MMIWG2S
Tk'emlups te Secwépemc commemorates Red Dress Day
TK'EMLUPS - An emotional crowd gathered in Moccasin Square Gardens at Tk'emlups te Secwépemc (TteS) Monday (May 5), commemorating Red Dress Day. The first Red Dress Day was held 15 years ago in response to the disproportionate number of Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people who experience violence, go mi...
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NEW US TARIFFS
TNRD Film Commissioner expecting brief pause with US productions as tariff threat looms over the industry
KAMLOOPS - The U.S. president is again mulling massive tariffs that could have an impact not only on Canada, but the Thompson-Nicola region directly.In a late night tweet, President Donald Trump says he will enact 100 per cent tariffs on foreign film and TV productions, calling it a national security threat. Calling th...
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Kamloops and Area
CANADIAN HOME BUILDING
Federal government pledge to bolster housing stock met with cautious optimism by local homebuilders
KAMLOOPS - Ambitious housing promises made by Prime Minister Mark Carney while on the campaign trail pledged to see the nation's housing stock grow by 500,000 homes in the next ten years. Without delving into the politics of the plan, Matt McCurrach, the president of the Canadian Home Builders Association says the dema...
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Trans Mountain Protests
Land defenders sentenced for violent 2021 clash with Trans Mountain near Blue River
KAMLOOPS - A group of Secwepemc land defenders has been sentenced for their part in a violent confrontation with Trans Mountain employees in 2021.The sentence was handed down in B.C. provincial court at the Kamloops courthouse Friday (May 2).Mayuk Manuel, Isha Jules, Sami Nasr and Tricia Charlie were all charged in the...
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Concert Announcement
Country music icons Terri Clark and Paul Brandt to play at Sandman Centre this November
KAMLOOPS - A pair of Canadian country music icons will be making a stop in Kamloops this November as part of their Homecoming Tour 2.0. Terri Clark and Paul Brandt are reuniting for an encore run of their co-headlining acoustic tour following an "overwhelming response" to their 2023 "Homecoming Tour"...
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91 West Seymour Demolition
Kamloops looking to accelerate demolition of fire-damaged home on Seymour Street West
KAMLOOPS - It's been more than a year since a demolition permit was issued for a downtown Kamloops rooming house that was significantly damaged by fire. Now the City of Kamloops is looking at avenues it can take to speed up the demolition of the apartment building at 91 Seymour St. West. Despite minimal progress since ...
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Featured Content
Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Unique Specimen Trees
Looking for that special something to make your yard stand out in the neighbourhood? Shawn Ulmer from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a number of unique and attractive trees of the weeping variety to provide that very element!
Apr 30, 2025
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - New Tropicals
They come in to the store every spring and this year is no exception! Ivy Hik from Art Knapp's in Kamloops takes time to showcase some of the new tropicals that are now in stock for you to check out!
Apr 23, 2025
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Magnolias in Kamloops
Magnolias are only meant to be grown in the lower mainland...right? Wrong says Maury HIk from Art Knapp's in Kamloops! There are lots of locations in town you can find success with this fantastic flowering tree!
Apr 23, 2025
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British Columbia
Log Yard Fire
Fire breaks out at Pioneer Log Homes near Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Firefighters have spent Monday afternoon (May 5) trying to extinguish a blaze in a log yard just outside of Williams Lake.The blaze broke out during the noon hour at Pioneer Log Homes on the Williams Lake First Nation reserve just east of the city.On social media, Williams Lake Councillor Scott Ne...
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'Spring dip' causing steep uptick in active B.C. wildfires: BCWS information officer
VANCOUVER - The number of wildfires in British Columbia has roughly doubled over the past several days, but an information officer with the BC Wildfire Service says the activity can be attributed to the annual "spring dip." Amanda Graves says the phenomenon is caused by a decrease in moisture in the needles o...
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'We will emerge stronger': Legislator praises resilience after festival attack
British Columbia legislator Mable Elmore says people must "continue to wrap our arms around" the Filipino community as it deals with the burden of the Lapu Lapu Day tragedy that claimed 11 lives. Elmore received a standing ovation on her first day back in the legislature since the April 26 attack when an SUV ...
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Local Sports
League 1BC
Kamloops United women lose, men win first away games of the season in Nanaimo
NANAIMO, B.C. - There was more heartbreak for the Kamloops United (KUFC) women's team as another stoppage time goal prevented them from picking up their first points of the League1 BC season Sunday (May 4) morning.Goals from Cara Freeman and Norah Bell had KUFC up 2-0 just past the hour mark, but they conceded three en...
May 04, 2025
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U18 Worlds
Blazers' De Palma wins consecutive U18 gold medals with Team Canada
FRISCO, TX - Dan De Palma will be coming back to Kamloops with another Under-18 world men's hockey championship gold medal. The Kamloops Blazers goaltending coach was part of Canada's coaching staff at the U-18 World Hockey Championships in Texas. Canada won back-to-back gold medals at the tournament for the first time...
May 04, 2025
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ON THE TRACK
Kamloops BMX Club opens new track for younger riders
Kamloops BMX Club members often feel like their haven is hidden, the facility tucked away behind Ord Road and shielded by the hills of Bachelor Heights. They don't want to conceal news of an addition to the club - a track for younger riders - and they want riders to know the 2025 season is underway. "The quality o...
May 03, 2025
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Canada
Newly elected MPs start parliamentary orientation sessions on days in Ottawa
OTTAWA - Sima Acan took a seat Monday afternoon inside a room with 14 of her rookie colleagues for the first of a flurry of orientation sessions for her new job as a member of Parliament. Canadians elected 117 new MPs on April 28 - about one-third of total number of 343, and most will go through the same first day of s...
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Carney moving into Rideau Cottage while 24 Sussex remains vacant
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will soon move into Rideau Cottage, while the official residence of the prime minister at 24 Sussex Drive remains vacant. The Privy Council Office says that "at the strong recommendation of the RCMP and security officials," Carney has been temporarily staying at an official...
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'We will emerge stronger': Legislator praises resilience after festival attack
British Columbia legislator Mable Elmore says people must "continue to wrap our arms around" the Filipino community as it deals with the burden of the Lapu Lapu Day tragedy that claimed 11 lives. Elmore received a standing ovation on her first day back in the legislature since the April 26 attack when an SUV ...
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World
Trump administration says Harvard will receive no new grants until it meets White House demands
WASHINGTON (AP) - Harvard University will receive no new federal grants until it meets a series of demands from President Donald Trump's administration, the Education Department announced Monday. The action was laid out in a letter to Harvard's president and amounts to a major escalation of Trump's battle with the Ivy ...
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Army pausing helicopter flights near Washington airport after close calls
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Army is pausing flights near a Washington airport after two commercial planes had to abort landings last week because of an Army Black Hawk helicopter that was flying to the Pentagon. The commander of the 12th Aviation Battalion directed the unit to pause flight operations around Ronald Reagan Was...
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Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp won't run for US Senate seat in 2026 against Democrat Jon Ossoff
ATLANTA (AP) - Brian Kemp, Georgia's Republican governor, announced Monday that he's not running for U.S. Senate in 2026 against Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff. Kemp, who will leave the governor's chair in 2027 after eight years due to term limits, has long been at the top of the GOP's wish list to challenge Ossoff, w...
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