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Speeding driver in the Cariboo checks texts, misses officer and fined hundreds
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - A 27-year-old man from Kelowna was fined for speeding through the Cariboo region and failing to notice a police officer who tried to stop him. BC Highway Patrol says the man was alone in a grey BMW sedan at around 4:00 p.m. Wednesday (July 16) when he was clocked going 145 km/h in a 110 km/h zone...
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Community Wildfire Response
Fourteen TNRD community wildfire groups funded via new provincial pilot
KAMLOOPS - A grant program that allowed community groups to get training so they can help the BC Wildfire Service fight fires was oversubscribed, but the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) says no one was left wanting. A total of 14 eligible Community Emergency Response Organizations (CEROs) applied for grant fun...
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IN THE POOL
Wadsworth, Powell of KGTC Diving club storm podium at nationals
KAMLOOPS - Philippe Wadsworth and Rykker Powell of the Kamloops Gymnastics and Trampoline Centre [KGTC] Diving Club reached the podium at the Diving Canada Speedo Junior Development National Championships earlier this month in Winnipeg. Both 11-year-old athletes were competing in the 10- and 11-year-old division - and ...
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Missing Woman
Kamloops RCMP looking for missing woman who may be Calgary bound
KAMLOOPS - Police in Kamloops are asking for help in locating a missing 42-year-old woman who may been trying to make her way to Calgary.Police say Cheri Wilkinson was reported missing on Sunday (July 13) last week. They note she has previously been reported missing by a Kamloops shelter and was later located in Sicamo...
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KAMLOOPS CANCER CENTRE
'It's just not possible'; Health minister rules out 11th-hour redesign of Kamloops cancer centre to include PET-CT
KAMLOOPS - Despite calls from opposition MLAs and community leaders for a redesign, construction is slated to begin this summer on the Kamloops cancer centre.Local mayors, councillors, regional directors and First Nations communities have written to Health Minister Josie Osborne asking for a redesign of the cancer cent...
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INVASIVE SPECIES
Japanese beetles apparently discovered in Westsyde, more than 10 kilometres from regulated area
KAMLOOPS - Japanese beetles appear to have spread from the regulated zone in the downtown and Sagebrush neighbourhoods of Kamloops.The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will still need to confirm that the insects are, in fact, Japanese beetles, but a large number of the invasive species were apparently found in We...
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Stay Ahead of the Curve with Kamloops' Trusted Property Manager - Rohit Kumar
"I'm Rohit Kumar, born and raised in Kamloops, and I've witnessed our market's shifts firsthand. My mission is to keep investors ahead of the curve." As a property manager with RE/MAX Commercial Solutions, Rohit Kumar combines local insight with years of hands-on experience to ensure owners and investors maxi...
May 20, 2025
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Shaping Ornamental Maples
Ornamental trees like the Japanese and Korean maples are indeed beautiful to have in your yard, but where's the best place to plant them and how do you make them look like the fancy ones you see in magazines? Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops takes time to show you some of the basics about ...
Jun 18, 2025
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Plants For Under The Tree
Plants are indeed a wonderful thing to have in your yard. But certain areas of your yard may not be suitable for every plant, especially for under a tree! Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a number of great choices for doing just that!
Jun 18, 2025
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British Columbia
B.C. Coastal First Nations issue open letter to Carney opposing suggested pipeline
VANCOUVER - Coastal First Nations in British Columbia have issued an open letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, asking him to reject any new proposal for a crude oil pipeline to the northwest coast. The move comes as Alberta Premier Danielle Smith pushes for a new private-sector pipeline that would send crude oil to th...
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Danielle Smith backs 'better way' than cull at B.C. ostrich farm hit by avian flu
HUNTSVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith thinks authorities should be looking for a "better way" than a mass cull to deal with a British Columbia ostrich farm that suffered an outbreak of avian flu. Smith says there should be a new approach because most of the flock at Universal Ostrich Fa...
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B.C. court records show second charge against alleged hijacker Shaheer Cassim
RICHMOND - The man accused of hijacking a plane and triggering a security scare at Vancouver International Airport last week faces a second charge related to the rogue flight. B.C. online court records say a charge of damaging or interfering with a navigation system was sworn Friday against Shaheer Cassim. Cassim was a...
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Local Sports
IN THE POOL
Wadsworth, Powell of KGTC Diving club storm podium at nationals
KAMLOOPS - Philippe Wadsworth and Rykker Powell of the Kamloops Gymnastics and Trampoline Centre [KGTC] Diving Club reached the podium at the Diving Canada Speedo Junior Development National Championships earlier this month in Winnipeg. Both 11-year-old athletes were competing in the 10- and 11-year-old division - and ...
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Vernon native Vasek Pospisil to retire at National Bank Open in Toronto
TORONTO - Vasek Pospisil is planning to retire after the upcoming National Bank Open. The 35-year-old from Vernon received a main-draw wild card on Monday for the event in Toronto for his final farewell. "It's never easy making a decision like this," Pospisil said in a release. "Tennis has been a huge pa...
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West Coast League
Kamloops NorthPaws lose seventh in a row as Edmonton Riverhawks sweep weekend series
EDMONTON - The Kamloops NorthPaws are in a bit of a funk as they succumbed to their seventh consecutive defeat in the West Coast League Sunday (July 20) afternoon in Edmonton. The Edmonton Riverhawks were powered by an eight run sixth inning en route to an 18-3 win at Re/Max Field. Kamloops native Matt MacDonald hit a ...
Jul 20, 2025
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Canada
B.C. Coastal First Nations issue open letter to Carney opposing suggested pipeline
VANCOUVER - Coastal First Nations in British Columbia have issued an open letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, asking him to reject any new proposal for a crude oil pipeline to the northwest coast. The move comes as Alberta Premier Danielle Smith pushes for a new private-sector pipeline that would send crude oil to th...
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CP NewsAlert: Autopsy shows Montreal girl, 9, drowned in New York state
New York State Police say the nine-year-old Montreal girl whose body was found over the weekend died from asphyxia due to drowning. Police released autopsy results for Melina Frattolin from Dr. Michael Sikirica at Glens Falls Hospital in Glens Falls, N.Y. Luciano Frattolin, 45, is facing charges in New York state of se...
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Regional authority announces review of Nunavik police after third fatal shooting
MONTREAL - A regional authority in northern Quebec has launched a review into the Nunavik Police Service after the third fatal police-involved shooting in eight months. The Kativik Regional Government says three deadly incidents since November 2024 is "three too many." The authority says it is overseeing an a...
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World
Smoking or oxygen machine issue may have caused deadly fire at Massachusetts assisted-living home
FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) - The cause of a fire at a Massachusetts assisted-living facility that left 10 people dead remains undetermined for now as officials investigate whether smoking and an issue with a medical oxygen machine may have been factors, officials said Tuesday. The state fire marshal, Jon Davine, said the p...
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Interpol takes anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson off its most-wanted list
PARIS (AP) - Interpol said Tuesday it was removing a most-wanted designation for anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson, who is sought by Japan over an encounter with a whaling ship and who was jailed for several months last year in Greenland. Watson, 74, is a former head of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, whose hi...
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Federal judge gives ex-officer nearly 3 years in Breonna Taylor raid
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A federal judge on Monday sentenced an ex-Kentucky police officer to nearly three years in prison for using excessive force during the 2020 deadly Breonna Taylor raid, declining a Justice Department recommendation that he be given no prison time. Brett Hankison, who fired 10 shots during the raid...
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