Lillooet ER
Latest temporary closure of Lillooet emergency department to last into the weekend
LILLOOET, B.C. - The 36th temporary closure of the Lillooet emergency department in 2025 will last into the weekend. Interior Health says emergency services will be unavailable from 7:00 a.m. Thursday (June 12) until 8:00 a.m. Saturday. During this time, the health authority is asking residents in the area who need eme...
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MURDER TRIAL
Witness recollection of 2020 North Shore stabbing spree cross-examined
KAMLOOPS - The trial of a Kamloops man accused in a violent stabbing incident that killed one person and injured three others continued this week at the Kamloops Law Courts. Michael Wayne Palmer is charged with one count of second-degree murder and three counts of attempted murder stemming from a March 2020 incident at...
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BEHIND THE BENCH
Marr, Toma join Blazers as assistant coaches; Murray will not return
KAMLOOPS - Steve Marr of Kamloops and Brayden Toma of Sherwood Park, Alta., were on Wednesday (June 11) named full-time assistant coaches for the Kamloops Blazers. "To have this full-circle moment come around is pretty special," said Marr, who grew up watching his cousin Kerry Toporowski play for the Spokane ...
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TIN CUP RALLY
Seniors call for pension reform at second annual Tin Cup Rally in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The second annual Seniors Tin Cup Rally took place on Wednesday (June 11) on the 700-block of Fortune Drive. Seniors gathered to voice concerns over the rising cost of living and its relation to pensions, which they want to see increased. "Seniors' financial difficulties need to be heard," said Kat...
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KAMLOOPS PRIDE WEEK
PRIDE week kicks off in Kamloops; parade scheduled for Sunday
KAMLOOPS - It's PRIDE week in Kamloops and this year, the Kamloops PRIDE Society has organized plenty of ways for people to celebrate and show solidarity amongst the 2SLGBTQI+ community and allies. Kamloops PRIDE kicked off the week with an open house and youth carnival in Riverside Park Wednesday afternoon (June 11), ...
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DRINKING IN THE PARK
Kamloops council green lights pilot project to allow public drinking in Riverside Park this summer
KAMLOOPS - This summer Kamloops residents will be able to responsibly crack open a cold one at Riverside Park, thanks to a pilot program approved by council on Tuesday. The city of Kamloops will be following a host of other British Columbia communities this summer by allowing public consumption of liquor in Riverside P...
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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...
May 20, 2025
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Colourful Plants For Shade
Who says you can't brighten up that shady corner of your yard with vibrant plant life? Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops says otherwise - and has a number of fantastic suggestions to prove his point!
Jun 04, 2025
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Weeping Cascade Hydrangeas
Looking for something a little different to adorn your patio posts and garden arbours? Maury Hik from Art Knapp Home & Garden in Kamloops has just the thing - the Weeping Cascade Hydrangea!
May 28, 2025
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British Columbia
How undervaluation of Vancouver sites could cost millions in property taxes
VANCOUVER - Retired architect Michael Geller says he's always keen to restore some "justice" to Vancouver's real estate scene. So, when he noticed an official BC Assessment valuation of about $6.4 million on the site of a former heritage hotel in downtown Vancouver - about a third of its true value for tax pu...
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$30B in new investments needed to meet Canada's critical mineral demand: report
TORONTO - A newly released report estimates Canada will need at least $30 billion in new capital investments by 2040 if it wants to meet domestic demand for the critical minerals key to a green economy transition. But the Canadian Climate Institute's report says cutting back on environmental safeguards and Indigenous c...
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Decision coming over officer's use of anti-riot gun in B.C. woman's death
VICTORIA - An adjudicator appointed by B.C.'s police watchdog is expected to release his decision on the discipline for an officer who fired an anti-riot weapon, killing a woman. Former B.C. Supreme Court judge Wally Oppal ruled last month that Victoria police Sgt. Ron Kirkwood's use of a so-called ARWEN gun on Lisa Ra...
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BEHIND THE BENCH
Marr, Toma join Blazers as assistant coaches; Murray will not return
KAMLOOPS - Steve Marr of Kamloops and Brayden Toma of Sherwood Park, Alta., were on Wednesday (June 11) named full-time assistant coaches for the Kamloops Blazers. "To have this full-circle moment come around is pretty special," said Marr, who grew up watching his cousin Kerry Toporowski play for the Spokane ...
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Blazers Assistant Coaches
Blazers go to prep hockey well, sign pair of assistant coaches
KAMLOOPS - The Blazers selected the duo who will succeed former associate coach Don Hay behind the bench. In a news release issued Wednesday (June 11), the Blazers announced hiring of Steve Marr, a Kamloops native, and Brayden Toma as new assistant coaches for the 2025-26 Western Hockey League (WHL) season. Prior to jo...
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U.S. $300,000 SCHOLARSHIP
Rubel of Westsyde snares full-ride football scholarship to NCAA Division I Bryant University
KAMLOOPS - Darn near every college in the U.S. received tape from Logan Rubel and the hulking football player from Kamloops travelled far and wide to be seen by Canadian and American post-secondary pigskin coaches. Three months ago, the NCAA Division I Bryant University Bulldogs unleashed a life-changing offer.Tight en...
Jun 09, 2025
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Canada
Police make arrests in 'large-scale operation' against organized crime across Quebec
MONTREAL - Quebec police say about 150 officers were deployed early in the morning across the province for a "large-scale operation" against organized crime. Police say they were making numerous arrests. Officers have been deployed in Montreal, Laval, Blainville, Shefford, St-Lazare, Repentigny, Quebec City a...
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Supreme Court of Canada to hear Facebook privacy case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to review a ruling that concluded Facebook broke federal privacy law by failing to adequately inform users of risks to their data when using the popular social media platform. Last September, the Federal Court of Appeal found Facebook, now known as Meta Platforms, did not...
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CP NewsAlert: Ottawa puts latest Canada Post offer up to a vote
OTTAWA - Federal Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu says she's going to put Canada Post's latest offer to unionized postal workers up for a vote as soon as possible. The government is seeking an end to the bargaining stalemate between the Crown corporation and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers. More coming. The Canadian Pres...
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World
Supreme Court revives lawsuit from Atlanta family whose home was wrongly raided by the FBI
WASHINGTON (AP) - An Atlanta family whose home was wrongly raided by the FBI will get a new day in court, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Thursday. The opinion comes after a predawn 2017 raid in which an armed FBI SWAT team smashed in a front door and set off a flashbang grenade, pointing guns at a couple and te...
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The Latest: Air India plane bound for London crashes with more than 240 onboard
Air India says a London-bound flight crashed shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad airport Thursday with more than 240 passengers and crew onboard. The airline said flight AI 171, a Boeing 787-8, crashed into a residential area near the airport in Ahmedabad, a northwestern city with a population of more than 5 millio...
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Rescuers in South Africa search for the missing after floods leave at least 57 dead
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - The death toll in floods in South Africa's Eastern Cape province has risen to 57, a government minister visiting the scene of the disaster said Thursday. Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa said the flooding around the town of Mthatha in southeaster...
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