TRAFFIC DELAYS EXPECTED
City offers updates on Tranquille Road, Overlanders Bridge construction projects
KAMLOOPS - City of Kamloops staff members offered updates on Friday (May 23) on two major construction projects expected to begin in June. Phase 3 of the Tranquille Road Sanitary Main and Road Enhancement Project between Crestline Street and Southill Street has an allocated budget of $28 million. Construction will be c...
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BATTLING ADDICTION
Sydors aim to make an impact on wellness, recovery at Day One Society event
KAMLOOPS - Two-time Stanley Cup champion Darryl Sydor has been open about his battle with addiction and his path to wellness and recovery. Now his family is getting involved in an attempt to encourage and inspire others. The Sydors are partnering with Day One Society to host a fundraising breakfast on Monday (May 26) a...
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - New Tropicals
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LOOPED IN WITH NIKKI OMEN: May 22, 2025
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Kamloops and Area
IG WEALTH MANAGEMENT WALK FOR ALZHEIMER'S
Alzheimer's Society of BC fundraising walk returns Sunday
KAMLOOPS - The IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer's is set to return to the Tournament Capital Centre this Sunday (May 25), raising money for the Alzheimer's Society of BC. The event is the organization's largest fundraiser and donations are used to pay for programs and services for families impacted by dementia, ...
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50th Anniversary
Friday evening open house to commemorate 50th anniversary of Sa-Hali Secondary School
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson School District is hosting an open house Friday (May 23) evening to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Sa-Hali Secondary School.Friday's event, which will be held between 6:00 p.m. and 8.00 p.m., is open to all current students and families as well as Sa-Hali staff and alumni. "Th...
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30 C and Above
Potential heat wave on the horizon for Kamloops next week
KAMLOOPS - While Kamloops is forecast to reach highs of 30 C over the weekend, even hotter temperatures are expected by the middle of next week. Environment Canada is forecasting Kamloops to reach a daytime high of 35 C on Wednesday (May 28) and 34 C on Thursday. While the weather agency is expecting Wednesday to chall...
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No Grant Money
Second City of Kamloops application to federal housing fund rejected
KAMLOOPS - A second attempt by the City of Kamloops to secure funding from the federal government's Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) was not successful. In September last year, the city had applied for $11.9 million under the Large/Urban funding stream, which would be used to build 300 units in Kamloops over three years....
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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 - 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
B.C. Greens, NDP working constructively despite challenges, accord updates say
VICTORIA - New Democrats in British Columbia under Premier David Eby and the provincial Greens say an agreement between the two parties has yielded challenges, but the two sides are committed to keep working with each other. The first quarterly update on the two parties' Cooperation and Responsible Government Governmen...
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Mounties investigate ostrich death at B.C. farm facing cull order
RCMP say they are investigating the death of an ostrich at a farm in Edgewood, B.C., where protesters have gathered to prevent a cull of the birds ordered by federal authorities. Katie Pasitney, whose parents own the farm, posted a video on social media on Friday morning saying a large drone had flown over the property...
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Police arrest man for allegedly sending fentanyl from Vancouver to U.S.
SURREY - Police in British Columbia say a man has been arrested over an alleged cross-border trafficking operation in which fentanyl was sent from Vancouver to the United States. The province's Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit says the investigation with the Canada Border Services Agency began in February, with...
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Local Sports
BATTLING ADDICTION
Sydors aim to make an impact on wellness, recovery at Day One Society event
KAMLOOPS - Two-time Stanley Cup champion Darryl Sydor has been open about his battle with addiction and his path to wellness and recovery. Now his family is getting involved in an attempt to encourage and inspire others. The Sydors are partnering with Day One Society to host a fundraising breakfast on Monday (May 26) a...
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Prospects Camp
Kamloops Blazers hosting 2025 prospects camp this weekend
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers will host another edition of their spring prospects development camp this weekend, May 23 to May 25.The team will host 28 players aged 14 to 18 and their families during this weekend's camp at Brock Arena in Kamloops. All 12 players chosen by the Blazers in the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft a...
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STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS
Stankoven looks ahead to Eastern Conference final, recaps dispatching Capitals
RALEIGH, N.C. - Logan Stankoven of Kamloops will continue his pursuit of the Stanley Cup on Tuesday (May 20) in Raleigh, North Carolina. Stankoven and his Carolina Hurricanes are hosting the Florida Panthers in Game 1 of the NHL's Eastern Conference final. The Hurricanes dispatched Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington...
May 21, 2025
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Canada
Mounties investigate ostrich death at B.C. farm facing cull order
RCMP say they are investigating the death of an ostrich at a farm in Edgewood, B.C., where protesters have gathered to prevent a cull of the birds ordered by federal authorities. Katie Pasitney, whose parents own the farm, posted a video on social media on Friday morning saying a large drone had flown over the property...
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Police arrest man for allegedly sending fentanyl from Vancouver to U.S.
SURREY - Police in British Columbia say a man has been arrested over an alleged cross-border trafficking operation in which fentanyl was sent from Vancouver to the United States. The province's Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit says the investigation with the Canada Border Services Agency began in February, with...
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Alberta judge grants bail for man convicted of 1987 murder after new trial ordered
EDMONTON - Decades after Roy Allan Sobotiak was sentenced to life for the killing of an Edmonton woman, the 61-year-old is set to walk out of prison. Alberta Court of King's Bench Justice Eric Macklin granted bail Friday to Sobotiak, who was convicted in 1991 for the murder of Susan Kaminsky. His conviction was quashed...
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World
Trump administration takes first steps in easing sanctions on Syria
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's administration is granting Syria a waiver from one crippling set of sanctions as well as easing restrictions on businesses as a first step in his pledge to end a half-century of penalties. The moves announced by the Treasury Department on Friday follow Trump's announcement las...
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Pentagon lost contact with Army helicopter on flight that caused jets to nix landings at DC airport
WASHINGTON (AP) - Military air traffic controllers lost contact with an Army helicopter for about 20 seconds as it neared the Pentagon on the flight that caused two commercial jets to abort their landings this month at a Washington airport, the Army told The Associated Press on Friday. The aborted landings on May 1 add...
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12 people injured in stabbing at Hamburg train station, authorities say
BERLIN (AP) - An assailant stabbed people at the central railway station in the German city of Hamburg on Friday, injuring 12 people - six of them critically, authorities said. A suspect in the attack was arrested, police said in a post on the social network X on Friday evening. Hamburg's fire service said that six peo...
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