HANGING UP THE SKATES
Nash reflects on professional hockey career, talks moments and highlights
KAMLOOPS -- Riley Nash is satisfied he made the most of his professional hockey career, a 15-year saga that came to an end last week with the announcement of his retirement. "I feel like I was able to squeeze the lemon as dry as possible and get a lot out of my career," said Nash, the Kamloops product who pla...
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YOUTH SERVICES
Foundry Kamloops approaching fundraising goal as they hope to open the youth focused space in 2026
KAMLOOPS - Foundry Kamloops was first announced in July of 2022 by then Mental Health and Addictions Minister Shelia Malcolmson. Two years later in 2024, Foundry was gifted the future home of the youth centre with an approximately 9,000 square foot space by the Desert Gardens Community Seniors Centre. Now three years s...
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Our Community
Stay Ahead of the Curve with Kamloops' Trusted Property Manager - Rohit Kumar
May 20, 2025
Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Early Spring Bloomers
Question of the Week
Are you practicing water conservation in your home and on your property?
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One Man's Opinion
COLLINS: Trump's stupidity is contagious
Jul 13, 2025
Kamloops and Area
CSRD's New CFO
CSRD unveils longtime Okanagan local government worker as new chief financial officer
SALMON ARM, B.C. - The Columbia Shuswap Regional District has gone to the District of Coldstream to find its new chief financial officer (CFO). The CSRD unveiled Jeremy Sundin as its new CFO. The chartered professional accountant spent four years as Coldstream's director of finance. In a news release issued Thursday (J...
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Music for the People
Music for the People concert returning for fourth edition this September
KAMLOOPS - The Tkemlúps te Secwépemc Powwow Arbour will once again be the site of Music for the People, which will return for its fourth edition in a little under two months' time. The award-winning show debuted in 2022 as a way to unite Indigenous and non-Indigenous voices. It was co-founded by Margit Ba...
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FLOOD RECOVERY
Claybanks dike pushed back further from Coldwater River
MERRITT - The Claybanks dike section will be pushed further back from the Coldwater River than initially designed after requests from the regulators and local first nation communities. In a report presented to Merritt city council, Sean Strang, Director of Recovery Management outlined the changes, and their impact on t...
Jul 13, 2025
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AAP PROCEDURE
Kamloops council to consider new policy surrounding alternative approval processes
KAMLOOPS - On the same day that the borrowing bylaws for the Performing Arts Centre and Arena Multiplex are set to be adopted, council will also consider formalizing a policy around future alternative approval processes (AAP). The discussion is set for Tuesday, during the regular meeting of council at city hall. "...
Jul 13, 2025
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Featured Content
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...
May 20, 2025
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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
Plan to fence off Nanaimo, B.C., city hall to protect from overdose site disorder
VICTORIA - The City of Nanaimo, B.C., is considering building a 1.8-metre-high fence to protect its staff from "congregations" of people, violence and disorder associated with an overdose prevention site next to city hall. Staff proposing the $412,000 fence cite "intimidation and harassment" of empl...
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'Obscene brutality': Baseball-bat killer gets life term despite constitutional ruling
The B.C. Supreme Court has sentenced a man to life in prison without parole eligibility for 25 years for beating his ex-girlfriend to death with a baseball bat as she slept beside her young daughter in 2021. The court ruling posted Monday says Luciano Mariani's killing of Caroline Bernard in her home in Bowser, B.C., w...
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B.C. facing more adverse drought conditions this year as warm, dry weather expected
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's minister in charge of water is asking residents to do everything they can to conserve the resource in the coming weeks, as the province faces elevated drought conditions in the southern Interior. Randene Neill, the minister of water, land and resource stewardship, says they want people to...
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Local Sports
HANGING UP THE SKATES
Nash reflects on professional hockey career, talks moments and highlights
KAMLOOPS -- Riley Nash is satisfied he made the most of his professional hockey career, a 15-year saga that came to an end last week with the announcement of his retirement. "I feel like I was able to squeeze the lemon as dry as possible and get a lot out of my career," said Nash, the Kamloops product who pla...
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Kamloops United FC
Kamloops United FC draws with Unity FC 1-1
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops United FC's men's and women's teams each drew Unity FC of Surrey 1-1 over the weekend. Cara Freeman opened the scoring for the women Saturday (July 12) at Hillside Stadium while Dylan Hooper scored a tying goal in stoppage time for the men. Both the Kamloops men and women have two matches remaining ...
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NorthPaws Swept
NorthPaws swept by Bells at home, extend losing skid to four games
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops NorthPaws were swept by the Bellingham Bells at home over the weekend. Following losses of 14-12 and 11-6, the NorthPaws dropped the third and final game of their series with the Bells at Norbrock Stadium Sunday (July 13) 8-2. Overall, the NorthPaws have lost four straight games in West Coast Le...
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Canada
June price data coming from Statistics Canada as markets expect higher inflation
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is set to report inflation figures for June today. A Reuters poll of economists expect the annual pace of inflation rose to 1.9 per cent last month, up from 1.7 per cent in May. BMO expects inflation rose beyond that to two per cent in June as food and transportation costs pushed prices highe...
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Federal Court of Appeal to hear case of B.C. ostrich farm
OTTAWA - The B.C. ostrich farmers who lost 15 per cent of their herd in an outbreak of avian flu last winter are taking their fight to the Federal Court of Appeal today. The case is an appeal of a June ruling in the Federal Court which sided with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. The agency ordered the owners of Uni...
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Carney set to meet with cabinet to weigh response to Trump's 35% tariff threat
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with his cabinet today for the first time since U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose steep new tariffs on Canada. Trump said in a letter to Carney last week that the United States will put a 35 per cent tariff on Canadian goods starting Aug. 1. The White House s...
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World
Mariners' Cal Raleigh becomes first catcher, switch-hitter to win Home Run Derby
ATLANTA (AP) - Seattle's Cal Raleigh won his first All-Star Home Run Derby after leading the big leagues in long balls going into the break, defeating Tampa Bay's Junior Caminero 18-15 in the final round Monday night. The Mariners breakout slugger nicknamed Big Dumper advanced from the first round on a tiebreaker by le...
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Cruz hits 513-foot homer, joins Raleigh, Caminero and Buxton in Home Run Derby semifinals
ATLANTA (AP) - Pittsburgh's Oneil Cruz hit a 513-foot drive over Truist Park's right-center field seats while advancing to the second round of the All-Star Home Run Derby along with Seattle's Cal Raleigh, Tampa Bay's Junior Caminero and Minnesota's Byron Buxton on Monday night. Atlanta's Matt Olson, Washington's James ...
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Flames tear through assisted-living facility in Massachusetts, killing 9 and trapping residents
FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) - Flames roared through an assisted-living facility in Massachusetts, killing nine people and trapping residents inside, including some who leaned out of windows and screamed for help, authorities said Monday. At least 30 people were hurt. A firefighters union said inadequate staffing hindered th...
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