Overheated Hiker
Kamloops Search and Rescue assists second overheated hiker in Tranquille Slot Canyons
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Search and Rescue (KSAR) is reminding the public to be prepared after assisting a second overheated hiker in the Tranquille Slot Canyons in as many months. KSAR says it was dispatched to the hiking area in the Lac Du Bois Grasslands by BC Ambulance Service at around 3:00 p.m. Monday (Sept. 1). In a ...
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Carney cabinet meets to prepare for Parliament's return, debate trade war strategy
TORONTO - American tariffs and an upcoming review of the continental trade pact will headline discussions today as Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet begins its two-day retreat in Toronto. While previous governments referred to these sorts of gatherings as cabinet "retreats," Carney's office is rebranding t...
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Kamloops and Area
Air Quality Statement
Wildfire smoke expected to impact Cariboo residents for the next two days
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Cariboo is expected to be impacted by wildfire smoke over the next two days. In a special air quality statement, Environment Canada says the Cariboo, including Williams Lake, and 100 Mile regions can expect additional smoke near new and active wildfires over the next 24-to-48 hours. The weathe...
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BACK TO SCHOOL
Kamloops schools reopen as district brass prepares to examine impacts of budget cuts
KAMLOOPS - The new year is officially underway for the Kamloops Thompson School District as students returned to the classrooms on Tuesday (Sept. 2) morning. It's a year of change for the district, with a new temporary superintendent at the helm, helping lead SD73 in the hunt for his full-time replacement after the sud...
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Wildfire Situation
Group of Bridge Lake-area fires draws dozens of firefighters; Coquihalla fire grows
KAMLOOPS - A wildfire burning next to the Coquihalla Highway has more than doubled in size.The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) says the Mine Creek fire between Merritt and Hope has ballooned to 275 hectares as of Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 2).In an update to its website, BCWS says the fire is burning at Rank 4, meaning a &quo...
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FIRST-DEGREE MURDER TRIAL
Former Kamloops lawyer accused of killing client surprises trial, opts out of testifying in his own defence
VANCOUVER - A former Kamloops lawyer accused of killing his client more than three years ago opted not to share his side of the deadly incident in BC Supreme Court in Vancouver on Tuesday (Sept. 2). Rogelio 'Butch' Bagabuyo was expected to speak in his own defence at Vancouver Law Courts this week as the presentation o...
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Featured Content
Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening: Labour Day 2025
We've made it through the most intense heat of summer. The evenings are getting cooler and the nights are getting longer. Join Maury Hik and the team at Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist for some late summer and fall features!
Sep 01, 2025
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Guide Dogs
CNIB in need of volunteers to foster future service dogs across Canada
It's a rewarding experience filled with unconditional love and the opportunity to change the life of someone who is blind. Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) Guide Dogs is urgently looking for volunteers to raise future guide dogs for people who are blind, Deafblind, or have low vision."There's a hug...
Jul 23, 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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British Columbia
Phone services, including the 911 landline, down in northern Vancouver Island
PORT MCNEILL - Residents in parts of northern Vancouver Island are without landline and cellphone service due to what telecom provider Telus says was damage to infrastructure caused by vandalism. The company's service status map shows both Port McNeill and Port Hardy without home phone, mobile, internet and 911 landlin...
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Five things to know about public service job action in British Columbia
VICTORIA - Job action affecting public service workers in British Columbia got underway this week, after a strike notice issued by the B.C. General Employees' Union expired on Tuesday. Here are five things you need to know about the dispute. WHAT'S BEHIND THE JOB ACTION? The union says talks over a new contract broke d...
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Train cars leave the tracks in B.C.'s Kootenay region near Alberta's boundary
CALGARY - Federal investigators are looking into a train derailment in British Columbia's Kootenay region near the Alberta boundary. The Transportation Safety Board says in a statement that a team is being deployed to the site near Elko, B.C., where investigators will gather information and begin to assess what caused ...
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Local Sports
Men's Soccer
Winless WolfPack remain resolute after frustration boils over in home loss to Vikes
KAMLOOPS - TRU WolfPack head coach John Antulov expressed discontent with officials after his club conceded two goals from set pieces in seven minutes on Saturday (Aug. 30) at Hillside Stadium. He was issued a red card and the Pack fell 2-1 to the Victoria Vikes (3-0-1), the defeat leaving TRU with a record of no wins ...
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Blazers Signing
Blazers lock up 2010-born forward Kim
KAMLOOPS - At least one 2010-born forward impressed the Kamloops Blazers brass during the recently wrapped training camp.The team announced it has signed American forward Collin Kim to a standard WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.The Blazers picked Kim, from Asuza, California, in the first round of the 2025 U.S...
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KIJHL Hockey
Storm, Centennials, Heat to play preseason hockey this week as KIJHL season draws near
KAMLOOPS - A trio of Kamloops-area Junior A teams are set to play preseason hockey in just a few days as the 2025-26 KIJHL season approaches.The Kamloops Storm will play four preseason games in September - two at home and two away. They'll begin in Sicamous this Friday (Sept. 5) against the Eagles, and they'll host the...
Sep 01, 2025
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Canada
ICBC services hobbled in Surrey, B.C., as government workers' strike action continues
SURREY - The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia says strike action by the BC General Employees' Union has hobbled driver licensing services in Surrey, B.C. The public auto insurer says all appointments at its Guildford location are cancelled today, but drivers can rebook online or visit the company's other locat...
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Quebec auto board scandal: Former top civil servant denies being told of cost overrun
MONTRÉAL - The former right-hand man of Premier François Legault has denied being informed in September 2022 that the online platform for the auto insurance board was more than $200 million over budget. Yves Ouellet, former secretary-general of the executive council, testified today at a public inquiry ex...
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Integrity commissioner's office struggling to keep up with complaints, disclosures
OTTAWA - The office of the public sector integrity commissioner says it's being overwhelmed by its workload and that eliminating the backlog of files would require more analysts and lawyers. Commissioner Harriet Solloway says the office has received 380 submissions so far this year, including 78 reprisal complaints and...
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World
Rubio says Venezuelan boat posed immediate threat, warns US military will continue targeting cartels
WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday defended a U.S. strike on a boat operated by an alleged Venezuelan gang and warned that such operations "will happen again." Rubio said previous U.S. interdiction efforts in Latin America have not worked in stemming the flow of illicit drugs into t...
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House rejects effort to censure New Jersey congresswoman
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House has rejected a resolution to censure Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., and remove her from a committee as she faces federal charges stemming from a visit to an immigration detention facility. The House voted 215-207 to table the measure, a sign that some were uncomfortable moving forward with ce...
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Florida will work to eliminate all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, officials say
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Florida will work to phase out all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, building on the effort by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to curb vaccine requirements and other health mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic. DeSantis also announced on Wednesday the creation of a state-level "Mak...
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