LOGAN LAKE HOCKEY
Beleaguered Logan Lake Miners digging out of BCIHL pit
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. -- Captain Adrian Schaefer has been there since the Logan Lake Miners first broke ground, one of three current players who endured the 0-20 expansion season."Mentally, it was pretty brutal," said Schaefer, a 23-year-old defenceman from Vancouver.Three wins in 10 games in this 2024-2025 campai...
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KAMLOOPS HOUSING NEEDS
Access to housing a key issue for BC's Office of the Human Rights Commissioner
KAMLOOPS - Among the many issues coming to the attention of the Office of BC's Human Rights Commissioner, housing has come to the fore as a key topic. In Kamloops Wednesday (Jan. 22), Kasari Govender, BC's Human Rights Commissioner, says many British Columbians do not have access to a safe, affordable place to call hom...
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Our Community
Question of the Week
Has the removal of the GST from restaurant meals, alcohol and other goods and services made a noticeable difference to your pocketbook?
Jan 20, 2025
CFJC TV Special
Art of Christmas 2024 with Art Knapp Kamloops
1000 Ways to Heal
1000 Ways to Heal: Recycling
Jan 20, 2025
One Man's Opinion
COLLINS: The end of the world as we know it?
Jan 19, 2025
Kamloops and Area
HOUSING REPORT
C.D. Howe report shows investment in communities like Kamloops can help solve Canada's housing crisis
KAMLOOPS - A new report from the C.D. Howe Institute challenges the focus on solving Canada's housing crisis by building more homes in major cities like Vancouver, calling for investment in mid-sized markets.Credit - C.D. HoweThe city of Kamloops fits perfectly into the framework, thanks to its population hovering arou...
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Do You Know These Two?
Tk'emlups Rural RCMP searching for two suspects in hunting gear theft
KAMLOOPS - Tk'emlups Rural RCMP are asking for the public's help in finding two suspects related to a break and enter last fall. In a news release issued Wednesday (Jan. 22) morning, RCMP say two men reportedly broke into a trailer near Sullivan Valley Road between 5:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on Nov. 19, 2024, and stole hu...
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MEDAL CEREMONY
Community builders honoured with King Charles III Coronation medals
KAMLOOPS - Dozens of Kamloops area residents were honoured with King Charles III Coronation medals today (Jan. 21), to acknowledge their contributions to the community. It was a full house of community builders on hand as Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Frank Caputo presented the medals to about 30 individuals for their w...
Jan 22, 2025
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BUDGET CHANGES
Kamloops council votes to defer funding for 5 new Mounties until mid-year
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops' proposed tax rate for 2025 became clearer at a Committee of the Whole meeting on Tuesday (Jan. 21), as councillors voted on a number of budget items, including additional legal fees and RCMP staffing. Entering the discussion, the city's provisional tax rate was just above eight per cent...
Jan 22, 2025
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Featured Content
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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Art of Christmas
Art of Christmas - Flowering Seasonal Plants
There are many ways to bring warmth and colour to your home during the holiday season! Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a few ways for you to do that with seasonal flowering plants.
Nov 28, 2024
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Art of Christmas
Art of Christmas - Protecting Seasonal Greenery
You put a lot of time and money into creating your outdoor seasonal displays so you'll probably want to protect them from damaging winds and temperatures. Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a few good tips on how to do just that!
Nov 21, 2024
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Our Community
Question of the Week
Has the removal of the GST from restaurant meals, alcohol and other goods and services made a noticeable difference to your pocketbook?
Jan 20, 2025
Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Making Compost for the Garden
1000 Ways to Heal
1000 Ways to Heal: Recycling
Jan 20, 2025
One Man's Opinion
COLLINS: The end of the world as we know it?
Jan 19, 2025
Art of Christmas
Art of Christmas - A Pitcher Plant for Christmas
Two and Out
PETERS: Paying attention is half the battle
Jan 17, 2025
Sound Off
SOUND OFF: 4 ways to take ownership of our food system this new year
Jan 17, 2025
British Columbia
Laundering of fentanyl cash linked to online betting sites, intelligence agency warns
OTTAWA - Canada's financial intelligence agency suspects online gambling platforms are being used to launder proceeds from fentanyl dealing and production. In an operational alert, the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada says there is reason to believe people are depositing and withdrawing fund...
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Advocate tells B.C. inquest that home-share providers are burnt out, need better pay
BURNABY, B.C. - The independent advocate in charge of helping adults with developmental disabilities navigate B.C. government supports says his office often hears about home-share providers who are exhausted and constantly in "crisis mode." Cary Chiu, the province's advocate for service quality, says more mon...
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Supreme Court certifies B.C.'s class-action lawsuit against opioid providers
British Columbia's attorney general says the Supreme Court of Canada has certified the province's class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers and distributors. Niki Sharma says B.C. can now proceed as a representative plaintiff on behalf of other Canadian governments with the litigation aimed at recovering the co...
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Local Sports
LOGAN LAKE HOCKEY
Beleaguered Logan Lake Miners digging out of BCIHL pit
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. -- Captain Adrian Schaefer has been there since the Logan Lake Miners first broke ground, one of three current players who endured the 0-20 expansion season."Mentally, it was pretty brutal," said Schaefer, a 23-year-old defenceman from Vancouver.Three wins in 10 games in this 2024-2025 campai...
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IN THE WHL
Blazers hold meeting to discuss dismal weekend, aim for better against Brandon
KAMLOOPS - Lengthy ferry and bus rides home from Vancouver Island this past weekend offered ample time for the Kamloops Blazers to ponder back-to-back 7-1 defeats to the Victoria Royals. They had more time to think about what went wrong during a lengthy meeting on Monday (Jan. 20) at Sandman Centre. "We showed us ...
Jan 22, 2025
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ON THE PITCH
Rinaldi of Kamloops makes professional soccer debut in Portugal
AVEIRO, PORTUGAL -- Jonathan Rinaldi of Kamloops began his professional soccer career this past weekend in Portugal.The former TRU WolfPack and Kamloops United midfielder signed with a Portuguese fifth-division club, Atlética de Avanca, in the mid-season transfer window and made his debut on Sunday.As CFJC Today...
Jan 21, 2025
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Canada
In the news today: Liberal leadership deadline, Trump versus Canada's digital tax
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Deadline arrives for Liberal leadership candidates The federal Liberal caucus is meeting today and tomorrow on Parliament Hill as the party searches for its next leader. Candidates who want to run to replace Justin Trudeau as part...
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Supreme Court to decide whether to hear challenge of Quebec secularism law
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada is set to announce this morning whether it will hear a challenge of Quebec's controversial secularism law, known as Bill 21. In 2024, the Quebec Court of Appeal upheld the law, which prohibits some public sector workers such as teachers and police officers from wearing religious sym...
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Canada's digital services tax, online regulation bills a likely Trump trade target
OTTAWA - The Liberal government has spent years touting its efforts to make tech giants pay. Now, those pieces of legislation could be a target of the Trump administration - particularly the digital services tax that requires large tech companies to make a hefty retroactive payment in June. The heads of the biggest U.S...
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World
Madison Keys upsets No. 2 Iga Swiatek to reach her first Australian Open final
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Madison Keys saved a match point and came back to upset No. 2 Iga Swiatek 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (10-8) in a high-intensity, high-quality Australian Open semifinal on Thursday night to reach a Grand Slam title match for the second time in her career. Keys is a 29-year-old American who was the runner-...
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Australian Open: Aryna Sabalenka overpowers Paula Badosa to near 3rd consecutive Melbourne title
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Aryna Sabalenka moved one win away from becoming the first woman since 1999 to win three consecutive Australian Open titles, recovering from a slow start to beat good friend Paula Badosa 6-4, 6-2 Thursday night to return to the final. Just 10 minutes in, the No. 1-ranked Sabalenka was down a...
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LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand register their marriages on the first day of law giving them equal status
BANGKOK (AP) - Hundreds of LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand are expected to make their wedded status legal Thursday, the first day a law took effect granting them the same rights as heterosexual couples. The enactment of the Marriage Equality Act makes Thailand the first country in Southeast Asia and the third place in Asia ...
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