BLAZERS ALUM
THE TATTLE OF HASTINGS: New York Rangers' goaltender Garand talks new contract, plans to stick with big club
KAMLOOPS - Former Kamloops Blazers' netminder Dylan Garand made his NHL debut last season with the New York Rangers, stopping 35 of 37 shots in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Winnipeg Jets on March 22 at Madison Square Garden. Garand played three games with the Rangers in the 2025-2025 campaign, recording a pair of wins an...
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Invasive Plants
TNRD to prep public on purging problematic plants
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Invasive Plant Management Committee (TNIPMC) is gearing up for their annual invasive plant field day in Westwold next Thursday (July 9).Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) officials said invasive plant specialists will be on site to share information on invasives in the Monte Lake an...
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Our Community
Kamloops and Area
Pop a Wheelie, Impound a Bike
Teenager ticketed, has uninsured dirt bike impounded after stunting in front of Salmon Arm RCMP
SALMON ARM, B.C. - A Shuswap teenager riding an uninsured dirt bike without a helmet wasn't able to evade police a second time. At around 8:00 p.m. on June 20, Salmon Arm RCMP say officers responded to a large gathering of more than 50 diesel trucks near 13th Avenue SW and 30th Street SW. Police say that's when the dir...
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ER Closure
Clearwater ER to close for 13 hours over Canada Day holiday
CLEARWATER, B.C. - There will be an overnight closure of the emergency room at the Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital in Clearwater starting this Canada Day evening.The 13-hour closure will take effect at 6:00 p.m. July 1, and its set to last until 7:00 a.m., Thursday (July 2) morning.People in the Clearwater area in need ...
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In the WHL
Blazers release 2026-27 schedule as WHL to pilot new overtime format during preseason
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have released their schedule for the 2026-27 WHL season, with a majority of their home games at Sandman Centre scheduled to be played after the December holiday break. The 68-game season - which features no three game weekends - will begin on Saturday, Sept. 19 at Sandman Centre against ...
Jul 01, 2026
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The Taxman Is Here
Property taxes, homeowner grant applications due this Thursday, July 2
KAMLOOPS - There is not long left before the taxman comes calling as property taxes are due by this Thursday, July 2. Tax notices were mailed out in May, and the city says a 10 per cent penalty will apply to all payments made starting Friday (July 3) with no exceptions. That's also the deadline for home owner grant app...
Jul 01, 2026
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Featured Content
Canada Day
Art of Gardening Special Edition - Canada Day
We're well into the middle of summer, so here is a collection of tips from Art Knapp Home & Garden about hot weather plant care, bugs, and replanting after a disaster.
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Foliage Shade Garden
Art of Gardening: Foliage Shade Garden
If you have a bit of shade in your garden, take advantage of it! Here's Shawn to let you know what to plant.
Jun 24, 2026
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Native Restoration Plants
Art of Gardening: Native Restoration Plants
What happens when a natural area on your property gets damaged by construction or wildfire? According to Shawn, it's got a lot higher chance of sticking around if you plant what's native to the area.
Jun 18, 2026
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British Columbia
Alberta update on West Coast oil pipeline postponed
CALGARY - The Alberta government has postponed a planned update on its planned million-barrel-a-day oil pipeline to the West Coast. A news conference with Premier Danielle Smith had been scheduled for this morning, but it has been delayed to later in t...
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CP NewsAlert: B.C. northern tanker ban to remain in deal with feds
VANCOUVER - An agreement between British Columbia and the federal government will maintain the northern oil tanker ban. The memorandum of understanding unveiled by Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier David Eby in Vancouver also says the province wil...
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B.C. journalist, tormented by followers of Chinese tycoon, relieved at jail sentence
A British Columbia journalist who was targeted for months by followers of Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui says he's feeling "tremendous relief" after Guo was sentenced to 30 years in a U.S. jail for fraud. Benson Gao, also known as Gao Bingchen, says he was ...
Jul 01, 2026
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Local Sports
BLAZERS ALUM
THE TATTLE OF HASTINGS: New York Rangers' goaltender Garand talks new contract, plans to stick with big club
KAMLOOPS - Former Kamloops Blazers' netminder Dylan Garand made his NHL debut last season with the New York Rangers, stopping 35 of 37 shots in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Winnipeg Jets on March 22 at Madison Square Garden. Garand played three games with the Rangers in the 2025-2025 campaign, recording a pair of wins an...
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In the WHL
Blazers release 2026-27 schedule as WHL to pilot new overtime format during preseason
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have released their schedule for the 2026-27 WHL season, with a majority of their home games at Sandman Centre scheduled to be played after the December holiday break. The 68-game season - which features no three game weekends - will begin on Saturday, Sept. 19 at Sandman Centre against ...
Jul 01, 2026
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In the WHL
Clouston offers insight on Russian, Kazakhstani draft picks; Tomek's future
KAMLOOPS - The two countries that share the longest continuous international border in the world will be represented next season on the Kamloops Blazers' roster. Kamloops selected 6-foot-2, 188-pound defenceman Mikhail (Misha) Cherepanov of Yekaterinburg, Russia, 39th overall in the Round 1 of the CHL Import Draft on ...
Jul 01, 2026
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Canada
Measles outbreak in Quebec rises to 27 cases, mostly in Quebec City area
MONTRÉAL - A measles outbreak in Quebec has risen to 27 cases, the majority of which are in the Quebec City area. Health officials say the most recent case was reported on June 28. Officials say 10 cases were reported last week in the Portneuf regional...
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RCMP arrest two after raid at alleged migrant smuggling stash house in Montreal
MONTREAL - RCMP say officers are searching a residence in the Montréal-Nord borough in an investigation into a suspected human smuggling ring. They say one alleged smuggler and one migrant have been arrested, but police did not say what charges they co...
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CP NewsAlert: Carney to join Smith for Alberta oil pipeline update in Calgary today
CALGARY - Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith are set to hold a joint news conference today in Calgary on a proposed pipeline project. Smith had set a July 1 deadline to submit a proposal for a new pipeline to the federal majo...
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World
Venezuelan security guard pulled alive from building basement 8 days after twin quakes
CATIA LA MAR, Venezuela (AP) - Rescuers pulled a 43-year-old security guard alive from a collapsed basement early Thursday, ending a grueling dayslong operation that became a symbol of hope after the devastation of twin earthquakes that struck Venezuel...
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Papua separatists claim to have shot dead a US pilot who transported Indonesian troops
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A Papua separatist group said Thursday it has shot dead an American pilot who allegedly brought Indonesian troops into a 'conflict zone.' In a statement, Sebby Sambom, spokesman for the West Papua Liberation Army...
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UK formally apologizes for state's role in forcing unwed mothers to give up babies for adoption
LONDON (AP) - Prime Minister Keir Starmer formally apologized Thursday for the British state's role in separating tens of thousands of unmarried mothers from their babies, a practice that lasted for decades until the 1970s. He said in Par...
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