Coming to Kamloops
Blazers pick Russian defenceman, forward from Kazakhstan in CHL Import Draft
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers selected twice in the CHL Import Draft on Tuesday [June 30]. Kamloops picked left-shot defenceman Mikhail (Misha) Cherepanov of Yekaterinburg, Russia, 39th overall in Round 1. The 6-foot-2, 188-pound rearguard was selected by the Dallas Stars in the seventh round of the 2026 NHL Draft. C...
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2026 55+ BC Games
Last call for participant registrations at 2026 BC 55+ Games in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Time is running out for interested participants to register for the 2026 55+ BC Games in Kamloops.Organizers say participant registration closes Tuesday June 30, with the games set to run between Sept. 8 and 12. More information on registration can be found here.Registration is a three step process as partic...
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Our Community
Kamloops and Area
Fatal Collision
One youth killed, another injured in crash near Lumby
LUMBY, B.C. - A youth was killed after being hit by a vehicle near Lumby.Police responded to a rural property near the North Okanagan community for a report of a crash involving a pedestrian at around 11:50 p.m. Saturday (June 27).Officers arrived on the scene and learned that two youths had been hit by a pick up truck...
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Former Blazer
First-round pick Hurlbert reflects on NHL Draft experience
KAMLOOPS - The Detroit Red Wings picked J.P. Hurlbert in Round 1 of the NHL Draft on Friday [June 26] in Buffalo, New York. Hurlbert excelled last season with the Kamloops Blazers, leading all WHL rookies with 42 goals and 97 points.As CFJC Today reports, Hurlbert is proud of his ties to Michigan and Kamloops.
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Powder Shower
Miles For Smiles Cancer Foundation Colour Run crosses finish line for fifth year
KAMLOOPS - A group of children and a mascot shark led the way at the fifth annual Miles For Smiles Cancer Foundation Colour Run on Sunday (June 28) at Riverside Park. "To see it grow into what it is today, with all of our amazing community groups, businesses and vendors who have helped out, has just been so incre...
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Kamloops Highland Games 2026
Kamloops' Highland Game Society returns with Scottish tradition and competition taking centre stage
KAMLOOPS - The sounds of bagpipes and other Scottish traditions took over Albert McGowan Park Saturday (June 27) as the Kamloops Highland Games welcomed visitors for a full day of culture and competition. The annual festival featured Highland dancing, piping and drumming competitions, alongside heavy athletics, childre...
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Featured Content
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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Oh, Deer!
Art of Gardening: Oh, Deer!
Jun 10, 2026
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British Columbia
After N.B. law, all 10 provinces now have job protection for long-term sick leave
FREDERICTON - Natalie Lipschultz, who was fired from her job six and a half years ago while battling cancer, is applauding what she says are long-overdue safeguards now in place across the country designed to prevent other Canadians from experiencing t...
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Man charged after woman hit on head with piece of wood at Vancouver beach
VANCOUVER - A man has been charged with assault with a weapon after he allegedly hit a woman on the head with a piece of wood about the size of a baseball bat at a beach in Vancouver. Police say they were called to Kitsilano Beach on Sunday after witne...
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New Conservative leader Findlay fills new leadership with loyalists
VICTORIA - New B.C. Conservative leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay has filled several roles on her leadership team with loyalists. Findlay, who currently does not hold a seat in the legislature, has appointed Chilliwack-area MLA Heather Maahs as interim leade...
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Local Sports
Coming to Kamloops
Blazers pick Russian defenceman, forward from Kazakhstan in CHL Import Draft
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers selected twice in the CHL Import Draft on Tuesday [June 30]. Kamloops picked left-shot defenceman Mikhail (Misha) Cherepanov of Yekaterinburg, Russia, 39th overall in Round 1. The 6-foot-2, 188-pound rearguard was selected by the Dallas Stars in the seventh round of the 2026 NHL Draft. C...
38m ago
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2026 55+ BC Games
Last call for participant registrations at 2026 BC 55+ Games in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Time is running out for interested participants to register for the 2026 55+ BC Games in Kamloops.Organizers say participant registration closes Tuesday June 30, with the games set to run between Sept. 8 and 12. More information on registration can be found here.Registration is a three step process as partic...
46m ago
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Former Blazer
First-round pick Hurlbert reflects on NHL Draft experience
KAMLOOPS - The Detroit Red Wings picked J.P. Hurlbert in Round 1 of the NHL Draft on Friday [June 26] in Buffalo, New York. Hurlbert excelled last season with the Kamloops Blazers, leading all WHL rookies with 42 goals and 97 points.As CFJC Today reports, Hurlbert is proud of his ties to Michigan and Kamloops.
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Canada
Do online influencer posts count as news? Younger Canadians more likely to say yes
OTTAWA - Younger Canadians are more likely to say posts from influencers and online memes count as news, while the amount of news content on social media has dropped, a new report says. "News organizations have long acted as information gatekeepers, de...
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Prime Minister Mark Carney says he'll be in Alberta for Canada Day
KUUJJUAQ - Prime Minister Mark Carney says he will be in Alberta on Canada Day in the evening, just a day ahead of an expected announcement by the province related to its push for a new pipeline. Speaking with reporters in Kuujjuaq, Que., today, Carney...
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Self-isolation ends for travellers exposed to hantavirus-stricken cruise ship
TORONTO - The Public Health Agency of Canada says the self-isolation period is over for people who were exposed to a deadly hantavirus outbreak that began on a cruise ship in April. The federal agency also said in a social media post Thursday that a Ca...
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World
Roof of tutoring center collapses in eastern Pakistan, killing at least 14 children, police say
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) - A roof collapse at a tutoring center under construction in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Tuesday killed at least 14 schoolchildren, police and rescue officials said. Eight other children were injured and bei...
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Republican Tom Kean Jr. reveals depression diagnosis after his four-month absence from Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) - New Jersey Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. disclosed Tuesday that he was being treated for depression during his unexplained four-month absence from the House, suggesting in a brief floor speech that he remained silent about his conditio...
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Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump's proposed limits
WASHINGTON (AP) - A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump's executive order declaring that children born to people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily ar...
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