Overheated Hiker
Kamloops Search and Rescue assists second overheated hiker in Tranquille Slot Canyons
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Search and Rescue (KSAR) is reminding the public to be prepared after assisting a second overheated hiker in the Tranquille Slot Canyons in as many months. KSAR says it was dispatched to the hiking area in the Lac Du Bois Grasslands by BC Ambulance Service at around 3:00 p.m. Monday (Sept. 1). In a ...
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Carney cabinet meets to prepare for Parliament's return, debate trade war strategy
TORONTO - American tariffs and an upcoming review of the continental trade pact will headline discussions today as Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet begins its two-day retreat in Toronto. While previous governments referred to these sorts of gatherings as cabinet "retreats," Carney's office is rebranding t...
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Did you vacation closer to home this summer?
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Shaping Ornamental Maples
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1000 Ways to Heal: Fish and Hunt More Sustenance
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SOUND OFF: A story of rural resilience - the little town that could
Sep 01, 2025
Kamloops and Area
Air Quality Statement
Wildfire smoke expected to impact Cariboo residents for the next two days
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Cariboo is expected to be impacted by wildfire smoke over the next two days. In a special air quality statement, Environment Canada says the Cariboo, including Williams Lake, and 100 Mile regions can expect additional smoke near new and active wildfires over the next 24-to-48 hours. The weathe...
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Wildfire Situation
Group of Bridge Lake-area fires draws dozens of firefighters; Coquihalla fire grows
KAMLOOPS - A wildfire burning next to the Coquihalla Highway has more than doubled in size.The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) says the Mine Creek fire between Merritt and Hope has ballooned to 275 hectares as of Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 2).In an update to its website, BCWS says the fire is burning at Rank 4, meaning a &quo...
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FIRST-DEGREE MURDER TRIAL
Former Kamloops lawyer accused of killing client surprises trial, opts out of testifying in his own defence
VANCOUVER - A former Kamloops lawyer accused of killing his client more than three years ago opted not to share his side of the deadly incident in BC Supreme Court in Vancouver on Tuesday (Sept. 2). Rogelio 'Butch' Bagabuyo was expected to speak in his own defence at Vancouver Law Courts this week as the presentation o...
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Beating the Heat
August was among the warmest in Kamloops' recorded history: Environment Canada
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops experienced its third-warmest month of August, according to data tracked back to 1890. Preliminary numbers from Environment Canada show the average mean temperature recorded in Kamloops in August 2025 was 23.6 C, about 2.3 C above normal. Environment Canada says Kamloops set four record high daytime...
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Featured Content
Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening: Labour Day 2025
We've made it through the most intense heat of summer. The evenings are getting cooler and the nights are getting longer. Join Maury Hik and the team at Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist for some late summer and fall features!
Sep 01, 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
Unionized workers for ferry service between Nanaimo and mainland seek first contract
VANCOUVER - The company that runs the Hullo Ferries service between downtown Vancouver and Nanaimo says it has agreed to return to negotiations with the B.C. Ferry and Marine Workers' Union. The Vancouver Island Ferry Company says its operations will continue free of disruptions and all scheduled sailings will proceed ...
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Driver fined more than $1,000 after fleeing Vancouver Island police
COLWOOD - RCMP on Vancouver Island say a 43-year-old Victoria man has been hit with more than $1,000 in fines after allegedly fleeing police who were trying to stop him for suspected impaired driving. West Shore RCMP say they got a call about a suspected impaired driver in Colwood on Saturday night, and when they tried...
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Lightning strikes down but more heat primes wildfires in B.C.: wildfire service
VANCOUVER - The BC Wildfire Service says there were just 74 lightning strikes on Labour Day compared with thousands that peppered the province at the end of August. The number of wildfires has jumped in the last week from 70 to almost 170, with most of the out-of-control blazes burning in the southern Interior. Environ...
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Local Sports
Men's Soccer
Winless WolfPack remain resolute after frustration boils over in home loss to Vikes
KAMLOOPS - TRU WolfPack head coach John Antulov expressed discontent with officials after his club conceded two goals from set pieces in seven minutes on Saturday (Aug. 30) at Hillside Stadium. He was issued a red card and the Pack fell 2-1 to the Victoria Vikes (3-0-1), the defeat leaving TRU with a record of no wins ...
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Blazers Signing
Blazers lock up 2010-born forward Kim
KAMLOOPS - At least one 2010-born forward impressed the Kamloops Blazers brass during the recently wrapped training camp.The team announced it has signed American forward Collin Kim to a standard WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.The Blazers picked Kim, from Asuza, California, in the first round of the 2025 U.S...
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KIJHL Hockey
Storm, Centennials, Heat to play preseason hockey this week as KIJHL season draws near
KAMLOOPS - A trio of Kamloops-area Junior A teams are set to play preseason hockey in just a few days as the 2025-26 KIJHL season approaches.The Kamloops Storm will play four preseason games in September - two at home and two away. They'll begin in Sicamous this Friday (Sept. 5) against the Eagles, and they'll host the...
Sep 01, 2025
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Canada
Poilievre calls on Liberals to scrap the temporary foreign worker program
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on the Liberals to scrap the temporary foreign worker program and to stop issuing visas under the program. Poilievre argues a jobs crisis among young people has been caused in part by corporations hiring foreigners who work for less than Canadian citizens. He is ...
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In the news today: Liberals' cabinet meeting begins, online harms act to be reviewed
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Cabinet meets to talk trade war, defence spending American tariffs and an upcoming review of the continental trade pact will headline discussions today as Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet begins its two-day retreat in Toronto....
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AI chatbots changing online threat landscape as Ottawa reviews legislation
OTTAWA - Wrongful death lawsuits citing the activities of artificial intelligence chatbots are underway in the United States, as reports emerge of mental health issues and delusions induced by AI systems. These incidents are drawing attention to the changing nature of the online threat landscape - just weeks after the ...
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World
Iran increased stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium before Israeli attack, UN agency says
VIENNA (AP) - Iran further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels before Israel launched its military attack on June 13, a confidential report by the United Nations' nuclear watchdog seen by The Associated Press said Wednesday. The report by the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy...
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Lorena becomes a hurricane off the western coast of Mexico, U.S. forecaster says
MIAMI (AP) - Hurricane Lorena formed off the coast of Mexico's Baja California peninsula and a tropical storm warning has been issued for parts for of the area, forecasters said. The storm is expected to strengthen in the next 24 hours and heavy rain up to 15 inches (38 centimeters) was forecast for portions of the pen...
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Putin meets North Korea's Kim in Beijing
BEIJING (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have met to begin bilateral talks in Beijing. The two leaders met formally at the Diaoyutai state guest house after attending a major military parade in the heart of the Chinese capital marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World W...
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