Wildfire Starts
Two new spot fires pop up near Shuswap Lake
SICAMOUS, B.C. - BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) personnel are keeping an eye on a pair of small fires that popped up near Shuswap Lake Monday (Aug. 25). The BCWS website shows a new fire start near Cinnemousun Narrows Provincial Park, directly north of Sicamous. The fire was no larger than spot size as of Monday evening an...
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No Fireworks For You
City of Kamloops mulling bylaw changes to ban consumer sale and use of fireworks
KAMLOOPS - An updated Fire Prevention Bylaw that will seek to eliminate the consumer sale and use of fireworks within municipal limits is expected to go before Kamloops city council for its input in the near future. Kamloops Fire Chief Ken Uzeloc said if the changes are approved, it doesn't mean there won't be any fire...
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Kamloops and Area
HOT TEMPERATURES
Temperature records shattered in Kamloops region this weekend
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has issued heat warnings for the South Thompson and Fraser Valley regions of the Interior. With extreme temperatures hitting this weekend and the weather continuing this week, staying cool and safe is a high priority for all organizations."Sunday broke the record for the warmest Augus...
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WOLFPACK RECAP
TRU WolfPack reflect on mixed results after opening soccer season on the road
KAMLOOPS - After prepping throughout last week, the TRU WolfPack traveled up to Prince George to take on the UNBC Timberwolves, looking to get their seasons off on the right foot. The women's soccer team started its campaign off with a bang on Friday (Aug. 22). They got goals from three first-year players and Esi Lufo ...
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COLUMBIA STREET PAVING
Columbia Street paving a precursor to expanded work in 2027
KAMLOOPS - Constructions crews were busy over the weekend as they worked to mill the pavement along Columbia Street between First and Third Avenues. Unlike some other projects underway in Kamloops, work on Columbia is expected to be completed quickly as crews will only be repaving the section and not doing any undergro...
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ORANGE JERSEY GAME
Every Child Matters hockey game returns to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The third annual Every Child Matters Orange Shirt hockey game will be played at the Sandman Centre next weekend (Sept. 6).It's the second time the game will be played in Kamloops, after the inaugural event was held in Williams Lake. The event brings together residential school survivors, First Nations and co...
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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...
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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
Dr. Oz says B.C. ostriches may have valuable avian flu secrets and should be saved
United States health official Dr. Mehmet Oz says about 400 ostriches at a British Columbia farm facing an avian flu cull should instead be saved and sent to America to learn potential "secrets" that have helped them survive an outbreak of the disease. The former TV personality and surgeon who is now the admin...
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Asked about Chinese ferry deal, Gregor Robertson says 'buy Canada' policy needs work
COQUITLAM - Gregor Robertson, the minister responsible for the federal agency that helped fund a BC Ferries contract to buy ships from China, says Canada needs to "catch up" with the United States when it comes to protecting domestic jobs and the economy. Robertson says Ottawa is looking at a "buy Canada...
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Sockeye Salmon
'Very exciting': Rare recreational sockeye fishery opens on portion of Fraser River
MISSION, B.C. - Recreational anglers will have a rare chance to try and catch sockeye in the Fraser River for the first time in three years as officials forecast a booming salmon return."The current estimated run size of Fraser River sockeye is about nine million fish, which is the largest since 2022," said A...
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WOLFPACK RECAP
TRU WolfPack reflect on mixed results after opening soccer season on the road
KAMLOOPS - After prepping throughout last week, the TRU WolfPack traveled up to Prince George to take on the UNBC Timberwolves, looking to get their seasons off on the right foot. The women's soccer team started its campaign off with a bang on Friday (Aug. 22). They got goals from three first-year players and Esi Lufo ...
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ORANGE JERSEY GAME
Every Child Matters hockey game returns to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The third annual Every Child Matters Orange Shirt hockey game will be played at the Sandman Centre next weekend (Sept. 6).It's the second time the game will be played in Kamloops, after the inaugural event was held in Williams Lake. The event brings together residential school survivors, First Nations and co...
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WolfPack Soccer
TRU women sweep, men swept by UNBC in opening weekend of Canada West soccer season
PRINCE GEORGE - Make it two wins in two games for the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack women's soccer team this season. Esi Lufo scored the only goal of Sunday's (Aug. 24) game to lead TRU to a 1-0 win over the UNBC Timberwolves. Lufo's third goal of the season came just past the hour mark at Masich Place Stad...
Aug 25, 2025
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Canada
More Canadians commuting as remote work decline, hybrid workers on-site more often
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the proportion of employed people mostly working from home in May edged down compared with a year earlier for the fourth year in the row. The agency says those mostly working from home amounted to 17.4 per cent of employed people compared with 18.7 per cent in May 2024. Those who worked ...
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Parliamentary Budget Officer says 3.2 million new homes needed to close housing gap
OTTAWA - The Parliamentary Budget Officer estimates Canada needs to build 3.2 million new homes in the next decade to close the housing gap but isn't currently on track to do that. The latest PBO report estimates the number of new home builds will be higher over the next three years but will gradually return to histori...
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Canada eyes deeper energy ties with Germany through critical minerals partnership
BERLIN - Canada is signing a critical minerals partnership with Germany that encourages the joint public financing of natural resources projects. Prime Minister Mark Carney says for too long, key Canadian minerals such as nickel and cobalt have gone underdeveloped while China and Russia dominate the global critical min...
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World
Court throws out lawsuit by Trump administration against all Maryland federal judges
BALTIMORE (AP) - A federal judge on Tuesday threw out the Trump administration's lawsuit against Maryland's entire federal bench over an order by the chief judge that stopped the immediate deportation of migrants challenging their removals. U.S. District Judge Thomas Cullen granted a request by the judges to toss the c...
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2 police officers killed and another shot in a rural Australian town
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Two police officers were killed and another seriously wounded in a shooting at a property in rural Australia and the suspect was at large Tuesday, authorities said. The shooting occurred in midmorning during a police visit to a property in Porepunkah, a town of just over 1,000 people in V...
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Iran directed antisemitic attacks in Australia, PM Albanese says
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese accused Iran of directing at least two antisemitic attacks in Australia and said the country is expelling the Iranian ambassador on Tuesday. Albanese said that Australian intelligence services had connected Iran to attacks on a Sydney restaurant and...
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