Poppy Campaign
Ceremonial first poppy presented as Kamloops Legion prepares for annual poppy campaign
KAMLOOPS - The first poppy was pinned on the deputy mayor of Kamloops Wednesday (Oct. 21) at the Battle Street Cenotaph, as the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 52 prepares for the start of this year's poppy campaign. "It is important to let people know that our [poppy] campaign is kicking off," Kamloops Legion p...
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B.C. Votes 2026
Fraser-Nicola pits incumbent Conservative against former chief running for the Greens
KAMLOOPS - Fraser-Nicola is a vast riding covering the communities of Merritt, Hope, Lillooet, Logan Lake, Lytton, Ashcroft and Cache Creek. Since the riding's inception in 2009, three parties have won the seat, starting with the NDP and Harry Lali, followed by the Liberals' Jackie Tegart and, most recently, the Conser...
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Kamloops and Area
SD73 Election
Judicial recount to come for North Thompson school trustee race as recount leads to tie
KAMLOOPS - It's another twist in the race for the school trustee seat in Area 2 (North Thompson) of the Kamloops-Thompson School District (SD73), as a recount held on Tuesday (Oct. 20) has led to a tie between the two candidates. Preliminary results released on Saturday (Oct. 17) showed incumbent Shelley Sim beat chall...
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Barb's Book Sale
Barb's Used Book & Music Sale returns to St. Andrew's on the Square
KAMLOOPS - The latest edition of Barb's Used Book and Music sale is underway, and it's back in the space it hopes to call home for the foreseeable future. The twice-annual sale has returned to St. Andrew's on the Square for the first time since the fire two years ago. A majority of the collection was destroyed in that ...
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Kamloops Votes 2026
O'Reilly topped every polling location to win mayor's chair: chief election officer
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Mayor-elect Mike O'Reilly won all 19 polling stations to take the mayoral vote handily on Saturday (Oct. 17).Detailed numbers published by City of Kamloops Chief Election Officer Alicia Beday show O'Reilly the top vote-getter and former councillor Nelly Dever the runner-up in each location.O'Reilly ...
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City Hall
Internal email thread copied to Kamloops media confirms outgoing mayor's heart attack
KAMLOOPS - The outgoing mayor of Kamloops was being treated for a heart attack in the final week of the municipal election campaign.The confirmation is contained in a lengthy email thread that began last Thursday (Oct. 15) between Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson and October's deputy mayor, Councillor Stephen Karpuk.It origina...
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Thanksgiving
Art of Gardening Special Edition - Thanksgiving
Fall is starting to give way to the frost, and there are just a few things left to do to tie up the season. Here's how to bundle, winterize, start compost, and more!
Oct 12, 2026
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Kamloops Votes 2026
CFJC Kamloops Mayoral Candidates Debate 2026
KAMLOOPS - Four of the six candidates for Kamloops mayor discuss issues submitted by you, our viewers. Topics range from homelessness and relations with First Nations to civility and decorum in government. On Oct. 17, you decide which candidates vision will bring Kamloops forward. All of CFJC's coverage of the upcoming...
Oct 8, 2026
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Hope & Healing
Hope & Healing: National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
Reconciliation is not a given. It is a choice to participate, and how to participate based on the needs of those most affected. Hope & Healing is a special half-hour presentation for the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. Join Dylana Kneeshaw in exploring how communities are still being affected by generatio...
Sep 30, 2026
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British Columbia
B.C. NDP Leader Eby campaigns in Vancouver, while Tories heads to Surrey
VANCOUVER - British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby campaigns in Vancouver and Richmond today after wrapping his swing through the vote-rich city of Surrey with a rally. Hundreds of people attended the gathering near City Hall on Wednesday. Eby made six...
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Why has B.C.'s snap election caught both main parties unprepared?
When a snap election is called, at least one side would normally be prepared. But that hasn't been the case in British Columbia, resulting in a provincial election campaign like no other, political watchers say. The campaign has seen interim B.C. Conse...
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Alleged Tumbler Ridge mass shooting conspirator set to enter plea in U.S. court
SEATTLE - The alleged co-conspirator in the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., is expected to enter a plea at an arraignment in a Seattle courthouse today. A grand jury in Washington state last week indicted 30-year-old James Bryant for conspiracy t...
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Local Sports
Canada West
WolfPack rookie Poole shoots shot, buries crucial penalty to push TRU closer to post-season
KAMLOOPS - Noel Poole is a Canada West rookie, but he walked toward the ball with the conviction of a fifth-year hitman and designated penalty taker on Saturday [Oct. 17] in Langley, with his TRU WolfPack playing the Trinity Western Spartans in a men's soccer match that had major playoff implications. The second-half ...
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Giants 5 Cougars 2
Cougars can't complete comeback, fall to Giants 5-2
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars fell behind early and couldn't come back as they fell to the Vancouver Giants at home Tuesday (Oct. 20) night 5-2. The Cougars surrendered a shorthanded goal just over a minute into the game and trailed 3-0 after two periods. Tre Peck got the Cougars into the fight by finishing...
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Canada West
After making history against UBC, TRU WolfPack turn attention to securing home playoff match
KAMLOOPS - TRU WolfPack rookie Joss Olcen's first career U Sports goal was a beezer - and an important one. "It was honestly just a surreal moment, not the game I was expecting my first goal in," said Olcen, a forward who has played sparingly this season for the WolfPack women's soccer team. The UBC Thunderb...
Oct 20, 2026
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Canada
In the news today: Update on base fire, Carney in Turkey, Emergencies Act ruling
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Officials to provide update on fatal fire at CFB Wainwright in Alberta Officials are set to provide an update today about a devastating fire at a Canadian military...
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B.C. NDP Leader Eby campaigns in Vancouver, while Tories heads to Surrey
VANCOUVER - British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby campaigns in Vancouver and Richmond today after wrapping his swing through the vote-rich city of Surrey with a rally. Hundreds of people attended the gathering near City Hall on Wednesday. Eby made six...
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Officials to provide update on fatal fire at CFB Wainwright in Alberta
EDMONTON - Officials are set to provide an update today about a devastating fire at a Canadian military base in Alberta that left four soldiers dead and dozens more injured. Maj.-Gen. Wade Rutland of the 1st Canadian Division has said Saturday's blaze ...
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World
Many states deciding control of the Senate are seeing a big boost in early voting, AP analysis shows
WASHINGTON (AP) - Voter turnout is soaring compared with the last midterm election in many of the states that are expected to decide control of the U.S. Senate, according to an Associated Press analysis of early voting two weeks before Election Day. ...
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Tropical Storm Vance has formed in the Pacific Ocean
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Vance formed Wednesday in the Pacific Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said. The center of the cyclone was at sea and posed no threat to land. Vance was located about 520 miles (835 kilometers) south of Aca...
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to lift halt on Big Bend border wall
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to let it resume building a border wall project through the Big Bend region of Texas. The government filed an emergency appeal asking the justices to lift a ...
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