NHL Champions
TAKE A LOOK: Stankoven name officially engraved on Stanley Cup
KAMLOOPS - The Stankoven name has officially been engraved onto the Stanley Cup.The Carolina Hurricanes shared a picture on social media Wednesday (July 7) showing the 53 names of players and staff - as well as family members of owner Tom Dundon - to forever commemorate the 2025-26 championship season. The Hurricanes b...
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BC Wildfires
UPDATE: Valenzuela Lake fire near 100 Mile House being held
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - (UPDATE 9:30 a.m.): The BC Wildfire Service says the Valenzuela Lake wildfire in the south Cariboo is being held at 35 hectares.EARLIER - The BC Wildfire Service is responding to a new wildfire start in the south Cariboo, approximately 40 kilometres southwest of 100 Mile House.It notes the Valenz...
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Do you support the prospect of a new oil pipeline running through the Kamloops area?
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1000 WAYS TO HEAL: Every human being needs a tribe
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South Cariboo Clash
In pursuit of regional municipality, 100 Mile House receives pushback from Cariboo Regional District
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The District of 100 Mile House says it wants to formally explore forming a regional municipality with neighbouring electoral areas.However, the community is not receiving any support from the Cariboo Regional District.On Wednesday (July 8), 100 Mile House Mayor Maureen Pinkney issued a news relea...
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Wildfire Season
Boston Bar-area fires explode in size; alerts now stretch into Thompson-Nicola Regional District
BOSTON BAR, B.C. - The two fires burning near the Fraser Canyon community of Boston Bar have nearly doubled in total area, leading to expanded evacuation orders and alerts.Wednesday evening (July 8) updates posted to the BC Wildfire Service website show the Brunswick Complex fires at more than 19,600 hectares."Ove...
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Wildfire Smoke
Kamloops residents making the best of latest round of wildfire smoke
KAMLOOPS - Smoke from a pair of fires in Boston Bar has seeped into the Thompson Valley, leaving the Kamloops area covered in a haze. While the air quality has improved somewhat since Tuesday's (July 7) apocalyptic orange sky, it was still an eerily silent Wednesday morning at Riverside Park as the region is not out of...
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Crime increase
Merritt RCMP say increase in files directly tied to out-of-towners accessing social services
MERRITT, B.C. - The RCMP in Merritt are reporting an increase in crime this year, with the trend justifying the need for an additional Mountie in the small Nicola Valley community. According to police, the increase in call volume, largely in the downtown core, is at least partially tied to social services in the commun...
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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.
Jul 02, 2026
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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
B.C. nurses expand pickets to Surrey hospital and the nearby surgery centre
SURREY - British Columbia nurses have set up pickets at two Metro Vancouver health facilities, just days after protesters rallied at Vancouver General Hospital. The BC Nurses' Union says picket lines are up at Surrey Memorial Hospital and just blocks a...
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Buildings destroyed as raging wildfire complex near Boston Bar, B.C., soars in size
BOSTON BAR - A raging wildfire complex near Boston Bar, B.C., has destroyed a number of buildings and has grown significantly to almost 200 square kilometres. Video posted online by the Shayne Findlay, the operator of Blue Lake Resort, show a number of...
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B.C. man indicted in U.S. fought off deportation in 2008, despite drug conviction
VANCOUVER - Court and immigration board records show that a British Columbia suspect indicted by U.S. authorities over alleged international organized crime was previously convicted of cross-border drug smuggling in the United States, but was allowed t...
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NHL Champions
TAKE A LOOK: Stankoven name officially engraved on Stanley Cup
KAMLOOPS - The Stankoven name has officially been engraved onto the Stanley Cup.The Carolina Hurricanes shared a picture on social media Wednesday (July 7) showing the 53 names of players and staff - as well as family members of owner Tom Dundon - to forever commemorate the 2025-26 championship season. The Hurricanes b...
2h ago
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Soccer registration boost
Kamloops youth inspired by Canadian World Cup heroes
KAMLOOPS - Not Ronaldo. Not Messi. Eight-year-old Leighton Spendlove and his four-year-old brother Finnley - both of whom have severe cases of World Cup fever - were asked to name their favourite soccer players. The names they mentioned - Alphonso Davies, Stephen Eustáquio and Jonathan David - belong to Canadian...
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SEASON WRAP
Kamloops United brass judge B.C. Premier League campaigns on development, not wins
KAMLOOPS - Tournament Capital teenagers scored or set up meaningful goals for Kamloops United on the final weekend of the B.C. Premier League (BCPL) soccer campaign. "Honestly, we couldn't have written that out of a Hollywood script any better," United general manager Lyle Dos Santos said. "These player...
Jul 08, 2026
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Canada
Diarrhea-causing parasite infecting more than 1,200 in Michigan has not spread to Canada: PHAC
TORONTO - The Public Health Agency of Canada says the outbreak of a diarrhea-causing parasite that has infected more than 1,200 people in Michigan has not spread to Canada based on current information. The midwestern state announced an outbreak of cyc...
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Buildings destroyed as raging wildfire complex near Boston Bar, B.C., soars in size
BOSTON BAR - A raging wildfire complex near Boston Bar, B.C., has destroyed a number of buildings and has grown significantly to almost 200 square kilometres. Video posted online by the Shayne Findlay, the operator of Blue Lake Resort, show a number of...
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CP NewsAlert: Former Chretien chief of staff Eddie Goldenberg has died
OTTAWA - Eddie Goldenberg, who served as chief of staff to former prime minister Jean Chrétien has died at the age of 77. A statement from Global Public Affairs CEO Randy Pettipas, where Goldenberg worked, says Goldenberg died "after a hard-fought bat...
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World
Fire at a shoe factory kills 28 in one of China's deadliest blazes in recent years
BEIJING (AP) - A fire broke out at a shoe factory in the eastern Chinese province of Fujian on Thursday, killing 28 people, the official Xinhua News Agency said. Chinese President Xi Jinping demanded "an all-out search and rescue effort,"...
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Former Olympian pleads not guilty in Reflecting Pool damage case after Trump alleged vandalism
WASHINGTON (AP) - A former Olympic canoe racer pleaded not guilty on Thursday to deliberately damaging the recently renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, a politically charged case that his defense attorneys and other Trump administration critics...
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Flooding in southern China has killed 39 people
BEIJING (AP) - Authorities in southern China said Thursday that 39 people have died in flooding from Tropical Storm Maysak, as Taiwan and China's east coast braced for another major storm expected to make landfall in the coming days. Most...
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