Doctors and B.C. government extend labour deal by four years
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government and the province's doctors have agreed on a four-year extension of the labour deal between the two sides. A joint statement by the B.C. Ministry of Health and Doctors of BC says voting by more than 4,000 docto...
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Building Permits
Busy May keeping Kamloops building sector on record pace in 2026
KAMLOOPS - A busy month of May has helped put the Kamloops building sector on a record pace through 2026. New numbers released by the City of Kamloops Building Inspection Division show just under $55 million in activity was recorded over 99 permits for May 2026 - more than quadruple the $13.3 million recorded over 110 ...
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FIFA World Cup
City of Kamloops announces lineup of 2026 FIFA World Cup festivities at Riverside Park
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has laid out its plans to celebrate the FIFA World Cup with watch parties at Riverside Park, which will feature live music and community activations.As part of the festivities, the city said all 104 games of the tournament - which runs June 11 to July 19 - will be shown for free on a lar...
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Snowpack Conditions
Two-thirds of B.C. snowpack melted; continued drying conditions around Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Snowpack conditions in the North Thompson basin are sticking out like a sore thumb compared to other basins in the area. The B.C. River Forecast Centre's (BCRFC) latest Snow Survey and Water Supply Bulletin shows the average snowpack for the North Thompson basin at 74 per cent normal as of June 1, down from ...
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RIH Vehicle Fire
Notable vehicle fire from RIH parking lot not suspicious: KFR
KAMLOOPS - A vehicle fire from Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) caught the attention of early birds in Kamloops Friday (June 5). Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) responded to a parking stall by the RIH emergency room at around 5:15 a.m. where a vehicle was fully engulfed in flames, creating a notable plume of smoke. KFR Captain W...
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NorthPaws
NorthPaws earn first series win of 2026 season
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops NorthPaws won their first series of the 2026 West Coast League (WCL) season. The NorthPaws earned their first win of the season Tuesday (June 2) by defeating the Ridgefield Raptors in Washington State 7-3. Kade Crawford hit two home runs in a game that saw him go two-for-three at the plate with ...
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Pretty Peonies
Art of Gardening: Pretty Peonies
Got some peonies drooping from the rain? Here's how to avoid that!
Jun 03, 2026
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Wistful Wisteria
Art of Gardening: Wistful Wisteria
One of the most popular vines at Art Knapp. Not hard to see why.
May 27, 2026
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May Long Special Edition
Art of Gardening Special Edition - May Long Weekend
The planting weekend is upon us! Here are some tips from past Art of Gardening Features for the May Long Weekend.
May 25, 2026
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British Columbia
Doctors and B.C. government extend labour deal by four years
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government and the province's doctors have agreed on a four-year extension of the labour deal between the two sides. A joint statement by the B.C. Ministry of Health and Doctors of BC says voting by more than 4,000 docto...
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Penticton, B.C., fire at care home construction site considered 'suspicious:' RCMP
PENTICTON - A massive fire that destroyed a care home under construction in Penticton, B.C., is being investigated as suspicious. RCMP say specialized investigators were only able to access the site Wednesday, a week after the fire that prompted the c...
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Texas company to pay B.C. First Nation $12M over 2016 tugboat spill
BELLA BELLA - A British Columbia First Nation says a Texas company has agreed to pay more than $12 million in the first portion of a "multi-part settlement" after a grounded tugboat spilled about 110,000 litres of pollutants in central coast waters in ...
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FIFA World Cup
City of Kamloops announces lineup of 2026 FIFA World Cup festivities at Riverside Park
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has laid out its plans to celebrate the FIFA World Cup with watch parties at Riverside Park, which will feature live music and community activations.As part of the festivities, the city said all 104 games of the tournament - which runs June 11 to July 19 - will be shown for free on a lar...
28m ago
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NorthPaws
NorthPaws earn first series win of 2026 season
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops NorthPaws won their first series of the 2026 West Coast League (WCL) season. The NorthPaws earned their first win of the season Tuesday (June 2) by defeating the Ridgefield Raptors in Washington State 7-3. Kade Crawford hit two home runs in a game that saw him go two-for-three at the plate with ...
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3-on-3
Hoops in the Loops basketball tournament down in numbers, high on spirit
KAMLOOPS - Three-one-three basketball tournament Hoops in the Loops will take over a stretch of Victoria Street on Saturday and Sunday (June 6 and 7).The sixth annual event - a fundraiser for youth sports in Kamloops - will feature about 100 teams this year. CFJC Today brings us this report.
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Canada
Unhoused soccer players at Montreal tournament say sport changed their lives
MONTREAL - Fabrice Mugabe says his experience playing for team Canada at the Homeless World Cup in Oslo, Norway, last year changed his life and helped him find stability. Mugabe took part in a panel discussion today at Université de Montréal on ways to...
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World Cup driving spike in counterfeit goods, U.S., Canadian border officials say
OTTAWA - Canadian and U.S. border law enforcement officials say they expect to see an increase in counterfeit goods linked to the World Cup. Officials from the Canada Border Services Agency and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Securi...
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Liberal MP Erskine-Smith confirms plans to leave federal politics in supporter email
OTTAWA - Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith has sent an email to supporters confirming he will resign his seat in the House of Commons and inviting volunteers to an event to celebrate his decade of public service. He was elected in Beaches-East York in 2015...
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World
Trump says he wants his new acting director of national intelligence to cut the office
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) - President Donald Trump said on Friday that he wants his new acting director of national intelligence, Bill Pulte, to cut the office, which has already been significantly scaled back during his second term. Trum...
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A federal judge strikes down Trump administration immigration policy affecting 39 countries
BOSTON (AP) - A federal judge on Friday struck down a Trump administration policy enacted after the shooting of two National Guard members that made it harder for immigrants from dozens of countries to stay and enter the U.S. In a ruling ...
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Virginia man gets life in prison for double murder scheme in affair with Brazilian au pair
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) - A Virginia man who was having an affair with the family's Brazilian au pair was sentenced Friday to life in prison without parole for the murder of his wife and a man who was lured to the couple's home as a fall guy. B...
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