KAMLOOPS - Those willing to lend a helping hand to local non-profits could land some artwork in the 12th annual Timeraiser event. Presented by Volunteer Kamloops, participants can bid on artwork but not with money, but time. "Winning bidders, have one year to complete their volunteer commitment with any agency pre...

KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) is offering new emergency-grade address signs to residents free of charge.This program will provide property owners with standard, emergency-grade address signs and ensure that addresses conform with necessary requirements. The program is being grant funded by the...

KAMLOOPS - The TRU Wolfpack soccer teams both picked up a big three points on Saturday (Sept 21) with wins over UNBC and MacEwan. On home turf in Kamloops, the women won their third straight home game by walloping the UNBC Timberwolves 5-0. TRU getting goals from Esi Lufo, MacKenzie Lalonde, Alexis Virgo and Makenna Fo...

KAMLOOPS - JP Hurlbert showcased to the Kamloops faithful why he's projected to be a first round selection in next year's NHL entry draft, potting a hat-trick in a season opening 6-4 Blazers win over the Spokane Chiefs. It was actually the visitors getting on the scoresheet first, with Rhett Sather bulging the twine ju...

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!

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...

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 ...

EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Mounties say they have been requested to attend an ostrich farm in British Columbia's Interior where about 400 birds have been ordered culled after avian flu swept through the flock last year. An RCMP statement say...

VICTORIA - The issues of street disorder, homelessness and mental health will be top of mind when municipal leaders in British Columbia gather in Victoria for their annual convention. The Union of British Columbia Municipalities president Coun. Trish M...

EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA - An ostrich farm in British Columbia's Interior whose birds face a cull order has the support of a right-wing American influencer, who is asking for help from truck drivers to transfer the birds to locations in the United St...

KAMLOOPS - The TRU Wolfpack soccer teams both picked up a big three points on Saturday (Sept 21) with wins over UNBC and MacEwan. On home turf in Kamloops, the women won their third straight home game by walloping the UNBC Timberwolves 5-0. TRU getting goals from Esi Lufo, MacKenzie Lalonde, Alexis Virgo and Makenna Fo...

KAMLOOPS - JP Hurlbert showcased to the Kamloops faithful why he's projected to be a first round selection in next year's NHL entry draft, potting a hat-trick in a season opening 6-4 Blazers win over the Spokane Chiefs. It was actually the visitors getting on the scoresheet first, with Rhett Sather bulging the twine ju...

KAMLOOPS - Ryan Michael has been named the newest captain of the Kamloops Blazers. The 20-year-old Michael, who was an alternate captain for the past two seasons, was surprised by family Saturday (Sept. 20) as the Blazers named him the 39th captain in franchise history ahead of their home opener against the Spokane Chi...

OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree has suggested that an acquaintance shouldn't worry about being arrested for refusing to turn in a banned firearm because municipal police have few resources to devote to such matters. In an audio reco...

OTTAWA - NDP immigration critic Jenny Kwan says the government needs to do more to get people out of Gaza who applied for temporary visas through an extended family reunification program. The program stopped accepting visa application on March 6, 2025...

MONTREAL - Quebec's independent police watchdog says one person has died after being shot by police on Montreal's South Shore. The watchdog says police in Longueuil, Que., received a 911 call just before 3 p.m. Sunday about a group of armed individuals...

CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) - Moldovan authorities said they carried out 250 raids and detained dozens on Monday as part of an investigation into an alleged Russia-backed plan to incite "mass riots" and destabilize the country around a critic...

MIAMI (AP) - Gabrielle strengthened into a major hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday but was forecast to remain away from land. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center said Gabrielle's maximum sustained winds increa...

CAIRO (AP) - Egyptian authorities on Monday announced the presidential pardon of prominent activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, who has been in prison for almost all of the past 12 years. A statement from the president's office sai...