
Kamloops and Area

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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OPEN FOR VISITORS
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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HEALING HOUSE CONSTRUCTION
'We need to start healing': Tk'emlúps breaks ground for new Healing House
TK'EMLÚPS TE SECWÉPEMC - Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc (TteS) hosted a ceremonial groundbreaking Friday (July 25) for its new Healing House, which will provide mental wellness care, counselling and cultural supports to Indigenous people impacted by Canada's Indian Residential Schools. The construct...
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BUSKERS FEST
Performers and spectators brave the rain at Kamloops Buskers Fest
KAMLOOPS - The show must go on, and a little rain on Friday (July 25) hasn't dampened the spirits of the performers or spectators at the Kamloops International Buskers Fest. It's the sixth year the event has taken over Riverside Park, with performers from around the globe descending into Kamloops for four days of unicy...
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British Columbia

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...
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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'...
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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...
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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...
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How the rescue of three workers trapped underground in B.C. mine unfolded
Three contractors were rescued late Thursday after more than 60 hours trapped underground at the Red Chris gold and copper mine in northern B.C. Here is a timeline of how the situation unfolded (all times Pacific): July 22, 2025, 6 a.m. Three contractors working for Hy-Tech Drilling begin work for the day at the mine. ...
Jul 25, 2025
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Canada

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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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...
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Police recapture convicted murderer who escaped prison north of Montreal
MONTREAL - Correctional Service Canada says a convicted murderer who escaped from a Quebec prison nearly three weeks ago has been recaptured. They say Lory Bill Germa was apprehended by the Montreal police at around 7:45 a.m. The 69-year-old escaped from the Archambault Institution north of Montreal on July 5. Staff at...
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Liberal MPs call for Canada to join France in recognizing Palestinian state
OTTAWA - Liberal members of Parliament are publicly calling on the Canadian government to follow France's lead in recognizing Palestine as a state. Toronto-area MP Salma Zahid said on a social media post that Canada must join France in announcing its recognition of a state for the Palestinian people MP Fares Al Soud, w...
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World

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...
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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...
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Education Department says it will release billions in remaining withheld grant money for schools
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is releasing billions of dollars in grants to schools for adult literacy, English language instruction and other programs, the Education Department said Friday. President Donald Trump's administration had withheld $6 billion in funding on July 1 as part of a review to ensure s...
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