Drought Ratings
Kamloops-area drought ratings on the rise again as September temperatures remain above seasonal
KAMLOOPS - The drought rating in the Kamloops area continues to tick up as the region remains under a prolonged period of hot and dry - and sometimes record-breaking - weather. According to new data from the B.C. River Forecast Centre, the South Thompson River basin is now at drought level 2, joining the North Thompson...
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Intimate Partner Violence
Kamloops MP Caputo tables private member's bill aiming to crack down on intimate partner violence
KAMLOOPS - The member of parliament for Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola has tabled a private member's bill that he calls the most substantive change to intimate partner violence laws in Canadian history. Frank Caputo, the Conservative Party's critic for public safety, says his private member's bill includes: creating a new of...
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LOOPED IN WITH NIKKI OMEN: September 18, 2025
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Trouble with plants left in original containers
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COLLINS: Battle against extortionists will be a long fight
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SOUND OFF: More nurse practitioner training seats coming to B.C.
Sep 17, 2025
Kamloops and Area
In the WHL
Reggie Newman of Kamloops named new Victoria Royals captain
VICTORIA, B.C. - Kamloops hockey product Reggie Newman has been named the tenth captain of the Victoria Royals.The 20-year-old Newman is preparing for his fifth - and final - season in the Western Hockey League. He's been a mainstay of the Royals lineup ever since he was drafted in the fourth-round of the 2020 WHL draf...
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Identify a Truck and Driver
Kamloops RCMP looking to identify driver who reportedly approached young person near McArthur Island
KAMLOOPS - Police are looking into the report of a suspicious man in a pickup truck approaching a young person on the Kamloops North Shore last week. Just after 2:00 p.m. on Sept. 9, Kamloops RCMP say they were told that the young person was walking to McArthur Island when a man in a black truck asked them to get in hi...
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Heat Records
Kamloops smashes nearly 90-year-old daytime temperature record
KAMLOOPS - The daily high temperature in Kamloops Wednesday (Sept. 17) broke a record that stood for nearly a century. According to preliminary numbers from Environment Canada, a temperature of 34.1 C was recorded at Kamloops Airport Wednesday, making it the hottest Sept. 17 on record. It broke the previous record of ...
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HANGING THEM UP
Loewen explains retirement, talks of importance of Hay, Blazers
KAMLOOPS -- Former Kamloops Blazers' captain Jermaine Loewen has retired from professional hockey."I felt like it was in the best interest of my family," Loewen said. "You have to just know when it's your time to move on from something you love. And it's hard. It was difficult decision."Loewen becam...
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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
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
B.C. wildfire season extending into fall until stormier weather arrives
VICTORIA - The BC Wildfire Service says fire season is expected to continue into the fall in British Columbia as risks for new blazes remain for much of the province. The service's seasonal outlook says the risk is especially high in the Cariboo region...
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Accused in B.C. triple stabbing should be found not responsible, lawyer says
VANCOUVER - The lawyer for the man accused of stabbing three people at a Vancouver Chinatown festival says evidence presented at his B.C. Supreme Court trial shows his client should be found not criminally responsible for the attack. Blair Donnelly ha...
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B.C. chief raises concerns about Teck-Anglo merger's effect on First Nations
OLIVER - A First Nations chief in the southern British Columbia Interior says he's concerned the proposed merger between Teck Resources Ltd. and Anglo American PLC will ignore Indigenous rights and title. Vancouver-based Teck and U.K.-based Anglo Amer...
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In the WHL
Reggie Newman of Kamloops named new Victoria Royals captain
VICTORIA, B.C. - Kamloops hockey product Reggie Newman has been named the tenth captain of the Victoria Royals.The 20-year-old Newman is preparing for his fifth - and final - season in the Western Hockey League. He's been a mainstay of the Royals lineup ever since he was drafted in the fourth-round of the 2020 WHL draf...
49m ago
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HANGING THEM UP
Loewen explains retirement, talks of importance of Hay, Blazers
KAMLOOPS -- Former Kamloops Blazers' captain Jermaine Loewen has retired from professional hockey."I felt like it was in the best interest of my family," Loewen said. "You have to just know when it's your time to move on from something you love. And it's hard. It was difficult decision."Loewen becam...
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Blazer Hockey
Blazers release D Gugyelka, reassign G Kabrud
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers are saying goodbye to another veteran prior to the start of the 2025-26 Western Hockey League regular season.The team announced Wednesday (Sept. 17) it has released 18-year-old defenceman Jager Gugyelka.From Coaldale, Alberta, Gugyelka was acquired from the Edmonton Oil Kings on December...
Sep 17, 2025
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Canada
Accused in B.C. triple stabbing should be found not responsible, lawyer says
VANCOUVER - The lawyer for the man accused of stabbing three people at a Vancouver Chinatown festival says evidence presented at his B.C. Supreme Court trial shows his client should be found not criminally responsible for the attack. Blair Donnelly ha...
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CAQ member booted from cabinet quits party, says she has lost faith in leader Legault
QUÉBEC - A member of the Coalition Avenir Québec recently booted from cabinet has resigned from the party and says she no longer has faith in Premier François Legault. Maïté Blanchette Vézina says she will sit as an Independent and says Legault should ...
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B.C. RCMP officer's lawyer objects to questions about who he 'really' is
A lawyer for a British Columbia RCMP officer who faces possible dismissal for inappropriate comments made in a private group chat and over police computer terminals says his character is not an issue for a code-of-conduct adjudicator to decide. Anita ...
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World
4 service members were aboard US Army helicopter that crashed in Washington state
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - Four service members were aboard a U.S. Army MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter that crashed near Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state, the Army said in a release Thursday. The Army did not release their conditions....
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Senate confirms 48 of Trump's nominees at once after changing the chamber's rules
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate has confirmed 48 of President Donald Trump's nominees at once, voting for the first time under new rules to begin clearing a backlog of executive branch positions that had been delayed by Democrats. ...
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Clayton Kershaw to retire after 2025 season, Dodgers announce
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Three-time Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw will retire following the 2025 season, the Los Angeles Dodgers announced Thursday. The 37-year-old left-hander who got his 3,000th strikeout in July will make his final regular-season ...
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