Chadwick Signs
Tyrelle Chadwick signs with Colorado Rockies organization
KAMLOOPS - Tyrelle Chadwick has signed with the Colorado Rockies organization.The 6-foot-4, 220-pound right-handed pitcher put pen to paper on a contract with a US $125,000 signing bonus on July 22. Chadwick was drafted by the Rockies in the 18th round, 527th overall and he's been assigned to the Arizona Complex League...
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World Juniors
Blazers' Brunicke invited to World Junior Summer Showcase
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers defenceman Harrison Brunicke will be part of Hockey Canada's World Junior Summer Showcase this week. The 19-year-old Brunicke is one of 44 players - four goaltenders, 12 defencemen and 20 forwards - who were invited to the seven-day camp from July. 27 to Aug. 2 at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis...
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Kamloops and Area
Maternity Care
Health authorities warn of potential maternity care reductions
When family doctors or midwives in northern B.C. encounter a high-risk pregnancy, they turn to the obstetrical specialists at Prince George's University Hospital of Northern B.C.The hospital is the only facility in the region that can handle complicated deliveries.But starting in August, there won't be enough specialis...
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Ludvig Heads to Europe
Kamloops hockey product John Ludvig signs with HC Dynamo Pardubice
PARADUBICE, CZECHIA - Kamloops hockey product John Ludvig is heading back to his native Czechia.The 24-year-old defenceman has signed a contract with HC Dynamo Pardubice of the Czech Extraliga and he'll play hockey outside of North America for the first time in his career."I play a tough defensive game, I want to ...
Jul 26, 2025
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Missing Pets
City of Kamloops launches new Facebook page for lost and found animals
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has launched a new Facebook page that will aim to reunited lost or missing pets that are in the care of Community Services Officers with their owners.In a statement, the City said it will share photos and information about animals that are in its custody on the page - City of Kamloops - ...
Jul 26, 2025
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Sun Peaks Health Update
STEPS to cease operations at Sun Peaks Health Centre in October
SUN PEAKS - The Supporting Team Excellence with Patients Society (STEPS) will no longer be operating the Sun Peaks Community Health Centre as of this October, Sun Peaks Mayor Rob O'Toole says they've ended STEPS' lease of the clinic effective Oct. 22, adding STEPS will not be providing medical services in the community...
Jul 26, 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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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
Motion expected in Nanaimo, B.C. on asking for closure of safe injection site
Council in Nanaimo, B.C., is scheduled to hear a motion that could result in the city asking a provincial health authority to close a local overdose prevention site. Coun. Ian Thorpe is expected to bring forward the motion at Nanaimo's council meeting today that will ask to "formally request" Island Health to...
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Man punches cougar in face, deters attack near Smithers, B.C.
SMITHERS - A British Columbia man suffered minor injuries after fending off a cougar attack by punching the animal in the face in the province's northern Interior. The province's Conservation Officer Service says in a social media post that the attack happened on Saturday around 11 a.m. near Smithers, B.C., some 1,000 ...
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Man seriously injured in B.C. grizzly bear attack in Kootenay region
CRANBROOK - A man has suffered "significant" injuries after a grizzly bear attack in the British Columbia Interior. The province's Conservation Officer Service says in a post on Facebook that the attack happened at about 4:30 p.m. Saturday along the Kootenay River near West Creston, B.C. The post says a coupl...
14h ago
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Local Sports
Chadwick Signs
Tyrelle Chadwick signs with Colorado Rockies organization
KAMLOOPS - Tyrelle Chadwick has signed with the Colorado Rockies organization.The 6-foot-4, 220-pound right-handed pitcher put pen to paper on a contract with a US $125,000 signing bonus on July 22. Chadwick was drafted by the Rockies in the 18th round, 527th overall and he's been assigned to the Arizona Complex League...
14h ago
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World Juniors
Blazers' Brunicke invited to World Junior Summer Showcase
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers defenceman Harrison Brunicke will be part of Hockey Canada's World Junior Summer Showcase this week. The 19-year-old Brunicke is one of 44 players - four goaltenders, 12 defencemen and 20 forwards - who were invited to the seven-day camp from July. 27 to Aug. 2 at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis...
17h ago
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BCFC Football
Broncos remain winless after defeat to PG Kodiaks
KAMLOOPS - It's back-to-back losses for the Kamloops Broncos in the 2025 BC Football Conference season. The Broncos were beaten 33-13 by the Prince George Kodiaks Saturday (July 26) at Hillside Stadium, and they're now 0-2 on the season. The Kodiaks scored 19 points in the second half and held the Broncos scoreless to ...
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Canada
In the news today: Bank of Canada expected to hold key rate again
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Bank of Canada expected to hold key rate again Avery Shenfeld doesn't think the Bank of Canada will cut its benchmark interest rate at its decision on Wednesday, but if it does, he said it will be a "pleasant surprise." ...
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Lawyer calls on Canada to speed up visa approvals as situation worsens in Gaza
ST. JOHN'S - A Toronto immigration lawyer says family members of Canadians are dying in Gaza as the federal immigration department drags it heels approving visas through a special program launched in 2024. Debbie Rachlis said Canada must speed up the approval process for the temporary special measures visa it is offeri...
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Motion expected in Nanaimo, B.C. on asking for closure of safe injection site
Council in Nanaimo, B.C., is scheduled to hear a motion that could result in the city asking a provincial health authority to close a local overdose prevention site. Coun. Ian Thorpe is expected to bring forward the motion at Nanaimo's council meeting today that will ask to "formally request" Island Health to...
3h ago
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World
Thailand and Cambodia agree to 'immediate and unconditional' ceasefire, Malaysian PM says
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) - Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an "immediate and unconditional" ceasefire from midnight to resolve deadly border clashes, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Thursday. Anwar, who chaired the talks as head of the ASEAN regional bloc, said both sides have reached a commo...
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Syria to hold first parliamentary elections since Assad's fall in September
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Syria will hold parliamentary elections in September, the head of a body tasked with organizing the election process told state media Sunday. Mohammed Taha al-Ahmad, chairman of the Higher Committee for People's Assembly Elections, told state news agency SANA that elections will take place betwee...
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Authorities seek to file terrorism and assault charges against suspect in Walmart knife attack
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - Authorities say they are seeking to file terrorism charges and 11 charges of assault with intent to murder against the suspect accused of carrying out a knife attack at a Walmart store in Michigan. Eleven people were stabbed Saturday at the store in Traverse City. Authorities say they believ...
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