Salmon Arm downtown
Salmon Arm council renews Downtown Business Improvement Area for seven years
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Businesses in Salmon Arm will be able to take advantage of a municipal fund aimed at improving the city's downtown core.This comes as the Salmon Arm Cit Council passed the Business Improvement Area (BIA) Bylaw No. 4746, renewing the Downtown Salmon Arm Business Improvement Area for seven years, from ...
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Province offers free N95 masks as wildfire smoke persists across B.C. Interior
VANCOUVER - Wildfire smoke could be a blessing for evacuees still out of their homes in British Columbia, but it can be an unsettling sight for people who have returned home. Erin Trainer, deputy mayor and councillor in Summerland, returned to her hom...
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Ainslie Creek wildfire
BCWS places area restriction around Ainslie Creek wildfire
MERRITT - The BC Wildfire Service has placed an area restriction around the Ainslie Creek wildfire as crews battle the out of control blaze.The area restriction came into effect at 12 p.m. on Friday (Aug 14) and will remain in effect until Aug. 31, unless it is otherwise lifted earlier."This area restriction is be...
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Education agreement
TRU, NVIT sign new education collaboration agreement
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University (TRU) and Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to further their collaboration on public education with a focus on Indigenous studies.The MOU opens opportunities for the two institutions to work together on initiatives includin...
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Pear Lake Wildfire
Clinton and area residents to return home Saturday; cleanup continues along Pear Lake wildfire
CLINTON, B.C. - Hundreds of people displaced by the Pear Lake wildfire will soon be able to return to the Clinton area.However, officials are still warning residents that the encounter of continued smoke, firefighting equipment and outlying properties without power are all reasonable expectations. The Thompson-Nicola R...
Aug 15, 2026
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BC Politics
'Not the first British Columbian that has had these feelings'; Milobar leaves Tory Caucus
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Centre MLA Peter Milobar has left the BC Conservative Party Caucus and effective immediately will sit as an independent in the legislature. It's a move that may have been brewing since the conservative leadership race, but while Milobar originally had hoped to find a road forward within the conserva...
Aug 14, 2026
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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
Province offers free N95 masks as wildfire smoke persists across B.C. Interior
VANCOUVER - Wildfire smoke could be a blessing for evacuees still out of their homes in British Columbia, but it can be an unsettling sight for people who have returned home. Erin Trainer, deputy mayor and councillor in Summerland, returned to her hom...
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Conservation officers confirm bear shot by RCMP mauled child in Maple Ridge
MAPLE RIDGE - Conservation officers in British Columbia say a black bear that was killed by RCMP officers last Sunday was, "in fact," responsible for an attack that had left a three-year-old girl with injuries. Conservation officers took to social med...
Aug 15, 2026
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B.C. wildfire evacuees return home to assess the damage, start to rebuild
CLINTON - At the age of 52, Steve Larabie is facing the daunting task of rebuilding his home and business from scratch after losing everything when ferocious wildfires roared into the outskirts of Clinton, B.C., last month. "It's all gone. I have noth...
Aug 15, 2026
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Local Sports
Kamloops defenceman
Hicketts relishing mentor role as Reign captain, but keeping eyes on NHL return
KAMLOOPS - Ontario Reign captain Joe Hicketts hopped on the bike at the Sports Legacy Fund High Performance Training Centre on Thursday [Aug. 13] morning. Stanley Cup champion Logan Stankoven was next up, pumping the pistons and working up a sweat. "With all the cardio stuff and bikes after workouts, we tend to h...
Aug 13, 2026
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Hlinka Gretzky Cup
Kamloops Blazers' athletic therapist Cochrane claims gold with Canada
KAMLOOPS - Taylor Cochrane's first Hockey Canada experience lived up to expectations. The Kamloops Blazers' athletic therapist won gold with Team Canada, which throttled the U.S. 8-1 in the Hlinka Gretzky Cup final on Aug. 8 in Edmonton. "Incredible," said Cochrane, who joined the Blazers in time for the 202...
Aug 13, 2026
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Kamloops runner
Matonovich realizes Team Canada dream at worlds, caps outstanding freshman season
Uber-competitive, ultra-focused runner Raiya Matonovich of Kamloops allowed herself a few seconds to soak in the moment on the start line at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships last Thursday [Aug. 6] in Eugene, Oregon. Much of her life to that point had been dedicated to representing Canada and she was moments ...
Aug 12, 2026
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Canada
Ontario, Canada governments announce $1 billion for infrastructure to support housing
OTTAWA - Ontario and Ottawa are announcing up to $1 billion to help municipalities in the province build infrastructure for more homes. The money will go to municipalities that do not collect development charges for things like roads, bridges and water...
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LeBlanc set to meet U.S. trade representative Sunday as tariff deadline looms
OTTAWA - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer were set to meet on Sunday, days ahead of the latest tariff threat from the American president. LeBlanc and Canada's chief trade negotiator, Janice Charett...
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N.L., Quebec to make 'energy security' announcement Monday, amid reports of a deal
ST. JOHN'S - The premier of Newfoundland and Labrador says he'll be making an announcement with his Quebec counterpart Monday amid reports the two Eastern provinces have struck a critical energy deal. The Newfoundland and Labrador government in a news...
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World
Tommy John, namesake for a pioneering elbow surgery that saved his career, dead at 83
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Tommy John, who won 288 games during a 26-year big league career and became the first pitcher to successfully return following groundbreaking elbow surgery that later was named after him, has died. He was 83. He died at...
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Ukraine launches one of its largest aerial attacks of the war, killing at least 6 people in Russia
Ukraine launched hundreds of drones across Russia on Sunday, killing at least six people in one of Kyiv's largest aerial attacks of the war. Kyiv has stepped up its attacks on Russia this year, with long-range missiles and swarms of drone...
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Ukraine launches one of its largest aerial attacks of the war, killing at least 6 people in Russia
Ukraine launched hundreds of drones across Russia Sunday, killing at least six people in one of Kyiv's largest aerial attacks of the war. Russia's Ministry of Defense said that it had destroyed 822 drones overnight, with 600 headed toward...
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