Heat Warning
Heat warning expanded to Nicola area as wildfire smoke continues to blanket Kamloops area
MERRITT, B.C. - A heat warning has been expanded to include the Nicola Valley as wildfire smoke continues to blanket parts of the Thompson-Okanagan.The yellow-level heat warning was issued around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday (July 22) morning, adding to similar warnings already in place for the South Thompson, the Shuswap, the ...
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Build Kamloops
City staff looking to hire campaign manager to lead Build Kamloops fundraising efforts
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is looking into hiring a chief fundraiser tasked with meeting its $40 million goal for the Build Kamloops campaign. Speaking at Kamloops council's Build Kamloops Select Committee meeting Tuesday (July 21), Corporate Services Director David Hallinan says a campaign manager is needed to ma...
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Kamloops and Area
Wildfire Update
UPDATE: Wildfires close two major B.C. highways as Fraser Canyon evacuation orders expand
BOSTON BAR, B.C. - UPDATE (July 22, 12:30 a.m.): A pair of major highways connecting the Interior and the Lower Mainland will be closed overnight Tuesday (July 21) due to wildfires, as new evacuation orders and alerts are issued in the Fraser Canyon.The Trans-Canada Highway has been closed once again due to a new wildf...
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ER Closure
Williams Lake emergency room to close for 10 hours Tuesday night
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Williams Lake area will be without emergency room coverage Tuesday (July 21) night, the latest in a series of closures that have plagued residents in the B.C. interior.Interior Health has announced a 10 hour closure of the ER at Cariboo Memorial Hospital between 8:00 p.m. Tuesday and 6:00 a.m....
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World Juniors
Blazers' Dan De Palma to coach at third consecutive World Juniors
KAMLOOPS - Make it three World Juniors in a row for Dan De Palma.The Kamloops Blazers director of goaltending development has been named to Canada's coaching staff for the 2027 IIHF World Junior Championship in Edmonton and Red Deer. De Palma and Brad Lauer, the head coach of the Spokane Chiefs, will represent the WHL ...
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KISSM
Kamloops Interior Summer School of Music celebrates 48 years; ready to take the stage after weeks of rehearsal
KAMLOOPS - Three weeks of rehearsals and lessons are about to conclude under the stage lights as hundreds of young musicians prepare for their final performances. Kamloops Interior Summer School of Music (KISSM) is celebrating another successful summer of learning through musical expression, running since 1978, and fin...
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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.
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British Columbia
B.C. RCMP cancel Amber Alert, saying four-year-old boy has been located
WEST KELOWNA - Mounties in West Kelowna, B.C., have cancelled the Amber Alert for a four-year-old boy. Police say that the boy has been located, although they didn't give his condition. The RCMP issued the alert shortly after midnight on Wednesday. T...
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Smoke and heat warnings cover much of B.C. as Lytton reaches 40 degrees
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued dozens of warnings about heat and poor air quality for much of B.C. as sweltering temperatures aggravate the wildfire situation in the province. The agency says Lytton in the Fraser Canyon reported the provinc...
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Canadian forest sector faces another blow with new U.S. tariff onslaught
The Trump administration's latest tariff onslaught won't just hurt Canadian forestry workers during already tough times, but will also undermine U.S. efforts to make housing more affordable, says the Forest Products Association of Canada. "Tariffs on ...
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Local Sports
League champions
'None of the rest of the league thought we even had a chance': Venom win TOJLL title
KAMLOOPS - Underdog status fuelled the Kamloops Venom. "I'd say the whole year it helped us," Venom runner Sam Borschowa said. "Everyone in the league would have had us as the worst team in the league [and] at the bottom of the rankings. We knew we had a great group of players." The Venom snuck int...
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World Juniors
Blazers' Dan De Palma to coach at third consecutive World Juniors
KAMLOOPS - Make it three World Juniors in a row for Dan De Palma.The Kamloops Blazers director of goaltending development has been named to Canada's coaching staff for the 2027 IIHF World Junior Championship in Edmonton and Red Deer. De Palma and Brad Lauer, the head coach of the Spokane Chiefs, will represent the WHL ...
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Brookes snares silver
Wittal of Kamloops Classic Swimming storms podium at provincials, wins five medals
KAMLOOPS - Mia Wittal is thrilled but not satisfied with winning five medals and setting four Kamloops Classic Swimming records at the Swim BC Summer Provincial Championships, which wrapped up on Sunday (July 20) at the Canada Games Aquatic Centre. "I definitely wanted more club records," Wittal said. "...
Jul 21, 2026
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Canada
'Lost Canadians' law opens door for descendants of Acadians to become citizens
OTTAWA - Dozens of Acadians living in the United States are among those hoping to become Canadian citizens under the country's new citizenship by descent law - but one expert says the Immigration Department's narrow interpretation of the rules appears ...
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Arms contractor granted discharge over assault on protester at Ottawa arms expo
OTTAWA - An Ontario court judge has granted a discharge to a British military veteran over an assault outside a military equipment show in the nation's capital. David Henschel pleaded guilty last year to assaulting a young pro-Palestinian protester in ...
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Ottawa paid out $190M in federal EV subsidies this year as sales slowed
OTTAWA - Canadians have claimed more than $190 million in federal subsidies this year toward purchases of new electric vehicles. New data from Transport Canada shows 44,315 claims were recorded through June, half of them from Quebec. Ottawa relaunched ...
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World
Tropical Storm Bertha makes landfall on southern Louisiana with threatening winds
Tropical Storm Bertha crawled onto the southern tip of Louisiana on Wednesday, making landfall and packing strong winds far from its center after closing beaches from the Florida Panhandle to Mississippi. The Miami-based National Hurrican...
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France recorded 5,700 more deaths than usual during its historic June heat wave
PARIS (AP) - France recorded at least 5,700 more deaths than usual during a historic heat wave last month, the public health agency said Wednesday, sharply increasing its estimates of the feared toll from record-shattering temperatures. P...
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Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed over 1,000 people
BUNIA, Congo (AP) - More than 1,000 people have died in the Ebola outbreak in Congo, according to Africa's top health body, a grim toll in the fastest Ebola outbreak in history, as conflict, community resistance and an uneven response fuel its spread. ...
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