Highway Reopens
Highway 1 reopens in the Fraser Canyon after seven-week closure due to wildfires
BOSTON BAR, B.C. - A section of the Trans-Canada Highway in Highway in the Fraser Canyon has reopened after seven weeks, as the threat of wildfire subsides.The Ministry of Transportation and Transit said the highway - which has been closed since July 7 - will initially operate with a single-lane-alternating traffic ext...
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Kravchenko delayed
From Russia with candy - Blazers' import Cherepanov making sweet first impression
KAMLOOPS - Mikhail (Misha) Cherepanov came bearing gifts. "I brought some candies from Russia," the import defenceman said of the goodies he delivered to Kamloops Blazers' coaching staff. He also came to the Tournament Capital toting more North American hockey experience than many Western Hockey League impor...
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Kamloops and Area
'Encore, the KSO at 50'
The people behind the music celebrated with the latest exhibit at the Kamloops Museum
KAMLOOPS - Fifty years of music in Kamloops is currently being celebrated at the Museum, through their latest exhibit 'Encore, the KSO at 50'. The Kamloops Symphony Orchestra's (KSOs) humble beginnings 50 years ago with their first ever performance in the Westsyde secondary gymnasium, to today, flourishing with the orc...
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School year approaches
SD73 prepares to welcome students back Sept. 8
KAMLOOPS - With the latest possible start date this year, back to school is still two weeks away for families across the Kamloops-Thompson School District (SD73). But while students enjoy their last few days of freedom, work is underway at the district and in schools to prepare of the year ahead. This fall, SD73 will s...
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Evacuation alert ends in Boston Bar, B.C., after weeks of threat from wildfire
BOSTON BAR - A series of evacuation alerts has been lifted for communities in British Columbia's Fraser Canyon that have been under threat from wildfires for more than a month. The Fraser Valley Regional District has given the all-clear for properties ...
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Fatal Highway Crash
Williams Lake man charged in fatal, fiery crash on Highway 1 near Spences Bridge
LYTTON, B.C. - A charge has been laid in relation to a fiery crash that killed two people on the Trans-Canada Highway near Spences Bridge last year. In an update Wednesday (Aug. 26), BC Highway Patrol says 44-year-old Joel Chenier of Williams Lake is charged with driving without due care and attention under the BC Mot...
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Featured Content
BC Day
Art of Gardening Special Edition - BC Day
It's hot, everything is growing, and it'll soon be time to pick those fruit and veggies! Here's a collection of tips from Art Knapp Home & Garden for landscaping, planting in shade, and adding air plants that don't need soil at all!
Aug 04, 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
Metro Vancouver outside workers halt job action with agreement on arbitrator
The union representing Metro Vancouver outside workers says its members have halted job action after both sides agreed on the appointment of a former British Columbia Supreme Court judge as an arbitrator in the ongoing labour dispute. The Greater Vanco...
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B.C. forestry leader backs Canada's trade walkout despite possible softwood progress
VANCOUVER - A leader in British Columbia's forestry sector is voicing support for Prime Minister Mark Carney's decision to walk away from trade talks with the United States despite reported concessions on lumber tariffs in a scuttled deal. Kim Haakstad...
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Police vehicle hits man in Vancouver, prompting watchdog investigation
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's watchdog agency is looking for witnesses after a police vehicle hit a man lying on the ground in Vancouver last month, leaving him with serious injuries. The Independent Investigations Office says in a statement that the...
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Local Sports
Kravchenko delayed
From Russia with candy - Blazers' import Cherepanov making sweet first impression
KAMLOOPS - Mikhail (Misha) Cherepanov came bearing gifts. "I brought some candies from Russia," the import defenceman said of the goodies he delivered to Kamloops Blazers' coaching staff. He also came to the Tournament Capital toting more North American hockey experience than many Western Hockey League impor...
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In the WHL
Second-year assistant coaches Marr, Toma aim to hit ground running with Blazers
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers' assistant coaches Brayden Toma and Steve Marr acknowledge they had much to learn in terms of time management last season, their rookie campaigns behind a Western Hockey League bench. "That was probably the biggest thing for me," Marr said. "Having spent 10 years in the acade...
Aug 26, 2026
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Broncos Football
Broncos put up three touchdowns, fall to Kodiaks at home 36-23
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Broncos scored more points in one game than they did throughout the entire 2026 BC Football Conference (BCFC) season so far, but it wasn't enough for them to earn their first win since 2024. The Broncos fell to the Prince George Kodiaks at home Saturday (Aug. 22) 36-23. After trailing the Kodia...
Aug 24, 2026
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Canada
B.C. forestry leader backs Canada's trade walkout despite possible softwood progress
VANCOUVER - A leader in British Columbia's forestry sector is voicing support for Prime Minister Mark Carney's decision to walk away from trade talks with the United States despite reported concessions on lumber tariffs in a scuttled deal. Kim Haakstad...
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The president says the U.S. doesn't need anything from Canada. Exports say otherwise.
OTTAWA - "WE DON'T NEED CANADA, THEY NEED US!" U.S. President Donald Trump's social media post this week was a continuation on a theme he's maintained throughout the trade war: that his country doesn't need anything from Canada. Experts - and exports ...
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New child safety measures Meta pledged in U.S. settlement not coming to Canada
OTTAWA - New child protection measures Meta has promised as part of a massive legal settlement in the United States won't be implemented in Canada. A spokesperson for Meta says the changes on its Facebook and Instagram platforms will only be made in th...
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World
More than 1,300 are missing in Nepal and Tibet after catastrophic floods caused by glacial collapse
DEVIGHAT, Nepal (AP) - Rescue teams were searching for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border after a catastrophic and deadly torrent of floods and mud swept through several communities a day earlier following a glacial collapse. ...
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More than 550 missing in Tibet after floods that left hundreds also missing in Nepal
UDIN DHUNGA, Nepal (AP) - China's Xinhua News Agency said mudslides Wednesday caused by a glacial collapse in Tibet have left 558 people missing, while police in Nepal reported Thursday morning that at least 162 were killed after massive flash floods i...
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Sal Veder, Pulitzer Prize-winning AP photographer who shot iconic 'Burst of Joy,' dies at age 99
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Slava 'Sal' Veder, best known for his picture of a U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel joyfully reuniting with his family after five years in a prisoner of war camp in Vietnam, died Aug. 22. H...
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