RCMP Year-End Report
Criminal offences up in Kamloops last year, but down from years prior
KAMLOOPS - Criminal offences in Kamloops were up on year-over-year basis last year. However, the number of offences in 2025 is still down from earlier in the decade. According to the latest numbers being presented to Kamloops council on Tuesday (Feb. 24), the Kamloops RCMP detachment is reporting 13,392 Criminal Code o...
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Cultural Burn
Cultural burn project near Nicola Lake to wrap up in early March
MERRITT, B.C. - Another prescribed burn is set to take place near Merritt in early March. The BC Wildfire Service says it's assisting the Upper Nicola Band in carrying out a cultural burn on Quilchena Indian Reserve No. 1, adjacent to Nicola Lake and nearly 25 kilometres northeast of Merritt. In a news release issued T...
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School Safety
Provincial school safety protocols under review following Tumbler Ridge shooting
KAMLOOPS - District Parent Advisory Councils (DPAC) across the province have been working with school districts to let parents know that schools are safe in the wake of last weeks' shooting in Tumbler Ridge.More that a week later, the nation is still in mourning after eight people were killed and 27 others were treated...
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NO FUNDING
Red Bridge replacement absent from B.C. budget as next update delayed to fall 2026
KAMLOOPS - On Tuesday, the BC NDP Government released its latest budget to a chorus of criticism from the business community as well as from the opposition benches in Victoria. In Kamloops, the budget spoke to the Kamloops Cancer Centre, but it provided little else for the Tournament Capital. Also absent from the budge...
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NEW TOURISM ATTRACTION
Tourism Kamloops fixes costs, eyes potential sites for trio of proposed iconic structures
KAMLOOPS - Tourism Kamloops is another step closer to bringing a new feature attraction to the city. Tourism Kamloops had previously created three business cases for potential investment, including a Nordic spa that could cost between $8 and $12 million, an iconic tower with a $20 to 25 million price tag, and skywalk t...
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Overdose Crisis
BC Coroners Service reports 54 toxic drug deaths in Kamloops in 2025 as provincial total drops below 2,000
KAMLOOPS - New data from the BC Coroners Service shows another four people in Kamloops lost their lives due to unregulated drug toxicity in the final two months of 2025. The data released Thursday (Feb. 19) afternoon shows the city has recorded 54 such deaths last year, up from 50 in October - the lowest on record sinc...
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The Art of Christmas
The Art of Christmas: Christmas gifts
It's the most special time of the year for Maury Hik from Art Knapp Home and Garden! That's because he gets to talk about all the cool and unique gifts he has to offer on this final episode of the Art of Christmas for 2025.
Dec 17, 2025
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Art of Christmas
Art of Christmas: Christmas trees
For the gardener, what more important topic is there to talk about during the Christmas season than Christmas trees? Ivy Hik from Art Knapp Home and Garden takes time to talk about a few of the popular types they offer and how to take care of them!
Dec 12, 2025
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Art of Gardening
The Art of Christmas: Seasonal hand-tied bouquet
At this time of year, there's always a lot of interest by customers wondering how to create a colourful, hand tied bouquet. But Ivy Hik from Art Knapp Home & Garden in Kamloops makes a lot of them so she's taking time out to show you how it's done!WATCH:
Dec 09, 2025
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British Columbia
Business group serves B.C. Premier Eby a budget blast at breakfast meeting
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby has been served up a heap of criticism about his government's budget while attending a breakfast meeting of business leaders. Bridgitte Anderson, president and CEO of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, ...
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Guns in photo posted by Tumbler Ridge shooter's mother were legal, expert says
A former RCMP weapons officer says guns in a photo posted by the Tumbler Ridge shooter's mother all appear to have been legal to own in Canada at the time, although they include a semi-automatic rifle that was later prohibited. Jennifer Jacobs posted ...
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NDP leadership candidates pitch their rebuilding plans to voters in final debate
OTTAWA - The NDP leadership candidates began the final official debate with a general acknowledgment they agree on policies, but have different visions for how to achieve their most existential goal - rebuilding the party. At the close of the debate, ...
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Local Sports
GNAC CHAMPIONSHIPS
Raiya Matonovich of Kamloops impresses at 2026 GNAC Indoor Track and Field championships
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops product Raiya Matonovich showed out at the 2026 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field championships earlier this week. The Sa-Hali Secondary grad recorded three first place finishes and was named Female Track Athlete of the Meet. Matonovich finished first in the women's 800m wit...
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East 5 West 4 OT
Hurlbert has two points but Team West loses inaugural WHL Prospects Game to Team East
LANGLEY, B.C. - Kamloops Blazers forward JP Hurlbert had a goal and an assist but his Team West dropped a 5-4 decision to Team East at the 2026 WHL Prospects Game Wednesday (Feb. 18) night at the Langley Events Centre. Hurlbert, the leading scorer in the Canadian Hockey League with 84 points from 55 games, snapped a qu...
Feb 19, 2026
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WolfPack Basketball
TRU basketball players Scott and Stephens named to year-end Canada West teams
KAMLOOPS - A pair of Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack men's basketball players have earned year-end honours from Canada West.Westsyde Secondary alumnus Cason Scott was named to the Canada West All-Rookie Team for the 2025-26 season, while third-year guard Jayden Stephens was named to Canada West's Second Team ...
Feb 19, 2026
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Canada
Montreal creates tolerance zones, won't dismantle homeless encampments
MONTREAL - The City of Montreal is changing the way it deals with homeless encampments by moving away from dismantling operations condemned by advocates. Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada says dismantling operations are often traumatic for the vulnerable i...
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Five things Canadians should know about the U.S. Supreme Court tariff ruling
OTTAWA - The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a set of President Donald Trump's tariffs in a landmark ruling Friday - but that decision didn't affect all duties on Canadian goods entering the United States. Here's what you need to know about the ruling a...
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Here's a list of the U.S. tariffs still hammering Canadian industries
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Donald Trump's use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to hit the world with tariffs. While the decision ends the fentanyl-related duties on Canada, Trump said he would ...
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World
Virginia Democrats pass map that could flip 4 US House seats, if courts and voters approve
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Democrats passed a new congressional map through the Virginia legislature on Friday that aims to help their party win four more seats in the national redistricting battle. It's a flex of state Democrats' political power, however hu...
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6 women killed in California avalanche were among 8 close friends and experienced skiers on trip
SODA SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) - Six women killed in the deadliest avalanche in the U.S. in decades were part of a close-knit group of friends who were experienced backcountry skiers and knew how to navigate the wilderness of California's Sierra Nevada, the...
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Venezuela approves amnesty that could release hundreds detained for political reasons
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela's acting president on Thursday signed into law an amnesty bill that could lead to the release of politicians, activists, lawyers and many others, effectively acknowledging that the government has held hundreds of peo...
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