NORTH SHORE
Excitement builds as new developments rise to revamp the Kamloops North Shore
KAMLOOPS - In recent years, the Kamloops North Shore has been eyed for housing and business redevelopment and a large part of that transition is now taking shape. Several new apartment buildings and commercial spaces are currently under construction along the Tranquille shopping corridor. It's all part of an effort rev...
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BC ELECTION 2024
ELECTION ISSUES: Kamloops candidates on tackling climate change and the environment
KAMLOOPS - An early campaign political football - the B.C. carbon tax - is now set to be axed by both the BC Conservatives and the BC NDP, should they be elected this weekend. The only party campaigning on keeping the tax is the BC Green Party. While two parties are now promising to remove the tax, it won't have an eff...
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The Creative Edge
PEARCE: Writer's block - is it real?
3h ago
Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Echinacea...Bright, Beautiful and Beneficial
One Man's Opinion
COLLINS: Do you understand what's at stake Saturday?
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The Tattle of Hastings
THE TATTLE OF HASTINGS: Mutrie looks back on 10 years
Oct 16, 2024
Kamloops and Area
Intoxicated in Public
Officers assaulted, spat on during arrest of intoxicated teen: Kamloops RCMP
KAMLOOPS - A spokesperson for the Kamloops RCMP detachment says two officers were assaulted in the course of arresting a teenager for public intoxication Wednesday (Oct. 16).In a news release, Cpl. Crystal Evelyn says police were called at about 6:30 p.m. to check on the well-being of an intoxicated youth. Officers cau...
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ROAD TRIP
Kamloops Blazers suffering from confidence deficiency, aiming to rebound in Portland
KAMLOOPS - They're in the middle of what is likely their most gruelling stretch of schedule and the Kamloops Blazers are looking to snap a four-game losing skid on Thursday (Oct. 17) against the Winterhawks in Portland. There is some positive news on the injury front. Defenceman Ryan Michael and forward Kai Matthew cou...
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B.C. ELECTION 2024
Electoral Officer for Kamloops-North Thompson riding talks advance voting, election night
KAMLOOPS - David Poulin is District Electoral Officer for the Kamloops-North Thompson riding. As of Wednesday (Oct. 16) morning, about 9,000 votes had been cast in the district for the upcoming provincial election. He said that number is quite high compared to the last pre-pandemic vote in 2017, when 2,700 votes were c...
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Springhill Creek
Erosion rehabilitation work beginning on popular trail within Sahali Terrace Nature Park
KAMLOOPS - A popular trail within Sahali Terrace Nature Park will be unavailable for most of the autumn and winter. Starting Monday, Oct. 28, the City of Kamloops says crews will work to rehabilitate the advanced erosion in Lower Springhill Creek adjacent to Xget'tem' Trail. The work includes upgrading the drainage pip...
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First Steps
First Steps provides a vital pillar of support
Since the grand opening on September 18, the First Steps Early Pregnancy Triage Clinic has been a vital pillar of support for expectant individuals in Kamloops and the surrounding rural areas. In just over six months, the clinic has delivered care to more than 400 pregnant patients. Conceived by Joanna Norman, the Head...
Apr 09, 2024
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Making Compost for the Garden
Fall time means a lot of chores for the back yard gardener, but one particular chore is quite rewarding! Maury Hik from Art Knapp's in Kamloops takes time talk about it in this episode of the Art of Gardening!
Oct 02, 2024
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Get it Done for the Fall Season
You may have had a bit of time off from working in the garden during the summer, but fall is on it's way so it's time to get back to work! Ivy Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has list of things that you should to get to before the fall weather arrives.
Sep 26, 2024
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British Columbia
India again rejects Canada's claims it works with gangs targeting Sikh separatists
OTTAWA - India's foreign ministry says Canada is trying to smear New Delhi, as the country doubles down on rejecting claims its government officials have worked with criminal gangs in the extortion, coercion and murder of Canadian citizens. But Canada is not the only country that has accused Indian officials of plottin...
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Three teenage girls charged in violent B.C. transit attacks
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Three teenage girls have been charged with assault after two separate violent attacks took place on Metro Vancouver's transit system. Metro Vancouver Transit Police say the assaults happened on July 11, the first of which was on board a SkyTrain while it travelled from New Westminster to Surrey....
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Supreme Court won't hear spy service analyst's appeal over discrimination case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear the case of a Canadian Security Intelligence Service employee who filed a discrimination lawsuit against the spy agency. It is the latest legal setback for Sameer Ebadi, who uses a pseudonym due to the sensitive nature of his intelligence work. In June 2022, Fede...
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Local Sports
ROAD TRIP
Kamloops Blazers suffering from confidence deficiency, aiming to rebound in Portland
KAMLOOPS - They're in the middle of what is likely their most gruelling stretch of schedule and the Kamloops Blazers are looking to snap a four-game losing skid on Thursday (Oct. 17) against the Winterhawks in Portland. There is some positive news on the injury front. Defenceman Ryan Michael and forward Kai Matthew cou...
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Raiders 5 Blazers 2
Blazers fall to Raiders at home 5-2, prepare to hit the road again
KAMLOOPS - Home cooking could not reverse the Kamloops Blazers' recent cold snap. After a five-game road stretch which saw them go 1-3-1, the Blazers returned to Sandman Centre Tuesday (Oct. 15) night and fell to the Prince Albert Raiders 5-2. The Raiders opened the scoring 38 seconds into the first period, but the Bla...
Oct 16, 2024
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Blazer Hockey
Blazers close road trip with 5-3 loss to Americans
KENNEWICK, WA. - The Kamloops Blazers return home licking their wounds after closing a five-game road trip with a 5-3 loss Sunday (Oct. 13) to the Tri-City Americans in Kennewick, Washington.Gavin Garland scored twice while Lukas Matecha made 32 saves for the winners.Kamloops got goals from Tommy Lafreniere - on a pena...
Oct 14, 2024
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Canada
Amber Alert issued for five-day-old baby in Saskatchewan
RCMP in Saskatchewan have issued an Amber Alert after a newborn baby was allegedly abducted from a health centre in the community of Montreal Lake. Police say they were told this afternoon that five-day-old Koda Moccasin had been taken from the community, roughly 100 kilometres north of Prince Albert. The baby boy was ...
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Here are the key numbers in the deal proposed by three tobacco giants
Three tobacco giants are proposing to pay billions of dollars to provincial and territorial governments as well as smokers across Canada as part of a corporate restructuring process set off by a legal battle over the health effects of smoking. Here are the key numbers of the proposal, based on a court filing as well as...
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Tobacco giants would pay out $32.5 billion to provinces, smokers in proposed deal
Three tobacco giants are proposing to pay close to $25 billion to provinces and territories and more than $4 billion to some 100,000 Quebec smokers and their loved ones as part of a corporate restructuring process triggered by a long-running legal battle. The companies - JTI-Macdonald Corp., Rothmans, Benson & Hedg...
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World
Republicans say they're appealing a Georgia judge's ruling that invalidates seven election rules
ATLANTA (AP) - National and state Republicans on Thursday appealed a judge's ruling that said seven election rules recently passed by Georgia's State Election Board are "illegal, unconstitutional and void." The Republican National Committee and the Georgia Republican Party are appealing a ruling from Fulton C...
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Republicans say they're appealing a Georgia judge's ruling that invalidates seven election rules
ATLANTA (AP) - National and state Republicans on Thursday appealed a judge's ruling that said seven election rules recently passed by Georgia's State Election Board are "illegal, unconstitutional and void." The Republican National Committee and the Georgia Republican Party are appealing a ruling from Fulton C...
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Alabama executes man who killed 5 and asked to be put to death
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) - Alabama executed a man Thursday who admitted to killing five people with an ax and gun during a drug-fueled rampage in 2016 and dropped his appeals to allow his lethal injection to go forward. Derrick Dearman, 36, was pronounced dead at 6:14 p.m. Thursday at Holman prison in southern Alabama. He ple...
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