World Cup Watch Parties
Kamloops World Cup watch parties score big as hundreds turn up to watch Canada at Riverside Park
KAMLOOPS - Riverside Park is the place to be this summer as the City of Kamloops hosts a series of outdoor watch parties for the 2026 FIFA men's World Cup. The Canadian leg of the 48-team tournament kicked off Friday (June 12) in Toronto, and some 3,000 kilometres away in downtown Kamloops, it was a sea of red and whit...
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Kamloops Votes 2026
Incumbent Kamloops councillor Karpuk announces re-election bid
KAMLOOPS - Incumbent Stephen Karpuk will seek a second term, as the city councillor announced his re-election bid on Friday (June 12) morning from the site of the Red Bridge. Karpuk spoke to the work done by council during the term despite the distraction and noise at city hall, pointing to work on the Build Kamloops ...
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Kamloops and Area
WHL Signings
Blazers sign 2010-born American defenceman Gill
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have signed American defenceman Chase Gill to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.The 15-year-old from Seal Beach, California was selected by the Blazers in the second round, 33rd overall in the 2025 WHL U.S. Prospects Draft. Gill will be heading into his 16-year-old WHL season, ...
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Kamloops drought
Recent rainfall not enough to alleviate Kamloops-area drought
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops area remains drought-stricken despite recent rainfall, with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada noting it is currently among the driest parts of the country.Agroclimate Specialist Trevor Hadwen said 25 per cent of the country was classified as 'abnormally dry' or drought, including 21 per cent of C...
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Barriere X-ray
Barriere Health Centre gets new X-ray suite
BARRIERE, B.C. - A newly refurbished X-ray suite and technologist workspace at the Barriere Health Centre is now giving patients in the North Thompson area easier access to enhanced medical imaging.Interior Health said the upgrades replaced aging equipment with a new digital imaging system, with better image quality an...
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Motor Vehicle Incident
One patient sent to hospital after motorcycle crash in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - One patient was sent to hospital after a vehicle incident in downtown Kamloops Thursday (June 11) afternoon. BC Emergency Health Services (EHS) told CFJC Today they received a call for an incident involving a motorcycle at Sixth Avenue and Seymour Street at around 4:45 p.m. "An ambulance with primary ca...
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British Columbia
Man charged with murder following Vancouver sidewalk crash that killed a senior
VANCOUVER - Police say a suspect who was charged with multiple counts of dangerous driving over a car-ramming attack last month in Vancouver is now facing a murder charge. Tadd Bali was charged with four counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicl...
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Metro Vancouver outside workers going on full-scale strike starting Monday
VANCOUVER - Unionized workers in Metro Vancouver who oversee drinking water, wastewater treatment, air quality and other important jobs across more than 20 municipalities are taking full-scale strike action starting Monday. The union representing more...
2h ago
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Conservation officers in B.C. remove metal stove pipe stuck on bear's head
OLIVER - A young bear in British Columbia's Okanagan had to endure several days with a stove pipe stuck over its head before conservation officers were able to remove it. The Conservation Officer Service of B.C. says residents in the area near Oliver f...
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Local Sports
WHL Signings
Blazers sign 2010-born American defenceman Gill
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have signed American defenceman Chase Gill to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.The 15-year-old from Seal Beach, California was selected by the Blazers in the second round, 33rd overall in the 2025 WHL U.S. Prospects Draft. Gill will be heading into his 16-year-old WHL season, ...
12m ago
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World Cup Watch Parties
Kamloops World Cup watch parties score big as hundreds turn up to watch Canada at Riverside Park
KAMLOOPS - Riverside Park is the place to be this summer as the City of Kamloops hosts a series of outdoor watch parties for the 2026 FIFA men's World Cup. The Canadian leg of the 48-team tournament kicked off Friday (June 12) in Toronto, and some 3,000 kilometres away in downtown Kamloops, it was a sea of red and whit...
56m ago
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NorthPaws
NorthPaws walk off Lefties for first sweep of the season
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops NorthPaws completed their first sweep of the 2026 West Coast League (WCL) season in dramatic fashion. In the third and final game of the series Thursday (June 11) from Norbrock Stadium, the NorthPaws came back from an 8-0 deficit to defeat the Port Angeles Lefties 10-9. Camden Sanders hit a two-...
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Canada
Conservation officers in B.C. remove metal stove pipe stuck on bear's head
OLIVER - A young bear in British Columbia's Okanagan had to endure several days with a stove pipe stuck over its head before conservation officers were able to remove it. The Conservation Officer Service of B.C. says residents in the area near Oliver f...
2h ago
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Canada earns first-ever World Cup point after 1-1 draw with Bosnia-Herzegovina
TORONTO - In many ways, a 1-1 draw against Bosnia-Herzegovina felt like a victory for Canada on a historic day for the host side at the FIFA World Cup on Friday. An upset loss was a real possibility for the Canadians as they couldn't convert despite m...
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Away from Toronto Stadium, fans celebrate Canada's 'historic' World Cup game
At watch parties on opposite sides of Toronto, soccer fans cheered in turn for Bosnia-Herzegovina and Canada as the two teams kicking off the World Cup on Canadian soil ended the game with a 1-1 tie. Deena Subramani, a fan who watched the game at the...
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World
Alabama seeks to execute man by lethal injection after court ruled against nitrogen method
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama on Friday moved to execute a man with lethal injection hours after his nitrogen execution was prevented from going forward. The Alabama Attorney General's office asked the Alabama Supreme Court to authorize...
1h ago
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Migrants deported from US, including an Iranian woman, arrive in Central African Republic
BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) - A flight carrying at least two dozen migrants, including an Iranian woman facing persecution in her home country, landed in the Central African Republic on Friday. It is the latest example of the Trump administra...
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Larin scores in 78th minute to rally Canada to 1-1 draw with Bosnia-Herzegovina in World Cup opener
TORONTO (AP) - Canada earned its first World Cup point in seven matches on soccer's biggest stage, and coach Jesse Marsch noted the sea of red-clad, maple leaf-waving fans who continuously belted out chants of "Go Ca-na-da!" helped get it. ...
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