KAMLOOPS - This Saturday (June 6) marks the 82nd anniversary of the D-Day landings on the beaches of Normandy in France. It was the largest amphibious invasion in military history, and it helped lay the foundations for the Allied victory on the Western Front during World War II. While surviving World War II veterans ar...

KAMLOOPS - On Wednesday (June 3), federal energy and natural resource minister Tim Hodgson was in British Columbia to announce millions of dollars for forestry sector support. While Kamloops-North Thompson MLA and forest critic Ward Stamer applauded the funding injection into the province, he's worried it won't help c...

KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man who once relied on the support of his community while searching for a kidney donor is now encouraging others to take part in this weekend's Kidney Walk. Ryan Firman was diagnosed with kidney disease at 16 years old and always knew a transplant would eventually be necessary.As his condition wor...

KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has laid out its plans to celebrate the FIFA World Cup with watch parties at Riverside Park, which will feature live music and community activations. As part of the festivities, the city said all 104 games of the tournament - which runs June 11 to July 19 - will be shown for free on a la...

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VANCOUVER - A union representing more than 700 emergency communications professionals in British Columbia has issued a 72-hour strike notice after months of negotiations with the employer broke down. CUPE 8911 says it's calling on the labour minister ...

The provisions in the Criminal Code related to people found not criminally responsible by reason of mental disorder have resulted in a system that re-victimizes the family of three murdered children, British Columbia Premier David Eby said. The premier...

SURREY - British Columbia's premier says a $40-million donation from two entrepreneurs to Simon Fraser University's school of medicine comes at a critical moment as the province struggles with a shortage of health care workers. University president Jo...

KAMLOOPS - Matt Dunstone waltzed through Riverside Park on Friday [June 5] morning toting heavy hardware, a full-size replica of the Brier Tankard. "You're the curler!" one pickleballer said. After a quick conversation through a fence, Dunstone made his way onto the court for a quick game, picking up a win w...

KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has laid out its plans to celebrate the FIFA World Cup with watch parties at Riverside Park, which will feature live music and community activations. As part of the festivities, the city said all 104 games of the tournament - which runs June 11 to July 19 - will be shown for free on a la...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops NorthPaws won their first series of the 2026 West Coast League (WCL) season. The NorthPaws earned their first win of the season Tuesday (June 2) by defeating the Ridgefield Raptors in Washington State 7-3. Kade Crawford hit two home runs in a game that saw him go two-for-three at the plate with ...

OTTAWA - Former foreign affairs minister Stéphane Dion says Canada needs to substantially staff up its embassies in Europe and set deadlines for following through on the flurry of agreements Brussels has signed with Ottawa. Dion's comments come after C...

OTTAWA - Canada is temporarily restricting the import of livestock from Texas over concerns about a parasitic fly with flesh-eating larvae. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said animals that are from Texas or were present in the state within 21 days...

The provisions in the Criminal Code related to people found not criminally responsible by reason of mental disorder have resulted in a system that re-victimizes the family of three murdered children, British Columbia Premier David Eby said. The premier...

PARIS (AP) - Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva was already a tennis phenom at age 15. At 19, she's a Grand Slam champion. The eighth-ranked Andreeva ended the run of 114th-ranked Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska by 6-3, 6-2 in...

BOSTON (AP) - A federal judge on Friday sided with 20 Democratic states and halted an effort by the Trump administration to force states to comply with a range of conditions to get billions of dollars from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program....

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Los Angeles jury has awarded $176 million to the parents of two young brothers killed in a hit-and-run collision when a California socialite's car struck them in a crosswalk nearly six years ago. The jury found both Rebecca Grossma...