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WolfPack feeling buzz ahead of program-first home playoff match, expecting slobberknocker with national champions
KAMLOOPS - They have earned the attention that comes along with breaking new ground. Whether the TRU WolfPack women's volleyball team is ready for the spotlight will be determined this week during a best-of-three series 21 years in the making. "I feel like we don't see ourselves as the underdogs any more," sa...
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BC Conservative Leadership Race
MLA Stamer joins four others in officailly endorsing Kamloops' Milobar for Conservative leader
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Centre MLA Peter Milobar now has the support of more than 15 per cent of the current Conservative caucus, as five MLAs, including Ward Stamer of Kamloops-North Thompson, officially endorsed his leadership bid Wednesday (Feb 25) morning."Peter is a solid guy and he has the leadership skills. He ...
58m ago
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The Art of Christmas
The Art of Christmas: Christmas gifts
Question of the Week
Has the violence in Mexico changed your opinion about travelling there for a vacation?
Feb 23, 2026
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Feb 23, 2026

Kamloops and Area

WolfPack Volleyball
Three WolfPack volleyball players given year-end Canada West honours
KAMLOOPS - A trio of Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack volleyball players earned year-end honours from Canada West. On the women's side, WolfPack outside hitter Rida Erlalelitepe and setter Libby Meldrum were named Canada West Second Team All-Stars. Erlalelitepe finished the 2025-26 season with 216 kills, good ...
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PINK SHIRT DAY
Students at A.E. Perry Elementary show kindness for annual Pink Shirt Day
KAMLOOPS - The last Wednesday of February marks Pink Shirt Day for students across Canada. The day started in 2007 when two students from a Nova Scotia school bought 50 pink t-shirts after their friend was bullied for wearing pink. Since then, schools have been preaching kindness to others throughout February.The focus...
18m ago
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BC Conservative Leadership Race
'Whatever this is, it's not working'; Conservative leadership candidate Black lashes out at government during Kamloops stop
KAMLOOPS - Iain Black is the first of two BC Conservative candidates to campaign in Kamloops this week, stopping into town on Wednesday (Feb. 25) for a meet-up with supporters downtown. Black enters the race with the most experience of any of the Conservative candidates, having served as a cabinet minister in the forme...
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CHILD DISABILITY FUNDING
Child disability funding changes worry parents who may not be included
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. budget revealed earlier this month outlined a $475 million, three-year overhaul of government-funded supports for children with disabilities. The funding model will shift next year. There are mixed reactions from parents and caregivers. It means thousands more children and their families will gain ...
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Featured Content

The Art of Christmas
The Art of Christmas: Christmas gifts
It's the most special time of the year for Maury Hik from Art Knapp Home and Garden! That's because he gets to talk about all the cool and unique gifts he has to offer on this final episode of the Art of Christmas for 2025.
Dec 17, 2025
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Art of Christmas
Art of Christmas: Christmas trees
For the gardener, what more important topic is there to talk about during the Christmas season than Christmas trees? Ivy Hik from Art Knapp Home and Garden takes time to talk about a few of the popular types they offer and how to take care of them!
Dec 12, 2025
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Art of Gardening
The Art of Christmas: Seasonal hand-tied bouquet
At this time of year, there's always a lot of interest by customers wondering how to create a colourful, hand tied bouquet. But Ivy Hik from Art Knapp Home & Garden in Kamloops makes a lot of them so she's taking time out to show you how it's done!WATCH:
Dec 09, 2025
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British Columbia

B.C. RCMP tout 10-year prison sentence for 'primary target' in drug lab investigation
RICHMOND - A 10-year prison sentence has been handed to a man police say led a crime group that operated "large-scale methamphetamine labs" in Richmond, B.C. RCMP say it's the end result of a years-long investigation into a group operating the labs, in...
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Snowboarder killed in avalanche near Pemberton, B.C.
REVELSTOKE - A snowboarder has been killed in an avalanche near Pemberton, B.C., the third such death this month. Avalanche Canada says the boarder died on Tuesday after triggering a so-called wind-slab avalanche near Anniversary Glacier, about 26 kilo...
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'It's not a joke': Winnipeg police detail arrests amid a spate of school threats
WINNIPEG - Police in Winnipeg are warning about a recent spate of threats to local schools. Staff Sgt. Shaun Venn says none of the 11 separate calls received between Feb. 3 and Feb. 19 were credible. But he says three people - two youths and a 30-year-...
2h ago
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Local Sports

WolfPack Volleyball
Three WolfPack volleyball players given year-end Canada West honours
KAMLOOPS - A trio of Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack volleyball players earned year-end honours from Canada West. On the women's side, WolfPack outside hitter Rida Erlalelitepe and setter Libby Meldrum were named Canada West Second Team All-Stars. Erlalelitepe finished the 2025-26 season with 216 kills, good ...
16m ago
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CANADA WEST
WolfPack feeling buzz ahead of program-first home playoff match, expecting slobberknocker with national champions
KAMLOOPS - They have earned the attention that comes along with breaking new ground. Whether the TRU WolfPack women's volleyball team is ready for the spotlight will be determined this week during a best-of-three series 21 years in the making. "I feel like we don't see ourselves as the underdogs any more," sa...
21m ago
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SENIOR GIRLS BASKETBALL
13th-ranked Whundas head to provincials with underdog mentality
KAMLOOPS - The Westsyde Whundas are off to the 2026 BC School Sports AA Girls Basketball Provincial Tournament. Their journey included a second-place finish at Okanagans, losing to JL Jackson of Salmon Arm in the final. It's a team that relies on its multi-sport athletes for success - every player having their own uniq...
Feb 25, 2026
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Canada

Eby honours heroism of Tumbler Ridge kids while marking Pink Shirt Day
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby has paid tribute to the heroism of children caught up in the Tumbler Ridge shootings, at an event for anti-bullying Pink Shirt Day. He says the children experienced the "most extreme lack of safety," but st...
3h ago
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Number of assaults reported in Montreal metro rises 15 per cent in one year, to 726
MONTREAL - The number of assaults reported in Montreal's metro system rose by 15 per cent in 2025 compared to the year prior, according to newly released police data. Montreal police say there were 726 cases of assault in 2025, up from 631 in 2024 and ...
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Child poverty rose for third consecutive year: Campaign 2000 report
TORONTO - An organization that campaigns to end child poverty says the number of children living in households that struggle to pay bills and buy food has continued to grow. The 2025 report card from Campaign 2000 says 30,000 more kids fell into povert...
3h ago
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World

Vance says administration is pausing some Medicaid funding to Minnesota because of fraud concerns
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President JD Vance announced Wednesday that the Trump administration would "temporarily halt" some Medicaid funding to the state of Minnesota over fraud concerns, as part of what he described as an aggressive crackdown on misuse ...
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Boat that opened fire was carrying Cubans living in US trying to infiltrate the island, Cuba says
HAVANA (AP) - Cuba's government said late Wednesday that the 10 passengers on a boat that opened fire on its soldiers were armed Cubans living in the U.S. who were trying to infiltrate the island and unleash terrorism. The announcement ca...
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FBI searches Los Angeles school district headquarters and the superintendent's home
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The FBI served search warrants Wednesday at the Los Angeles Unified School District's headquarters and the home of its leader, a former Superintendent of the Year who was knighted by Spain for his work. The nature of t...
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