City championship
Fulton Cup opponents get acquainted in media day competition
KAMLOOPS - The Fulton Cup is the only basketball tournament of the year that allows Kamloops-and-area high schools of all sizes to play against each other. This year, St. Ann's, South Kamloops, Brocklehurst, Barriere, Sa-Hali, NorKam, Westsyde, Valleyview and Merritt will be represented, with city championship bragging...
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BONDI BEACH VIGIL
WATCH: Kamloops Jewish community gathers to mourn victims of Bondi Beach massacre
KAMLOOPS - The Jewish community in Kamloops organized outside of Kamloops City Hall Sunday (Dec. 14) for a vigil on the first day of Hanukkah in memory of the lives lost at an attack on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. More than 30 people were in attendance at the event, including Deputy Mayor Margot Middleton on beha...
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BC POLITICS
BC Conservatives staying focused on leadership contest amid OneBC drama
KAMLOOPS - The BC Conservatives are funneling comment regarding the collapse of OneBC toward interim leader Trevor Halford, with MLAs staying focused on their own leadership contest. But with one right-of-centre party in turmoil, it will be important for the BC Conservatives and whoever becomes their next leader to att...
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Temperature Records
Kamloops, Lytton, Clinton among B.C. communities setting new temperature records
LYTTON, B.C. - The atmospheric weather system that is bringing heavy rain to B.C.'s south coast has triggered a new wave of high-temperature records across the province.According to preliminary numbers from Environment Canada, nine communities either broke or tied temperature records for Dec. 14, including Lytton, whic...
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YMCA Closure
Downtown Kamloops YMCA temporarily closed due to 'urgent plumbing repair'
KAMLOOPS - The downtown branch of the Kamloops YMCA will be closed through to the end of day Tuesday (Dec. 16) due to an urgent plumbing repair.In a notice sent to members, Kamloops YMCA Centre Manager Kassie Fowlie said the closure is necessary as all water in the Battle Street facility needs to be shut off so repairs...
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Property Tax Implications
Budgetary impact of pipeline assessment changes could top $1.3M next year: TNRD
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has written a second letter to the B.C. Ministry of Finance asking that proposed changes to the way gathering and transmission pipelines like Trans Mountain are assessed be halted until there is proper consultation with local governments. The Dec. 12 letter is add...
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Featured Content
Art of Christmas
Art of Christmas: Christmas trees
For the gardener, what more important topic is there to talk about during the Christmas season than Christmas trees? Ivy Hik from Art Knapp Home and Garden takes time to talk about a few of the popular types they offer and how to take care of them!
Dec 12, 2025
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Art of Gardening
The Art of Christmas: Seasonal hand-tied bouquet
At this time of year, there's always a lot of interest by customers wondering how to create a colourful, hand tied bouquet. But Ivy Hik from Art Knapp Home & Garden in Kamloops makes a lot of them so she's taking time out to show you how it's done!WATCH:
Dec 09, 2025
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Kamloops & District Chamber of Commerce
39th Annual Business Excellence Awards
Watch the replay of the 2025 Business Excellence Awards livestream hosted on CFJC Today. Congratulations to all finalists and winners from all of us at Pattison Media Ltd.To get in touch with the Kamloops & District Chamber of Commerce, go to KamloopsChamber.ca
Oct 24, 2025
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British Columbia
From sushi delivery to oat milk lattes, how 'little treats' provide sense of solace
VANCOUVER - Young customers and families filter in and out of Foglifter, a bustling café in Vancouver's Mount Pleasant neighbourhood, ordering croissants and lattes. Barista Nicholas Schorn says many, especially millennials, are open about their ritual...
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$50,000 fine, 10-year hunting ban issued after B.C. man illegally hunts wildlife
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says a man has been fined $50,000 for illegally hunting and killing wildlife in multiple incidents across British Columbia. It says in a post to social media that Daniel Gazzola from Maple Ridge, B.C.,...
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One man arrested after a fatal stabbing in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD - Homicide investigators say a 35-year-old man has been arrested following a fatal stabbing in Abbotsford, B.C., over the weekend, but no charges have been laid. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says investigators are still determ...
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Local Sports
City championship
Fulton Cup opponents get acquainted in media day competition
KAMLOOPS - The Fulton Cup is the only basketball tournament of the year that allows Kamloops-and-area high schools of all sizes to play against each other. This year, St. Ann's, South Kamloops, Brocklehurst, Barriere, Sa-Hali, NorKam, Westsyde, Valleyview and Merritt will be represented, with city championship bragging...
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In the WHL
Blazers' Kufterins named to preliminary Latvian World Juniors roster; Gibson called up
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have called up 16-year-old goaltender Braxton Gibson as Ivans Kufterins will be stepping away from the team after he was named to Latvia's preliminary World Juniors roster.Gibson, who was drafted by the Blazers in the sixth round of the 2024 WHL Prospects Draft, is currently playing for ...
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WHL ACTION
Cougars top Blazers in B.C. division battle
PRINCE GEORGE - The Kamloops Blazers struck first on Saturday night, but four unanswered goals from the Cougars completed the weekend sweep for Prince George. Tommy Lafreniere got the scoring started in the second period with his 22nd of the season. PG would strike back just before the end of the frame with two quick g...
Dec 14, 2025
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Canada
Kids mailing letters to Santa will get a response after brief pause: Canada Post
Canada Post says the millions of Canadians who write to Santa Claus with their wish lists will get a response this year. A month-long strike by more than 55,000 postal workers last year meant Old Saint Nick couldn't respond to letters, but kids were as...
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In the news: Meeting NATO targets, Rabbi mourned, Condo fire put out, Series on youth
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... McGuinty 'confident' Canada will hit NATO spending targets Defence Minister David McGuinty says he's confident the federal government will hit its NATO defence spe...
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McGuinty 'confident' Canada will hit NATO spending targets
OTTAWA - Canada is injecting tens of billions of dollars into defence as it looks to ramp up spending to levels not seen since the Cold War - both to meet its NATO commitments and to juice the domestic economy. But it remains to be seen whether Nationa...
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World
Australian police say Bondi Beach mass shooting was inspired by Islamic State group
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - A mass shooting in which 15 people were killed during a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach was "a terrorist attack inspired by Islamic State," Australia's federal police commissioner Krissy Barrett s...
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US military says strikes on 3 boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean kill 8 people
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military said Monday that it attacked three boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing a total of eight people. The military said in a statement on social media that t...
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Small plane crashes in central Mexico, killing at least 7 people, official says
MEXICO CITY (AP) - A small plane crashed in central Mexico while trying to make an emergency landing Monday, killing at least seven people, Mexico State Civil Protection Coordinator Adrián Hernández said. The accident took ...
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