

Cantilever Bar Fire
Lytton-area fire measured at 460ha as smoke clears
LYTTON, B.C. - The reported size of a wildfire burning near Lytton has tripled, but the BC Wildfire Service says the new figure can be attributed to more accurate mapping.The service has now mapped the Cantilever Bar wildfire 10 kilometres south of Lytton at 460 hectares, saying smoke cleared Tuesday (July 29), allowin...
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Fatal Collision
Two dead in crash near 100 Mile House Monday
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - RCMP in 100 Mile House say two people died after a highway crash not far from that community Monday (July 28). In a news release, RCMP say emergency responders were called to a two-vehicle collision at about 5:15 p.m. Monday on Highway 97 near the 108 Mile Ranch. One vehicle was on its roof when ...
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Our Community
Stay Ahead of the Curve with Kamloops' Trusted Property Manager - Rohit Kumar
May 20, 2025

Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Weeping Cascade Hydrangeas
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Kamloops and Area

St. Andrew's on the Square Fire
Kamloops council approves $300k to restore St. Andrew's on the Square
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops will spend $300,000 to restore the historic St. Andrew's on the Square after its devastating fire last May.At council Tuesday (July 29), council was told the total price tag to restore the building damaged by fire, smoke and water is just over $1 million. About three-quarters of that tot...
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Emergency Closure
100 Mile House emergency department starts 25-hour closure Wednesday
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Interior Health has announced an unplanned 25-hour closure of the emergency department at 100 Mile House District General Hospital.The closure is set to begin at 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday (July 30) and end at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday.IH does not list a reason for the closure.Residents in the area who r...
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HISTORIC AGREEMENT
New agreement will see Metis adults able to access culturally safe supports
KAMLOOPS - Metis adults in the Kamloops region, living with developmental and intellectual disabilities will soon have access to more supports thanks to a first in the province agreement between Community Living BC (CLBC) and Lii Michif Otipemisiwak Family and Community Services (LMO). With a stroke of the pen, a first...
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WILDFIRE SEASON 2025
Smoke hindering updated mapping of Cantilever Fire near Lytton; growth expected
KAMLOOPS - While currently mapped at 150 hectares, the BC Wildfire Service believes the Cantilever Wildfire south of Lytton, has grown. Current conditions have not allowed for improved mapping to be undertaken."Fire growth has been predominately up-slope, not near any values," said BCWS Fire Information Offic...
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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...
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British Columbia

Wildfire near Lytton, B.C., larger than initial estimate after aerial mapping
LYTTON - BC Wildfire Service data show a blaze south of Lytton that has triggered multiple evacuation alerts is three times its original estimated size and continues to burn out of control. The service's latest update on the Cantilever Bar wildfire says it is now measured at 4.6 square kilometres, up from the 1.5 squar...
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Emergency Closure
100 Mile House emergency department starts 25-hour closure Wednesday
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Interior Health has announced an unplanned 25-hour closure of the emergency department at 100 Mile House District General Hospital.The closure is set to begin at 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday (July 30) and end at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday.IH does not list a reason for the closure.Residents in the area who r...
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British Columbians told to avoid coast, after Russia quake triggers tsunami advisory
WICKANINISH BEACH, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - British Columbians are being urged to stay away from coastal areas that remain under a tsunami advisory, after one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded triggered warnings and alerts around the Pacific. The District of Tofino says beaches are closed, while the prov...
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Local Sports

NATIONAL DUTY
De Palma of Blazers talks second crack at world juniors, role at summer showcase, NHL aspirations
KAMLOOPS - Dan De Palma's first experience at the World Junior Hockey Championship did not end on the podium, with Canada placing fifth at the 2025 tournament in Ottawa. Hockey Canada announced on Saturday (July 26) the Kamloops Blazers' director of goaltending development is part of the team that will aim to do better...
Jul 29, 2025
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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. Ba...
Jul 28, 2025
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Soccer Champions
KUFC reserve team wins Pacific Coast Soccer League Challenge Cup
VICTORIA, B.C. - Kamloops United FC (KUFC) 2 are Pacific Coast Soccer League (PCSL) Challenge Cup champions for the first time. 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. It's the first...
Jul 28, 2025
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Canada

Grand jury indicts dad of slain Montreal girl for murder, accused pleads not guilty
ELIZABETHTOWN - A grand jury has indicted the father of a nine-year-old Montreal girl found dead in New York state for murder. Luciano Frattolin appeared before Judge Tatiana Coffinger today in Elizabethtown, N.Y., and pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and the concealment of a human corpse. Melina Frattolin, 9...
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McGill University team develops AI that can detect infection before symptoms appear
MONTRÉAL - Researchers at McGill University say they developed an artificial intelligence platform that can predict when someone is about to come down with a respiratory tract infection before they start to feel sick. In what researchers are calling a "world first," the study involved participants who ...
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In the news today: Poilievre and the Alberta byelection debate, B.C. tsunami advisory
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Candidates in Alberta byelection gather for debate Pierre Poilievre was greeted with cheers and applause by the hundreds of Albertans who showed up to watch a two-and-a-half-hour political debate on a sunny Tuesday evening in July...
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World

Texas Republicans propose new US House map with more winnable GOP seats
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Republicans proposed a new U.S. House map Wednesday with more winnable GOP seats as Democrat-led states weigh what they can do to counter the effort. Republicans currently hold 25 of the state's 38 seats, and the new map ups the total they could win to 30. All of those new 30 seats were won b...
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German athlete Laura Dahlmeier has died in a climbing accident in Pakistan, officials say
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - German biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier has died on a mountain peak in northern Pakistan after a climbing accident, a government spokesman said Wednesday, and efforts are underway to retrieve her body. Rescuers have confirmed Dahlmeier's death on Laila Peak, said Faizullah Faraq, a spokesman ...
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Radar satellite launched by India and NASA will track miniscule changes to Earth's land and ice
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA and India paired up to launch an Earth-mapping satellite on Wednesday capable of tracking even the slightest shifts in land and ice. The $1.3 billion mission will help forecasters and first responders stay one step ahead of floods, landslides, volcanic eruptions and other disasters, acc...
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