

TRU International Enrolment Down
International enrolment at TRU down 59 per cent this semester: TRU president
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University (TRU) says new international enrolments are down 59 per cent when compared to last year.In a report to the TRU Senate dated Feb. 14, TRU President Brett Fairbairn says the drop in enrolment for the Winter 2025 semester is "a direct result of federal policy changes affecting st...
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BUILD KAMLOOPS
Build Kamloops timeline still intact after AAP legal case
KAMLOOPS - On Friday (Feb. 21), the City of Kamloops won its legal battle against Kathrine Wunderlich as the BC Supreme Court has ruled the results of the alternative approval process (AAP) will stand. The AAP was used by the city to gain public approval to borrow up to $275 million for a performing arts centre and an ...
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Our Community
Question of the Week
Are you happy a judge ruled against a challenge to the alternative approval process (AAP) for Build Kamloops projects?
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Making Compost for the Garden
1000 Ways to Heal
1000 Ways to Heal: Anti-bullying
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One Man's Opinion
COLLINS: So much work and so little money
Feb 23, 2025

Kamloops and Area

INITIAL ATTACK OPTIONS
No dice for Clearwater's latest push to bring back permanent BC Wildfire initial attack crews
CLEARWATER, B.C. - The North Thompson region has gone without permanent initial attack crews through the BC Wildfire Service for the past several wildfire seasons. However, the mayor of Clearwater says the community isn't going to give up on its push to see those crews return to the area - even if it means exploring a ...
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FIRE SAFETY
Early season fire at Cooney Bay has KFR asking for caution
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) is urging resident to be smart when hanging around Cooney Bay after an early season landscape fire required a firefighter response.Cooney Bay is no stranger to wildfire activity. Just last summer, a wildfire spread to six hectares before KFR was able to get the upper hand on the bl...
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TNRD Advocacy Tour
TNRD officials to meet with B.C. cabinet ministers in early March
KAMLOOPS - Representatives from the Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) will be in Victoria in early March for a series of meetings with the provincial government.TNRD Board Chair Barbara Roden and CAO Scott Hildebrand will join External Relations Advisor Corbin Kelley at these meetings, which will take place betw...
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Avalanche Rescue
Three people 'lucky to be alive' after Sunday avalanche: Wells Gray SAR
BLUE RIVER B.C. - (UPDATE 4:00 p.m.): Wells Gray Search and Rescue (WGSAR) says three people "were exceptionally lucky to be alive" after they were rescued from an avalanche on Sunday (Feb. 24) afternoon.In a post on social media, it says it was called to respond to the incident Sunday afternoon and that &quo...
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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
Are you happy a judge ruled against a challenge to the alternative approval process (AAP) for Build Kamloops projects?
13h ago

Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Making Compost for the Garden
1000 Ways to Heal
1000 Ways to Heal: Anti-bullying
16h ago
One Man's Opinion
COLLINS: So much work and so little money
Feb 23, 2025

Kamloops & District Chamber of Commerce
38th Annual Business Excellence Awards
Looped In
LOOPED IN WITH NIKKI OMEN: February 20, 2025
Feb 21, 2025
Two and Out
PETERS: More than just a hockey game
Feb 21, 2025

British Columbia

Second earthquake in four days strikes off B.C. coast
Another earthquake has struck off the British Columbia coast. A post on X from Emergency Info BC Monday night said a 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck west of Port Alice, a community on northwest Vancouver Island. The agency added there was no risk of a tsunami, and there have been no reports of damage or injuries. This ...
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Google 'actively working' to fix mislabelling of Canadian 'state parks'
Canadians have taken to social media wondering why Google Maps was referring to some provincial parks as "state" parks, an incorrect designation that has ruffled feathers at a time of heightened tension between Canada and the United States. Social-media users shared screenshots showing provincial parks in Bri...
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First Nation report says communication shortfalls hampered B.C. landslide response
A report from a First Nation says the massive Chilcotin River landslide in the B.C. Interior last year revealed shortfalls in communication and co-ordination of the emergency response from provincial and federal governments. The Tsilhqot'in National Government's report says it had to overcome "jurisdictional confu...
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Local Sports

HOTEL AT TOBIANO?
Former Tobiano owner Ternier talks sale of golf course, vision for future under GreenTee, including hotel
KAMLOOPS -- GreenTee Country Club Tobiano is under new ownership. Michael Ternier sold the track formally known as Tobiano Golf Course to Coquitlam-based JK World Group (JKWG), a holding company with interests that include real estate, development, finance and golf. "There are no immediate changes in Tobiano,"...
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U Sports Curling
TRU women begin curling nationals with defeat in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A tough start for the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack at the U SPORTS Curling Championships in Lethbridge as they fell 7-2 to Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks Monday (Feb. 24) afternoon. The Hawks stole three points in the third end and one in the seventh en route to victory at the Lethbridge ...
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Tigers 5 Blazers 0
Blazers shutout by Eastern Conference-leading Tigers
MEDICINE HAT, Alta. - The Kamloops Blazers were shutout for the first time this season as they were fell 5-0 to the Eastern Conferenceleading Medicine Hat Tigers Saturday (Feb. 22) night. Gavin McKenna and Oasiz Wiesblatt had two assists each for the Tigers, as the Blazers managed just 22 shots on the goal of Jordan Sw...
Feb 23, 2025
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Canada

In the news today: Liberal leadership debate begins with Trump talk
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Liberal hopefuls set to square off in final debate Liberal leadership contenders will take the stage again Tuesday night for the English-language debate in Montreal - their last shot to confront each other in person and shake up t...
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Younger Canadians drive trust in AI-generated information, poll indicates
OTTAWA - More than a quarter of Canadians - 28 per cent - consider artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT reliable sources of information, a new survey suggests. Among generation Z Canadians - those born between 1997 and 2012 - 41 per cent say they see AI systems as reliable information sources. That's not far of...
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Ontario election 2025: Leaders make stops in Ottawa, London, GTA as countdown begins
Ontario's main political party leaders will be making multiple campaign stops today as the countdown to Thursday's vote begins. Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford is set to hold a news conference in Ottawa this morning before making stops in Manotick and Stittsvile and then heading to Mississauga later in the da...
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World

Pope Francis met at the hospital with Vatican secretary of state over candidates for sainthood
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis was well enough to meet in the hospital with the Vatican secretary of state and his deputy to approve new decrees of candidates for possible sainthood, the Vatican said Tuesday. The decrees, published Tuesday in the Holy See's noon bulletin, signaled that the machinery of the Vatican is grindin...
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Cleveland Guardians owner Lawrence Dolan dies at 94
CLEVELAND (AP) - Lawrence J. Dolan, owner of Cleveland's major league baseball team since 2000, has died at age 94. The Cleveland Guardians put out a statement Monday saying Dolan died Sunday night of natural causes. Dolan, a Cleveland native, purchased the team from Richard Jacobs in 2000 for $320 million. The Dolan f...
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Trump says Putin would accept European peacekeepers in Ukraine as part of potential deal to end war
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Russian leader Vladimir Putin would accept European peacekeepers in Ukraine as part of a potential deal to end Russia's war there. Trump made the comments to reporters at a start of a meeting at the White House on Monday with French President Emmanuel Macron on the third an...
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