Missing Man
Kamloops RCMP looking for missing 25-year-old man
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are asking for help in finding a missing 25-year-old man, who was last seen just after noon Friday (Jan. 17).Police say Matthew Carson was last seen on the 500-block of Columbia Street downtown around 12:15 p.m. Friday. In a news release, they say his family and police are concerned for his wel...
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ON PEBBLED ICE
Barriere to host B.C. Stick Curling Championships
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Stick Curling Championships are scheduled to run from Feb. 6 to Feb. 8 at the Barriere Curling Club. Twelve teams from across the province will compete in women's stick and open stick divisions, including two that include members from Kamloops. Linda DeBelser and Cathy Ausmus will be in action on th...
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Kamloops and Area
Citizen Satisfaction Survey
Fewer Kamloops residents reported good quality of life in 2024: Citizen Satisfaction Survey
KAMLOOPS - A decline in quality of life is one of the City of Kamloops' key findings in its Citizen Satisfaction Survey for 2024. According to the city's survey, conducted by Forum Reach Inc., 75 per cent of Kamloops residents report having a good quality of life. That number is down eight per cent from 2022 and down 2...
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Residential School Renovations
Engagement sessions scheduled as work to rehabilitate former Kamloops Indian Residential School building continues
KAMLOOPS - Tk'emlúps te Secwepemc is seeking input from all band members as it moves ahead with plans to rehabilitate the former Kamloops Indian Residential School building. It will be hosting a pair of community engagement sessions at Moccasin Square Gardens on Wednesday, Jan. 29 between 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m....
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Coquihalla Watch
Multi-vehicle incident impacts traffic on Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt
UPDATE (11:00 a.m.): Yellowhead Road and Bridge Nicola says the northbound lanes have reopened. Additionally, DriveBC no longer lists the incident on its map online.UPDATE (9:30 a.m.): Traffic in both directions on the stretch of the Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt is operating at a single lane due to vehicle recov...
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Farm2Chefs
Farm2Chefs donates $25K to BGC Kamloops food security focused programs
KAMLOOPS - BGC Kamloops, formerly known as the Boys and Girls Club, received a $25,000 donation Thursday (Jan. 16), courtesy of Farm2Chefs. Farm2Chefs is a local non-profit that works with chefs and Kamloops food producers to bolster connections and education around food sustainability. The money comes from ticket sale...
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Featured Content
CFJC TV Special
Art of Christmas 2024 with Art Knapp Kamloops
Maury and Ivy Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops take a look back at the best holiday features from years past. Presented by CFJC TV and First Choice Hair.
Dec 25, 2024
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Art of Christmas
Art of Christmas - Flowering Seasonal Plants
There are many ways to bring warmth and colour to your home during the holiday season! Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a few ways for you to do that with seasonal flowering plants.
Nov 28, 2024
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Art of Christmas
Art of Christmas - Protecting Seasonal Greenery
You put a lot of time and money into creating your outdoor seasonal displays so you'll probably want to protect them from damaging winds and temperatures. Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a few good tips on how to do just that!
Nov 21, 2024
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British Columbia
Impact of Trump tariffs on Metro Vancouver real estate likely short-lived: report
VANCOUVER - A residential market sales forecast by Greater Vancouver Realtors says the impact of possible tariffs from the United States would likely be short-lived. The annual report from the association that represents 15,000 Realtors says its preliminary investigation and economic modelling shows a drag on sales cou...
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Below-seasonal temperatures coming to B.C., but warmer than 2024 cold snap
VANCOUVER - Below-seasonal temperatures are expected in parts of British Columbia this weekend, a year after a bitter cold snap that sent wind-chill temperatures plummeting to -20 C in Metro Vancouver and as low as -50 C in other parts of the province. Environment Canada meteorologist Lisa Erven says the coldest air ma...
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Mother orca still pushing body of dead calf off Vancouver Island, 10 days after death
VICTORIA - A mother killer whale whose calf died more than two weeks ago has recently been spotted still carrying the newborn's carcass in waters off Victoria. The Center for Whale Research says in a Facebook post on Thursday that the mother, known as J35 or Tahlequah, was seen pushing the remains on Jan. 10 between Va...
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Local Sports
ON PEBBLED ICE
Barriere to host B.C. Stick Curling Championships
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Stick Curling Championships are scheduled to run from Feb. 6 to Feb. 8 at the Barriere Curling Club. Twelve teams from across the province will compete in women's stick and open stick divisions, including two that include members from Kamloops. Linda DeBelser and Cathy Ausmus will be in action on th...
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TRU WolfPack
TRU basketball teams fall to Trinity Western at home
KAMLOOPS - Both Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack basketball teams fell to the Trinity Western Sparts at the Tournament Capital Centre (TCC) Thursday (Jan. 16) night. The WolfPack men's team, needing a win to create breathing room between themselves and the Spartans in the Canada West Pacific Division standings...
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PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Kamloops curlers take aim at B.C. title, Kelowna Brier: 'It's probably the most open it's been in the last 15 years'
KAMLOOPS -- Jared Kolomaya is one of seven Kamloops residents who will throw at the men's B.C. Curling Championship next week in Langley and the only participant with Brier experience. For the six others, the provincials this season offer opportunity for a debut at the big dance."There are probably six or seven te...
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Canada
Liberal leadership race: A look at the potential candidates
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are running their first leadership race in more than a decade to replace the departing Justin Trudeau. Candidates must declare by Jan. 23 and pay a $350,000 fee to enter the race. The winner will be named on March 9. Here's a quick look at who's in and who's out. Who's in Chandra Arya Arya...
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Supreme Court to decide next week whether to hear challenge to Quebec secularism law
MONTREAL - The Supreme Court of Canada will announce next week whether it will hear a challenge to Quebec's secularism law, known as Bill 21. The groups seeking leave to appeal say they have been informed the country's highest court is expected to publish its decision on Thursday. In 2024 the Quebec Court of Appeal uph...
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Group says disability benefit at risk unless Ottawa moves quickly on regulations
OTTAWA - An organization advocating for people with disabilities says the new federal disability benefit could be delayed beyond the promised July 1 payment date because the government still hasn't approved the regulations. March of Dimes Canada is launching a campaign today urging Persons with Disabilities Minister Ka...
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World
Blinken tells AP he's worried Trump administration may abandon key Biden foreign policy initiatives
WASHINGTON (AP) - Outgoing Secretary of State Antony Blinken told The Associated Press that he hopes the incoming Trump administration will press forward with key points in President Joe Biden's foreign policy, including on the Middle East and Ukraine. But in an wide-ranging interview Friday on his last workday as Amer...
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Los Angeles fires have scorched largest urban area in California in at least 40 years
Two wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the mid-1980s, an Associated Press analysis shows. The Eaton and Palisades fires that erupted last week have collectively burned almost 4 square miles of highly dense parts of Los Angeles, more than d...
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Los Angeles fires have scorched largest urban area in California in at least 40 years
Two wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the mid-1980s, an Associated Press analysis shows. The Eaton and Palisades fires that erupted last week have collectively burned almost 4 square miles of highly dense parts of Los Angeles, more than d...
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