Williams Lake Library Renovations
Pop-up library services to open outside Williams Lake branch amid temporary closure
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Bookworms in the Williams Lake area in need of library services will get some reprieve amid the temporary closure of the city's branch. The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) says a pop-up library will open outside the Williams Lake branch doors on 180 3 Ave. N, offering a limited selection of books,...
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Trio of Projects
Salmon Arm open house to cover wildfire resiliency, airport industrial development
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Residents in Salmon Arm are being asked to help shape the city's priorities for three projects. The City of Salmon Arm is hosting an open house from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9, from Little Mountain Fieldhouse at 250 30 St. SE. Topics include the city's community wildfire resiliency ...
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Our Community
Kamloops and Area
Nepal Floods
Nepali community in Kamloops supporting TRU student, others impacted by floods
KAMLOOPS - As rescue efforts continue after last Wednesday's (Aug. 26) deadly flash flood in Nepal, the impacts are being felt in Kamloops. "We have a student from Thompson Rivers University (TRU) who lost their mom, grandmom, aunts and uncle," Aseem Sharma, a Kamloops resident from Nepal, told CFJC Today. &q...
Sep 05, 2026
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Water Use
Kamloops reports 21% drop in water use as restrictions ease after nearly 7 weeks
KAMLOOPS - As Kamloops residents resume normal water use for the first time in nearly seven weeks, the city says the enhanced rules that came into effect on July 20 were successful. "We calculated out a 21 per cent reduction in water from the same time frame last year, so that is significant," Robert Wagner, ...
Sep 05, 2026
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Emterra Fire
City of Kamloops forced to divert recyclables to Pritchard after suspicious fire at Emterra Environmental
KAMLOOPS - Wednesday's (Sept. 2) suspicious fire that sparked alongside the Trans Canada Highway in Valleyview led to some disruptions to recycling services at the City of Kamloops this week, but the impacts are expected to be short-lived. The interface fire spread to the nearby Emterra Environmental facility on Kelly ...
Sep 05, 2026
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New party forming
'When you have polarization, compromise goes out the window'; Milobar takes aim at third-party status
KAMLOOPS - The Green Party will no longer hold the status of third party in the B.C. Legislature this fall, as MLAs return to Victoria on October 5. "We want to be clear that our intention is to form a new party," said MLA Ian Paton on August 24, 2026.Nearly two weeks ago, Kamloops Centre MLA Peter Milobar a...
Sep 04, 2026
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Featured Content
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
Woman injured after bear attack in park outside Whistler: B.C. conservation officers
WHISTLER - A woman was taken to hospital after a bear attack in the backcountry outside the mountain resort town of Whistler, B.C. B.C.'s Conservation Officer Service says in a social media post a trio of hikers came face to face with two bears near a ...
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SuperDogs lap up the love, 50 years after being unleashed on adoring fans
VANCOUVER - Lisa Sun recalls watching the SuperDogs at the Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver as many times as she could as a kid, delighting in the performers' speed, skill and comic relief. Now it's Sun and her three pugs, Mario, Luigi and Yosh...
Sep 05, 2026
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Metro Vancouver parts ways with chief administrative officer
The Metro Vancouver Regional District has parted ways with its chief administrative officer. Jerry Dobrovolny, also the commissioner, had been with the regional district since 2019. Metro Vancouver board chair Mike Hurley says the move comes ahead of t...
Sep 05, 2026
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Local Sports
Oil Kings 6 Cougars 0
Cougars drop first game to Oil Kings as part of pre-season weekend in Tumbler Ridge
TUMBLER RIDGE, B.C. - The Prince George Cougars dropped the first of their two Western Hockey League (WHL) pre-season games in Tumbler Ridge. The Cats were shut out by the Edmonton Oil Kings 6-0 Friday (Sept. 4). A scoring summary was not provided by the WHL online. As part of the WHL pre-season weekend, the District o...
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Blazers 2 Rockets 1
Empty net goal serves as game winner as Blazers take down Rockets 2-1 in pre-season play
KAMLOOPS - An empty net goal ended up as the game winner as the Kamloops Blazers hung on to defeat the Kelowna Rockets 2-1 in Western Hockey League (WHL) pre-season play from Sandman Centre Friday (Sept. 4) night. Brady Ondrus, the 16-year-old forward and second round draft pick in 2025, scored his second goal in as ma...
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WolfPack Soccer
WolfPack soccer teams earn pair of road victories over Timberwolves
PRINCE GEORGE - It was a victorious Friday (Sept. 4) night in Northern B.C. for the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack soccer program. The WolfPack women's soccer team earned a win in their first match of the 2026 Canada West season, shutting out the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) Timberwolves in...
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Canada
Quebec courts say generative AI cannot replace judges' reasoning
MONTREAL - Quebec's courts have issued new guidelines restricting judges' use of generative artificial intelligence, stressing that judging must remain a fundamentally human responsibility. The guidelines, jointly adopted by the Quebec Court of Appeal,...
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Athletics Canada says missing mountaineer was climbing near Switzerland-Italy border
SQUAMISH - Athletics Canada says one of its members went missing while attempting to break a mountain-running record in the Alps along the Switzerland-Italy border. The national sport governing body says in a statement Kalie McCrystal was last seen on ...
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Last Snowbirds shows in Toronto until 2030s whoosh over Lake Ontario
TORONTO - Jets roared over downtown Toronto on Saturday as the Canadian International Air Show featured one of the final flights of the Snowbirds over Ontario's capital until at least the 2030s. Crowds whistled and waved their hats as the Snowbirds a...
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World
German region votes in election that could bring first far-right state governor to power
MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) - An eastern German region voted Sunday in an election that could bring to power the first far-right state government in the nation's post-World War II history. The vote for the state legislature in Saxony-Anhalt, ...
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US military hits 3 Iranian oil tankers after saying Navy warships were targeted with missiles
CAIRO (AP) - The U.S. military on Saturday said it struck three Iranian oil tankers after Navy warships were targeted with missiles, warning that it would "if necessary, destroy Iran's limited and exposed oil fleet." The strikes - a day a...
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Putin and Zelenskyy agree to pause strikes on Kyiv and Moscow during talks with US envoys
The leaders of Russia and Ukraine on Saturday agreed to pause strikes on each other's capitals while U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner hold talks to try to revive a stalled push to end Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. "(...
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