

CHECK FOR TICKS
With tick season in full swing, TRU expert Higgins talks prevention, Lyme disease, tick paralysis
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops is a hot spot for the Rocky Mountain Wood Tick.Dr. Rob Higgins, co-chair of Thompson Rivers University department of biological sciences, said peak season for ticks has arrived. He spoke to CFJC Today on Friday (April 4).
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ELECTION 2025
NDP candidate Idzan plans to focus Kamloops-Shuswap-Central Rockies campaign on affordability
KAMLOOPS - Phaedra Idzan is the first NDP candidate for the riding of Kamloops-Shuswap-Central Rockies, which was established after the 2021 federal election. She plans to focus her campaign on unaffordability in her large rural riding."Jagmeet Singh and the NDP, we're all about affordability. We're all about the ...
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Kamloops and Area

BEST OF KAMLOOPS
Athletics in Kamloops to be celebrated at annual awards and hall of fame banquet
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Sports Council will present its annual athletic awards on Saturday during a banquet at the Colombo Lodge.Adding to the allure of the event - four inductions to the Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame.Kamloops Sports Council executive director Duncan Olthuis spoke to CFJC Today on Friday (April 4).
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AGREEMENT ELUSIVE
Heidelberg Materials labour dispute ongoing, with workers on strike in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Employees are on strike outside of Heidelberg Materials in the Mount Paul Industrial Park. The ready-mix concrete company has 47 workers across the Interior and Okanagan, including six in Kamloops. CFJC Today spoke to Teamsters Local Union 213 business representative Rob Cook on Friday (April 4) and received...
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New TRU President
Tkemlúps te Secwépemc lauds appointment of Dr. Airini as new TRU president
TK'EMLÚPS TE SECWÉPEMC - Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc says it is "encouraged and inspired" by the appointment of Dr. Airini as the fifth President and Vice-Chancellor of Thompson Rivers University (TRU). In a statement Friday (April 4), Tk'emlúps says TRU's appointment of Airini i...
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Wildfire Preparation
Pair of prescribed burns in Kamloops postponed because of unfavourable weather
KAMLOOPS - A pair of prescribed burns in Kamloops city limits that were scheduled for this spring have been delayed until at least this winter because of unfavourable weather. Kamloops Fire Chief Ken Uzeloc says while crews were able to complete an eight-hectare burn at Rose Hill Park last month, two others at Peterson...
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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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Our Community
Two and Out
PETERS: 'Spend now versus spend later' is a debate worth having
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CFJC TV Special
Art of Christmas 2024 with Art Knapp Kamloops
Looped In
LOOPED IN WITH NIKKI OMEN: April 3, 2025
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One Man's Opinion
COLLINS: Are you kidding me?
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Art of Christmas - Flowering Seasonal Plants
Sound Off
SOUND OFF: Improving flood resilience in Merritt
Apr 02, 2025
Question of the Week
Will the removal of the consumer carbon tax make a noticeable difference in your monthly expenses?
Mar 31, 2025

British Columbia

Former B.C. teacher, 85, guilty of indecent assaults on his Grade 6 students
NORTH VANCOUVER - A B.C. provincial court judge has found an 85-year-old former elementary school teacher guilty of nine sex-related charges, most involving his former Grade 6 students. There were 12 complainants, all male, who said Brian Moore assaulted them when they were children, ranging in age from seven to 12 yea...
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B.C. touts speed of major housing program to mark one-year anniversary
NORTH VANCOUVER - British Columbia's government celebrated the first anniversary of one of its cornerstone housing programs at the groundbreaking of a 179-unit rental building in North Vancouver, which it says went from concept to construction in 14 months. Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon says approximately 1,400 homes ar...
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B.C. police investigate after rock thrown through Tesla windshield strikes passenger
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver are investigating whether a Tesla was intentionally targeted when a rock smashed through its windshield, seriously injuring a passenger. A statement from the Vancouver Police Department says the woman was struck in East Vancouver on Sunday night. The statement says the pregnant woman had...
Apr 03, 2025
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Local Sports

BEST OF KAMLOOPS
Athletics in Kamloops to be celebrated at annual awards and hall of fame banquet
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Sports Council will present its annual athletic awards on Saturday during a banquet at the Colombo Lodge.Adding to the allure of the event - four inductions to the Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame.Kamloops Sports Council executive director Duncan Olthuis spoke to CFJC Today on Friday (April 4).
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U Sports Award
WolfPack athlete Matthew Hamilton wins U SPORTS Community Service award
KAMLOOPS - Graduating TRU WolfPack athlete Matthew Hamilton is the latest recipient of the Dale Iwanoczko award, which is given to a U SPORTS men's volleyball player that excels in the classroom, on the court, and in the community.It's the latest - and final - accolade for Hamilton during his university career after he...
Apr 03, 2025
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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...
Apr 03, 2025
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Canada

Carney, Singh pledge support for CBC to defend sovereignty, fight misinformation
Liberal Leader Mark Carney and the NDP's Jagmeet Singh expressed support Friday for federal spending to ensure a strong national public broadcaster, a notion Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre dismissed as something Canada simply can't afford.On the federal election trail, Carney and Singh each said a healthy CBC/Rad...
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Quebec's high court rejects random police stops ahead of Supreme Court hearing
MONTREAL - Quebec's Court of Appeal has refused the provincial government's request to allow arbitrary police traffic stops to continue until a legal challenge of the practice is heard by the Supreme Court of Canada. In a decision rendered earlier this week, the province's high court said the negative impacts of random...
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Recruiters say surge in U.S. doctors looking to move to Canada since Trump election
HALIFAX - Recruiters say there's been a surge of interest from American doctors considering moving to Canada since the election of U.S. president Donald Trump in November. Katrina Philopoulos, recruitment director for Nova Scotia Health, says 27 American doctors are in serious negotiations to move, which to date has re...
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World

Gretzky witnesses Ovechkin moving 1 goal back of his record as he joins the chase in person
WASHINGTON (AP) - Wayne Gretzky witnessed Alex Ovechkin scoring his 893rd goal to move one back of tying his NHL record, as the Canadian great made his first in-person appearance during this chase. Gretzky said it was important to "the integrity of the game" to make sure he was there in case Ovechkin broke hi...
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Ovechkin scores his 893rd goal. He needs 1 to tie Gretzky and 2 to break the NHL record
WASHINGTON (AP) - Alex Ovechkin did not take long to move one goal away from tying and two from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record. Ovechkin beat Spencer Knight 3:52 into the Washington Capitals' home game against the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night. He took a pass from Dylan Strome behind the net and banked the pu...
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Ovechkin scores his 893rd career goal. He needs 1 to tie Gretzky and 2 to break the NHL record
WASHINGTON (AP) - Alex Ovechkin has scored his 893rd career goal to move one back of tying and two away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record. Ovechkin beat Spencer Knight 3:52 into the Washington Capitals' home game against the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night. He moved closer to making hockey history with Gretzk...
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