Wildfires
Fire crews responding to pair of wildfires near Clearwater
CLEARWATER, B.C. - The District of Clearwater says crews from its local fire department and the BC Wildfire Service are responding to a pair of fires burning in close proximity of each other Saturday (April 19) afternoon. It says the two blazes are roughly three kilometres apart and located just off the Road 2 Forest S...
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New record set as 2 million vote on first day of advance polls: Elections Canada
Elections Canada says early voters set a new record for turnout on the first day of advanced polls.Nearly two million people showed up to cast a ballot on Friday, the first of four days for advanced voting in the federal election.Many of those voters were met with long lineups at polling stations across the country.Ele...
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Our Community
Two and Out
PETERS: The mayor of Kamloops does not need a gold chain
Apr 18, 2025
Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Things You Need To Get Done In Spring
Sound Off
SOUND OFF: Kamloops isn't asking to be treated differently on cancer care. We're asking to be treated the same
Apr 17, 2025
Looped In
LOOPED IN WITH NIKKI OMEN: April 17, 2025
Apr 17, 2025
Kamloops and Area
City Awards
Eight Kamloopsians honoured with 2025 exemplary service awards
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has handed out its Exemplary Service Awards to eight local residents who have "dedicated their time and service to the city." The awards are bestowed upon recipients by Kamloops City Council as a formal recognition of their contributions to the community. This year's winners ar...
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CANADA VOTES 2025
Kamloops Greens' hoping to ensure environmental concerns are not lost this election
KAMLOOPS - It wasn't the best week to be in the Green Party camp, as the co-leaders were last minute exclusions from the federal leaders debates with the commission stating they have failed to meet two of the three needed criteria thresholds to participate. The Greens have historically done their best work on Vancouver...
Apr 17, 2025
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CANADA VOTES 2025
NDP looking to continue strong Kamloops performances, force minority win
KAMLOOPS - Historically, the NDP have fared quite well in the Kamloops riding, finishing second in six of the last eight federal elections. However, with federal polling numbers slipping for the New Democrats, the door has potentially been opened for the Liberals to gain ground across the Interior of British Columbia. ...
Apr 17, 2025
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AT HILLSIDE STADIUM
Kamloops Track and Field Club touts increasing membership as outdoor season gets underway
KAMLOOPS - Jack Maryniuk and Alivia English bolted through fresh air on Wednesday (April 16) at Hillside Stadium - the Kamloops and Track and Field Club runners and hurdlers relishing the start of outdoor season. "Just the atmosphere, the people," said English, a Grade 9 student at South Kamloops Secondary. &...
Apr 17, 2025
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Featured Content
Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - One Potato, Two Potato!
Springtime means buds, but it also means spuds! Yes it's a great time to plant potatoes and Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a number of great suggestions for you to try out this season.
Apr 15, 2025
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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!
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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British Columbia
B.C. shooting suspect dies after allegedly setting fire to apartment building: RCMP
FORT ST. JOHN - Police in northern British Columbia say a man was found dead inside a car Friday after he allegedly set fire to an apartment building and drove into the flames. Fort St. John RCMP say in a statement that the man had been a suspect in a shooting outside the same apartment complex that day. The Mounties s...
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Homicide team called to investigate 'suspicious' death, fire in Langley, B.C.
LANGLEY - Police in Metro Vancouver say they're treating the death of a person inside a burned home as suspicious and homicide investigators have taken the case. Langley RCMP say in a statement they received a report of a structure fire near the intersection of 56 Avenue and Glover Road at about 7:24 a.m. on Friday. Th...
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Liberals, NDP release costed campaign platforms as advance voting continues
OTTAWA - With just over a week left before election day, Liberal Leader Mark Carney and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh published documents on Saturday outlining their full campaign commitments and what they say they'll cost. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, who was campaigning in Richmond, B.C. Saturday, said his full p...
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Local Sports
AT HILLSIDE STADIUM
Kamloops Track and Field Club touts increasing membership as outdoor season gets underway
KAMLOOPS - Jack Maryniuk and Alivia English bolted through fresh air on Wednesday (April 16) at Hillside Stadium - the Kamloops and Track and Field Club runners and hurdlers relishing the start of outdoor season. "Just the atmosphere, the people," said English, a Grade 9 student at South Kamloops Secondary. &...
Apr 17, 2025
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IN THE SNAKE PIT
Kamloops Venom face hurdles on quest for fourth straight league title
KAMLOOPS - Significant roster turnover and improved competition are among hurdles that stand between the Kamloops Venom and a fourth consecutive Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League title. "We're young, but we're still ready to bring it to the rest of the league," Venom captain Ryan Watson said. "We'...
Apr 16, 2025
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POUNDING PAVEMENT
Kamloops 'running besties' helped push each other to Boston Marathon
KAMLOOPS - Alexa McMillan and Jillian Neufeld first bonded during the 2023 Boogie The Bridge half-marathon, a happenstance pairing that stuck together for about 15 kilometres and embraced at the finish line. They have since coined themselves "running besties" and have pushed each other to the Boston Marathon,...
Apr 15, 2025
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Canada
Frozen pastries recalled in Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, Manitoba and N.S.: CFIA
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning consumers across multiple provinces that two brands of frozen pastries have been recalled due to salmonella concerns. The federal authority says Sweet Cream brand and D. Effe T. brand frozen pastries in the apollini mignon, mini lobster tail, Apollo K2, big lobstertail, sf...
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Visitor buildings burn in grass fire that swept Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village
EDMONTON - Firefighters who battled a wind-fanned grass fire that spread to the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village east of Edmonton managed to save the historic structures at the open-air museum, but provincial officials say the visitor centre buildings were lost. Alberta Arts, Culture and Status of Women Minister Tan...
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Australia celebrates end to 'Vegemite-gate' after product back on shelves in Toronto
Canada and Australia have shaken hands to end a potential diplomatic dust-up over a yeast-based spread that many Aussies like on toast and crackers. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese thanked Prime Minister Mark Carney and his team on Saturday for helping end "Vegemite-gate" and ensuring a Toronto caf...
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World
Russian President Vladimir Putin announces an Easter ceasefire in Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared an Easter ceasefire in the 3-year-old conflict in Ukraine. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP's earlier story follows below. KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia has pushed Ukrainian forces from one of their last remaining footholds in Russia's Kursk region, off...
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Israeli strikes on Gaza kill more than 90 people in the last 48 hours, Palestinians say
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - More than 90 people have been killed in Gaza by Israeli strikes in the last 48 hours, Gaza's Health Ministry said Saturday. The ministry does not differentiate between civilians and combatants. The dead include at least 15 people killed overnight, among them women and children, some of ...
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Supreme Court blocks, for now, new deportations under 18th century wartime law
The Supreme Court on Saturday blocked, for now, the deportations of any Venezuelans held in northern Texas under an 18th century wartime law. In a brief order, the court directed the Trump administration not to remove Venezuelans held in the Bluebonnet Detention Center "until further order of this court." Jus...
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