025
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More lease deals reached for Hudson's Bay locations
TORONTO - Hudson's Bay has reached deals to sell the leases of six store locations as legal wrangling continues on work to close a deal to sell up to 25 leases to B.C. billionaire Ruby Liu. Legal filings show clothing retailer YM Inc. has struck a deal to buy five leases for $5.03 million, while it was unable to secure...
Jul 25, 2025
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'Goosebumps' and euphoria after workers trapped in B.C. mine were freed
The employer of three workers who were trapped underground in a northern British Columbia mine has spoken of the joyous reaction when the men emerged safely, after more than 60 hours trapped underground. It was "quite a euphoric evening last night," Hy-Tech Drilling's Dwayne Ross said of the moment when the m...
Jul 25, 2025
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Canada

City fines Montreal church for hosting MAGA-affiliated singer Sean Feucht
MONTRÉAL - The City of Montreal has fined a local church for hosting a concert by the U.S.-based Christian musician Sean Feucht. Feucht's controversial views and his status as a rising star in the MAGA movement have led officials to cancel his concerts in several Canadian cities in recent days. But on Friday eve...
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N.S. Black community's reunion returns with safety measures, a year after shooting
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Black community is including safety measures at a reunion of former residents of a historic community, one year after a shooting during the event. The Africville reunion last July was marred by shots that injured five people, but organizers say the community has returned in force and is celebrat...
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Montreal air quality worst in the world due to wildfires in Prairies
MONTRÉAL - Smoke from wildfires in the Canadian Prairies has led to air quality warnings across southern Quebec. Swiss company IQAir this morning ranked Montreal as having the worst air quality in the world. Environment Canada has issued warnings that recommend limiting time spent outdoors. It says people with e...
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Most Canadians think the country is making progress on reconciliation: poll
OTTAWA - Most Canadians believe the country is making good progress on reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, a new poll from Leger suggests. "The extent to which people feel progress on reconciliation is being made or not has an important bearing on how they feel about the country," said Jack Jedwab, presid...
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Auditor general to study hiring, promotion of public servants with disabilities
OTTAWA - The federal auditor general is planning to study the recruitment, retention and promotion of people with disabilities in the federal public service. Documents obtained by The Canadian Press through Access to Information indicate that the audit is expected to be tabled in the spring. Claire Baudry, a spokespers...
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Final arguments on Monday in bail hearing for 3 Quebec extremist plot suspects
QUÉBEC - A Quebec court judge is expected to hear final arguments from the Crown and defence attorneys on Monday in a bail hearing for three men facing terrorism charges in the Quebec City region. The men are accused of plotting to forcibly take over land in the Quebec City region. The Crown is opposing bail for...
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World

Israel's military says airdrops of aid will begin Saturday night in Gaza,
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel's military says airdrops of aid will begin Saturday night in Gaza, and humanitarian corridors will be established for United Nations convoys The statement issued late Saturday came after increasing accounts of starvation-related deaths in Gaza following months of experts' warning...
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A grenade is missing from the scene of an explosion that killed 3 LA deputies
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A grenade is missing from the scene of an explosion that killed three Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies, authorities said Friday. The July 18 blast at a sheriff's department training facility killed three experienced deputies on the arson and explosives team. The deputies were working on two gren...
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Cambodian officials report 12 new deaths in fighting with Thailand, bringing total death toll to 32
SURIN, Thailand (AP) - Cambodian officials on Saturday reported 12 new deaths in its fighting with Thailand, bringing death toll on both sides to 32. Gen. Maly Socheata, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, told reporters Saturday that seven more civilians and five soldiers have died from two days of figh...
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Southwest Airlines flight headed to Las Vegas takes dramatic plunge in response to nearby aircraft
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A Southwest Airline jet heading to Las Vegas from Southern California took a dramatic plunge shortly after takeoff Friday in response to an alert about a nearby plane, injuring two flight attendants, authorities and passengers said. Southwest flight 1496 was responding to an onboard alert about another...
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Judge blocks Trump's birthright citizenship restrictions in third ruling since high court decision
BOSTON (AP) - A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from ending birthright citizenship for the children of parents who are in the U.S. illegally, issuing the third court ruling blocking the birthright order nationwide since a key Supreme Court decision in June. U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin, join...
Jul 25, 2025
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Lori Vallow Daybell receives life in prison for 2 Arizona murder conspiracy convictions
PHOENIX (AP) - Lori Vallow Daybell was sentenced to life in prison Friday on two murder conspiracy convictions in Arizona, marking an end to a winding legal saga for the mother with doomsday religious beliefs who claimed people in her life had been possessed by evil spirits. Vallow Daybell, already serving life sentenc...
Jul 25, 2025
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