ER Closure
Second 13-hour overnight closure coming to Clearwater ER this week
CLEARWATER, B.C. -There will be another 13-hour overnight closure of the emergency room at the Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital in Clearwater, the second such closure this week.Interior Health said the ER will be closed from 6:00 p.m. Friday (July 3) evening to 7:00 a.m. Saturday (July 4). A reason for the closure was no...
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Professional Footy Club to Kamloops
Kamloops International Cup to feature Nottingham Forest women's first team
KAMLOOPS - For the first time in its brief history, the Kamloops International Cup will host a senior team from a professional soccer club. Nottingham Forest women's team, based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England, will arrive in Kamloops at the end of July to play a trio of matches and host a youth camp. Notti...
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Provincial Politics
Kamloops MLAs pleased to retain critic roles in new B.C. Conservative shadow cabinet
KAMLOOPS - The two Kamloops MLAs will keep their posts in the shadow cabinet of new B.C. Conservative leader Kerry Lynne-Findlay. The new leader of the opposition is putting together her team which will aim to keep Premier David Eby's governing NDP in check.That they're keeping roles they're familiar with is good news ...
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SAR Rescue
Kamloops SAR rescue woman trapped near Tranquille Slot Canyons
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Search and Rescue (KSAR) helped pull a woman to safety after she found herself stranded on steep terrain near the Tranquille Slot Canyons early Thursday (July 2) morning.KSAR said it was tasked by the RCMP around 1:00 a.m. to help rescue the woman, but it was told to wait until police could get eyes...
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KSAR Hall
Proposed KSAR headquarters moving ahead as residents support up to $6.3M in borrowing
KAMLOOPS - Plans to build a new headquarters for Kamloops Search and Rescue (KSAR) have taken another step forward as the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) says it has obtained elector approval to borrow up to $6.3 million over 20 years. In a statement, the TNRD said it got 86 elector response forms from people ...
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Invasive Plants
TNRD to prep public on purging problematic plants
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Invasive Plant Management Committee (TNIPMC) is gearing up for their annual invasive plant field day in Westwold next Thursday (July 9).Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) officials said invasive plant specialists will be on site to share information on invasives in the Monte Lake an...
Jul 02, 2026
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Featured Content
Canada Day
Art of Gardening Special Edition - Canada Day
We're well into the middle of summer, so here is a collection of tips from Art Knapp Home & Garden about hot weather plant care, bugs, and replanting after a disaster.
Jul 02, 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
Environmental groups wanted to see clear decarbonization commitment in pipeline plan
OTTAWA - Environment groups say they wanted to see a more concrete commitment to decarbonization in the proposal put forward for a pipeline to the B.C. coast backed by the Alberta and federal governments. Both the Pembina Institute and Clean Prosperity...
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What people are saying about the B.C.-Ottawa 'prosperity agreement'
Prime Minister Mark Carney and British Columbia Premier David Eby have signed a "prosperity agreement" they say will help unlock billions of dollars in new investment. The deal includes a promise by the federal government to not change the northern oil...
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Sunk B.C. charter boat could take days to recover after it is found: police
RICHMOND - British Columbia search crews say conditions have been challenging in the hunt for a charter fishing boat that sank in the Strait of Georgia, leaving six missing and presumed drowned. Richmond RCMP say in a statement that conditions have mad...
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Local Sports
Professional Footy Club to Kamloops
Kamloops International Cup to feature Nottingham Forest women's first team
KAMLOOPS - For the first time in its brief history, the Kamloops International Cup will host a senior team from a professional soccer club. Nottingham Forest women's team, based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England, will arrive in Kamloops at the end of July to play a trio of matches and host a youth camp. Notti...
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NorthPaws
NorthPaws win Canada Day battle, drop three-game series against Falcons
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops NorthPaws dropped their three-game home-and-home-and-home series with the Kelowna Falcons. The NorthPaws were blown out by the Falcons on the road 19-7 Thursday (July 2) to close out the three-game set. It comes after dropping the first game in Kelowna on Tuesday 11-6. Overall, the NorthPaws are...
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BLAZERS ALUM
THE TATTLE OF HASTINGS: New York Rangers' goaltender Garand talks new contract, plans to stick with big club
KAMLOOPS - Former Kamloops Blazers' netminder Dylan Garand made his NHL debut last season with the New York Rangers, stopping 35 of 37 shots in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Winnipeg Jets on March 22 at Madison Square Garden. Garand played three games with the Rangers in the 2025-2026 campaign, recording a pair of wins an...
Jul 02, 2026
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Canada
The Latest from the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada
The latest from the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada. All times are Eastern: 11:20 a.m. Midfielder Niko Sigur says Canada will be looking to capitalize on whatever advantages they can find when they face Morocco in the round of 16 tomorrow in Houston. Def...
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55,000 hydro clients in Quebec, Ontario without power after severe storms
MONTREAL - Roughly 55,000 clients are without power in Ontario and Quebec after severe thunderstorms on Thursday swept across Central Canada, which was already dealing with sweltering temperatures. Environment Canada says that at the peak of the outag...
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Canadian country star Tommy Hunter dies at 89; hosted long-running TV variety show
Tommy Hunter, a fixture in Canadian living rooms for decades with his long-running CBC TV show, has died at age 89. The London, Ont., native is best known for hosting his music show "The Tommy Hunter Show," which started in black-and-white in 1965 and ...
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World
Interpol names suspect in Monaco bombing that reportedly targeted Russia-linked Ukrainian tycoon
PARIS (AP) - Interpol on Friday identified the main suspect in the Monaco bombing that reportedly targeted a Ukrainian tycoon with links to Russia as a 39-year-old woman from Ukraine who remains at large. The police organization named An...
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Overcrowded bus plunges into ravine in southwest Pakistan, killing 40 passengers and injuring 8
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) - A speeding, overcrowded passenger bus plunged from a highway into a rocky ravine in southwestern Pakistan early Friday, killing 40 people and injuring eight others in one of the deadliest road accidents in recent years, official...
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A grand jury indicts Louisiana's attorney general in a fight over changes to the local courts
Louisiana's attorney general was indicted Thursday over accusations she threatened the jobs of New Orleans leaders who fought a Republican-led overhaul of local courts in the heavily Democratic city. The 16-count indictment against Republ...
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