Veteran mediator Vince Ready to step in to try to end the B.C. nurses' dispute
PRINCE GEORGE - Veteran mediator Vince Ready has been appointed to try to help settle the British Columbia nurses' dispute as the union steps up its job action. Labour Minister Jennifer Whiteside says in a statement that Ready and Amanda Rogers will a...
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Missing Person
Merritt RCMP looking for missing 50-year-old man
MERRITT, B.C. - RCMP in Merritt are asking for help in finding a 50-year-old man who has not been seen in nearly three weeks.Police say while Ryan Rogers was reported missing on Wednesday (July 8), he was last seen on June 20.Rogers is approximately five-foot-10, weighing about 161 pounds, with brown hair and eyes.Peop...
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Two & Out
PETERS: Focus on hometowns doesn't help address street chaos in Merritt - or anywhere
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Kamloops and Area
Labour Force
Slow but steady rise in Kamloops unemployment
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops has seen a slow but steady rise in unemployment in the last few months, with another one per cent rise from May to June.According to Statistics Canada, Kamloops reported a one per cent increase in unemployment between May and June of this year, rising from 5.9 per cent to 6.9 per cent.Most of the st...
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Wildfire Season
Boston Bar residents look on as wildfire burns near small highway community
BOSTON BAR - Jagdip Singh Bihal says he's opening his highway-side restaurant in Boston Bar, B.C., earlier than usual to accommodate wildfire crews battling a growing blaze near the small community. Bihal runs JB's Drive-In Restaurant, just a few hundr...
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Sewer Main Project
Signal adjustments coming to Desmond Road intersection as Tranquille sewer project proceeds
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops will be adjusting the traffic signal timing at the intersection of Tranquille Road and Desmond Street, near the Brock Shopping Centre.The change follows feedback concerning traffic delays and congestion caused by a detour that took effect last month to allow crews to work on a major sewe...
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WHL Signings
Blazers sign 16-year-old Alaskan forward Evan Zachgo
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have signed 16-year-old American forward Evan Zachgo to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.Zachgo, a native of Delta Junction, Alaska, was was listed by the team in May and he was at Blazers spring development camp that same month.The five-foot-11, 170lbs forward led the Sioux F...
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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
Media consortium seeks Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooting documents
VANCOUVER - A consortium of media outlets has gone to court in British Columbia to obtain information about guns used in the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting and the firearms seized from the home of the attacker. The consortium, which includes The Canadian ...
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Veteran mediator Vince Ready to step in to try to end the B.C. nurses' dispute
PRINCE GEORGE - Veteran mediator Vince Ready has been appointed to try to help settle the British Columbia nurses' dispute as the union steps up its job action. Labour Minister Jennifer Whiteside says in a statement that Ready and Amanda Rogers will a...
1h ago
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Wildfire Season
Boston Bar residents look on as wildfire burns near small highway community
BOSTON BAR - Jagdip Singh Bihal says he's opening his highway-side restaurant in Boston Bar, B.C., earlier than usual to accommodate wildfire crews battling a growing blaze near the small community. Bihal runs JB's Drive-In Restaurant, just a few hundr...
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Local Sports
Red Wings Award
Former Blazers captain Finnie named Red Wings Rookie of the Year
DETROIT - Former Kamloops Blazers captain Emmitt Finnie has been named the Detroit Red Wings Rookie of the Year.The 21-year-old Finnie played all 82 games in his debut NHL season and finished with 30 points (13 goals and 17 assists). He was sixth among Red Wings skaters in goals, tied for seventh in assists and eighth ...
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WHL Signings
Blazers sign 16-year-old Alaskan forward Evan Zachgo
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have signed 16-year-old American forward Evan Zachgo to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.Zachgo, a native of Delta Junction, Alaska, was was listed by the team in May and he was at Blazers spring development camp that same month.The five-foot-11, 170lbs forward led the Sioux F...
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Confident Snakes
Kamloops Venom see path to TOJLL title despite inconsistent season
KAMLOOPS - First-year head coach Kordell Primus said an up-and-down season has potential to finish in Kamloops Venom glory. "Our group is very optimistic and feeling very confident going into playoffs," Primus said. "Kelowna being a second-place team in the league and having their full roster on Sunday ...
19h ago
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Canada
Media consortium seeks Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooting documents
VANCOUVER - A consortium of media outlets has gone to court in British Columbia to obtain information about guns used in the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting and the firearms seized from the home of the attacker. The consortium, which includes The Canadian ...
17m ago
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Gordie Howe International Bridge to open after delay: AP sources
WASHINGTON - The Gordie Howe International Bridge is set to open in July, sources tell The Associated Press, weeks after a ribbon-cutting ceremony was delayed amid Canada-U.S. tensions. Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers posted on social ...
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Veteran mediator Vince Ready to step in to try to end B.C. nurses' dispute
PRINCE GEORGE - Veteran mediator Vince Ready has been appointed to try to help settle the British Columbia nurses' dispute as the union steps up its job action. Labour Minister Jennifer Whiteside said in a statement on Friday that Ready and Amanda Rog...
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World
Graham Platner submits withdraws from Maine Senate race, kicking off Democrats' quest for nominee
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Graham Platner on Friday submitted his paperwork to formally withdraw from Maine's U.S. Senate race, officially ending an upstart yet troubled campaign whose dissolution threatens Democrats' pursuit of chamber control. ...
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US-Canada bridge set to open by late July after delay due to issues between countries, sources say
SAWYER, Mich. (AP) - A completed bridge linking Detroit and Canada is expected to open by the end of the month after U.S. and Canadian officials reached an agreement to resolve the dispute that delayed its debut, according to two people directly involv...
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Students abducted in May by Islamic militants in Nigeria are rescued, government says
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Students abducted in May by Islamic militants in Nigeria's southwestern Oyo state have been rescued, the government said Friday. Government spokesman Bayo Onanuga did not specify the total number of students rescued,...
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