Mosquito control
TNRD conducting mosquito control work near Kamloops Airport, up North Thompson corridor
KAMLOOPS - Residents may see helicopters flying near the Kamloops Airport as the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) conducts aerial treatments for mosquitoes.Low-flying helicopters will be dropping Vectobac 200G to areas infested with mosquito larvae near the airport and in Mission Flats late on Thursday (May 14)...
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Streamflow Advisory
High streamflow advisory issued for Shuswap Lake, Clearwater and Blue River
KAMLOOPS - Recent and forecast rain is behind a high streamflow advisory from the BC River Forecast Centre (BCRFC) for much of Interior and Southeast British Columbia, including Shuswap Lake, Clearwater and Blue River.The BCRFC said a high pressure system across B.C. brought warm temperatures in the last week, but a lo...
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Kamloops and Area
Kurtis Billy
Man wanted on Canada-wide warrant eventually arrested in Kamloops after repeatedly evading police
KAMLOOPS - A man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant was arrested in Kamloops earlier this week. A Kamloops Mountie saw 38-year-old Kurtis Justin Billy driving a stolen pickup truck in the Sahali neighbourhood on Tuesday (May 12), according to an update provided by the BC RCMP Thursday. RCMP say officers tried to arrest th...
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Calculated risk
B.C. Lions' quarterback Rourke aims to reduce sloppiness, maintain audacity this season
KAMLOOPS - Risk is part of Nathan Rourke's game, the 27-year-old B.C. Lions' quarterback teeming with audacity and boldness, attributes that helped him snare the CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award in 2025. Those same qualities are turnover catalysts when untamed and responsible for a portion of the 16 interceptions R...
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Kamloops Pulp Mill
Kamloops Pulp Mill testing alarm systems, holding evacuation drill Thursday morning
KAMLOOPS - Residents in west Kamloops neighbourhoods may hear alarm sounds Thursday (May 14) morning. The Kamloops Pulp Mill will test its alarm systems and hold an evacuation drill beginning at around 8:30 a.m. Thursday. In a news release issued shortly after 7:00 a.m. Thursday, Kruger Inc., the owner of the Kamloops ...
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Break and Enter
Man arrested after reportedly stealing ATV's in 100 Mile House
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - A man was arrested after reportedly getting in a vehicle collision with a stolen ATV in 100 Mile House. On May 2, 100 Mile House RCMP say they were told of a break-in to multiple structures on a property on Larson Road where two ATV's were known to be stolen. Later in the day, RCMP say officers r...
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Featured Content
Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening: Holla for Hoya
Ever heard of this tropical beauty? The Hoya is little, but it lives to be wise. Holla for Hoya!
May 13, 2026
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening: Perfect Patio Plants
The Hibiscus and the Mandevilla are some of the best flowers you can enjoy on the veranda this year. Keep them in the shade, and you'll enjoy some incredible blooms, just ask Maury! Enjoy Your Porch Time!
May 08, 2026
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening: Caladiums
"Angel Wings" or "Elephant Ears", Caladiums are a beautiful plant for your shady hot patches. Just look at the colours! Caladiums!
May 05, 2026
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British Columbia
Federal government invests $12-million in B.C. forestry sector
RICHMOND - The federal government has announced it is investing about $12 million in British Columbia's forestry sector, days after other tariff-hit Canadian industries were offered $1.5 billion in support. Energy Minister Tim Hodgson made the announce...
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Tories question CBC funding of spoof-style Indigenous show on residential schools
OTTAWA - Conservatives are questioning why CBC is funding a spoof program that used false pretences to lure high-profile people accused of downplaying the damage caused by residential schools into sitting for interviews. Several current and former Cons...
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B.C. privacy adjudicator finds short-term rental addresses should remain private
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner says the City of Vancouver is required to refuse to disclose addresses of short-term rental operators because it would reveal where "they live their private lives." An a...
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Local Sports
Calculated risk
B.C. Lions' quarterback Rourke aims to reduce sloppiness, maintain audacity this season
KAMLOOPS - Risk is part of Nathan Rourke's game, the 27-year-old B.C. Lions' quarterback teeming with audacity and boldness, attributes that helped him snare the CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award in 2025. Those same qualities are turnover catalysts when untamed and responsible for a portion of the 16 interceptions R...
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In the pool
'Point proven': Wittal perseveres through swimming ordeal to become fastest in Canadian history
KAMLOOPS - Mia Wittal is not short on tenacity and willpower. The 12-year-old Kamloops Classic Swimming (KCS) athlete has been through an emotional spin cycle in the last few weeks while pushing to become the fastest in Canadian history. "I thought I got it and then it's almost like saying, 'You got it - and now y...
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River City, River Arnason
Blazers sign BCHL forward Arnason
KAMLOOPS - Along with the North and South Thompson, a third River will meet in Kamloops. The Kamloops Blazers announced they have signed 2008-born forward River Arnason ahead of the 2026-27 Western Hockey League (WHL) season. Arnason spent the 2025-26 season with the Prince George Spruce Kings in the British Columbia H...
May 13, 2026
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Canada
Frequent visits to Persian Gulf show Carney's ambition goes beyond seeking investment
OTTAWA - The Carney government is putting a new emphasis on diplomacy with Persian Gulf countries - one that goes beyond seeking investments in Canada to arrangements touching on defence and artificial intelligence. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand...
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Montreal sex workers to go on strike during Grand Prix weekend
MONTREAL - A group of sex workers in Montreal are calling for a general strike during Grand Prix weekend to demand better working conditions. The Sex Work Autonomous Committee says its members want an end to the nightly fees that dancers are forced to...
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Public health agency says World Cup poses high risk of measles spread
OTTAWA - An analysis by the Public Health Agency of Canada says there is a high risk of measles transmission in this country during the FIFA World Cup. The federal agency has completed an infectious disease risk assessment as officials prepare for thou...
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World
Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday preserved women's access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues. The court's order allows women seeking abortions ...
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CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Raul Castro's grandson in Havana, US and Cuban officials say
HAVANA (AP) - CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Cuban officials including Raúl Castro's grandson during a high-level visit to the island Thursday, Cuban and U.S. officials said. Ratcliffe met with Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, Inter...
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Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday preserved women's access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues. The court's order allows women seeking abortions ...
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