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'...
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CANADA VOTES 2025
Conservatives holding strong locally, looking for debate boost nationally as election nears
KAMLOOPS - The federal Conservatives are looking to this week's two leaders' debates, as they need to see a bump in the polls, trailing the Liberals and Mark Carney nationally. Even while some polls have begun to shift toward the Tories in terms of the popular vote, the seat share tends to lean to the Liberals forming ...
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WINTER MARKET
Kamloops Sports Council asks for city support on European-style Christmas market
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Sports Council went before council Tuesday (April 16) to seek support for its idea of an European-style Christmas market. The market's goal is to attract holiday lovers to Kamloops for an 18-day Christmas celebration. "We aim to launch the Kamloops Christmas market to stimulate the local ec...
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CANADA VOTES 2025
Dozens of paid positions still available in Kamloops area on voting day: Elections Canada
KAMLOOPS - It's still nearly two weeks until voting day, but preparation is well underway in Elections Canada returning offices in Kamloops and Salmon Arm.Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola Returning Officer Geoff Collier says Elections Canada will become one of the region's top employers on April 28, with about 800 people worki...
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Kamloops Council
Kamloops council calls on province to include Interior in move to house involuntary care centres in prisons
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council has passed a motion calling on the provincial government to consider including the province's Interior as it expands involuntary care centres.The province is moving toward expanding opportunities to house and treat those with severe mental health conditions, even against their consent.The Ka...
Apr 16, 2025
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CANADA VOTES 2025
Liberals looking to pressure Tories in historically blue-orange Kamloops ridings
KAMLOOPS - Federal polling still has the Mark Carney-led Liberals forming the next government after the April 28 election. While the Grits may find themselves back in government for a fourth consecutive term, they still trail in both of the Kamloops ridings to incumbent Conservatives. Six of the last eight federal elec...
Apr 16, 2025
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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. operation by police, regulators finds losses of $4M in assets to crypto fraud
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's securities regulator says a recent two-day operation to identify victims of a specific type of cryptocurrency fraud has found 89 people who were drained of more than $4 million in assets. The B.C. Securities Commission says the agency brought together regulators, police, crypto trading pl...
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B.C. government announces changes to graduated drivers' licensing regime
VICTORIA, B.C. - The British Columbia government is making changes to its graduated drivers licensing regime, eliminating the need for a second road test to obtain a full licence. Public Safety Minister Garry Begg says the changes, if approved, will see new drivers get "on-road experience" and be subject to a...
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B.C. ministers urge residents to have go-bags, insurance before floods and wildfires
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says residents should start preparing for wildfire and flood season with go-bags and insurance, as emergency response officials watch the snowpack and drought levels across the province. The coming spring runoff and the prospect of extreme heat or rain events could lead to flo...
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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'...
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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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NHL Central Scouting
Blazers' Behm and Lafreniere named potential second round picks in final NHL Central Scouting rankings
KAMLOOPS - A pair of Kamloops Blazers forwards are projected as second round picks in the 2025 National Hockey League (NHL) Entry Draft. Nathan Behm was ranked 44th among North American skaters in the NHL's Central Scouting final rankings. It's a drop from the midterm rankings where Behm was ranked 31st overall and a p...
Apr 15, 2025
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Canada
In the news today: Federal leaders debate round 2, fewer Canadians heading stateside
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Round 2 of federal leaders' debate tonight The leaders of Canada's four main political parties will square off for a second and final leaders' debate tonight in Montreal, after an initial French-language faceoff on Wednesday. Libe...
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Gender-based violence spikes five years after Nova Scotia mass shooting
HALIFAX - The worst mass shooting in modern Canadian history began almost five years ago, shortly after a Nova Scotia man brutally assaulted his common-law wife. Lisa Banfield was kicked, punched and choked by her partner of 19 years on the night of April 18, 2020. She was left with fractured ribs and vertebrae but man...
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Quebec's move to cut gasoline floor price won't be felt at the pumps, experts say
MONTREAL - The Quebec government has made a move it hopes will lower the price of gas in the province - but observers say consumers are unlikely to benefit at the pump. They say the province has faced pressure to act since the federal government scrapped the consumer carbon price, which applied across much of the rest ...
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World
US Army engineers decide to fast-track Great Lakes tunnel permits under Trump energy emergency order
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has decided to fast-track permits for building a protective tunnel around an aging Enbridge oil pipeline that runs beneath a channel connecting two Great Lakes, stoking environmentalists' fears that the project will escape scrutiny, damage the sensitive region and perpetuate fossil fuel...
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10 guards charged over the fatal beating of a New York inmate, including 2 with murder
UTICA, N.Y. (AP) - Ten New York prison guards were charged Wednesday in connection with the fatal beating of a 22-year-old prison inmate, including two charged with murder. It's the second time this year a group of correctional officers in the state was indicted for a death behind bars. Other prisoners say several guar...
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Judge finds probable cause to hold Trump administration in contempt for violating deportation order
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday said he has found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt of court for violating his orders to turn around planes carrying deportees to El Salvador. U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg said he the administration must try to "purge" ...
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