2026 55+ BC Games
Organizers of Kamloops 2026 55+ BC Games looking for specialized volunteers
KAMLOOPS - Organizers of the 2026 55+ BC Games are looking for a number of specialized volunteers to step up and join the team, with the games exactly 11 weeks away.The games are set to run Sept. 8 to 12 and organizers are looking for first aid-certified Kamloops residents who will be stationed at venues throughout the...
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Mountain Biking
Pineview and Harper Mountain trails to receive $22K from Tourism Kamloops' Freeride Fund
KAMLOOPS - Two Kamloops-area riding trails are set to benefit from thousands of dollars in funding ahead of a "dry and demanding" season.In a statement, Tourism Kamloops says its Freeride Fund Steering Committee has approved $12,250 in funding for trail maintenance at the Pineview Bike Trails as well as $10,0...
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RCMP HQ Expansion
Vernon council okays initial plan for RCMP detachment expansion
VERNON, B.C. - Mounties in Vernon could be getting new headquarters in the next few decades.At the regular meeting Monday (June 22), Vernon City Council was presented with plans on expanding the local detachment for the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP, which serves communities like Westwold and Falkland.A study of the local...
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CSRD fire halls
CSRD looking to borrow $8M for Shuswap fire halls
ANGLEMONT, B.C. - The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) will seek resident approval for a pair of long-term loans totalling $8 million to rebuild the Scotch Creek / Lee Creek Fire Hall and build a new fire hall in Anglemont.The CSRD said it will launch a pair off alternative approval processes (AAP) for both pr...
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De-Commissioned Bus Fire
Kamloops Fire Rescue responds to airport area after 'bus residence' catches fire
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) crews were called to a commercial property near Kamloops Airport during the noon hour Monday (June 22) after reports of a structure fire involving a de-commissioned school bus.At approximately 12:30 p.m., multiple fire crews responded to the scene near the city's airport just off F...
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Contract extension
THE TATTLE OF HASTINGS: Woodland Charging into Year 2 in PWHL
KAMLOOPS - Kendra Woodland signed a one-year contract extension with the Ottawa Charge on Thursday (June 18). With four Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) expansion teams arriving in time for the 2026-2027 campaign, she may have explored options to play elsewhere, but Woodland sees potential for a bright future...
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Featured Content
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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Oh, Deer!
Art of Gardening: Oh, Deer!
Jun 10, 2026
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Pretty Peonies
Art of Gardening: Pretty Peonies
Got some peonies drooping from the rain? Here's how to avoid that!
Jun 03, 2026
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British Columbia
Border agents find half tonne of opium hidden in Vancouver-area shipping container
DELTA - Canadian border authorities have seized more than half a tonne of opium found hidden in industrial paper rolls in a cargo container in a Metro Vancouver port site. The Canada Border Services Agency says in a release that the discovery was made...
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U.S. kayaker dead after capsizing in wind on B.C.'s Okanagan Lake
WEST KELOWNA - A kayaker has drowned after capsizing in windy conditions on Okanagan Lake in the British Columbia Interior. West Kelowna RCMP say the accident happened Friday evening, when two kayakers went into the water near the Westbank First Nation...
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One dead in busy weekend for rescuers in B.C.'s Sea to Sky backcountry
SQUAMISH - Police in British Columbia's Sea to Sky region are again urging backcountry users to be prepared after five rescue calls this weekend, including one fatality. RCMP say there were calls on Saturday at Sky Pilot, Tricouni Peak, the Howe Sound ...
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Local Sports
2026 55+ BC Games
Organizers of Kamloops 2026 55+ BC Games looking for specialized volunteers
KAMLOOPS - Organizers of the 2026 55+ BC Games are looking for a number of specialized volunteers to step up and join the team, with the games exactly 11 weeks away.The games are set to run Sept. 8 to 12 and organizers are looking for first aid-certified Kamloops residents who will be stationed at venues throughout the...
1h ago
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Mountain Biking
Pineview and Harper Mountain trails to receive $22K from Tourism Kamloops' Freeride Fund
KAMLOOPS - Two Kamloops-area riding trails are set to benefit from thousands of dollars in funding ahead of a "dry and demanding" season.In a statement, Tourism Kamloops says its Freeride Fund Steering Committee has approved $12,250 in funding for trail maintenance at the Pineview Bike Trails as well as $10,0...
3h ago
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Contract extension
THE TATTLE OF HASTINGS: Woodland Charging into Year 2 in PWHL
KAMLOOPS - Kendra Woodland signed a one-year contract extension with the Ottawa Charge on Thursday (June 18). With four Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) expansion teams arriving in time for the 2026-2027 campaign, she may have explored options to play elsewhere, but Woodland sees potential for a bright future...
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Canada
Montreal police, community mourns dead officer
MONTREAL - Montreal police and the association representing officers are mourning the officer who was killed by an active shooter in Montreal on Monday. Police identified the officer as 34-year-old Mohamed Lamine Benredouane, who got his start with th...
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Fewer Canadians see U.S. as 'reliable' as global confidence in Washington sags: poll
WASHINGTON - Most Canadians continue to view the United States unfavourably as global confidence in the U.S. under President Donald Trump continues to slide. That finding comes from new polling by the Pew Research Center that also suggests Trump is rec...
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Montreal shooting victim remembered as devoted father and friend
MONTREAL - The man who died in a shooting involving Montreal police on Monday is being remembered as a devoted father and committed member of Montreal's Jewish community. Sarah Raskin says Michel Moshe Mizrahi was a member of Beth Chabad synagogue in C...
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World
US eases restriction on Iran's World Cup team, allowing travel 2 days before next match
The U.S. is easing its restrictions on Iran's World Cup team, allowing the squad to travel into the country two days before its next match, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday. The team will still be required to leave af...
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8 convicted in Texas immigration center shooting and protest are sentenced to decades in prison
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Eight protesters accused by the Justice Department of having ties to antifa were sentenced Tuesday to decades in federal prison over a shooting outside a Texas immigration detention center that wounded a police officer and pros...
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Europe swelters under an early heat wave as France records its hottest day ever
PARIS (AP) - France recorded its hottest day ever on Tuesday amid an exceptional early heat wave across Europe, the national weather agency said. It said France's national thermal indicator - an average of temperatures measured at 30 wea...
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