Downtown Robbery
RCMP investigating downtown Kamloops robbery
KAMLOOPS - Police have released pictures of a pair of masked suspects who allegedly robbed a person in downtown Kamloops early Sunday (May 6) morning in the hopes of identifying one or both of them.They say the robbery is believed to have happened on the 500-block of Victoria Street downtown around 5:00 a.m. Sunday. It...
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Garbage Fires
Kamloops RCMP investigating series of early Monday garbage can fires
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are asking people to be on the lookout for people starting fires in garbage cans and dumpsters after a series of small blazes this weekend.Police say around 12:45 a.m. Monday (May 5), they were told about multiple garbage can fires on the 300-block of Seymour Street and 500-block of Victoria St...
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Trans Mountain Protests
Land defenders sentenced for violent 2021 clash with Trans Mountain near Blue River
KAMLOOPS - A group of Secwepemc land defenders has been sentenced for their part in a violent confrontation with Trans Mountain employees in 2021.The sentence was handed down in B.C. provincial court at the Kamloops courthouse Friday (May 2).Mayuk Manuel, Isha Jules, Sami Nasr and Tricia Charlie were all charged in the...
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Concert Announcement
Country music icons Terri Clark and Paul Brandt to play at Sandman Centre this November
KAMLOOPS - A pair of Canadian country music icons will be making a stop in Kamloops this November as part of their Homecoming Tour 2.0. Terri Clark and Paul Brandt are reuniting for an encore run of their co-headlining acoustic tour following an "overwhelming response" to their 2023 "Homecoming Tour"...
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E-Transfer Scam
Fraud suspect targeting e-bikes and e-scooters in e-Transfer scam near Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Salmon Arm RCMP are warning the public to be cautious when buying and selling items on online marketplaces after several reports of a fraudster scamming local sellers. In a news release issued Sunday (May 4), RCMP say the fraud suspect, a 40-year-old white man, has been targeting e-bikes and e-scoote...
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Lytton Rebuilding
Rebuilt Lytton Chinese History Museum officially reopens nearly four years after fire
LYTTON, B.C. - The Lytton Chinese History Museum has officially reopened its doors, nearly four years after the previous museum was destroyed by a wildfire. Museum Executive Director Lorna Fandrich says there were about 140 people who gathered Saturday (May 3) for a grand opening ceremony on Main Street."It was a ...
May 04, 2025
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Featured Content
Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Unique Specimen Trees
Looking for that special something to make your yard stand out in the neighbourhood? Shawn Ulmer from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a number of unique and attractive trees of the weeping variety to provide that very element!
Apr 30, 2025
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - New Tropicals
They come in to the store every spring and this year is no exception! Ivy Hik from Art Knapp's in Kamloops takes time to showcase some of the new tropicals that are now in stock for you to check out!
Apr 23, 2025
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Magnolias in Kamloops
Magnolias are only meant to be grown in the lower mainland...right? Wrong says Maury HIk from Art Knapp's in Kamloops! There are lots of locations in town you can find success with this fantastic flowering tree!
Apr 23, 2025
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British Columbia
'Spring dip' causing steep uptick in active B.C. wildfires: BCWS information officer
VANCOUVER - The number of wildfires in British Columbia has roughly doubled over the past several days, but an information officer with the BC Wildfire Service says the activity can be attributed to the annual "spring dip." Amanda Graves says the phenomenon is caused by a decrease in moisture in the needles o...
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'We will emerge stronger': Legislator praises resilience after festival attack
British Columbia legislator Mable Elmore says people must "continue to wrap our arms around" the Filipino community as it deals with the burden of the Lapu Lapu Day tragedy that claimed 11 lives. Elmore received a standing ovation on her first day back in the legislature since the April 26 attack when an SUV ...
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B.C. seeks more clean power projects, hoping to reduce U.S. reliance
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it's seeking new clean energy projects to provide enough electricity to power 500,000 homes, helping protect the province and reduce reliance on the United States amid threats from President Donald Trump. The province is launching a second "call for power" to ac...
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Local Sports
League 1BC
Kamloops United women lose, men win first away games of the season in Nanaimo
NANAIMO, B.C. - There was more heartbreak for the Kamloops United (KUFC) women's team as another stoppage time goal prevented them from picking up their first points of the League1 BC season Sunday (May 4) morning.Goals from Cara Freeman and Norah Bell had KUFC up 2-0 just past the hour mark, but they conceded three en...
May 04, 2025
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U18 Worlds
Blazers' De Palma wins consecutive U18 gold medals with Team Canada
FRISCO, TX - Dan De Palma will be coming back to Kamloops with another Under-18 world men's hockey championship gold medal. The Kamloops Blazers goaltending coach was part of Canada's coaching staff at the U-18 World Hockey Championships in Texas. Canada won back-to-back gold medals at the tournament for the first time...
May 04, 2025
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ON THE TRACK
Kamloops BMX Club opens new track for younger riders
Kamloops BMX Club members often feel like their haven is hidden, the facility tucked away behind Ord Road and shielded by the hills of Bachelor Heights. They don't want to conceal news of an addition to the club - a track for younger riders - and they want riders to know the 2025 season is underway. "The quality o...
May 03, 2025
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Canada
Newly elected MPs start parliamentary orientation sessions on days in Ottawa
OTTAWA - Sima Acan took a seat Monday afternoon inside a room with 14 of her rookie colleagues for the first of a flurry of orientation sessions for her new job as a member of Parliament. Canadians elected 117 new MPs on April 28 - about one-third of total number of 343, and most will go through the same first day of s...
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Carney moving into Rideau Cottage while 24 Sussex remains vacant
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will soon move into Rideau Cottage, while the official residence of the prime minister at 24 Sussex Drive remains vacant. The Privy Council Office says that "at the strong recommendation of the RCMP and security officials," Carney has been temporarily staying at an official...
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'We will emerge stronger': Legislator praises resilience after festival attack
British Columbia legislator Mable Elmore says people must "continue to wrap our arms around" the Filipino community as it deals with the burden of the Lapu Lapu Day tragedy that claimed 11 lives. Elmore received a standing ovation on her first day back in the legislature since the April 26 attack when an SUV ...
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World
Trump administration says Harvard will receive no new grants until it meets White House demands
WASHINGTON (AP) - Harvard University will receive no new federal grants until it meets a series of demands from President Donald Trump's administration, the Education Department announced Monday. The action was laid out in a letter to Harvard's president and amounts to a major escalation of Trump's battle with the Ivy ...
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Army pausing helicopter flights near Washington airport after close calls
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Army is pausing flights near a Washington airport after two commercial planes had to abort landings last week because of an Army Black Hawk helicopter that was flying to the Pentagon. The commander of the 12th Aviation Battalion directed the unit to pause flight operations around Ronald Reagan Was...
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Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp won't run for US Senate seat in 2026 against Democrat Jon Ossoff
ATLANTA (AP) - Brian Kemp, Georgia's Republican governor, announced Monday that he's not running for U.S. Senate in 2026 against Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff. Kemp, who will leave the governor's chair in 2027 after eight years due to term limits, has long been at the top of the GOP's wish list to challenge Ossoff, w...
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