TRU Distinguished Alumni 2024
Trio of distinguished TRU alumni recognized for health care, truth and reconciliation, medicine
KAMLOOPS - Three Thompson Rivers University (TRU) alumni are being recognized for their achievements and service. Frank Fiorenza, Annie Korver and Dr. Elspeth McDougall received TRU Distinguished Alumni awards for 2024 - Fiorenza for health care, Korver for truth and reconciliation, and McDougall for medicine. Fiorenza...
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KTTA President Leaving SD73
Darcy Martin steps down as KTTA president to take new job in SD74
KAMLOOPS - Darcy Martin has stepped down as president of the Kamloops Thompson Teachers Association (KTTA) to take a new job with the Gold Trail School District (SD74). In an email sent to KTTA members Friday (Jan. 24) that was obtained by CFJC Today, Martin said she informed the union's executive committee that "...
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Our Community
One Man's Opinion
COLLINS: Words that used to guide us are no longer relevant
Jan 26, 2025
Kamloops & District Chamber of Commerce
38th Annual Business Excellence Awards
Two and Out
PETERS: Taxpayers should not have to pay a nickel for mayor's axe-grinding lawsuit against councillor
Jan 24, 2025
Looped In
LOOPED IN WITH NIKKI OMEN: January 23, 2025
Jan 24, 2025
Kamloops and Area
Single Lane Traffic
Single-lane traffic coming to section of Valleyview Drive
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says there will be a single lane of alternating traffic along a section of Valleyview Drive for a little over two months, starting Monday, Jan. 27.The city says traffic will be affected between Sunset Lane and Orchards Walk until April 4, as BC Hydro crews will be working on conduit upgr...
Jan 26, 2025
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Mental Health Call
RCMP say lengthy Friday police presence in Brocklehurst was due to mental health call
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say a lengthy police operation in Brocklehurst Friday (Jan. 24) afternoon was connected to a mental health call. RCMP Staff Sgt. Darren Dodge says officers were called to the 2100-block of Young Avenue - near the intersection of Windbreak Street and Greenfield Avenue - around 2:20 p.m. to repor...
Jan 25, 2025
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ACCESS HUB
WATCH: Inside the new North Shore access hub
KAMLOOPS- The long-awaited North Shore access hub is slated to open its doors to its first clients on Monday (Jan. 27). More than a month after the original opening date, the 44-bed shelter operated by Ask Wellness is just about ready for operations. CFJC's Sydney Chisholm toured the facility to get a first-hand look a...
Jan 25, 2025
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CITY GARDENS PROJECT
Plans pivot to rental apartments for new Alyssium Tower in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The company behind a large development project in the city's downtown core says the next building to go up will focus on rental units. The Kelson Group says the next apartment tower in the City Gardens project is already under construction. Originally, the plan for the second tower was to have units for sale...
Jan 25, 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
One Man's Opinion
COLLINS: Words that used to guide us are no longer relevant
Jan 26, 2025
Art of Christmas
Art of Christmas - A Pitcher Plant for Christmas
Two and Out
PETERS: Taxpayers should not have to pay a nickel for mayor's axe-grinding lawsuit against councillor
Jan 24, 2025
Looped In
LOOPED IN WITH NIKKI OMEN: January 23, 2025
Jan 24, 2025
Art of Christmas
Art of Christmas - Flowering Seasonal Plants
One Man's Opinion
COLLINS: Council in a muddle over multiplex?
Jan 23, 2025
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
British Columbia
Five years on, Chinese Canadians recall ridicule and racism over pandemic precautions
VANCOUVER - In early 2020, Lili Wu was already "armed to the teeth" whenever she ventured to public places near her home in Port Coquitlam, B.C. - face mask, sanitizer, protective eyewear and gloves. It was more than a month before the World Health Organization's March declaration of a global pandemic that in...
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B.C.-based climate activist deported to Pakistan after protest charges
A British Columbia-based climate change activist says he's looking forward to seeing his family and eating the food when he returns to his native Pakistan, as he was being deported from Canada on Sunday. Zain Haq and his Canadian wife were hoping for a last-minute intervention by either the public safety minister or th...
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One driver dead at scene of multi-vehicle crash on Metro Vancouver bridge
SURREY, B.C. - The Surrey Police Service says one driver is dead and others have been injured in a multi-vehicle collision on the Patullo Bridge, a key route in Metro Vancouver. Police say the crash around 8:30 a.m. Sunday involved five vehicles, including a bus on the east end of the bridge. The bridge has been in bot...
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Local Sports
Brown to Scotties
Kamloops-based Brown rink to represent B.C. at 2025 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
LANGLEY B.C. - Kamloops native Corryn Brown is off to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Thunder Bay, Ontario next month.The 29-year-old Kamloops skip beat Kayla MacMillan 10-7 in nine ends to win the 2025 BC Women's Curling championships Sunday (Jan. 26) morning, in what was their third meeting in three days at the ...
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WolfPack Volleyball Recap
WolfPack volleyball teams fall to nationally ranked Alberta
EDMONTON - The TRU volleyball teams dropped their Saturday (Jan. 25) games in Edmonton against the nationally ranked University of Alberta.The WolfPack women, who are ranked fifth in the nation, lost a five-set thriller 3-2 (25-22, 21-25, 19-25, 25-18, 15-13) loss to the Alberta Pandas, who are ranked fourth. Maria Dan...
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WolfPack WBB End Losing Streak
WolfPack women snap lengthy losing streak with win over UNBC
KAMLOOPS - In their final home game of the 2024/25 Canada West season, the TRU WolfPack women's basketball team finally tasted victory Saturday (Jan. 25) nightThe WolfPack sent their seniors off in style with a 73-61 victory over the UNBC Timberwolves at the Tournament Capital Centre (TCC). They snapped a 31-game losin...
Jan 26, 2025
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Canada
CP NewsAlert: Chrystia Freeland calls for release of $200B tariff retaliation plan
OTTAWA - Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland says Canada needs to release a $200 billion plan to retaliate against U.S. President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs. Freeland says Ottawa must immediately publish a consultation on a detailed, dollar-for-dollar retaliation plan that includes Florida oranges, Wi...
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Ford's decision to speed up alcohol sales expansion to cost province $612M: report
TORONTO - Ontario's budget watchdog estimates that the government's decision to speed up the rollout of alcohol sales in corner stores will cost the province more than $600 million. That's nearly three times the amount the Progressive Conservative government said it would cost to accelerate the timeline. The Financial ...
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In the news today: Trudeau in Poland for Auschwitz anniversary
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trudeau in Poland for Auschwitz anniversary Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Krakow, Poland, where leaders from around the world are gathering to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. The not...
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World
Auschwitz memorial holds observances on the 80th anniversary of the death camp's liberation
OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) - The 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops is being marked on Monday at the site of the former death camp, a ceremony that is widely being treated as the last major observance that any notable number of survivors will be able to attend. Nazi German forces murdered some ...
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Auschwitz memorial holds observances on the 80th anniversary of the death camp's liberation
OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) - The 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops is being marked on Monday at the site of the former death camp, a ceremony that is widely being treated as the last major observance that any notable number of survivors will be able to attend. Nazi German forces murdered some ...
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Israel begins allowing Palestinians to return to northern Gaza for the first time in over a year
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel on Monday began allowing Palestinians to return to the heavily destroyed north of the Gaza Strip for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas, in accordance with a fragile ceasefire. Thousands of Palestinians headed north after waiting for days to cross...
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