Mt. Savona Rescue
Kamloops Search and Rescue save pair of stranded hikers
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Search and Rescue assisted a pair of hikers who became stranded at the Mt. Savona Caves on Friday night (Aug. 28).KSAR officials said RCMP called the team and they deployed nine members with rope rescue equipment and a stretcher.The two hikers went into the caves on Friday afternoon, but one became ...
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Ainslie Creek wildfire
TNRD and Coldwater Indian Band downgrade evacuation response near Ainslie Creek wildfire
MERRITT, B.C. - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) and the Coldwater Indian Band (CIB) have downgraded their evacuation alerts and orders near the Ainslie Creek wildfire. The TNRD said people in about 58 addressed properties can return home, but must remain vigilant as the evacuation order has been downgraded...
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Pear Lake wildfire
TNRD partially downgrades Pear Lake wildfire evacuation response
CLINTON, B.C. - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has partially downgraded its evacuation response for three properties near the Pear Lake Wildfire.The TNRD said the evacuation order is being downgraded to an alert for one property to an evacuation alert, but it will remain in place for three properties in E...
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CSRD Trail
CSRD opens another section of Splatsin te Secwépemc / Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail
SALMON ARM, B.C. - The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) has announced another milestone on the Splatsin te Secwépemc / Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail with the opening of a new section between Grindrod and Enderby.This announcement comes after a recent ribbon-cutting ceremony officially opening a sect...
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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Kamloops Imagination Library mourns the passing of founder Dolly Parton
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops branch of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is mourning the loss of the foundation's namesake after her death at 80 years old. "The local Kamloops partners of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library are heartbroken at the loss of the legendary Dolly Parton. Her profound legacy and impact is fel...
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In the crease
'Coming for that starting position': Goaltending competition underway at Blazers' training camp
KAMLOOPS - Kaeden Tate of Huntington Beach, Calif., is 6-foot-4 and entering his 17-year-old season with lofty goals. "Yeah, coming for that starting position, coming for Eddy's spot," Tate said with a smile. Competition in the crease is a storyline for the Kamloops Blazers, whose on-ice training camp sessio...
Aug 29, 2026
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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
B.C. regional district lifts last of its evacuation orders for Ainslie Creek wildfire
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District in southern British Columbia has lifted the last of its evacuation orders related to the out-of-control Ainslie Creek wildfire. The regional district says an order has been downgraded to an evacuation alert for 58 ...
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B.C. premier calls byelection in riding where Conservative leader set to run
B.C. Premier David Eby has called a byelection for next month in the riding of Abbotsford-Mission, where embattled Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay is set to run. Eby's New Democrats said Saturday that former agriculture minister Pam Alexis, who...
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Fire wrecks B.C.'s historic Little Red House, beloved by painters and photographers
A historic home popularly known as the Little Red House has been destroyed by fire after standing in the Township of Langley for almost 140 years. The township's archives say the home properly known as Mclver House burned down early on Thursday. It say...
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In the crease
'Coming for that starting position': Goaltending competition underway at Blazers' training camp
KAMLOOPS - Kaeden Tate of Huntington Beach, Calif., is 6-foot-4 and entering his 17-year-old season with lofty goals. "Yeah, coming for that starting position, coming for Eddy's spot," Tate said with a smile. Competition in the crease is a storyline for the Kamloops Blazers, whose on-ice training camp sessio...
Aug 29, 2026
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WolfPack Soccer
WolfPack shut out Vikes 1-0 to begin 2026 men's soccer season
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack men's soccer team got off on the right foot, and head, to start the 2026 Canada West season. The WolfPack shut out the University of Victoria (UVic) Vikes 1-0 in their home opener Thursday (Aug. 27) at Hillside Stadium. Kaelin Nguyen, a fourth-year striker from ...
Aug 28, 2026
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In the WHL
Bonkowski of Blazers striving for excellence after recovering from fractured fibula
KAMLOOPS - Videos sent to CFJC tell part of the story of Ty Bonkowski's off-season, one that began with him under the knife. The 18-year-old Kamloops Blazers' forward from Richmond was seen rehabbing at Yard Athletics in Vancouver, dedicating himself to recovering from a fractured right fibula, the injury that took pl...
Aug 28, 2026
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Canada
B.C. premier calls byelection in riding where Conservative leader set to run
B.C. Premier David Eby has called a byelection for next month in the riding of Abbotsford-Mission, where embattled Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay is set to run. Eby's New Democrats said Saturday that former agriculture minister Pam Alexis, who...
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Quebec election Day 3 brings promises on immigration, transit, taxes and home care
MONTREAL - Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon's plan to more than halve temporary immigration in Quebec drew criticism from his rivals Saturday, who accused him of making immigrants bear the blame for problems in public schools and of risk...
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Family of Canadians missing in Nepal floods on edge as they wait for information
The brother of a Canadian man among those missing after flash floods swept through an area along the Nepal-Tibet border says their family is on edge waiting for information. Dhaval Shah and his wife Megha Shah, from Port Moody, B.C., were on a spiritua...
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World
Trump administration deports relative of Afghans who helped US military to Central African Republic
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - The United States on Saturday deported dozens of people to the Central African Republic, including an Afghan whose brothers collaborated with the U.S. military, his lawyer and an advocacy group said. The Afghan man, ...
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An officer is dead and a second was injured in a shooting at South Carolina park, police chief says
A South Carolina police officer died and a second was injured in a "gunfight" Saturday in a park, following a call about a domestic dispute, Columbia police Chief W.H. "Skip" Holbrook said. The suspect, a 33-year-old man with a lengthy cr...
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Natasha Cloud dismisses Enes Kanter Freedom as Sky ban him from home games
NEW YORK (AP) - Natasha Cloud didn't want to waste time and energy talking about Enes Kanter Freedom on Saturday as she prepared for the Chicago Sky's game against the New York Liberty. To Cloud, he is unimportant. "I won't ...
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