TRU Honours College
TRU starting honours college program in the fall
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is launching an honours college in the fall. TRU says the first-of-its-kind program in Canada is modeled after similar honours colleges in Asia, Europe and the United States. In a news release issued Thursday (Jan. 23), TRU says its honours college will offer interdisciplinar...
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Blazers fall to Wheat Kings at home 6-3
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers dropped their third straight game Wednesday (Jan. 22) in a 6-3 loss at home to the Brandon Wheat Kings. Tommy Lafreniere put back a rebound to give the Blazers an early 1-0 lead in the first period. Even after the Wheat Kings tied the game five minutes later, the Blazers responded with M...
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Our Community
One Man's Opinion
COLLINS: Council in a muddle over multiplex?
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Art of Christmas
Art of Christmas - Flowering Seasonal Plants
Question of the Week
Has the removal of the GST from restaurant meals, alcohol and other goods and services made a noticeable difference to your pocketbook?
Jan 20, 2025
1000 Ways to Heal
1000 Ways to Heal: Recycling
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Kamloops and Area
HOUSING REPORT
C.D. Howe report shows investment in communities like Kamloops can help solve Canada's housing crisis
KAMLOOPS - A new report from the C.D. Howe Institute challenges the focus on solving Canada's housing crisis by building more homes in major cities like Vancouver, calling for investment in mid-sized markets.Credit - C.D. HoweThe city of Kamloops fits perfectly into the framework, thanks to its population hovering arou...
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Do You Know These Two?
Tk'emlups Rural RCMP searching for two suspects in hunting gear theft
KAMLOOPS - Tk'emlups Rural RCMP are asking for the public's help in finding two suspects related to a break and enter last fall. In a news release issued Wednesday (Jan. 22) morning, RCMP say two men reportedly broke into a trailer near Sullivan Valley Road between 5:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on Nov. 19, 2024, and stole hu...
Jan 22, 2025
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MEDAL CEREMONY
Community builders honoured with King Charles III Coronation medals
KAMLOOPS - Dozens of Kamloops area residents were honoured with King Charles III Coronation medals today (Jan. 21), to acknowledge their contributions to the community. It was a full house of community builders on hand as Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Frank Caputo presented the medals to about 30 individuals for their w...
Jan 22, 2025
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BUDGET CHANGES
Kamloops council votes to defer funding for 5 new Mounties until mid-year
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops' proposed tax rate for 2025 became clearer at a Committee of the Whole meeting on Tuesday (Jan. 21), as councillors voted on a number of budget items, including additional legal fees and RCMP staffing. Entering the discussion, the city's provisional tax rate was just above eight per cent...
Jan 22, 2025
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Featured Content
CFJC TV Special
Art of Christmas 2024 with Art Knapp Kamloops
Maury and Ivy Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops take a look back at the best holiday features from years past. Presented by CFJC TV and First Choice Hair.
Dec 25, 2024
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Art of Christmas
Art of Christmas - Flowering Seasonal Plants
There are many ways to bring warmth and colour to your home during the holiday season! Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a few ways for you to do that with seasonal flowering plants.
Nov 28, 2024
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Art of Christmas
Art of Christmas - Protecting Seasonal Greenery
You put a lot of time and money into creating your outdoor seasonal displays so you'll probably want to protect them from damaging winds and temperatures. Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a few good tips on how to do just that!
Nov 21, 2024
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Our Community
One Man's Opinion
COLLINS: Council in a muddle over multiplex?
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Making Compost for the Garden
Question of the Week
Has the removal of the GST from restaurant meals, alcohol and other goods and services made a noticeable difference to your pocketbook?
Jan 20, 2025
1000 Ways to Heal
1000 Ways to Heal: Recycling
Jan 20, 2025
Art of Christmas
Art of Christmas - Protecting Seasonal Greenery
One Man's Opinion
COLLINS: The end of the world as we know it?
Jan 19, 2025
Two and Out
PETERS: Paying attention is half the battle
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British Columbia
Laundering of fentanyl cash linked to online betting sites, intelligence agency warns
OTTAWA - Canada's financial intelligence agency suspects online gambling platforms are being used to launder proceeds from fentanyl dealing and production. In an operational alert, the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada says there is reason to believe people are depositing and withdrawing fund...
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Advocate tells B.C. inquest that home-share providers are burnt out, need better pay
BURNABY, B.C. - The independent advocate in charge of helping adults with developmental disabilities navigate B.C. government supports says his office often hears about home-share providers who are exhausted and constantly in "crisis mode." Cary Chiu, the province's advocate for service quality, says more mon...
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Supreme Court certifies B.C.'s class-action lawsuit against opioid providers
British Columbia's attorney general says the Supreme Court of Canada has certified the province's class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers and distributors. Niki Sharma says B.C. can now proceed as a representative plaintiff on behalf of other Canadian governments with the litigation aimed at recovering the co...
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Local Sports
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Blazers fall to Wheat Kings at home 6-3
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers dropped their third straight game Wednesday (Jan. 22) in a 6-3 loss at home to the Brandon Wheat Kings. Tommy Lafreniere put back a rebound to give the Blazers an early 1-0 lead in the first period. Even after the Wheat Kings tied the game five minutes later, the Blazers responded with M...
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LOGAN LAKE HOCKEY
Beleaguered Logan Lake Miners digging out of BCIHL pit
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. -- Captain Adrian Schaefer has been there since the Logan Lake Miners first broke ground, one of three current players who endured the 0-20 expansion season."Mentally, it was pretty brutal," said Schaefer, a 23-year-old defenceman from Vancouver.Three wins in 10 games in this 2024-2025 campai...
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IN THE WHL
Blazers hold meeting to discuss dismal weekend, aim for better against Brandon
KAMLOOPS - Lengthy ferry and bus rides home from Vancouver Island this past weekend offered ample time for the Kamloops Blazers to ponder back-to-back 7-1 defeats to the Victoria Royals. They had more time to think about what went wrong during a lengthy meeting on Monday (Jan. 20) at Sandman Centre. "We showed us ...
Jan 22, 2025
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Canada
Quebec maple syrup producers fear 'major consequences' if Trump tariffs go ahead
MONTREAL - Quebec's maple syrup producers are worried their industry will take a big hit if U.S. President Donald Trump goes ahead with his threat to slap 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian exports next month. Joël Vaudeville, spokesman for Quebec Maple Syrup Producers, says his group's 13,500 members expect sales wi...
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Trump calls on OPEC to bring down cost of oil at World Economic Forum
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump told an elite global audience today that he is going to ask the OPEC+ alliance of oil exporting countries to bring down the cost of oil. He made the comments in a wide-ranging address to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Trump, appearing via video link from the Whi...
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Indigenous MP says he has the money and the signatures to contest Liberal leadership
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia MP Jaime Battiste says he has the money and the signatures he needs to join the federal Liberal leadership race. Speaking in Halifax today to Mi'kmaq and Wolastoqey chiefs from across Atlantic Canada, the Indigenous politician from Cape Breton made the announcement as a 5 p.m. eastern deadline for...
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World
Italy's top court upholds Amanda Knox's conviction for falsely accusing man of murder
ROME (AP) - Italy's highest court on Thursday confirmed a slander conviction against U.S. defendant Amanda Knox for accusing an innocent man in her British flatmate's 2007 murder, a sensational case that polarized trial watchers on both sides of the Altlantic. Knox had appealed the conviction based on a European Court ...
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski to vote against Hegseth, first Republican to oppose a Trump Cabinet pick
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced Thursday that she will vote against confirming Pete Hegseth to lead Pentagon, becoming the first Republican to oppose one of President Donald Trump's Cabinet picks. The Alaska Republican's decision comes ahead of a crucial test vote to advance Hegseth's nomination toward ...
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A federal judge temporarily blocks Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship
SEATTLE (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's executive order ending the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship regardless of the parents' immigration status. U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour ruled in the case brought by the states of Washington, Arizona, Illi...
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