WHL Awards
Blazers' captain Emmitt Finnie nominated for WHL Most Sportsmanlike Player Award
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers captain Emmitt Finnie has been named a finalist for the Brad Hornung Memorial Trophy, which is presented to the WHL's Most Sportsmanlike Player.The 19-year-old Finnie led the Blazers in goals (37), assists (47), and points (84), and finished with just 26 penalty minutes in 55 games. He passe...
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Team of the Month
Kamloops native Sawyer Mynio named to CHL Team of the Month
KAMLOOPS - It was a March to remember for Kamloops native Sawyer Mynio, as he cracked the Canadian Hockey League's (CHL) Team of the Month for the first time this season.The 19-year-old Mynio had three goals and 12 points in nine games with the Calgary Hitmen to close out the Western Hockey League (WHL) regular season....
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Kamloops and Area
EXPLOSION AND FIRE
Explosion, house fire in Upper Sahali knocked down by firefighters
KAMLOOPS - Shortly after 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday (April 2), Kamloops Fire Rescue responded to reports of an explosion and structure fire on Springhill Drive at Crosby Road.Four crews arrived on scene, with two other trucks turned back as KFR was forced to take a defensive attack. "We had a bystander that called it ...
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CANCER CARE
Kamloops cancer care centre won't have PET-CT scanner, no plans for redesign: Minister Osborne
KAMLOOPS - Concerns have been raised over the operation of the Kamloops cancer care centre that is expected to open in 2028.B.C. Health Minister Josie Osborne addressed some of those concerns on Wednesday (April 2) during an interview with CFJC Today and CBC Radio Kamloops.Among topics were shared operational responsib...
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BLAZE CONTAINED
Kamloops Fire Rescue determines Tuesday mobile home blaze started in kitchen
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) responded to a mobile home blaze at 1755 Ord Rd. at about 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday (April 1). Once on scene, crews entered the building and knocked down the fire. KFR investigators later determined a kitchen fire had spread into the attic of the mobile home. Two people were taken to ho...
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Firearm
RCMP take down suspect accused of pointing gun at honking driver on Tranquille Road
KAMLOOPS - RCMP pounced on a suspect who apparently waved a gun at an unhappy Tranquille Road driver Wednesday morning (April 2).Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evelyn says at about 11:00 a.m., Mounties were called to the 100-block for the report of a pedestrian who was said to have yelled at a driver who honke...
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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!
20h ago
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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
Rise in retail theft, worker safety prompts Vancouver security task force
VANCOUVER - A spike in retail theft, in what the City of Vancouver says is led by organized crime and repeat offenders, has prompted the launch a retail security task force. Vancouver council passed a motion creating the initiative aimed at curbing the thefts and improving safety for businesses and their employees. May...
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B.C. government grilled after January death of Indigenous teen in care
British Columbia Premier David Eby says a youth in government care "shouldn't have died" earlier this year and that her death represents a "failure." The province's Opposition Conservative Party used much of its time during Wednesday's question period to grill the government on its treatment of chil...
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Double blow as S&P and Moody's downgrade B.C.'s credit rating again, citing deficit
VICTORIA - Credit rating agencies S&P and Moody's have both downgraded British Columbia's rating on the same day, citing the province's ballooning deficit and the apparent lack of a plan to dig the province out of its fiscal hole. S&P Global Ratings cut the province's long-term issuer credit rating to A+ from A...
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WHL Awards
Blazers' captain Emmitt Finnie nominated for WHL Most Sportsmanlike Player Award
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers captain Emmitt Finnie has been named a finalist for the Brad Hornung Memorial Trophy, which is presented to the WHL's Most Sportsmanlike Player.The 19-year-old Finnie led the Blazers in goals (37), assists (47), and points (84), and finished with just 26 penalty minutes in 55 games. He passe...
52m ago
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Team of the Month
Kamloops native Sawyer Mynio named to CHL Team of the Month
KAMLOOPS - It was a March to remember for Kamloops native Sawyer Mynio, as he cracked the Canadian Hockey League's (CHL) Team of the Month for the first time this season.The 19-year-old Mynio had three goals and 12 points in nine games with the Calgary Hitmen to close out the Western Hockey League (WHL) regular season....
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STAYING HOME
WolfPack hold press conference in Westsyde to announce signing of highly touted recruit Scott
KAMLOOPS - Cason Scott of the Westsyde Whundas is one of the best basketball players in the country in his age group. There were at least 15 post-secondary institutions interested in acquiring his services, including each of the Canada West universities in B.C. The Grade 12 student had a tough decision to make about hi...
17h ago
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Canada
Quebec government tables bill to combat election disinformation and interference
QUÉBEC - The Quebec government has introduced a bill to preserve the integrity of the electoral process by tackling deliberate disinformation and election interference. The bill tabled today by the province's minister for democratic institutions would make it an offence to knowingly spread false information to i...
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Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will match U.S. auto tariffs
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that Canada will hit back against U.S. President Donald Trump's 25 per cent auto tariffs with matching levies on vehicles imported from the United States.At a press conference on Parliament Hill, Carney said Canada's counter-tariffs will hit all vehicles that do not com...
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Quebec premier throws support behind 'targeted' response to U.S. tariffs
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier François Legault is endorsing Ottawa's response to U.S. tariffs, saying any retaliation must be targeted to avoid doing more damage to Canadian industries. Legault says Canada was "relatively spared" by U.S. President Donald Trump's move on Wednesday to levy tariffs on most co...
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World
Pentagon's watchdog to review Hegseth's use of Signal app to convey plans for Houthi strike
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon's acting inspector general announced Thursday that he would review Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of the Signal messaging app to convey plans for a military strike against Houthi militants in Yemen. The review will also look at other defense officials' use of the publicly available ...
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Israeli strike on a school in Gaza kills at least 27 people, Palestinian health officials say
DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - An Israeli airstrike on Thursday killed at least 27 Palestinians sheltering at a school in northern Gaza and wounded 70 more, said Health Ministry spokesman Zaher al-Wahidi, as Israeli forces have expanded their strikes and evacuation orders across the war-torn territory in recent days....
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Trump moves to fire several national security officials over concerns they're not loyal: AP sources
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has moved to fire several senior White House National Security Council officials soon after he was urged by far-right activist Laura Loomer to purge staffers she deemed insufficiently committed to his Make America Great Again agenda, according to several people familiar with the...
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