Kamloops road work
Kamloops traffic to be disrupted by Monday road work
KAMLOOPS - A pair of road projects in Kamloops will disrupt traffic in different parts of the city early this week.On Monday (May 11), Lorne Street between 7th and 8th Avenue from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. for road markings.The City of Kamloops said only local traffic will be allowed, and all other traffic will be detoured alon...
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Prime Minister Mark Carney touts Canadian values in speech at global progress summit
TORONTO - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada needs to build new institutions and reimagine old ones as an antidote to the anxieties that people and governments are grappling with in the modern age. Carney made the remarks in a speech that closed ou...
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Blazers' Clouston recaps prospects draft, begins promotion of WHL pathway
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers general manager Shaun Clouston says he's pleased with what his club accomplished this week at the WHL Prospects Draft. Clouston spoke to CFJC on Friday.
May 09, 2026
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2026 Census
Kamloopsians urged to fill out 2026 census ahead of May 12 'deadline'
KAMLOOPS - There are just a few more days to go as Statistics Canada awaits the return of millions of census forms as it conducts its latest count of the population. Beige envelopes containing unique 16-digit codes were delivered to mailboxes across Canada this week. Those codes allow people to access and complete the ...
May 09, 2026
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10th Annual Campaign
Tampons sought as United Way Period Promise campaign underway across B.C.
KAMLOOPS - The United Way of British Columbia (UWBC) has launched its 10th annual Period Promise campaign, in hopes of meeting a growing need for menstrual products across the province. The campaign runs until May 30 and it aims to tackle period poverty in communities across British Columbia. This year, the United Way ...
May 08, 2026
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Emergency Services Day
Emergency Services Day to take over portion of McArthur Island Saturday
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops and area residents will be able to interact with people from a number of emergency services organizations this Saturday (May 9), when the city hosts its annual Emergency Services Day event. It will take over the south parking lot at McArthur Island between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., and giving attend...
May 08, 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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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening: Basket & Container Stuffers
Shawn is taking a look at everyone's favourite fillers and spillers for hanging baskets and container pots. Ready to get stuffed? Your basket is! Fillers and spillers!
Apr 22, 2026
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British Columbia
Final debate for B.C. Conservative leadership hopefuls
BURNABY - The five candidates running for the leadership of the Opposition B.C. Conservatives face each other today in their final debate, after a campaign dominated by disputes over their ideological credentials. Iain Black, Caroline Elliott, Kerry-L...
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B.C. draining water off Old Fort landslide, no word when evacuation order may lift
FORT ST. JOHN - British Columbia's Ministry of Transportation says workers have started draining water from a landslide in the province's northeast that has forced residents out of their homes for weeks. An update on the slide blocking the road into Ol...
May 08, 2026
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Police identify suspects in alleged haunted house attack on boy, 8, in Surrey B.C.
SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., say they have identified two suspects in an alleged attack on an eight-year-old boy in a haunted house attraction during the city's Khalsa Day celebrations. Surrey police did not release details on the two male suspects...
May 08, 2026
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IN THE DUB
Blazers' Clouston recaps prospects draft, begins promotion of WHL pathway
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers general manager Shaun Clouston says he's pleased with what his club accomplished this week at the WHL Prospects Draft. Clouston spoke to CFJC on Friday.
May 09, 2026
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Kamloops to Canada
Former Blazers captains Finnie, Minten named to Canada's roster for world hockey championship
KAMLOOPS - There will be a healthy Kamloops Blazers contingent on Team Canada at this summer's men hockey world championships in Switzerland. Former captains Emmitt Finnie and Fraser Minten have both cracked Canada's 23-man roster for the tournament in Zurich and Fribourg, which gets underway next Friday (May 15) and r...
May 08, 2026
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2026 WHL Prospects Draft
Blazers make 10 selections in WHL Prospects Draft; Kamloops local taken by Lethbridge
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers finished the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft with 10 new prospects, including six forwards, three defencemen and a goaltender. The Blazers took Edmonton center Micah Montgomery with the eighth overall pick in the first round Wednesday (May 6). Kamloops started a lengthy second day Thursday by ...
May 08, 2026
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Canada
Prime Minister Mark Carney touts Canadian values in speech at global progress summit
TORONTO - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada needs to build new institutions and reimagine old ones as an antidote to the anxieties that people and governments are grappling with in the modern age. Carney made the remarks in a speech that closed ou...
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Quebec rolling out digital health dashboard pilot project to reduce paperwork
MONTRÉAL - Quebec has rolled out its digital health dashboard pilot project on Saturday despite criticism over security breaches and technical issues. The system, which was first introduced in Montreal and Mauricie at 4 a.m, is meant to replace faxes,...
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Remaining Canadians on cruise ship at the centre of hantavirus outbreak to disembark
After a roughly month-long voyage and days of quarantining, the remaining Canadians aboard a cruise ship at the centre of a high profile and fatal hantavirus outbreak are set to begin their journey home. Oceanwide Expeditions, the owner of the MV Hondi...
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World
Israeli drone strikes near Beirut kill 4 and southern airstrikes kill at least 13
BEIRUT (AP) - Three Israeli drone strikes on vehicles just south of Beirut on Saturday killed four people while a series of airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed at least 13, including a man and his 12-year-old daughter, state media and the Health Mini...
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Hungary's Péter Magyar is set to be sworn in as prime minister, ending Viktor Orbán's 16-year rule
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Hungary's incoming prime minister, Péter Magyar, arrived Saturday at the Parliament building to be sworn into office, ending Viktor Orbán 's autocratic 16-year rule. Magyar's center-right Tisza party defeated Orbán's nationalis...
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Moscow marks Victory Day with a Red Square parade under tight security
MOSCOW (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday oversaw a military parade commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II on Red Square. Security was tight in Moscow as Putin was set to speak at the parade, even as a U...
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