

Soccer Champions
KUFC reserve team win Pacific Coast Soccer League Challenge Cup
VICTORIA, B.C. - Kamloops United FC (KUFC) 2 are Pacific Coast Soccer League (PCSL) Challenge Cup champions. The reserve team of the League 1 BC Kamloops United team beat the previously undefeated Victoria United 3-1 in extra time at Layritz Turf in Victoria Sunday (July 27) afternoon. Lachlan Will scored twice in extr...
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West Coast League
NorthPaws drop two of three to Nanaimo NightOwls
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops NorthPaws remain in the playoff hunt in the West Coast League, but their hopes of making it to the postseason just got a little bit harder.The NorthPaws dropped two of three games to the Nanaimo NightOwls this weekend at Norbrock Stadium to sit at 8-10 in the second half standings. While the Nig...
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Kamloops and Area

Chadwick Signs
Tyrelle Chadwick signs with Colorado Rockies organization
KAMLOOPS - Tyrelle Chadwick has signed with the Colorado Rockies. 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 (ACL) Rocki...
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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...
Jul 27, 2025
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St. Andrew's on the Square
Restoration and improvements at St. Andrew's on the Square in Kamloops to cost a little over $1-million
KAMLOOPS - City of Kamloops staff are asking council to approve $302,000 in funding from reserves towards restoration and improvements at St. Andrew's on the Square downtown. In a report going before Tuesday's (July 29) meeting, city staff say repairs and restoration work on the building, which was damaged in a fire on...
Jul 27, 2025
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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...
Jul 27, 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

B.C.'s Eby tilts at Trump's dislike of windmills to jolt provincial call to power
VANCOUVER - Premier David Eby used British Columbia's latest call for more power sources to invite American clean energy producers to the province after U.S. President Donald Trump criticized "ugly" windmills in Scotland. Trump called the wind turbines near his Turnberry golf resort in Scotland "ugly mon...
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B.C. man charged with antisemitic hate crime after 2024 incident at Victoria protest
VICTORIA - A 28-year-old man who allegedly made antisemitic remarks at Jewish protesters in Victoria more than a year ago has been charged with a hate-motivated offence. Victoria police say Khalid El Boyok is facing a charge of public incitement of hatred and was arrested on June 11. The arrest stems from a March 2024 ...
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Study finds more women opted for long-acting IUDs after B.C. made birth control free
A new study finds significantly more women opted for long-acting birth control methods after British Columbia made prescription contraception free. Researchers found prescriptions for all types of birth control jumped significantly after the province began covering the cost of contraception in April 2023, especially fo...
6h ago
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Local Sports

Vernon's Vasek Pospisil bounced in final professional appearance in three sets
TORONTO - The Toronto Farewell Tour was short-lived.Veteran tennis player Vasek Pospisil, who confirmed last week that the National Bank Open in Toronto would be his final hurrah on the pro circuit, was eliminated Sunday in the first round of men's singles by qualifier Facundo Bagnis of Argentina at Sobeys Stadium.Bagn...
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Soccer Champions
KUFC reserve team win Pacific Coast Soccer League Challenge Cup
VICTORIA, B.C. - Kamloops United FC (KUFC) 2 are Pacific Coast Soccer League (PCSL) Challenge Cup champions. The reserve team of the League 1 BC Kamloops United team beat the previously undefeated Victoria United 3-1 in extra time at Layritz Turf in Victoria Sunday (July 27) afternoon. Lachlan Will scored twice in extr...
4h ago
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West Coast League
NorthPaws drop two of three to Nanaimo NightOwls
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops NorthPaws remain in the playoff hunt in the West Coast League, but their hopes of making it to the postseason just got a little bit harder.The NorthPaws dropped two of three games to the Nanaimo NightOwls this weekend at Norbrock Stadium to sit at 8-10 in the second half standings. While the Nig...
5h ago
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Canada

Advocates question fairness as federal government backs away from pharmacare program
OTTAWA - Health advocates say they're shocked to hear the federal government may not sign more pharmacare funding deals, which would leave coverage uneven across the country. The first phase of the Pharmacare Act, passed last fall by the Liberals and the NDP, calls for the federal government to fund the cost of contrac...
7m ago
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MAGA singer: Religious group denounces Montreal for fining church after concert
MONTREAL - A Quebec religious group is accusing the City of Montreal of censorship for fining a local church after it hosted a concert over the weekend by a Christian singer. Ministerios Restauración Church is facing a $2,500 fine for hosting singer Sean Feucht, a rising star in the MAGA political movement tied ...
20m ago
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B.C. man charged with antisemitic hate crime after 2024 incident at Victoria protest
VICTORIA - A 28-year-old man who allegedly made antisemitic remarks at Jewish protesters in Victoria more than a year ago has been charged with a hate-motivated offence. Victoria police say Khalid El Boyok is facing a charge of public incitement of hatred and was arrested on June 11. The arrest stems from a March 2024 ...
30m ago
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World

Guards' All-Star Emmanuel Clase placed on paid leave as part of MLB sports betting investigation
Cleveland Guardians All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase has been placed on non-disciplinary paid leave as part of a Major League Baseball investigation into sports betting. Clase becomes the second Guardians pitcher to be placed on leave in connection with a sports gambling probe. Right-hander Luis Ortiz is on non-disciplin...
1h ago
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Shooting with multiple injuries reported at Reno, Nevada, casino with a suspect in custody
RENO, Nev. (AP) - A gunman opened fire outside a casino and resort in Reno, Nevada, shooting multiple people Monday morning, police said. The conditions of the victims were not immediately known, said Reno police spokesperson Chris Johnson. The gunman was taken into custody and was being treated at a hospital, Johnson ...
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Judge blocks Trump administration's efforts to defund Planned Parenthood
A federal judge on Monday ruled Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide must continue to be reimbursed for Medicaid funding as the nation's largest abortion provider fights President Donald Trump's administration over efforts to defund the organization in his signature tax legislation. The new order replaces a previous e...
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