

Hurricanes heater
Stankoven spills on marathon Stanley Cup party, Caniacs madness, Kamloops celebration ideas
RALEIGH, N.C. - Not even Logan Stankoven's parents were exactly sure of his location as of Monday (June 15) morning in Las Vegas. His Carolina Hurricanes partied into the wee hours after winning the Stanley Cup on Sunday night.Stankoven surfaced in North Carolina on Tuesday morning and spoke with CFJC Today. COMPLETE I...
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Venables Valley rebuild
From the ashes, Fireweed Honey helping forge a path to recovery for Venables Valley
VENABLES VALLEY, B.C. - Residents of the Venables Valley were forced to evacuate their homes nearly two years ago, as the encroaching Shetland Creek wildfire tore through the valley. Venables is located between Ashcroft and Spences Bridge, with the 2024 wildfire burning more than 27,000 hectares of homes and forest bef...
13h ago
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Our Community
Question of the Week
"Were you more invested in this year's Stanley Cup Final because it included Kamloops' own Logan Stankoven?"
Jun 15, 2026

May Long Special Edition
Art of Gardening Special Edition - May Long Weekend
1000 Ways to Heal
1000 WAYS TO HEAL: National Indigenous Peoples Day - Building community together
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Kamloops and Area

On the pitch
Kamloops United to join B.C. Soccer Premier League youth ranks this fall
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops United will join the B.C. Soccer Premier League [BCSPL] youth ranks this fall. "So many families [have been] going to [Thompson Okanagan Football Club] to play in the BCSPL, two hours of commuting three times a week, plus games away," United general manager Lyle Dos Santos said. "It'...
10h ago
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Senior's Advocate
B.C.'s seniors advocate addresses Clearwater residents at Tuesday forum
CLEARWATER, B.C. - The Dutch Lake Community Centre was packed with Clearwater-and-area residents who were in attendance Tuesday (June 16) to listen to a presentation from B.C.'s seniors advocate. Dan Levitt made the trip to the North Thompson Valley to speak at a seniors forum organized by the Wells Gray Country Senior...
12h ago
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Tobiano Fire Protection
Referendum planned for proposed Tobiano fire hall; public meetings set for next Tuesday
KAMLOOPS - A referendum slated to take place this fall could determine the fate of fire protection services in Tobiano. The resort community west of Kamloops has fire protection services, but it remains without a dedicated fire hall. In a news release issued Tuesday (June 16), the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNR...
16h ago
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Commercial Vehicle Safety
Dozens of tickets, warnings issued during commercial vehicle safety blitz in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops area was the focus of a three-day blitz into commercial vehicle safety rules and regulations last month. From May 12 to 14, BC Highway Patrol held a series of 24/7 check stops in Central B.C., particularly the east and west sides of Kamloops, along with locations along Highway 5A. The blitz was ...
19h ago
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British Columbia

Inside Lytton's contentious recovery, where concerns smoulder 5 years after wildfire
Mayor Denise O'Connor concedes that Lytton, B.C., looks "pretty empty" these days, aside from the homes of about 75 residents and a couple other buildings. It's almost five years since a wildfire killed two people and nearly wiped the village off the m...
4h ago
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One of Canada's most prominent MAID providers reflects on divisive decade
TORONTO - Dr. Ellen Wiebe has never been one to shy away from risk. It started with the very first patient she provided with a medically assisted death: Hanne Schafer, a 66-year-old Calgary psychologist diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis thre...
4h ago
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B.C. murder suspect to represent himself and give closing arguments
The man accused of murdering Tatjana Stefanski in rural British Columbia more than two years ago will now represent himself, including delivering closing arguments in the case. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Bradford Smith told jurors in the second-degree ...
15h ago
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Local Sports

On the pitch
Kamloops United to join B.C. Soccer Premier League youth ranks this fall
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops United will join the B.C. Soccer Premier League [BCSPL] youth ranks this fall. "So many families [have been] going to [Thompson Okanagan Football Club] to play in the BCSPL, two hours of commuting three times a week, plus games away," United general manager Lyle Dos Santos said. "It'...
10h ago
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Hurricanes heater
Stankoven spills on marathon Stanley Cup party, Caniacs madness, Kamloops celebration ideas
RALEIGH, N.C. - Not even Logan Stankoven's parents were exactly sure of his location as of Monday (June 15) morning in Las Vegas. His Carolina Hurricanes partied into the wee hours after winning the Stanley Cup on Sunday night.Stankoven surfaced in North Carolina on Tuesday morning and spoke with CFJC Today. COMPLETE I...
11h ago
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IN THE NHL
Hermiston of Kamloops offers insight on front-office duties with Vancouver Canucks
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks hired Daren Hermiston of Kamloops on June 5.Hermiston is the club's director of player personnel and player development, making the move to an NHL front office after working for about 17 years as a player agent. DAREN HERMISTON INTERVIEW The former Thompson Rivers University student sp...
Jun 16, 2026
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Canada

In the news today: G7 summit wraps, what to know about CUSMA, FIFA fever continues
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney says he had several talks with Trump during G7 despite no official meeting Prime Minister Mark Carney says he's had several informal discussions with U.S. ...
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Vancouver bars rush beer and staff to the front line of World Cup's war on thirst
VANCOUVER - Vancouver's Tyler Broers said he's never seen anything like what unfolded on Saturday. Australian World Cup fans filled his multi-level sports bar, Dublin Calling, before and after their team's match against Turkey, and nearly drank the bar...
4h ago
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Police in Quebec municipalities issued thousands of fines for insulting officers
MONTREAL - Police in some of Quebec's largest metropolitan regions have handed out thousands of fines over the past six years to citizens for allegedly hurling insults at officers or other municipal officials, according to internal data obtained by The...
4h ago
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World

Trump delays Jay Clayton's nomination for intel director to try to push Congress on voting bill
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) - President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he was delaying Jay Clayton's nomination to lead the U.S. intelligence community in a bid to force Congress to act on a voter ID bill that currently lacks enough support for pass...
4h ago
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Robert White Jr. wins Democratic primary for the District of Columbia's delegate to Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) - Washington, D.C. Council member Robert White Jr. won the Democratic primary for the district's delegate to Congress on Tuesday, ushering in generational change for a position long held by the same candidate as the nation's capital fac...
8h ago
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1 killed when small plane crashes on Texas highway. People leave vehicles to try to help
A business jet with six people on board crashed on a highway in Laredo, Texas, and caught fire Tuesday night, authorities said, killing one person and causing chaos as people left their vehicles to frantically try to smash the cockpit window and free t...
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