50th Anniversary Season
WCT releases 50th anniversary schedule; new artistic director introduced
KAMLOOPS - Western Canada Theatre (WCT) has released its schedule for its 50th anniversary season which will feature an all-Canadian lineup of shows starting in October.The theme of this year's season is "Breaking Ground," which WCT says is a nod to the roots planted by the artists, community members, staff a...
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Fire Conditions
Kamloops Fire Rescue asks residents to be cautious in green spaces amid dangerous fire conditions
KAMLOOPS - With further dry conditions and warmer temperatures expected, Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) is asking residents to be cautious in the city's nature parks and grasslands and interface areas. As of noon Thursday (May 29), the BC Wildfire Service's danger rating shows high and extreme conditions near Kamloops, mea...
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LOOPED IN WITH NIKKI OMEN: May 29, 2025
May 29, 2025
Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Unique Specimen Trees
One Man's Opinion
COLLINS: Dealing with one of life's toughest decisions
May 29, 2025
The Tattle of Hastings
THE TATTLE OF HASTINGS: B.C. Lions defensive backs talk training camp standouts, Kamloops experience
May 29, 2025
Kamloops and Area
KAMLOOPS TRANSIT
Nearly 10,000 hours of transit service coming to Kamloops; not all requests were approved
KAMLOOPS - There will be another increase to transit service in Kamloops that will begin to take effect later this year, though its not everything that the City was hoping for. Transportation Engineer Nii Noi Akeutteh says the City of Kamloops will be getting three new buses to help it restore service levels by adding ...
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Bell AI
New partnership between Bell, Groq and TRU set to ensure Kamloops is on the cutting edge of AI expansion in Canada
KAMLOOPS - Bell Canada is rolling out 'Bell AI Fabric', what the company is calling a major investment to create Canada's largest artificial intelligence project. The first fabric facility will open next month in Kamloops, in a partnership between Bell, Groq and Thompson Rivers University. Additional facilities are set...
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Uride vs. Uber
As Uber launches across B.C., Uride confident of its standing in Kamloops following 2022 debut
KAMLOOPS - With Uber now available in Kamloops and across B.C as of Wednesday (May 28), the founder and CEO of Uride says his company is confident it will be able to remain competitive in the Tournament Capital of Canada.Cody Ruberto told CFJC Today that Uride is staying focused on its goals to ensure that drivers and ...
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Missing Person
RCMP say missing Kelowna woman was last seen in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - RCMP would like your help finding a Kelowna woman who was last seen in Kamloops.According to Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Dana Napier, Katherine 'Katie' Gillis, 42, was last seen on the Kamloops North Shore on Monday (May 26). Napier says the woman had told her family she intended to go to Chase.Descripti...
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Weeping Cascade Hydrangeas
Looking for something a little different to adorn your patio posts and garden arbours? Maury Hik from Art Knapp Home & Garden in Kamloops has just the thing - the Weeping Cascade Hydrangea!
May 28, 2025
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Ravishing Roses In May
The month of May means a lot of things to many people. Two that come to mind are Mother's Day and, for gardeners, it's roses! Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a few great tips on growing roses and a few types to consider that are sure to make you and your mom quite happy!
May 22, 2025
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Early Spring Bloomers
With the arrival of spring, most gardeners are looking for plants with lots of colour to show off in their yards. Shawn Ulmer from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a number of great choices for you to consider, including trees, shrubs and plants!
May 20, 2025
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British Columbia
Wildfire in Peace River, B.C., quadruples in size after evacuation order
DAWSON CREEK - A wildfire in northeastern British Columbia that prompted an evacuation order on Thursday has quadrupled in size. The BC Wildfire Service is reporting that the blaze in the Peace River Regional District near the community of Kelly Lake is now about 46 square kilometres in size, up from 11 square kilometr...
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Still no charges in Robert Pickton prison death, almost one year after fatal assault
MONTREAL - Almost one year after serial killer Robert Pickton died following an assault by another inmate in a Quebec prison, there have been no charges against the alleged assailant and few answers about what happened. Pickton died in hospital on May 31, 2024, after being assaulted at the Port-Cartier maximum security...
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Dive-bombed or not, Vancouverites are still pro-crow, researchers say
VANCOUVER - Along her journey towards understanding Vancouver's crows, psychology professor Suzanne MacDonald says she made a friend. It's a crow that brings her gifts after she set up a bird feeder at her home in the neighbourhood of Kitsilano. Once, it was a barnacle-covered shell, which MacDonald treasures. Other ti...
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Local Sports
NORTHPAWS PREVIEW
Kamloops NorthPaws hopeful to return to playoffs under new coach Riley Jepson
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops NorthPaws open their 2025 West Coast League (WCL) baseball season on Friday (May 29) in Washington State against the Port Angeles Lefties. Riley Jepson of Kamloops, an assistant coach with the team last year, will be making his head coaching debut as the NorthPaws are hoping to return to the pla...
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BC Lions Camp
Meikle, Bond of Kamloops released by BC Lions
KAMLOOPS - A pair of football players from Kamloops will once again be playing in the Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL) after they were released by the BC Lions. While Colton Meikle and Jacob Bond made it to the end of this year's training camp which wrapped up Thursday (May 29), they couldn't crack the final rost...
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STARS SHINE
Kamloops School of the Arts sports team makes school history with first berth in provincial championships
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops School of the Arts students excel in drama, music, singing and the visual arts, among other areas.The school is not known for its achievements in athletics, but recently-established sports programs are starting to gain traction. And, as CFJC Today reports, the girls' soccer team set out this year to...
May 28, 2025
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Canada
Festival attack suspect Adam Lo in court, as judge receives fitness assessment report
VANCOUVER - Lapu Lapu Day festival attack suspect Adam Kai-Ji Lo has appeared by video in Vancouver Provincial Court, as preparations to determine if he's fit to stand trial continue. Lo appeared on screen dressed in a dark blue sweatshirt as his lawyer Mark Swartz, the judge and prosecutor discussed next steps in the ...
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Carney says he has no immediate plans to overhaul municipal funding
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa probably can't undertake a thorough overhaul of how municipalities are funded in the near future, with the federal government now focused on major projects. Carney spoke this morning to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, which represents cities and towns that have...
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Quebec private security law doesn't apply to firms working in federal areas: court
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says a Quebec law governing private security activities does not apply to two firms involved in work that falls under federal responsibility. In a unanimous judgment, the top court took issue with aspects of a licensing scheme established by Quebec's Private Security Act that effect...
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World
Floods kill at least 111 as northern Nigeria battles climate change, dry spells and heavy rainfall
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Torrents of predawn rain unleashed flooding that drowned at least 111 people in a market town where northern Nigerian farmers sell their wares to traders from the south, officials said Friday as they predicted that the death toll would grow. The Nigerian Hydrological Services Agency did not immedi...
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Supreme Court lets Trump end humanitarian parole for 500,000 people from 4 countries
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Friday again cleared the way for the Trump administration to strip temporary legal protections from hundreds of thousands of immigrants, pushing the total number of people who could be newly exposed to deportation to nearly 1 million. The justices lifted a lower-court order that k...
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Former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams wins libel lawsuit against BBC
LONDON (AP) - Former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams won his libel suit against the BBC on Friday over a claim he authorized the killing of an informant. A jury at the High Court in Dublin ruled in Adams' favor and he was awarded 100,000 euros ($113,000) in damages. Adams sued Britain's public broadcaster over a claim in ...
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