Growing the game
Team Canada standout Evans teaches Interior Outlaws lacrosse clinic in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Erica Evans, who won silver with Canada at the World Lacrosse Women's Championship earlier this month in Tokyo, was in Kamloops on Tuesday [Aug. 18] to teach an Interior Outlaws all-girls clinic. "Just growing the game," said Evans, who won the inaugural Women's Lacrosse League Championship last w...
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North Shore Arsonist
Kamloops RCMP seek assistance in identifying suspect after North Shore dumpster fire
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Kamloops RCMP are asking for the public's help identifying a suspect following a dumpster fire on the North Shore.Police were called to the area of Wilson Street and Tranquille Road at approximately 12:46 A.M. Wednesday (Aug. 19) after reports of the blaze.Once law enforcement arrived, an attempt to ex...
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SHOULD THE CITY OF KAMLOOPS USE THE AAP OR A REFERENDUM TO GARNER SUPPORT FOR A NEW RCMP HEADQUARTERS?
Aug 17, 2026
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Tariffs Paused
Last-minute pause delays 50% U.S. tariff implement on Canadian goods, still no resolve
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A last minute pause has temporarily spared Canadian exporters from seeing a new 50% U.S. tariff worth $28 billion in goods. The tariff was scheduled to take effect shortly after midnight Eastern time Wednesday (Aug. 19), but U.S. President Donald Trump announced a last-minute halt.Trump wrote that Cana...
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Veneer Curtailment
Tolko indefinitely halts veneer production at Heffley Creek operation
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Tolko Industries has indefinitely curtailed veneer production at its Heffley Creek operation, citing wildfires, drought and difficulties accessing fibre. The company says the curtailment has no scheduled end date, with plywood and laminated veneer lumber production will continue as long as fibre suppli...
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Water Rescue
KFR rescues woman to shore after being stranded on sandbar near McArthur Island
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) safely brought a woman to shore after she became stranded in the Thompson River near McArthur Island Wednesday morning (Aug. 19).The 911 call came in around 10:30 A.M. courtesy of Taylor Krymusa, a bystander walking on a nearby path who witnessed the woman on a sandbar, then ...
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Downtown Assault
Kamloops RCMP are seeking witnesses to an assault
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are seeking witnesses to an assault in the downtown core back on August 14. "In an effort to advance the investigation, police are asking witness to come forward in helping to identify the alleged suspect who was described as a non-white man with a cane wearing a blue and white shirt,"...
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Art of Gardening Special Edition - BC Day
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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
'Lucky' collapsed on Amsterdam street. Did he go missing in Vancouver in 1994?
VANCOUVER - Vancouver police say they are working with Dutch counterparts and Interpol to determine if an unidentified man who collapsed on the street in the Netherlands three years ago is a Canadian who went missing in B.C. in the 1990s. Amsterdam pol...
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B.C. issues protection order for Salmon River watershed as fish spawn
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has issued a new temporary protection order for the Salmon River watershed, where chinook salmon have returned to spawn. The Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship says in a news release that the ord...
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BC Prosecution Service says appeal not viable after man accused of murder acquitted
The BC Prosecution Service says appealing the acquittal of a man accused of killing 33-year-old Vanessa Terry isn't viable, after a judge tossed out incriminating statements made to police due to "degrading and humiliating" treatment by investigators a...
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Growing the game
Team Canada standout Evans teaches Interior Outlaws lacrosse clinic in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Erica Evans, who won silver with Canada at the World Lacrosse Women's Championship earlier this month in Tokyo, was in Kamloops on Tuesday [Aug. 18] to teach an Interior Outlaws all-girls clinic. "Just growing the game," said Evans, who won the inaugural Women's Lacrosse League Championship last w...
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Evaschesen to Medicine Hat
Blazers trade departing forward Evaschesen to hometown Tigers for trio of draft picks
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers received a haul of Western Hockey League (WHL) Prospects Draft picks in exchange for a player who was departing to play collegiate hockey in the United States. The Blazers announced Wednesday (Aug. 19) they've traded 20-year-old forward Josh Evaschesen to the Medicine Hat Tigers. In ret...
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Seven-thousand strong
Kamloops showed up, Stankoven delivered on dream day with Stanley Cup
KAMLOOPS - Logan Stankoven pulled up to the edge of Riverside Park and into the fray of stardom, emerging from his vehicle with the Stanley Cup and to a welcome he will never forget. A wall of children - about three rows deep - lined a block or so of Lorne Street sidewalk on Sunday [Aug. 16], the kids contagious with ...
Aug 18, 2026
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Canada
In the news today: Trade talks bring hope, Russian missile strikes, Alberta AI debate
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Some premiers optimistic about trade talks with U.S. ahead of extended deadline Some of Canada's premiers say they're optimistic about Ottawa's progress in reachi...
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Some premiers optimistic about trade talks with U.S. ahead of extended deadline
OTTAWA - Some premiers say they're optimistic about Canada's progress in reaching a trade deal to avoid punishing tariffs from the United States, while others say they're waiting for more details about the agreement. U.S. President Donald Trump announc...
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Poilievre invites Iran's exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi to visit Canada
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has invited the former crown prince of Iran, who is pitching himself as the best option to lead Iran back to democracy, to visit Canada. Poilievre told a crowd at an event in British Columbia on Saturday th...
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World
Congo to receive 70,000 doses of Ervebo Ebola vaccine which has been effective in past outbreaks
BUNIA, Congo (AP) - Congo will receive 70,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine, which has been effective in past Ebola outbreaks, the World Health Organization and partners said Thursday, announcing a step seen as a major boost to efforts to contain what of...
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South Korea says North Korea fires barrage of short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea launched a barrage of ballistic missiles toward the sea on Thursday, South Korea's military said, a day after the North shrugged off a U.S. decision to scale back military drills with South Korea in an apparent bid...
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A Russian missile and drone barrage kills at least 16 in Ukraine's Kyiv region
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia pounded the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and the surrounding region with scores of missiles and drones in a nighttime aerial attack that lasted for hours and killed at least 16 people, officials said Thursday. Moscow...
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