Flood Watch
River Forecast Centre reports rising water levels in Kamloops area
KAMLOOPS - The BC River Forecast Centre has issued a flood watch alert for the North Thompson area as water levels continue to rise.A high streamflow advisory was issued for the North and South Thompson Rivers on Thursday, but the even higher water levels have led to worsening flood conditions in the North Thompson are...
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Kamloops MS Walk
MS fundraiser walk to hit the streets of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A fundraiser walk to support people living with Multiple Sclerosis is set to hit the streets of Kamloops on Sunday (May 31).Participants will meet at 9 a.m. at Thompson Rivers University's Old Main Building at 9 a.m. for registration and an opening ceremony before the one-kilometre walk."This year's eve...
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Kamloops and Area
Kamloops' Olynyk, Spurs topple Thunder in Game 7 to head to NBA Finals
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs started the Western Conference finals with a win in Oklahoma City, then ended the series the same way. The champions are dethroned. Wembanyama and the Spurs are headed to th...
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Kamloops drought
Kamloops area starts season at elevated, but easing year-over-year drought conditions
KAMLOOPS - Drought levels in the Kamloops area currently among the highest in the province as the BC River Forecast Centre begins monitoring conditions for the season.The Nicola water basin is at Level 4, with Level 5 being the most dry.The South and Lower Thompson basins are at drought Level 3 of 5 while the North Tho...
May 30, 2026
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NHL Playoffs
Stankoven stars as Hurricanes roll past Canadiens to earn trip to Stanley Cup Final
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Hurricanes have finally broken through their Eastern Conference Final roadblock. Now comes the chance to play for the Stanley Cup for the first time in two decades. Taylor Hall, Logan Stankoven and Eric R...
May 30, 2026
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Walk for Alzheimer’s
Kamloops Walk for Alzheimer's Sunday to honour Ken and Marilyn Ezzard
KAMLOOPS - Ken Ezzard is preparing to take to the track at the Tournament Capital Centre this Sunday (May 31) for the annual IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer's. The Kamloops resident is this year's walk honouree and he'll be walking in memory of his wife, Marilyn. "My wife had Alzheimer's since 2012," ...
May 29, 2026
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May 25, 2026
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British Columbia
Flood warnings issued in B.C. as weather system approaches
VANCOUVER - Emergency officials in British Columbia are warning of flooding along the Columbia River in the southeastern corner of the province bordering Alberta. A flood warning was issued Saturday for areas along the upper part of the river, includin...
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Leadership Race
Leadership vote to be announced for B.C. Conservative Party after Rustad ouster
VANCOUVER - It's a pivotal day for the British Columbia Conservative Party as the Opposition in the provincial legislature will announce its new leader. The candidates, who had to pay more than $100,000 to join the race, were whittled down to five: fo...
May 30, 2026
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Surrey police shoot suspect dead after fatal stabbing
SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., have fatally shot a suspect after one person was stabbed to death and another was injured. Surrey police say they were called to a building on Old Yale Road early Friday afternoon about an assault. They say officers fou...
May 30, 2026
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Local Sports
Kamloops' Olynyk, Spurs topple Thunder in Game 7 to head to NBA Finals
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs started the Western Conference finals with a win in Oklahoma City, then ended the series the same way. The champions are dethroned. Wembanyama and the Spurs are headed to th...
13h ago
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NHL Playoffs
Stankoven stars as Hurricanes roll past Canadiens to earn trip to Stanley Cup Final
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Hurricanes have finally broken through their Eastern Conference Final roadblock. Now comes the chance to play for the Stanley Cup for the first time in two decades. Taylor Hall, Logan Stankoven and Eric R...
May 30, 2026
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On-camera unboxing
Celebrity football analyst Gruden salutes B.C. Lions in PR touchdown for CFL club
KAMLOOPS - B.C. Lions' general manager Ryan Rigmaiden threw a Hail Mary with the box of merchandise. Former NFL head coach Jon Gruden of Barstool Sports answered the prayer in a public-relations touchdown for the CFL club. With his signature pigskin passion, Gruden unboxed the Lions gear on camera while preaching the ...
May 30, 2026
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Canada
Tory leader takes aim at Liberals with call for emergency debate on the economy
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is stepping up his attack on Liberal policies with a call for an emergency parliamentary debate on the economy. Statistics Canada said Friday the economy contracted slightly for the second quarter in a row ...
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Woman who had to give up baby urges Ottawa to apologize for forced adoptions
Christine Nayler spent only four hours with her newborn daughter at a hospital north of Newmarket, Ont., in 1982, before her baby was taken away from her. Then a 15-year-old expectant mother living in Toronto, Nayler was sent to a relative's home north...
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New book explores the rugged adaptability of Sable Island, N.S.'s wild horses
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotian zoologist and photographer says he hopes his upcoming book on Sable Island's wild horses will help people appreciate the rugged beauty and adaptability of the isolated animals. Damian Lidgard has been travelling to Sable - a 4...
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World
Rescuers say a blast at a building storing explosives in Myanmar has killed more than 45 people
BANGKOK (AP) - A blast on Sunday at a building in northeastern Myanmar said to have been storing explosives for mining has killed more than 45 people, according to rescue workers and independent media reports. About 70 other people were i...
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Israeli army captures strategic castle in Lebanon in deepest incursion into country in 26 years
BEIRUT (AP) - Israeli troops have captured a strategic mountain topped with a Crusader-built castle in southern Lebanon in the deepest incursion into the country in more than a quarter-century, the military said Sunday. The taking of Bea...
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Claude Lemieux's brain will be donated to Boston University's CTE Center, his family says
Claude Lemieux's brain is being donated to the Boston University CTE Center to research the long-term effects of repetitive brain injuries, his family said Saturday in a statement released by daughter Claudia Lemieux Bishop. Lemieux died of suicide at ...
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