Sorrento-Blind Bay Grandstand
Sorrento-Blind Bay Park grandstand repair underway
SORRENTO, B.C. - Repairs on the grandstand at Sorrento-Blind Bay Community Park are underway and the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) said work should be done in coming weeks.CSRD officials said the District has been working with an engineer on a design plan to brace the structure and ensure it is safe for pub...
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Canadian isolating in B.C. tests "presumptive positive" for hantavirus
British Columbia's provincial health officer says one of the four Canadians isolating in the province who had been on board a cruise ship where there was a hantavirus outbreak has received a "presumptive positive" test. Dr. Bonnie Henry says the person...
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Week in Review
Week in Review: Week of May 11, 2026
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening: Bearing Strawberries
TWO & OUT
PETERS: City needs to rethink its communication strategy around incidents like this week's water main break
May 15, 2026
Looped In
LOOPED IN WITH NIKKI OMEN: May 14, 2026
May 15, 2026
Kamloops and Area
Air Travel
'Not the way we wanted to start': some flights cancelled as WestJet resumes direct Kamloops to Edmonton service
KAMLOOPS - WestJet Encore's direct flight between Kamloops and Edmonton is back up and running once again, but there will be some changes to the schedule next month because of high fuel prices. The flights are still due to operate on Fridays and Mondays this month, but Kamloops Airport (YKA) Managing Director Jim Moroz...
May 16, 2026
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Health Risks
Spring cleaning season brings renewed hantavirus warning across the interior
KAMLOOPS - As temperatures warm up and spring cleanup begins across the province, health officials are reminding people to be careful when cleaning enclosed spaces that may have had the opportunity to be occupied by rodents over the winter. According to Interior Health, deer mice are common throughout the region, and t...
May 15, 2026
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Kamloops Votes 2026
Mauro pledges action around mobility, seniors as he launches council bid
KAMLOOPS - The race for one of the eight seats around the horseshoe at Kamloops City Hall is beginning to take shape as more people signal their intention to run for council. Joe Mauro will be tossing his hat into the ring for councillor, stating his support for the Performing Arts Centre, though he also highlighted p...
May 15, 2026
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Lillooet emergency closure
Lillooet emergency department to close amid May Long Weekend
LILLOOET, B.C. - The Lillooet Hospital emergency department will be closed for a day over the May Long Weekend.Interior Health said emergency services will be unavailable from 7 a.m. on Saturday (May 16) to 8 a.m. Sunday (May 17), but all other inpatient services will remain operational.In the meantime, patients can ac...
May 15, 2026
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Featured Content
Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening: Holla for Hoya
Ever heard of this tropical beauty? The Hoya is little, but it lives to be wise. Holla for Hoya!
May 13, 2026
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening: Perfect Patio Plants
The Hibiscus and the Mandevilla are some of the best flowers you can enjoy on the veranda this year. Keep them in the shade, and you'll enjoy some incredible blooms, just ask Maury! Enjoy Your Porch Time!
May 08, 2026
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening: Caladiums
"Angel Wings" or "Elephant Ears", Caladiums are a beautiful plant for your shady hot patches. Just look at the colours! Caladiums!
May 05, 2026
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British Columbia
Canadian isolating in B.C. tests "presumptive positive" for hantavirus
British Columbia's provincial health officer says one of the four Canadians isolating in the province who had been on a cruise ship where there was a hantavirus outbreak has received a "presumptive positive" test. Dr. Bonnie Henry told a news conferenc...
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B.C. allowed logging in caribou habitat despite its own ministry's recommendation
VICTORIA - Mike James doesn't know yet whether his first grandchild will be a boy or girl, but he hopes they will have a chance to see threatened southern mountain caribou during a future visit to his family's cabin near Quesnel Lake. The snowshoe-lik...
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BR-Logging-BC
British Columbia's Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship recommended that logging be prevented in an area where threatened southern mountain caribou live, but that was overruled by the government's Forests Ministry. The information is conta...
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Local Sports
TRAINING CAMP
"He's just everything we want in a linebacker": Lions' GM says lengthy pursuit of Goforth paying off
KAMLOOPS - B.C. Lions' general manager Ryan Rigmaiden chased Ralen Goforth for two years. The pursuit appears to be paying off. "He's just everything we want in a linebacker," Rigmaiden said. "The sky's the limit for him." Goforth is making a habit of salience at training camp in Kamloops, putting ...
May 15, 2026
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Training Camp
BCFC graduate Poissant staying humble amid push for starting job with B.C. Lions
KAMLOOPS - Kieran Poissant is making no presumptions, the B.C. Football Conference graduate maintaining a humble demeanour while confirming his intention to chase down a starting position with the B.C. Lions. LIONS RECEIVERS. "We have extremely talented receivers who are willing and able and competing for that sp...
May 14, 2026
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Calculated risk
B.C. Lions' quarterback Rourke aims to reduce sloppiness, maintain audacity this season
KAMLOOPS - Risk is part of Nathan Rourke's game, the 27-year-old B.C. Lions' quarterback teeming with audacity and boldness, attributes that helped him snare the CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award in 2025. Those same qualities are turnover catalysts when untamed and responsible for a portion of the 16 interceptions R...
May 14, 2026
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Canada
Another man has died while waiting for care at hospital: Alberta Medical Association
EDMONTON - The Alberta Medical Association says another patient has died while waiting for care at a hospital, as the province's health agency investigates the case. AMA President Dr. Brian Wirzba says the man arrived at Edmonton's Royal Alexandra Hosp...
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Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette to meet Macron in Paris on economic mission
PARIS - Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette is in Paris on an official mission and is set to meet French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday at the Élysée Palace. She is also scheduled to meet her French counterpart, Sébastien Lecornu, at Matignon, alo...
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Canadian isolating in B.C. tests "presumptive positive" for hantavirus
British Columbia's provincial health officer says one of the four Canadians isolating in the province who had been on board a cruise ship where there was a hantavirus outbreak has received a "presumptive positive" test. Dr. Bonnie Henry says the person...
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World
WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday after more than 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths. ...
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Sen. Cassidy knocked out of Louisiana Republican primary as Trump-backed Letlow, Fleming make runoff
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Sen. Bill Cassidy was decisively defeated in Saturday's Republican primary in Louisiana, unable to convince voters that he deserved another term five years after voting to convict President Donald Trump during an impeachment tri...
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Venezuela says it deported a close ally of Maduro to face criminal proceedings in US
MIAMI (AP) - Venezuela's government said Saturday it deported a close ally of Nicolás Maduro facing several criminal investigations in the U.S. less than three years after the businessman was pardoned by President Joe Biden as part of a prisoner swap. ...
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