B.C. Premier David Eby reshuffles cabinet to boost economy and jobs
VICTORIA - British Columbia's cabinet has been reworked in what Premier David Eby says is a strategic shift in order to focus on jobs and the economy. Former housing minister Ravi Kahlon takes over as minister responsible for jobs from Diana Gibson, who moves into the citizens' services role previously held by George C...
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Rayleigh Boil Water Advisory
Boil water advisory in place for Rayleigh after power outage depletes water reservoir levels
KAMLOOPS - Residents in Rayleigh are being asked to boil and conserve water over the next few days. An overnight outage knocked out power to Rayleigh's water lift pumps, depleting the north Kamloops neighbourhood's water reservoir levels and triggering a boil water advisory. Speaking to CFJC Today Thursday (July 17), G...
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Art of Gardening - Colourful Plants For Shade
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ONE MAN'S OPINION
COLLINS: Just another day keeping tourists away
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Kamloops and Area
Blazers Signing
Blazers sign Latvian goaltender Ivans Kufterins
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have signed Latvian goaltender Ivans Kufterins to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.A native of Riga, Kufterins was picked by the Blazers in the first round, 13th overall of the 2025 CHL Import Draft.The six-foot-two netminder posted a 4.17 goals-against average and .891 save p...
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Hydro Outage
BC Hydro says work underway to restore power after Wednesday windstorm
KAMLOOPS - BC Hydro says it has worked to restore power to thousands of Kamloops-area residents who were in the dark after Wednesday's (July 16) windstorm, and it hopes to have all power back on in the near future.In a statement, BC Hydro says severe thunderstorm activity led to numerous power outages across the Thomps...
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CHASING THE BIGS
Chadwick to use slipping in MLB Draft as motivation, says adversity with Redbirds valuable experience
KAMLOOPS -- With a 6-foot-4 frame and a gene pool that includes a father who played in the Major League Baseball ranks and half-sister who won Olympic and World Cup gold with the U.S. soccer team, it would be easy to assume Tyrelle Chadwick was destined for success in sports. That would be an incorrect assumption, acco...
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BLSC CAMPS
Big Little Science Centre promotes continued learning with summer camps
KAMLOOPS - All types of summer camps are available for out-of-school students across Kamloops. The Big Little Science Centre (BLSC) is no different, offering a wide range of programs that, while mainly fun, are also very educational."It's a long time to be away from school and away from learning. We try to do as m...
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Stay Ahead of the Curve with Kamloops' Trusted Property Manager - Rohit Kumar
"I'm Rohit Kumar, born and raised in Kamloops, and I've witnessed our market's shifts firsthand. My mission is to keep investors ahead of the curve." As a property manager with RE/MAX Commercial Solutions, Rohit Kumar combines local insight with years of hands-on experience to ensure owners and investors maxi...
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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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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Plants For Under The Tree
Plants are indeed a wonderful thing to have in your yard. But certain areas of your yard may not be suitable for every plant, especially for under a tree! Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a number of great choices for doing just that!
Jun 18, 2025
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British Columbia
B.C. Premier David Eby reshuffles cabinet to boost economy and jobs
VICTORIA - British Columbia's cabinet has been reworked in what Premier David Eby says is a strategic shift in order to focus on jobs and the economy. Former housing minister Ravi Kahlon takes over as minister responsible for jobs from Diana Gibson, who moves into the citizens' services role previously held by George C...
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Woman arrested in Langley, B.C., for assault causing severe burns
LANGLEY - Mounties in Langley, B.C., say a 25-year-old woman has been charged with an assault that sent another woman to hospital with "severe burns." They previously said officers responded to a report of a woman in distress along a stretch of the Fraser Highway lined with businesses near the city's downtown...
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Man charged with impersonating North Vancouver Mountie
NORTH VANCOUVER - Mounties in North Vancouver say a man has been charged after allegedly pulling over a Tesla and falsely identifying himself as an RCMP officer. They say the man was driving a Ford F-150 with lights that resembled emergency vehicle lights. Police say the man was arrested shortly after and was released ...
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Local Sports
Blazers Signing
Blazers sign Latvian goaltender Ivans Kufterins
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have signed Latvian goaltender Ivans Kufterins to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.A native of Riga, Kufterins was picked by the Blazers in the first round, 13th overall of the 2025 CHL Import Draft.The six-foot-two netminder posted a 4.17 goals-against average and .891 save p...
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CHASING THE BIGS
Chadwick to use slipping in MLB Draft as motivation, says adversity with Redbirds valuable experience
KAMLOOPS -- With a 6-foot-4 frame and a gene pool that includes a father who played in the Major League Baseball ranks and half-sister who won Olympic and World Cup gold with the U.S. soccer team, it would be easy to assume Tyrelle Chadwick was destined for success in sports. That would be an incorrect assumption, acco...
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ON THE DIAMOND
Chadwick of Kamloops selected in Major League Baseball Draft
KAMLOOPS -- Tyrelle Chadwick of Kamloops was selected in the Major League Baseball Draft, which wrapped up on Monday [July 15] in Cumberland, Georgia. The Colorado Rockies picked Chadwick -- a 6-foot-4, 220-pound right-handed pitcher -- in the 18th round (527th overall). Chadwick pitched for the Illinois State Redbirds...
Jul 16, 2025
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Canada
Carney says he's ready to listen to First Nations on major projects legislation
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said he was at a summit with First Nations leaders on Thursday to listen to their concerns about the government's major projects legislation but almost all of the meeting is being held behind closed doors. The Assembly of First Nations advocated for the entire meeting to be made publ...
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Canada's envoy for combatting antisemitism Deborah Lyons leaving post early
OTTAWA - Canada's special official for fighting antisemitism says she is retiring her post, three months before the end of her term. Deborah Lyons served as Canada's Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism since October 2023 and has not explained why she is leaving before her appoi...
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Montreal police recover body of man who went missing in St. Lawrence River
MONTREAL - Montreal police say they've recovered the body of a 32-year-old man who went missing in the St. Lawrence River on Tuesday night. Police said their divers found the man's body at around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the water near Verdun, a southwestern borough. The death is the third since June in the water near a ...
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World
Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice sentenced to 30 days in jail over Dallas high-speed crash
DALLAS (AP) - Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice was sentenced to 30 days in jail on Thursday after authorities said he and another driver traveling at high speeds in sports cars caused a chain-reaction crash involving multiple vehicles and causing injuries on a Dallas highway last year. The Dallas County Dis...
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Caitlin Clark pulls out of All-Star weekend because of groin injury
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Caitlin Clark is out of All-Star weekend. The Indiana Fever guard injured her right groin on Tuesday night in the final minute of the team's win over the Connecticut Sun. She said Thursday in a message posted on X that she had to rest her body. "I am incredibly sad and disappointed to say I can...
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An Idaho judge has lifted a sweeping gag order in Bryan Kohberger's quadruple murder case
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - An Idaho judge has lifted a sweeping gag order in Bryan Kohberger's quadruple murder case. Kohberger avoided a potential death sentence by pleading guilty earlier this month to the brutal stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students at a rental home near campus in 2022. Prosecutors said he s...
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