Gm of the Year
Centennials' Brad Anstey named KIJHL's first general manager of the year
MERRITT, B.C. - The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) Brad Anstey of the Merritt Centennials is the league's first ever GM of the Year. In a news release issued Tuesday (April 8) morning, the KIJHL says the Centennial's majority owner, president and general manager received the inaugural Wayne March G...
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Party leaders in Western Canada today as federal election campaign continues
OTTAWA - The top three federal party leaders will all be in Western Canada today. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is scheduled to hold a press conference in Edmonton at 8:30 a.m. before he makes his way to Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., for a rally in the evening. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh plans to make an announcement at...
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Our Community
Election 2025
Maps, dates and times: when and where to vote in the Kamloops area
3h ago
Art of Christmas
Art of Christmas - A Pitcher Plant for Christmas
Sound Off
SOUND OFF: Of things to come
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Question of the Week
Has the downturn in North American stock markets had an effect on your retirement investments?
20h ago
Kamloops and Area
Next-Generation 911
Kamloops poised to apply for more grant funding to aid implementation of next-generation 911
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is hoping to get another $2.1 million in grant funding to support its transition to the next-generation (NG) 911 system. At Tuesday's (April 8) meeting, City Councillors will be asked to green light an application to the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM), which has approximately $25-mill...
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WILDFIRE
Sunday grass fire in Strathcona Park marks unofficial start of fire season: KFR
KAMLOOPS - Wildfire season unofficially kicked off this weekend after a grass fire was put out in Strathcona Park Sunday (April 6). While there is no official word on what caused the grass fire, Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) officials believe this is the beginning of the dreaded wildfire season."There's no definitive...
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Lillooet By-Election
Three people running for vacant District of Lillooet council seat
LILLOOET, B.C. - Three people are in the running for the vacant council seat in the District of Lillooet. Kevin Aitken, Marg Lampman and Jonah Timms filed their paperwork ahead of the April 4 deadline, in the hopes of succeeding Rolf de Bruin, who resigned on Jan. 10. Lampman is a former mayor of Lillooet who was elect...
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Fundraising Event
Former NHL veteran Darryl Sydor and family to headline fundraising breakfast for Day One Society
KAMLOOPS - The Day One Society has tapped Former Kamloops Blazer and NHL veteran Darryl Sydor and his family to headline a fundraising breakfast next month.In a news release, the Day One Society says Sydor and his wife, Sharlene, will share "their deeply personal journey through addiction to recovery" at the ...
Apr 07, 2025
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Featured Content
Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Things You Need To Get Done In Spring
Spring has sprung and the grass is rising - and Maury from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a whole list of things you need to get going on to get your yards and gardens ready for the growing season!
Apr 02, 2025
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CFJC TV Special
Art of Christmas 2024 with Art Knapp Kamloops
Maury and Ivy Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops take a look back at the best holiday features from years past. Presented by CFJC TV and First Choice Hair.
Dec 25, 2024
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Art of Christmas
Art of Christmas - Flowering Seasonal Plants
There are many ways to bring warmth and colour to your home during the holiday season! Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a few ways for you to do that with seasonal flowering plants.
Nov 28, 2024
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British Columbia
B.C. Human Rights Commissioner says guardianship law 'opaque,' lacks oversight
British Columbia's human rights commissioner says the province is the only place that she's aware of in Canada that allows people to be detained by the state without explicit legal authority, timelines or oversight. Kasari Govender says B.C.'s approach to holding people under the Adult Guardianship Act is discriminator...
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Vancouver's health authority says cases of mpox virus on the rise
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Coastal Health says there's been a recent spike in mpox, the viral infection also known as monkeypox. A statement from the health authority says the increase is cases is predominantly among gay and bisexual men who haven't had two doses of the vaccine that prevents the infection. It says the disea...
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'Sign of hope' for endangered killer whales as centre confirms newborn calf
The Centre for Whale Research says one of its field biologists has spotted a new calf in a pod of endangered killer whales off British Columbia's southern coast. The Washington-based centre says in a Facebook post that biologist Mark Malleson encountered J-pod, part of the larger population of southern resident killer ...
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Local Sports
Gm of the Year
Centennials' Brad Anstey named KIJHL's first general manager of the year
MERRITT, B.C. - The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) Brad Anstey of the Merritt Centennials is the league's first ever GM of the Year. In a news release issued Tuesday (April 8) morning, the KIJHL says the Centennial's majority owner, president and general manager received the inaugural Wayne March G...
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AT THE BANQUET
Memorable moments for Kamloops Sports Council awards winners, Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame inductees
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame welcomed new members and the Kamloops Sports Council announced its 35th annual athletic award winners on Saturday (April 5) at Colombo Lodge. Among the Hall of Fame inductees are Greg Hawgood, who has the second-most points in Kamloops Blazers' history, Olympic bronze medalli...
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Free Soccer in Kamloops
Kamloops United FC offering free admission to all League 1 BC games this summer
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops United (KUFC), formerly known as Rivers FC, says all eight of its home games in League 1 BC this season will be free, in a bid to make the beautiful game more accessible to fans. "This was not possible without the support of our game day sponsors who have generously covered the cost of all matc...
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Canada
B.C. Human Rights Commissioner says guardianship law 'opaque,' lacks oversight
British Columbia's human rights commissioner says the province is the only place that she's aware of in Canada that allows people to be detained by the state without explicit legal authority, timelines or oversight. Kasari Govender says B.C.'s approach to holding people under the Adult Guardianship Act is discriminator...
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'Sign of hope' for endangered killer whales as centre confirms newborn calf
The Centre for Whale Research says one of its field biologists has spotted a new calf in a pod of endangered killer whales off British Columbia's southern coast. The Washington-based centre says in a Facebook post that biologist Mark Malleson encountered J-pod, part of the larger population of southern resident killer ...
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Rise in asylum seekers to Canada as migrants' protected status set to expire in U.S.
MONTREAL - Canadian border officials say there has been a steady rise in the number of people seeking asylum at a border crossing south of Montreal. The rise in would-be refugees at the St-Bernard-de-Lacolle crossing comes as the temporary status of hundreds of thousands of migrants in the United States is set to expir...
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World
Wayne Gretzky says he has 'no political power' over the president or prime minister
TORONTO (AP) - Retired NHL great Wayne Gretzky downplayed his influence on Donald Trump in his first public comments since the U.S. president began his second term and began making references to making Canada the 51st state. On a radio show Monday hosted by Ben Mulroney, son of former conservative Prime Minister Brian ...
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At least 18 dead, more than 120 injured in roof collapse at Dominican Republic nightclub
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) - At least 18 people died and more than 120 were injured after a roof fell at a nightclub in the capital of the Dominican Republic early Tuesday, authorities said. Crews were searching for potential survivors in the rubble at Jet Set in Santo Domingo, said Juan Manuel Ménde...
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Iran's foreign minister says he will have indirect talks with US envoy over Tehran's nuclear program
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran 's foreign minister said Tuesday he'll meet with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff in Oman for the first negotiations under the Trump administration seeking to halt Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program as tensions remain high in the Middle East. Speaking to Iranian state television ...
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