Cultural Burn
Cultural burn sparks south of Merritt
MERRITT - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is supporting the Coldwater Indian Band on Thursday (March 19) in a cultural burn south of Merritt.BCWS officials said the project covers a total of 65 hectares between multiple treatment areas. This work involves the final 35 hectares needed to complete the job.The target locat...
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Aaron Manson 'Be Brave'
Gathering at TRU aims to raise awareness about addiction, mental health and the toxic drug crisis
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops residents are invited to a gathering dedicated to raising awareness about addiction, mental health and the toxic drug crisis. The Aaron Manson "Be Brave" event runs Thursday (March 19) from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. from the Panorama Room at the International Building on Thompson Rivers Unive...
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SOUND OFF
SOUND OFF: More services, funding for all children with disabilities
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Guide Dogs
CNIB in need of volunteers to foster future service dogs across Canada
The Creative Edge
PEARCE: When fear hits our schools
Mar 17, 2026
Transgender Rights
Demonstration planned to support Kamloops transgender community
Mar 16, 2026
Kamloops and Area
Trans-Canada Highway
Highway 1 closed from Revelstoke to Golden as 'further avalanche control' needed
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - UPDATE(10:40 a.m.): Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for Eagle Pass to Rogers Pass with up to 70 mm to pour onto region by Friday evening (March 20). The warning is also in place for the West Columbia, Yoho Park - Kootenay Park, Kootenay Lake (north of Balfour) and Arrow Lakes - Sloca...
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FIRE ALARMS
New residential false alarm policy is a game-changer for Kamloops Fire Rescue
KAMLOOPS - A new policy was recently approved by Kamloops city council which allows firefighters to not respond as they traditionally have to false fire alarm calls at residential properties. The change is happening because firefighters are rushing out to those calls more often and tying up resources to do it. "Ev...
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NEW BRIDGE
'We just don't need to have something like that happen again'; Cache Creek welcomes bridge funding
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - Provincial Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Funding (DMAF) will be used to build a bridge in Cache Creek where a culvert failed during extreme high water and flooding in 2023. The village has received funding to build the $4.2-million crossing along Quartz Road. The bridge once completed will mark...
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IN THE WHL
Blazers discuss potential first-round playoff opponents, look ahead to final weekend of regular season
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers' head coach Shaun Clouston is thrilled his players will be rewarded for enduring hard times, with his club heading to the playoffs for the first time since 2023. "We've had some real warriors, hard-working guys who have really stuck to it for three hockey seasons and competed hard,&quo...
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CFJC Boogie the Bridge
SETTING THE BEAT - Tips and Tricks for CFJC Boogie the Bridge: Episode 1
It's time to Boogie! CFJC-TV presents tips and tricks to get you moving!
Feb 26, 2026
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Guide Dogs
CNIB in need of volunteers to foster future service dogs across Canada
It's a rewarding experience filled with unconditional love and the opportunity to change the life of someone who is blind. Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) Guide Dogs is urgently looking for volunteers to raise future guide dogs for people who are blind, Deafblind, or have low vision."There's a hug...
Jul 23, 2025
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British Columbia
Artificial turf in Metro Vancouver releases chemical deadly to coho salmon: UBC study
VANCOUVER - The artificial turf lining fields across Metro Vancouver is leaching a chemical that's deadly to coho salmon into municipal stormwater systems, says a study by researchers at the University of British Columbia. The study, published this mon...
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Vancouver Island First Nations gain control of three Clayoquot Sound forestry areas
Tyson Atleo, a hereditary leader of the Ahousaht First Nation, says the creation of three new forestry areas to be managed by his community and two others on the west coast of Vancouver Island marks the realization of a long-standing promise. Atleo rec...
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TC Energy CEO urges quicker timelines as globe clamours for stable energy supplies
CALGARY - Canada risks missing out on opportunities to provide global markets with a secure supply of energy if permitting timelines aren't significantly shortened, said the chief executive of natural gas pipeline operator TC Energy Corp. There's been ...
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IN THE WHL
Blazers discuss potential first-round playoff opponents, look ahead to final weekend of regular season
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers' head coach Shaun Clouston is thrilled his players will be rewarded for enduring hard times, with his club heading to the playoffs for the first time since 2023. "We've had some real warriors, hard-working guys who have really stuck to it for three hockey seasons and competed hard,&quo...
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Blazers fall to Cougars on the road 3-2 in a shootout
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers fell to the Prince George Cougars 3-2 in a shootout Tuesday (March 17) in a potential playoff preview. The Blazers opened the scoring in the first period in Prince George. Harrison Brunicke set up Nathan Behm in the slot to make it 1-0 Blazers early in the first period in Prince George....
Mar 18, 2026
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Promising outlook
WolfPack head coach Grimm reflects on program-best season, looks ahead to future
KAMLOOPS - TRU WolfPack women's volleyball head coach Chad Grimm is confident his team is well-seasoned for the future. "Until you go through it, you don't know what it's going to feel like to be in the third match of a playoff series at home," Grimm said. "You don't know what it's going to be like in th...
Mar 17, 2026
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Canada
Local TV stations ask regulator to force Meta to pay for posting some news content
OTTAWA - Some local and independent TV stations are asking the federal broadcast regulator to start a process to force Meta to pay for allowing some news content on Facebook and Instagram. They say despite Meta's move in 2023 to pull news from its plat...
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Vancouver Island First Nations gain control of three Clayoquot Sound forestry areas
Tyson Atleo, a hereditary leader of the Ahousaht First Nation, says the creation of three new forestry areas to be managed by his community and two others on the west coast of Vancouver Island marks the realization of a long-standing promise. Atleo rec...
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Cost of federal IT project explodes to up to $6.6 billion
OTTAWA - The federal government says it could end up spending up to $6.6 billion to update the systems it uses to deliver benefits to Canadians - more than three times what was budgeted at the project's launch. The initiative involves migrating Old Age...
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World
Belarus releases 250 political prisoners in a deal with the US to lift some sanctions
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) - Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday ordered the release of 250 political prisoners as part of a deal with Washington that lifted some U.S. sanctions, the latest step in the isolated leader's effort ...
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Pentagon seeks $200 billion in additional funds for the Iran war, AP source says
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon is seeking $200 billion in additional funds for the Iran war, a sizable amount that is certain to be met with questions from Congress, which would need to approve any new money. The department sent the reque...
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Overnight storm in Pakistan's largest city, Karachi, kills at least 15 people and injures several
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - Heavy rains and strong winds lashed Pakistan's largest city overnight, killing at least 15 people and injuring several others as walls and roofs collapsed at multiple locations, emergency services and hospital officials said Th...
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