Construction update
Construction to begin on new multi-use pathway near Kamloops Airport
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has announced that construction is set to begin this coming week on a new multi-use pathway connecting Fulton Field Park to Airport Road along the west side of Tranquille Road."The pathway will be enhanced with lighting, carefully selected trees, and hydrangeas that match the previo...
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Kamloops Votes 2026
Election field rounding out with one week remaining for nominations
KAMLOOPS - Only one work week remains for interested parties to submit their nomination package to Kamloops City Hall to ensure they are on the ballot for the October 17 civic election. All nomination packages must be returned to city hall by the end of the business day on Friday, September 11. Four candidates are expe...
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Our Community
Week in Review
Week in Review: Week of August 31, 2026
Sep 05, 2026
Pretty Peonies
Art of Gardening: Pretty Peonies
Two & Out
PETERS: Did council take middle ground or refuse to make a decision on Upper Sahali proposal?
Sep 04, 2026
Looped In
LOOPED IN WITH NIKKI OMEN: September 3, 2026
Sep 03, 2026
Kamloops and Area
End Cycle With Compassionate Care
Okanagan leaders renew call for mandatory care measures
VERNON - Mayors and First Nations leaders from across the Okanagan have renewed a call for secure and mandatory care for people with complex mental health and addiction issues. Gathered outside the Okanagan Correctional Facility near Osoyoos on Friday, the local leaders said people facing these challenges cycle through...
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Williams Lake Library Renovations
Pop-up library services to open outside Williams Lake branch amid temporary closure
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Bookworms in the Williams Lake area in need of library services will get some reprieve amid the temporary closure of the city's branch. The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) says a pop-up library will open outside the Williams Lake branch doors on 180 3 Ave. N, offering a limited selection of books,...
Sep 05, 2026
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Big Bar Complex of Wildfires
Massive wildfires near Clinton, South Cariboo classified as 'being held'
CLINTON, B.C. - The massive wildfires that forced the evacuation of the Village of Clinton, the surrounding area and other portions of the South Cariboo are now classified as "being held." In an update shortly before noon Saturday (Sept. 5), the BC Wildfire Service says the Pear Lake wildfire is projected to ...
Sep 05, 2026
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Trio of Projects
Salmon Arm open house to cover wildfire resiliency, airport industrial development
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Residents in Salmon Arm are being asked to help shape the city's priorities for three projects. The City of Salmon Arm is hosting an open house from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9, from Little Mountain Fieldhouse at 250 30 St. SE. Topics include the city's community wildfire resiliency ...
Sep 05, 2026
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Featured Content
BC Day
Art of Gardening Special Edition - BC Day
It's hot, everything is growing, and it'll soon be time to pick those fruit and veggies! Here's a collection of tips from Art Knapp Home & Garden for landscaping, planting in shade, and adding air plants that don't need soil at all!
Aug 04, 2026
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Foliage Shade Garden
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
Woman injured after bear attack in park outside Whistler: B.C. conservation officers
WHISTLER - A woman was taken to hospital after a bear attack in the backcountry outside the mountain resort town of Whistler, B.C. B.C.'s Conservation Officer Service says in a social media post a trio of hikers came face to face with two bears near a ...
Sep 05, 2026
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SuperDogs lap up the love, 50 years after being unleashed on adoring fans
VANCOUVER - Lisa Sun recalls watching the SuperDogs at the Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver as many times as she could as a kid, delighting in the performers' speed, skill and comic relief. Now it's Sun and her three pugs, Mario, Luigi and Yosh...
Sep 05, 2026
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Metro Vancouver parts ways with chief administrative officer
The Metro Vancouver Regional District has parted ways with its chief administrative officer. Jerry Dobrovolny, also the commissioner, had been with the regional district since 2019. Metro Vancouver board chair Mike Hurley says the move comes ahead of t...
Sep 05, 2026
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Local Sports
Preseason Hockey
Blazers drop shootout decision to Rockets as preseason rolls on
KELOWNA - The sprint towards the regular season continues for WHL teams working through the back half of training camps and preseason contests. The back half of a home-and-home weekend set with the Rockets was played in Kelowna Saturday with 60 minutes not enough to separate the interior rivals. Kamloops got goals from...
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Oil Kings 6 Cougars 0
Cougars drop first game to Oil Kings as part of pre-season weekend in Tumbler Ridge
TUMBLER RIDGE, B.C. - The Prince George Cougars dropped the first of their two Western Hockey League (WHL) pre-season games in Tumbler Ridge. The Cats were shut out by the Edmonton Oil Kings 6-0 Friday (Sept. 4). A scoring summary was not provided by the WHL online. As part of the WHL pre-season weekend, the District o...
Sep 05, 2026
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Empty net goal serves as game winner as Blazers take down Rockets 2-1 in pre-season play
KAMLOOPS - An empty net goal ended up as the game winner as the Kamloops Blazers hung on to defeat the Kelowna Rockets 2-1 in Western Hockey League (WHL) pre-season play from Sandman Centre Friday (Sept. 4) night. Brady Ondrus, the 16-year-old forward and second round draft pick in 2025, scored his second goal in as ma...
Sep 05, 2026
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Canada
Otto Jelinek, a former cabinet minister and world-champion figure skater, dead at 86
OTTAWA - Otto Jelinek, a former world-champion figure skater and federal cabinet minister, has died at the age of 86. "He was quite the ambitious guy," his younger brother Henry said Sunday, a day after Jelinek's death. "He was also sincerely and stron...
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Quebec school finds creative ways to help students with visual impairments learn
MONTREAL - At Jacques-Ouellette school, learning can mean reading braille, making out large print, or relying on touch - and no two students learn quite the same way. The hallways of the Longueuil school, just south of Montreal, came back to life last ...
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Chicago aquarium shares health update on Marineland belugas after whale deaths
CHICAGO - A Chicago aquarium says several of the belugas that were transferred to its site from Ontario's Marineland have health issues. Shedd Aquarium says in a Friday statement it is conducting round-the-clock supervision and teams are monitoring the...
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World
Israeli airstrikes on a village in southern Lebanon kill 9 people, wound 13
KFAR RUMMAN, Lebanon (AP) - Israel's air force carried out two airstrikes early Monday on a southern Lebanese village, killing at least nine people and wounding others, including women and children, Lebanon's Health Ministry said. Monday'...
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Trump administration makes another appeal to the Supreme Court to allow mail ballot restrictions
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration on Sunday renewed its appeal to the Supreme Court after a federal judge blocked new restrictions on mail ballots ahead of the midterms. The filing came after U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talw...
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Building collapse in New Delhi kills 1 and traps dozens of others
NEW DELHI (AP) - A building collapsed in New Delhi on Sunday, killing at least one person and trapping dozens of others, officials said. The five-story building, which housed a boys' hostel, collapsed in Satya Niketan, a densely populated...
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