Campfire Ban Extended
Campfire ban for Cariboo Fire Centre extended until the end of September
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A campfire ban for the Cariboo Fire Centre has been extended. The BC Wildfire Service says the prohibition will remain in effect until Sept. 30, or until the order is rescinded, rather than the initial estimated lifting at 12:00 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 11). In an update Wednesday, the wildfire servic...
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Mining experts see little industry shakeup after Teck-Anglo American merger
Top executives at Vancouver miner Teck Resources Ltd. and London-based global heavyweight Anglo American PLC have been adamant that the company emerging from their planned combination will maintain a distinctly Canadian flavour. But one mining industry expert questions whether it was accurate to think of Teck as a &quo...
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Art of Gardening: Labour Day 2025
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Will the City of Kamloops' addition of peace officers make a difference in public safety and crime prevention?
Sep 08, 2025
1000 Ways to Heal
1000 Ways to Heal: Indigenous Art
Sep 08, 2025
Kamloops and Area
BIKE BENEVOLENCE
'Still good people in this world'; CIFM rock 'n' roll convoy pitches in to replace Kamloops cancer patient's stolen bike
KAMLOOPS - Brian Woods is a hugger. CIFM morning show host Nikki Omen and his benevolent rock-n-roll convoy found that out on Tuesday (Sept. 9) when they gave him a $3,000 gift - a bike that will help Woods access life-saving medical treatment. "You know, there are still good people in this world and don't think t...
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SD73 PRESSURES
SD73 sees brighter short-term financial outlook even as storm clouds loom on the horizon
KAMLOOPS - The 2024-25 audited budget was released on Monday evening (Sept. 8) during the regular Kamloops-Thompson Board of Education meeting. The budget saw a surplus, which was able to cover the deficit the district had incurred. Despite this positive figure, the district is still facing financial challenges."W...
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HANGING THEM UP
Former Blazers' captain Loewen retires from hockey
KAMLOOPS - Former Kamloops Blazers' captain Jermaine Loewen is calling it a career.Loewen announced his retirement from hockey on Monday (Sept. 9) on social media, saying it is the best decision for his family.The 27-year-old forward from Arborg, Manitoba, played last season in the ECHL, with stops in Fort Wayne and Ka...
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AAP PROCEDURE
Kamloops council considers options to provide mail-outs with upcoming AAP
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops city council is currently planning to begin four new alternative approval processes (AAP) this fall for major projects throughout the city. It comes on the heels of a successful AAP last year for the Kamloops Centre for the Arts and the Dufferin arena multi-plex. However, while those projects passed...
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening: Labour Day 2025
We've made it through the most intense heat of summer. The evenings are getting cooler and the nights are getting longer. Join Maury Hik and the team at Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist for some late summer and fall features!
Sep 01, 2025
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Guide Dogs
CNIB in need of volunteers to foster future service dogs across Canada
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...
Jul 23, 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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British Columbia
B.C. truck driver fired after allegedly driving impaired and crashing into ditch
SURREY - A British Columbia dump truck driver has been fired after allegedly driving impaired and rolling his truck into a ditch along a Fraser Valley highway. The RCMP's highway patrol division says it happened on Sept. 4 near Deroche, B.C., where witnesses called to report the crash along Lougheed Highway. A photo sh...
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Mining experts see little industry shakeup after Teck-Anglo American merger
Top executives at Vancouver miner Teck Resources Ltd. and London-based global heavyweight Anglo American PLC have been adamant that the company emerging from their planned combination will maintain a distinctly Canadian flavour. But one mining industry expert questions whether it was accurate to think of Teck as a &quo...
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Mild fall with fewer storms could end with abrupt wintry switch: Weather Network
The dramatic start to Canada's fall weather will give way to mild temperatures in the middle of the season, the Weather Network's seasonal forecast suggests, but not before a possibly abrupt transition into early winter. Record-breaking heat in British Columbia and early shots of cold weather in Central and Eastern Can...
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HANGING THEM UP
Former Blazers' captain Loewen retires from hockey
KAMLOOPS - Former Kamloops Blazers' captain Jermaine Loewen is calling it a career.Loewen announced his retirement from hockey on Monday (Sept. 9) on social media, saying it is the best decision for his family.The 27-year-old forward from Arborg, Manitoba, played last season in the ECHL, with stops in Fort Wayne and Ka...
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Kaedan Tate
Blazers sign 2009-born California goalie Kaeden Tate
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have gone to the U.S. Prospects Draft well for the third time ahead of the 2025-26 Western Hockey League (WHL) season. The Blazers announced they've signed 2009-born goaltender Kaeden Tate to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement. The Huntington Beach, California native was selecte...
Sep 09, 2025
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HONOUR HOUSE
Storm get to work at Honour Ranch during team-building event
KAMLOOPS - Honour Ranch assistant manager and maintenance co-ordinator Dan Wadge paused during an interview to look around and appreciate progress made by the Kamloops Storm. "We're very appreciative because it's a lot of work," Wadge said. "When you start getting 25, 26 people out here painting, it goes...
Sep 08, 2025
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Canada
Environment groups calls for swift climate policies ahead of fall Parliament session
OTTAWA - Environment groups are calling on the federal government to move swiftly on climate policies in the upcoming session of Parliament. The calls are coming as the Liberal government sends unclear signals about greenhouse gas emission targets and rolls back a policy to get more electric vehicles on the road. While...
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Former Nunavik police officer sentenced to seven years for sex crimes
MONTREAL - Quebec's police watchdog says a former Nunavik police officer has been sentenced to seven years in prison for sexual offences against four victims. The Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes says Charlie Keelan was arrested in Sept. 2024 for offences that occurred between 1997 and 2020 when he was an...
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Artist Norval Morrisseau's estate wants dismissal of lawsuit alleging sexual assault
VANCOUVER - The estate of Indigenous artist Norval Morrisseau is seeking dismissal of a lawsuit alleging he sexually assaulted a fellow painter, saying the accuser is engaged in a "defamation campaign" that began after being denied a bid to be promoted as Morrisseau's "artistic successor." The estat...
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World
Turning Point USA confirms CEO Charlie Kirk shot at Utah college event
OREM, Utah (AP) - Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was shot Wednesday at an event at a Utah college, Turning Point said. The Associated Press
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NATO scrambles jets to shoot down Russian drones in Poland, raising fears of war spillover
WOHYN, Poland (AP) - Multiple Russian drones crossed into Poland in what European officials described Wednesday as a deliberate provocation, causing NATO to send fighter jets to shoot them down. A NATO spokesman said it was the first time the alliance confronted a potential threat in its airspace. The incursion, which ...
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Over 40% of arrests in Trump's DC law enforcement surge relate to immigration, AP analysis finds
WASHINGTON (AP) - Data from President Donald Trump's federal law enforcement operation in Washington shows that more than 40% of the arrests made in its first 30 days were immigration related. Trump has portrayed the operation as focused on crime. The data, analyzed by The Associated Press, underscores that the adminis...
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