Merritt ER
Emergency room in Merritt's Nicola Valley Hospital faces 25-hour closure
MERRITT - The emergency room at Merritt's Nicola Valley Hospital will be closed for 25 hours starting Sunday morning (July 5).Emergency services will be unavailable from 7 a.m. on Sunday to 8 a.m. on Monday (July 6)In the meantime, patients needing emergency care can seek treatment at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops,...
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Date With Stanley
Stankoven to hold Stanley Cup celebration in August in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - CFJC Today has learned the Stanley Cup will be coming to Kamloops on Thursday, Aug. 13.Logan Stankoven claimed hockey's holy grail last month with the Carolina Hurricanes to become the first player from Kamloops to accomplish the feat since Mark Recchi in 2011.Details on the celebration plans have not yet be...
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Clearwater ER
Clearwater ER to face two more closures in under one week
CLEARWATER, B.C. - Just as the emergency room Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital in Clearwater reopened after an overnight closure, Interior Health has announced two more upcoming 13-hour emergency room closures in the days ahead.The ER will be unavailable from 6:00 p.m. on Saturday (July 4) to 7:00 a.m. Sunday (July 5) at...
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Southill Construction
Construction to begin at Southill Street intersection in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Construction is set to begin at a major Kamloops intersection on Monday (July 6), where a detour route has already been set up.The City of Kamloops says work at the intersection of Tranquille Road and Southill Street is linked to the ongoing Tranquille Road sewer replacement project.City staff say work will ...
Jul 04, 2026
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CSRD Trail
CSRD opens new section of trail between Mara and Grindrod
SALMON ARM, B.C. - A new 14 kilometre section of the Splatsin te Secwépemc/Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail between Mara and Grindrod is now open, along with a new parking lot in Mara.The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) said about 32 kilometres of trail are available across three sections: Sicamous to...
Jul 04, 2026
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World Cup Boost
Kamloops bars, sporting goods stores bolstered by Canada's FIFA World Cup run
KAMLOOPS - As fans across North America celebrate the spectacle that is the FIFA World Cup, the economic impacts are being felt hundreds of kilometres away from host cities like Vancouver. In Kamloops, its no different as bars, restaurants and other businesses look to the beautiful game for an assist to their bottom li...
Jul 04, 2026
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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
Wildfire evacuation order for Boston Bar, B.C., area alert also extended
An out-of-control wildfire burning near the community of Boston Bar, B.C., has triggered an evacuation order and an accompanying alert. Officials have declared a local state of emergency and say residents in North Bend, Electoral Area A, are being told...
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Victoria police arrest two following incident that injured three people in park
VICTORIA - Police in Victoria say they have arrested two people following an assault with a weapon during an incident that injured three individuals Victoria Police Department says in a statement that three people sustained non-life-threatening injuri...
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Heartbroken girlfriend of B.C. captain tells of close call days before deadly sinking
RICHMOND - The heartbroken girlfriend of a young charter boat captain feared drowned in a deadly sinking in B.C. waters last Sunday says she was aboard the vessel two days earlier when a broken door swung open and water flooded in. Chen Ming, 23, was i...
Jul 03, 2026
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Date With Stanley
Stankoven to hold Stanley Cup celebration in August in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - CFJC Today has learned the Stanley Cup will be coming to Kamloops on Thursday, Aug. 13.Logan Stankoven claimed hockey's holy grail last month with the Carolina Hurricanes to become the first player from Kamloops to accomplish the feat since Mark Recchi in 2011.Details on the celebration plans have not yet be...
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Winless Leos
'We've got to turn it around now': Bond of B.C. Lions talks urgency after slow start
KELOWNA - Jacob Bond spoke with earnestness. "We've got to turn it around now," he said. "We've got to have some urgency going forward." The B.C. Lions' fullback from Kamloops reflected on his club's 0-3 start to the CFL campaign on Tuesday (June 30) in Kelowna. "You've got to really want it,&...
Jul 03, 2026
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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...
Jul 03, 2026
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Canada
LeBlanc says Canada seeking clarity after U.S. opts for annual CUSMA review
OTTAWA - Days after the Trump administration decided to require annual reviews of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement instead of renewing it in its current form until 2042, the Canadian government says significant uncertainty remains over the nex...
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Carney to travel to Turkey, where NATO allies will focus on managing Trump
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to leave for Ankara on Monday to attend the annual NATO summit - the first visit by a Canadian prime minister to Turkey since 2015. Turkey's capital will make up the first leg of Carney's week-long sojou...
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Wildfire evacuation order for Boston Bar, B.C., area alert also extended
An out-of-control wildfire burning near the community of Boston Bar, B.C., has triggered an evacuation order and an accompanying alert. Officials have declared a local state of emergency and say residents in North Bend, Electoral Area A, are being told...
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World
British military says cargo ship reports being under attack in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen
CAIRO (AP) - A cargo ship came under attack Sunday off the coast of Yemen in the Red Sea, the British military said, the latest maritime attack off the conflict-torn Arab country. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center repor...
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Iran's top officials attend prayer for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's top officials and brothers of the country's new supreme leader emerged into public view Sunday to attend the funeral prayers for the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, signaling a new confidence in their safety as calls grew for th...
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Performer calls for Trump's death at funeral for Iran's late supreme leader
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A performer at the funeral for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for the death of U.S. President Donald Trump before a crowd of hundreds of thousands of people Sunday in the capital, Tehran. Moh...
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