Kamloops Votes 2026
O'Reilly topped every polling location to win mayor's chair: chief election officer
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Mayor-elect Mike O'Reilly won all 19 polling stations to take the mayoral vote handily on Saturday (Oct. 17).Detailed numbers published by City of Kamloops Chief Election Officer Alicia Beday show O'Reilly the top vote-getter and former councillor Nelly Dever the runner-up in each location.O'Reilly ...
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Controlled Burn
Peterson Creek Nature Park prescribed burn to ignite Thursday
KAMLOOPS - Exactly a month after it was announced, the City of Kamloops says conditions are now right for a prescribed burn in Peterson Creek Nature Park to go forward.The six-hectare burn will be ignited Thursday (Oct. 22), according to notice distributed by the city Wednesday."Prescribed burning is a safe and ef...
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Oct 19, 2026
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Kamloops and Area
Fatal Collision
Three dead after van collides with tow truck east of Sicamous
SICAMOUS, B.C. - Three people are dead following a two-vehicle collision east of Sicamous over the weekend. Sicamous RCMP say officers responded to the Trans-Canada Highway near Stadnicki Road at around 10:45 p.m. Saturday (Oct. 16) where a westbound Mercedes passenger van collided with a tow truck that was attempting ...
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Prescribed BUrn
Ten-hectare prescribed burn planned for south of Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A prescribed burn project south of the City of Williams Lake could begin as early as next week. The BC Wildfire Service says its crews will be working with Williams Lake First Nation and the Cariboo Chilcotin Natural Resource District on carrying out a 10-hectare prescribed burn in the Esler Road ...
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Canada West
After making history against UBC, TRU WolfPack turn attention to securing home playoff match
KAMLOOPS - TRU WolfPack rookie Joss Olcen's first career U Sports goal was a beezer - and an important one. "It was honestly just a surreal moment, not the game I was expecting my first goal in," said Olcen, a forward who has played sparingly this season for the WolfPack women's soccer team. The UBC Thunderb...
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SD73 Election
Largely unchanged SD73 board looking ahead to challenges, opportunities facing Kamloops-area schools
KAMLOOPS - Seven of nine trustees on the Kamloops-Thompson School District (SD73) board will be returning to office after this past Saturday's (Oct. 17) municipal election, including four of five who represent the City of Kamloops. Cole Hickson's very visible campaign might have helped him top the polls with 11,937 vot...
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Thanksgiving
Art of Gardening Special Edition - Thanksgiving
Fall is starting to give way to the frost, and there are just a few things left to do to tie up the season. Here's how to bundle, winterize, start compost, and more!
Oct 12, 2026
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Kamloops Votes 2026
CFJC Kamloops Mayoral Candidates Debate 2026
KAMLOOPS - Four of the six candidates for Kamloops mayor discuss issues submitted by you, our viewers. Topics range from homelessness and relations with First Nations to civility and decorum in government. On Oct. 17, you decide which candidates vision will bring Kamloops forward. All of CFJC's coverage of the upcoming...
Oct 8, 2026
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Hope & Healing
Hope & Healing: National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
Reconciliation is not a given. It is a choice to participate, and how to participate based on the needs of those most affected. Hope & Healing is a special half-hour presentation for the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. Join Dylana Kneeshaw in exploring how communities are still being affected by generatio...
Sep 30, 2026
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British Columbia
B.C. billionaire's real estate firms allege 'pattern of misconduct' by CRA in tax row
Companies controlled by billionaire B.C. property developer Terry Hui allege that the Canada Revenue Agency has engaged in a "pattern of misconduct" in its attempts to collect on ballooning tax debts dating as far back as 2007. Five companies within H...
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Union issues 72-hour strike notice for Teck copper mine in B.C.
KAMLOOPS - The union representing some 1,200 workers at a Teck Resources Ltd. copper mine in the British Columbia Interior has served a 72-hour strike notice. United Steelworkers Local 7619 says the notice follows unsuccessful negotiations to reach a f...
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Eby says Conservatives acting like they've won B.C. election, as Doerkson fundraises
SURREY - NDP Leader David Eby says the B.C. Conservatives are behaving "as if they've won" the provincial election by focusing on fundraising instead of taking questions from the media in the last days of the campaign. Final voting day is on Saturday, ...
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Local Sports
Canada West
WolfPack rookie Poole shoots shot, buries crucial penalty to push TRU closer to post-season
KAMLOOPS - Noel Poole is a Canada West rookie, but he walked toward the ball with the conviction of a fifth-year hitman and designated penalty taker on Saturday [Oct. 17] in Langley, with his TRU WolfPack playing the Trinity Western Spartans in a men's soccer match that had major playoff implications. The second-half s...
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Giants 5 Cougars 2
Cougars can't complete comeback, fall to Giants 5-2
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars fell behind early and couldn't come back as they fell to the Vancouver Giants at home Tuesday (Oct. 20) night 5-2. The Cougars surrendered a shorthanded goal just over a minute into the game and trailed 3-0 after two periods. Tre Peck got the Cougars into the fight by finishing...
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Canada West
After making history against UBC, TRU WolfPack turn attention to securing home playoff match
KAMLOOPS - TRU WolfPack rookie Joss Olcen's first career U Sports goal was a beezer - and an important one. "It was honestly just a surreal moment, not the game I was expecting my first goal in," said Olcen, a forward who has played sparingly this season for the WolfPack women's soccer team. The UBC Thunderb...
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Canada
B.C. billionaire's real estate firms allege 'pattern of misconduct' by CRA in tax row
Companies controlled by billionaire B.C. property developer Terry Hui allege that the Canada Revenue Agency has engaged in a "pattern of misconduct" in its attempts to collect on ballooning tax debts dating as far back as 2007. Five companies within H...
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Canadian news publishers worried about Meta's new terms of service
OTTAWA - Canadian news companies say they're worried about changes to Meta's terms of service and want the company to clarify how they will be affected. Meta's changes to its terms of service, first reported by Neiman Lab, led some to suggest the terms...
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U.S. embassy accuses Canadian politicians of interfering in American elections
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford both disputed the suggestion of Canadian interference in the U.S. midterms, after the U.S. embassy in Canada released a list of quotes from Canadian politicians which it claims indicate ...
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World
Many states deciding control of the Senate are seeing a big boost in early voting, AP analysis shows
WASHINGTON (AP) - Voter turnout is soaring compared with the last midterm election in many of the states that are expected to decide control of the U.S. Senate, according to an Associated Press analysis of early voting two weeks before Election Day. ...
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Tropical Storm Vance has formed in the Pacific Ocean
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Vance formed Wednesday in the Pacific Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said. The center of the cyclone was at sea and posed no threat to land. Vance was located about 520 miles (835 kilometers) south of Aca...
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to lift halt on Big Bend border wall
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to let it resume building a border wall project through the Big Bend region of Texas. The government filed an emergency appeal asking the justices to lift a ...
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