IN THE WHL
Blazers' top six taking shape ahead of WHL regular season
KAMLOOPS - Chemistry came quick for Kamloops Blazers' forwards J.P. Hurlbert, Tommy Lafreniere and Ty Bonkowski. "We were on the same line the whole [of training] camp and we all kind of got to know each other a bit," said Bonkowski, a 17-year-old forward from Richmond. "It was nice to see it kind of cli...
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CHILDCARE SUPPORT
City surveys to show gaps in childcare support across Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - City of Kamloops staff will bring an update to the Livability and Sustainability Select Committee on Thursday (Sept. 18). Part of the plan includes two new surveys that will be published on the city's website. Staff hope it will provide a clear picture of how the city can improve child care in Kamloops. The ...
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IN THE WHL
Blazers place F Szabo on waivers to round out overage group
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers on Tuesday (Sept. 16) placed 20-year-old forward John Szabo on waivers.WHL clubs can carry a maximum of three overage forwards.Szabo was acquired from the Edmonton Oil Kings early in the 2024-25 season. He totalled 19 points in 59 games for the Blazers. To date, he has played 199 games i...
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RUGBY RAIDERS
Yoda's Paddy-O: Harrington honoured on Kamloops Rugby Club Alumni Day
KAMLOOPS - Paddy (Yoda) Harrington was collecting money and handing out beer tokens, unsuspecting when called over to the Kamloops Rugby Club's new pergola on Saturday (Sept. 13) at Exhibition Park. Harrington was caught off guard when Raiders' president Mitch Day unveiled the sign - Yoda's Paddy-O - that hangs above t...
Sep 16, 2025
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FEASIBILITY STUDY
TNRD launching new study into fire protection for Paul Lake-Pinantan Lake corridor near Kamloops
PINANTAN LAKE, B.C. - The Paul Lake-Pinantan Lake corridor is an area of high wildfire danger, and the fire protection of the rural communities has been largely left to volunteer firefighters. That may change in a few years as the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) begins a $25,000 feasibility study into fire pro...
Sep 16, 2025
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Q1 BUDGET UPDATE
B.C. fiscal update reveals RIH upgrades over-budget again; TRHD has no plans to foot the bill
KAMLOOPS - The first quarter budget update from B.C. Finance Minister Brenda Bailey shows the debt increasing to more than $11 billion dollars, with $665 million added to the provincial deficit in the first quarter of the year. The three-year forecast released Monday (Sept. 15) also showed an increasing deficit level t...
Sep 15, 2025
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Trouble with plants left in original containers
With so many people living in apartments and condos these days, container planting is the choice for many urban gardeners. But as Maury Hik from Art Knapp Home and Garden explains, you need to be aware of problems arising from plants left in their original containers!
Sep 11, 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 - 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 ...
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British Columbia
Mountie says he crossed the line into vulgarity, went much too far on group chats
A British Columbia RCMP officer says his use of inappropriate and discriminatory language in group chats and on police data terminals wasn't meant to be malicious, and had "no connection" to the way he conducted himself professionally while on the job....
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Union leaders to meet with workers of Amazon facility in Delta, B.C.
The regional director of a union representing workers at the Amazon facility in Delta, B.C., says leaders are scheduled to meet its members for the first time on the company's property. Unifor Western Regional Director Gavin McGarrigle says six, hour-l...
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Wildfire evacuation orders lifted in Cariboo region in B.C. Interior
WILLIAMS LAKE - Several evacuation orders prompted by wildfires in British Columbia's Interior have been rescinded, although residents in a portion of the area will remain on alert. The Cariboo Regional District and the Ulkatcho First Nation say in a j...
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IN THE WHL
Blazers' top six taking shape ahead of WHL regular season
KAMLOOPS - Chemistry came quick for Kamloops Blazers' forwards J.P. Hurlbert, Tommy Lafreniere and Ty Bonkowski. "We were on the same line the whole [of training] camp and we all kind of got to know each other a bit," said Bonkowski, a 17-year-old forward from Richmond. "It was nice to see it kind of cli...
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IN THE WHL
Blazers place F Szabo on waivers to round out overage group
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers on Tuesday (Sept. 16) placed 20-year-old forward John Szabo on waivers.WHL clubs can carry a maximum of three overage forwards.Szabo was acquired from the Edmonton Oil Kings early in the 2024-25 season. He totalled 19 points in 59 games for the Blazers. To date, he has played 199 games i...
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Wheeling and Dealing
Blazers trade F Sullivan to Tigers, acquire F Cooper from 'Tips
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have made a pair of player moves Tuesday (Sept. 16) as the team finalizes its roster for the 2025-26 Western Hockey League season.First, the team traded 2006-born forward Max Sullivan to the Medicine Hat Tigers in exchange for a conditional 8th round pick in the 2029 WHL Prospects Draft....
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Canada
Mountie says he crossed the line into vulgarity, went much too far on group chats
A British Columbia RCMP officer says his use of inappropriate and discriminatory language in group chats and on police data terminals wasn't meant to be malicious, and had "no connection" to the way he conducted himself professionally while on the job....
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90 confirmed salmonella cases in outbreak linked to salami: health agency
OTTAWA - A salmonella outbreak linked to salami and cacciatore that sickened dozens of people in several provinces appears to be over. The Public Health Agency of Canada says there were 90 confirmed salmonella cases, 10 of which led to hospitalizations...
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Union leaders to meet with workers of Amazon facility in Delta, B.C.
The regional director of a union representing workers at the Amazon facility in Delta, B.C., says leaders are scheduled to meet its members for the first time on the company's property. Unifor Western Regional Director Gavin McGarrigle says six, hour-l...
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World
Democrat wins Minnesota House special election to replace assassinated leader
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Democrat Xp Lee won a special election Tuesday to fill the Minnesota House seat of a top Democratic leader who was assassinated, restoring a 67-67 tie and preserving a power-sharing deal that has forced both parties to...
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Suspect left note saying he planned to kill Charlie Kirk, later confessed in texts, prosecutor says
PROVO, Utah (AP) - Prosecutors brought a murder charge Tuesday against the man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk and outlined evidence, including a text message confession to his partner and a note left beforehand saying he had the o...
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California judge denies Menendez brothers' petition for new trial
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A California judge has rejected a request for a new trial for Erik and Lyle Menendez, shutting down another possible path to freedom for the brothers who have served decades in prison for killing their parents in 1989 ...
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