Smoke Forecast
Wildfire smoke to impact Kamloops, Shuswap and Merritt areas into the weekend
KAMLOOPS - A yellow air quality warning remains for the Kamloops, Shuswap and Merritt areas heading into the weekend.Most of southern B.C. is under the same warning as smoke from wildfires wafts across the province.According to the BC Wildfire Service's smoke forecast, the Kamloops area is expected most of the smoke in...
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Osborne to finance, Kahlon to health in B.C. cabinet shuffle: Eby
VICTORIA - B.C. Premier David Eby has rearranged his cabinet after Finance Minister Brenda Bailey announced a cancer diagnosis. Health Minister Josie Osborne will take over the finance portfolio, while Jobs Minister Ravi Kahlon will step into the Heal...
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Question of the Week
DO YOU BELIEVE KAMLOOPS SHOULD RESTRICT ACCESS TO GREEN SPACES AMID ONGOING WILDFIRE AND DROUGHT CONDITIONS?
Aug 10, 2026
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Suspicious Fires
RCMP renew video plea related to suspicious North Shuswap fires, provide timestamps
CELISTA, B.C. - RCMP in Chase are renewing their plea for surveillance video related to an ongoing investigation of suspicious fires in the North Shuswap, this time with more specifics. In a news release issued early Friday (Aug. 14) morning, RCMP say investigators are interested in video showing pedestrians, vehicles ...
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Merritt Wildfire Concerns
Merritt residents prepare as Ainslie Creek Wildfire continues to force evacuation orders, alerts
MERRITT, B.C. - The out-of-control Ainslie Creek Wildfire now covers more than 63 thousand hectares southwest of Merritt. Tuesday's expansion added to properties to the evacuation alert, bringing the total to more than 840. For people in Merritt, the threat is familiar, but so is the need to be ready."We're not ov...
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Wildfire Watch
BCWS taking on three new small lightning-caused fires near Clearwater
CLEARWATER, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) has crews on the ground taking on three newly sparked wildfires in the Clearwater area.The three fires (K21560, K21562, and K21567) are all believed to have been caused by lightning strikes hitting the region on Wednesday (Aug. 12) and are each about 0.009 hectares in s...
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Don't Launch The Boat
McArthur Island Boat Launch closes for the season amid historically low river levels
KAMLOOPS - A heads up for boaters who recreate on the Thompson River in Kamloops as the McArthur Island Boat Launch was closed for the 2026 season on Thursday (Aug. 13). The City of Kamloops says current river levels are historically lower than normal for this time of year. As of publication, real-time hydrometric data...
Aug 13, 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
Peter Milobar exits B.C. Conservatives to sit as Independent, citing different values
KAMLOOPS - B.C. opposition finance critic Peter Milobar says he is now sitting as an Independent, exiting the B.C. Conservatives led by Kerry-Lynne Findlay. Milobar says Findlay has earned the right to lead the party as she sees fit but it's become cl...
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Man seriously injured in stranger attack after AC/DC concert in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A man has been seriously injured in what police call a stranger attack after the AC/DC rock concert in Vancouver. It happened just before midnight on Thursday, when a couple was walking back to their hotel near Nelson and Richards streets f...
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Osborne to finance, Kahlon to health in B.C. cabinet shuffle: Eby
VICTORIA - B.C. Premier David Eby has rearranged his cabinet after Finance Minister Brenda Bailey announced a cancer diagnosis. Health Minister Josie Osborne will take over the finance portfolio, while Jobs Minister Ravi Kahlon will step into the Heal...
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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...
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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
Feds reports progress on climate adaptation but climate groups say it isn't enough
OTTAWA - Three years after it formally launched its national climate adaptation strategy, the federal government says Canadians are more aware of the risks and more resilient to flooding, wildfires and major storms caused by climate change. But an anal...
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Man acquitted of decades-old murders settles lawsuit with Montreal and Quebec
MONTREAL - A Quebec man who was acquitted in 2024 of a decades-old double murder has settled a lawsuit with Montreal and the provincial government. Claude Paquin launched the Superior Court civil suit last year, alleging that police and justice system...
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Canada sanctions five Iranian officials over blockade of Strait of Hormuz
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand announced new sanctions today on five Iranian officials for undermining "international peace, security and stability" with the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. The sanctioned individuals include a senior I...
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World
Trump asks Supreme Court to let White House ballroom construction continue during appeal
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's administration on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the White House to continue construction on its $400 million ballroom project while it appeals a lower court's order to halt the work. ...
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Vote counting suspended then restarted under heightened security in Zambia election
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) - Vote counting in Zambia's presidential election was suspended Friday and then restarted hours later under heightened security after the electoral commission said there had been attacks against some polling station officials and so...
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US missionary kidnapped in Niger is released after 9 months in captivity, his organization says
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) - An American missionary who was kidnapped in Niger in October has been released, his organization said Friday. Kevin Rideout "is in good health in the care of U.S. officials," SIM International, an Evangelical mission ...
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