New Kamloops Clinic
STEPS to operate new community health clinic at Cooper Centre in North Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The Supporting Team Excellence with Patients Society (STEPS) is working on plans to establish a new clinic in the Cooper Centre building on the north shore of Kamloops.At this time, it's not clear how many physicians or other healthcare workers will be based out of the STEPS Community Health Centre - North S...
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Water Restrictions
Impacts yet to be fully felt as Kamloops gears up for second summer with new year-round water restrictions
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops continues to monitor the province's drought level classifications as it prepares to navigate the second summer with new year-round water restrictions. Utility and Environmental Services Manager Greg Wightman says the impacts of the new water restrictions - which replaced the previous odd...
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Kamloops and Area
League1 BC Results
More heartache for Kamloops United following defeat to Altitude FC
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - It was another weekend of heartache for Kamloops United Football Club (KUFC) as both the men's and women's teams were beaten by Altitude FC in League1 BC action Sunday (June 15).The KUFC men lost their fifth game in a row as they were beaten 4-2 by Altitude FC at Kinsmen Field. It was also the f...
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TNRD Chipping Days
TNRD to host free chipping day events in four Kamloops-area communities
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) will be hosting free chipping day events in four rural communities in the Kamloops-area over the next two weeks. In a statement, the TNRD said these events give people a chance to take proactive steps to mitigate the risks from wildfire by reducing fuels - like br...
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BUILDING PERMITS
Kamloops building sector cools down in May
KAMLOOPS - It was a quieter month of May for the Kamloops building sector in 2025. New numbers released by the City of Kamloops Building Inspection Division show nearly $13.3 million in permit activity was recorded in May 2025 - a quarter of the nearly $53.2 million in the same month last year. Notable recordings in Ma...
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New Wildfire
UPDATE: Wildfire near Battle Bluffs trailhead being held at 1.5 hectares
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 9:30 p.m.): The BC Wildfire Service says a wildfire that sparked west of the Battle Bluffs trailhead Sunday (June 15) afternoon is being held at 1.5 hectares in size. Crews were attacking the fire with ground and aerial resources not long after it was first detected. Information officer Cali Nessman ...
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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 - Colourful Plants For Shade
Who says you can't brighten up that shady corner of your yard with vibrant plant life? Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops says otherwise - and has a number of fantastic suggestions to prove his point!
Jun 04, 2025
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Weeping Cascade Hydrangeas
Looking for something a little different to adorn your patio posts and garden arbours? Maury Hik from Art Knapp Home & Garden in Kamloops has just the thing - the Weeping Cascade Hydrangea!
May 28, 2025
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British Columbia
Grizzly on island is safety risk, cannot be relocated, B.C. conservation officers say
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Conservation Officer Service says a grizzly that has stalked people, harassed livestock and damaged property on an island is not a candidate for relocation. The bear was reported chasing livestock on June 10 and 11 on Texada Island, and the service says they've had several complaints about...
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B.C. Opposition Leader John Rustad accuses former Conservative MLAs of blackmail
VICTORIA - British Columbia Conservative Leader John Rustad is accusing a group of legislators who split from the party of blackmailing its members and staff in a bid to take over and divide the Opposition. Rustad has confirmed the authenticity of a letter obtained by The Canadian Press in which he tells the Conservati...
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Man presumed drowned after disappearing in Metro Vancouver lake
WEST VANCOUVER - Police in West Vancouver say a 29-year-old man is presumed to have drowned after going missing while swimming across a lake in Cypress Provincial Park. They say BC Emergency Health Services and North Shore Rescue reported the man missing to the department around 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Police say the man, wh...
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Local Sports
League1 BC Results
More heartache for Kamloops United following defeat to Altitude FC
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - It was another weekend of heartache for Kamloops United Football Club (KUFC) as both the men's and women's teams were beaten by Altitude FC in League1 BC action Sunday (June 15).The KUFC men lost their fifth game in a row as they were beaten 4-2 by Altitude FC at Kinsmen Field. It was also the f...
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NorthPaws Series Win
NorthPaws win high scoring series against Riverhawks
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops NorthPaws won their third series of the 2025 West Coast League (WCL) season. The NorthPaws took two out of three high scoring games against the Edmonton Riverhawks from Norbrock Stadium over the weekend. Kamloops scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to steal game one on Friday (J...
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NorthPaws Baseball
NorthPaws to host Edmonton at Norbrock Stadium after dropping road series in Wenatchee
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops NorthPaws picked up another win in the West Coast League, though they dropped their midweek series to the Wenatchee AppleSox two games to one.The NorthPaws were beaten 11-7 in Thursday's (June 12) rubber match, after they allowed five runs in the seventh inning at the Paul Thomas Field in Wenatc...
Jun 13, 2025
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Canada
Border bill raises questions about expanded data sharing with U.S.: Citizen Lab
OTTAWA - An organization that monitors the effect of information flows on human rights says the new federal border security bill appears to "roll out a welcome mat" for expanded data-sharing agreements with the United States and other foreign authorities. Researchers with The Citizen Lab at the University of ...
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Rare find: Remains of large, shortfin mako shark found in eastern Nova Scotia
PORT DUFFERIN - A marine animal rescue group has confirmed a rare but unfortunate find on Nova Scotia's eastern shore. The Halifax-based Marine Animal Response Society says the remains of a large, shortfin mako shark - considered the fastest shark in the ocean - were found Saturday along the shoreline near Port Dufferi...
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Karina Gould gets key committee chair as NDP is frozen out
OTTAWA - House of Commons committees are taking shape for this session of Parliament with a top spot for Liberal Karina Gould and no representation at all for New Democrats. Gould, the MP for Burlington, was elected to chair the influential finance committee for this session of Parliament, with Conservative Jasraj Hall...
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World
Prosecutor says suspect in Minnesota shooting went to 4 homes as he sought to kill lawmakers
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The man accused of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another went to the homes of two other lawmakers to carry out more carnage on the night of the shootings, a federal prosecutor said. But one of the other lawmakers was was not home and the suspect left the other house after police arrived, ...
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New Jersey can have a grand jury investigate clergy sex abuse allegations, state high court rules
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey can have a grand jury examine allegations of clergy sexually abusing children, the state's Supreme Court ruled Monday, after a Catholic diocese that had tried for years to block such proceedings recently reversed course. The Diocese of Camden previously had argued that a court rule preve...
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Iran missile attacks on Israel kill 8. Israel warns some Tehran residents to evacuate before strikes
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Iran fired a new wave of missile attacks at Israel early Monday, killing at least eight people, while Israel warned hundreds of thousands of people in the middle of Tehran to evacuate ahead of new strikes. The warning came on the fourth day of the conflict, when the Israeli military claimed it h...
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