Inland Rail Port
7Mile inland port proposal 'at the starting line' for Tk'emlups
TK'EMLUPS TE SECWEPEMC - The business arm of Tk'emlúps te Secwepemc is working on plans to build an inland rail port across the North Thompson River from Westsyde, but there are some concerns being raised about the project, should it go ahead. Billed as an "inland staging and buffering facility," the r...
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Slot Canyon Rescues
Kamloops Search and Rescue urging caution after series of rescues at Tranquille Slot Canyons
KAMLOOPS - While summer is nearing an end, Kamloops Search and Rescue (KSAR) is still urging caution following yet another rescue at the Tranquille Slot Canyons over the Labour Day long weekend. It was the second such rescue this year, after two last year - in July and September - and it has prompted another reminder f...
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Former Blazer
After signing life-changing NHL contract, Minten driven to reward Bruins for betting on him
KAMLOOPS - Fraser Minten signed a seven-year, U.S. $50.4-million contract with the Boston Bruins on Tuesday (Sept. 8). The former Kamloops Blazers' captain set career-highs in goals (17), assists (18) and points (35) in 82 games last season, and led all NHL rookies in plus-minus (plus-21).He spoke to Marty Hastings of ...
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New leadership team
Isenor set to re-join WCT, form all-female leadership team
KAMLOOPS - With the curtain set to rise on the 51st season for Western Canada Theatre, a new leadership team is in place to take the company forward. What's old is new again, as Chelsea Isenor is returning to Western Canada Theatre (WCT) to serve as the organization's new executive director, after previously working a...
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Help Needed
Kamloops Food Bank in search of volunteers ahead of fall food drive
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Food Bank is gearing up for the fall Rotary food drive, set to take place on September 26, but is in need of some extra help. More than 32,000 yellow paper bags need to be distributed to homes across the city before food drive day, so residents can fill them up. So far, about 70 per cent of the ...
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ER Closure
Lillooet ER to close for 25 hours, fifth closure of 2026
LILLOOET, B.C. - There will be a 25 hour closure of the emergency room at the Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre this week.Interior Health says Lillooet area residents will be without emergency services from 7:00 a.m. Friday (Sept. 11) to 8:00 a.m. Saturday (Sept. 12), and patients are being to access emergency care a...
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Featured Content
Labour Day
Art of Gardening Special Edition - Labour Day
Summer is winding down to a close. If your harvesting, enjoy! But, don't forget about fall prep. Here are some tips from over the years about how to care for your yard and garden in September.
Sep 09, 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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British Columbia
Sept. 11 first responders to attend B.C. border ceremony on anniversary of attacks
SURREY - New York first responders on Sept. 11, 2001, are expected to be among the guests at a British Columbia memorial marking the 25th anniversary of the attacks. Organizers say they're among hundreds of first responders attending the annual Northwe...
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Group seeks to resuscitate 'mainstream' BC United, calls on Falcon to quit as leader
VICTORIA - Politics in British Columbia could be getting more crowded as a group tries to take over and revive the moribund BC United party, to give voters what they call a "principled, mainstream centre-right alternative" in the province. The group ca...
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Cat in the Hat that chased B.C. teenage girl appears part of viral social media trend
A disturbing incident in which someone dressed in a Cat in the Hat costume chased a teenager in West Kelowna, B.C., occurred amid an online trend that twists the popular children's character into something sinister, leading police in some jurisdictions...
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Local Sports
Former Blazer
After signing life-changing NHL contract, Minten driven to reward Bruins for betting on him
KAMLOOPS - Fraser Minten signed a seven-year, U.S. $50.4-million contract with the Boston Bruins on Tuesday (Sept. 8). The former Kamloops Blazers' captain set career-highs in goals (17), assists (18) and points (35) in 82 games last season, and led all NHL rookies in plus-minus (plus-21).He spoke to Marty Hastings of ...
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Multi-sport event
'For mental and physical fitness, it really is good for this age group': 55-Plus BC Games underway in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Pauline DeWald is turning 75 on Saturday (Sept. 12), a first-time participant in the 55-Plus BC Games with energy to burn. "We're from the Yukon and we were absolutely thrilled to get this invitation to come down," said DeWald, who was among the pickleballers in action on Day 1 of competition on W...
Sep 10, 2026
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Vees 4 Blazers 3 OT
Blazers fall to Vees in overtime 4-3 in pre-season game
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers continued to put in overtime hours during the 2026 Western Hockey League (WHL) pre-season. The Blazers fell to the Penticton Vees on the road Tuesday (Sept. 8) 4-3, hours after trimming their pre-season roster to 28 players. Kamloops opened the scoring nearly eight minutes in when forwar...
Sep 09, 2026
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Canada
Parti Québécois leader says sovereignty referendum would cost $130 million
QUÉBEC - The leader of the Parti Québecois says it would cost at least $130 million to pay for the sovereignty referendum he plans to hold in 2029 or 2030 if his party forms a government. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Paul St-Pierre Plamondo...
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In the news today: Gander remembers 9/11, Carney cabinet meetings wrap, TIFF Day 2
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Thousands expected in Gander, N.L., for ceremony marking 9/11 attacks 25 years ago Thousands are expected to fill an arena in central Newfoundland today for a sole...
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Sept. 11 first responders to attend B.C. border ceremony on anniversary of attacks
SURREY - New York first responders on Sept. 11, 2001, are expected to be among the guests at a British Columbia memorial marking the 25th anniversary of the attacks. Organizers say they're among hundreds of first responders attending the annual Northwe...
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World
Emma Bonino, leader of abortion and divorce battles that changed Italy, dies at 78
ROME (AP) - Emma Bonino, who rose to political prominence as a leader of campaigns by the Radical Party that legalized abortion and divorce in the 1970s in heavily Roman Catholic Italy, against the objections of the Vatican, has died. She was 78. ...
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Police say 5 dead, 40 injured in tour bus crash in eastern Switzerland
GENEVA (AP) - Police say five people have died and 40 others were injured after a Dutch tour bus slammed into a roadside crash barrier and overturned in eastern Switzerland. The bus, with 45 people on board, overturned Thursday afternoon ...
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Philippine firefighters enter charred ferry as rescuers search for 84 missing
CORON, Philippines (AP) - Firefighters entered a charred ferry in Philippine waters on Friday after a fire two nights earlier left five people dead and 84 missing and produced heat and smoke that prevented search and rescue efforts onboard. ...
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