B.C. Votes 2026
MLA CANDIDATE ISSUE #4 - How important is the U.S. Trade war to voters
KAMLOOPS - Immediately after calling a snap election, NDP leader David Eby stepped out front of government house in Victoria, saying he needed a new mandate to deal with the ongoing U.S.-Canada trade war. Each party in Kamloops was asked: 'this election was called by David Eby under the pretense of the U.S.-Canada tra...
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B.C. Votes 2026
Cariboo-Chilcotin sees possible premier seek re-election
KAMLOOPS - The Cariboo-Chilcotin riding stretches from Williams Lake, 100 Mile House and Clinton all the way down to the west of Kamloops past Tobiano. It's considered a safe conservative riding and could be home to the premier if the Tories are successful on Saturday (Oct 24) night with incumbent and interim leader Lo...
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Question of the Week
How satisfied are you with the results of the election for Kamloops mayor and council?
Oct 19, 2026
Thanksgiving
Art of Gardening Special Edition - Thanksgiving
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Oct 19, 2026
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Oct 19, 2026
Kamloops and Area
Music director retires
Kamloops Community Concert Band announces co-founder's farewell concert
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Community Concert Band's (KCCB) next performance in November will be the last for its longtime music director and co-founder.The KCCB said the event, A Classic Concert, will carry mixed emotions as it will also serve as a farewell to Cliff Noakes, who has been with the band since its inception.&...
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46 farm animals
Kamloops SPCA among branches to take in 46 farm animals
KAMLOOPS - The BC SPCA has welcomed 46 more animals from a farm that could no longer care for them, with the Kamloops branch among those taking some of them in.SPCA officials said 22 cats and kittens, 16 Call ducks, six Muscovy ducks, one sheep and one goat have been transferred to several of their locations for furthe...
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SD73 Advocacy
Incoming SD73 board pledges to step up calls for better schools, funding - regardless of next government
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson School District (SD73) board is keeping a close watch on this Saturday's (Oct. 24) provincial election, as it - like most British Columbians - waits to see who will form the next government. The newly elected, but largely unchanged, board is getting up to speed following last Saturday's...
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B.C. Votes 2026
B.C. Conservative leader Doerkson chats Red Bridge and PET-CT
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops' two incumbent Conservative MLAs had been advocating to the province prior to the election call on two major pieces of capital. Current polls have the Tories switching to the government side of the legislature on Saturday (Oct. 24), which could allow projects like the Red Bridge replacement to be ...
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Thanksgiving
Art of Gardening Special Edition - Thanksgiving
Fall is starting to give way to the frost, and there are just a few things left to do to tie up the season. Here's how to bundle, winterize, start compost, and more!
Oct 12, 2026
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Kamloops Votes 2026
CFJC Kamloops Mayoral Candidates Debate 2026
KAMLOOPS - Four of the six candidates for Kamloops mayor discuss issues submitted by you, our viewers. Topics range from homelessness and relations with First Nations to civility and decorum in government. On Oct. 17, you decide which candidates vision will bring Kamloops forward. All of CFJC's coverage of the upcoming...
Oct 8, 2026
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Hope & Healing
Hope & Healing: National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
Reconciliation is not a given. It is a choice to participate, and how to participate based on the needs of those most affected. Hope & Healing is a special half-hour presentation for the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. Join Dylana Kneeshaw in exploring how communities are still being affected by generatio...
Sep 30, 2026
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British Columbia
The 4 soldiers killed in fast-moving fire at CFB Wainwright in Alberta
WAINWRIGHT - Four Armed Forces members were killed when a fast-moving fire overwhelmed soldiers during a training exercise at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, southeast of Edmonton, on Saturday. Dozens of others were injured, with 27 remaining in hospi...
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Pair from Calgary attacked after Bruno Mars concert in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Two people have been attacked after leaving a Bruno Mars show at BC Place Stadium, in the second violent incident after a major concert in Vancouver this year. Vancouver police say the pair from Calgary were attacked near the Gastown neighb...
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Greens' Leader Lowan hits out as NDP suggests she's open to supporting Conservatives
Green Leader Emily Lowan has issued a statement saying a B.C. Conservative government would be "disastrous," after an NDP statement suggested she had openness to supporting minority rule by the Conservatives after Saturday's election. Lowan says Conser...
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Local Sports
In the WHL
Eli Tverdovsky, son of two-time Stanley Cup champion Oleg, enjoying growth spurt with Blazers
KAMLOOPS - Two-time Stanley Cup champion defenceman Oleg Tverdovsky was the second overall selection in the 1994 NHL Draft, picked by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. The family eventually settled in the Los Angeles area and that is where Oleg's son, Eli, reluctantly began his hockey journey. "He was crying," Ol...
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Blazers 4 Americans 0
Blazers continue heating up, shut out Americans 4-0
KAMLOOPS - Goaltender Logan Edmonstone stopped all 22 shots he faced as the Kamloops Blazers shut out the Tri-City Americans 4-0 from Sandman Centre Wednesday (Oct. 21) night. Defenceman Isa Guram opened the scoring with a shot from atop the left circle in the back half of the first period. After the Americans receive...
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Canada West
WolfPack rookie Poole shoots shot, buries crucial penalty to push TRU closer to post-season
KAMLOOPS - Noel Poole is a Canada West rookie, but he walked toward the ball with the conviction of a fifth-year hitman and designated penalty taker on Saturday [Oct. 17] in Langley, with his TRU WolfPack playing the Trinity Western Spartans in a men's soccer match that had major playoff implications. The second-half ...
Oct 21, 2026
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Canada
'Comfort kills dreams': Family says soldier killed in base fire was living his dream
PRINCE ALBERT - Patricia Farrell is not even a week removed from the death of her son in a military training exercise gone wrong. She looks over an array of seven photos of Pte. Shaun Farrell. One is of him as a newborn with a mohawk. Another shows him...
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The 4 soldiers killed in fast-moving fire at CFB Wainwright in Alberta
WAINWRIGHT - Four Armed Forces members were killed when a fast-moving fire overwhelmed soldiers during a training exercise at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, southeast of Edmonton, on Saturday. Dozens of others were injured, with 27 remaining in hospi...
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Video of contact with possibly rabid skunk in B.C. prompts health authority warning
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Coastal Health is warning anyone in the city's downtown who has had contact with a possibly rabid skunk to get a medical assessment immediately after a video emerged on social media. The video posted on Facebook on Oct. 10 shows a...
10h ago
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World
Execution staff warned IV site might have 'blown' during Christa Pike's execution attempt
Tennessee execution team members failed multiple times to establish working IV lines in Christa Pike's arms before her attempted execution and warned that some of her veins may have ruptured, or "blown," before she was injected with pentobarbital, her ...
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Powerful earthquake in China's Tibet collapses hundreds of homes and kills at least 16 people
BEIJING (AP) - A magnitude 7 earthquake hit China's Tibet region on Thursday evening, killing at least 16 people, injuring 46 and collapsing hundreds of homes in the northern regional city of Nagqu, official media said. Search and rescue...
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World Series preview: Surprising Brewers-Rays matchup will open with Jacob Misiorowski's record heat
MILWAUKEE (AP) - The Miz will try to whiz his famous fastball by batters on baseball's biggest stage, opening a new-look World Series between teams guaranteed to produce a first-time champion. Jacob Misiorowski brings his record-setting h...
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