Police say 15-year-old girl hurt in Prince George, B.C., shooting
PRINCE GEORGE - Mounties in Prince George, B.C., say a 15-year-old girl was shot while in a recreational vehicle parked at a local homeless encampment. A statement from the RCMP says the teen was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Police say the shooting happened around 1 a.m. at the Lowe...
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B.C. teacher charged with sexual exploitation of students
SAANICH - Police in Saanich, B.C., say a 36-year-old teacher in the Greater Victoria School District is accused of engaging in sexual interactions with students. They say Marnie Burnham, who also taught under the name Marnie Forin, faces three counts of sexual exploitation and two counts of telecommunicating to lure a ...
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The Tattle of Hastings
THE TATTLE OF HASTINGS: B.C. Lions react to Snoop Dogg reveal
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Do you support redesigning the Kamloops cancer centre to accommodate a PET-CT scanner if it delays completing the project?
May 12, 2025
Kamloops and Area
TRANSIT FARES
Increased Kamloops transit fares okayed by council's Committee of the Whole
KAMLOOPS - Transit rates within the city of Kamloops have remained stagnant for more than a decade, with the last increase approved in 2011. That was actually followed by a decrease in 2015. That has left the Kamloops transit system lagging behind fellow comparative communities with the current rate of $2 per trip and ...
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New Catchment Areas
SD73 board approves South Kamloops catchment changes ahead of new Sníne Elementary School's opening
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson Board of Education approved new catchment areas Monday (May 12) to go along with the addition of Sníne Elementary School in Pineview Valley. As of Sept. 1, 2026, elementary-aged students in the Pineview and Lower Aberdeen neighbourhoods in Kamloops, along with the communities of ...
May 13, 2025
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Search Warrants
RCMP raiding three properties on Tk'emlups reserve
TK'EMLUPS - Kamloops RCMP are executing a trio of search warrants in Tk'emlups te Secwepemc Tuesday (May 13) morning. Members of the Kamloops detachment and other agencies are carrying out the warrants on Chief Louis Way, Ricardo Road and the 600-block of Shuswap Road. In a news release, RCMP say police are conducting ...
May 13, 2025
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Bridge Blockade
Bridge over Sicamous Narrows blockaded as First Nation calls for involvement in project
SICAMOUS, B.C. - The R.W. Bruhn Bridge in Sicamous is closed due to a peaceful protest blocking the road. Splatsin and Splatsin Development Corporation (SDC) implemented a peaceful blockage of the bridge by parking dump trucks at either end of the Sicamous Narrows crossing around 10:00 a.m. Monday (May 12). The blockad...
May 13, 2025
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Unique Specimen Trees
Looking for that special something to make your yard stand out in the neighbourhood? Shawn Ulmer from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a number of unique and attractive trees of the weeping variety to provide that very element!
Apr 30, 2025
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - New Tropicals
They come in to the store every spring and this year is no exception! Ivy Hik from Art Knapp's in Kamloops takes time to showcase some of the new tropicals that are now in stock for you to check out!
Apr 23, 2025
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Magnolias in Kamloops
Magnolias are only meant to be grown in the lower mainland...right? Wrong says Maury HIk from Art Knapp's in Kamloops! There are lots of locations in town you can find success with this fantastic flowering tree!
Apr 23, 2025
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British Columbia
Owner urges supporters to 'surround' B.C. ostrich farm as cull of 400 birds looms
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - The family operating the British Columbia ostrich farm where 400 birds have been ordered culled say about 40 supporters have arrived on scene in anticipation of a possible showdown with federal authorities. In the meantime, the Regional District of Central Kootenay says it has recei...
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Police say 15-year-old girl hurt in Prince George, B.C., shooting
PRINCE GEORGE - Mounties in Prince George, B.C., say a 15-year-old girl was shot while in a recreational vehicle parked at a local homeless encampment. A statement from the RCMP says the teen was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Police say the shooting happened around 1 a.m. at the Lowe...
2h ago
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B.C. teacher charged with sexual exploitation of students
SAANICH - Police in Saanich, B.C., say a 36-year-old teacher in the Greater Victoria School District is accused of engaging in sexual interactions with students. They say Marnie Burnham, who also taught under the name Marnie Forin, faces three counts of sexual exploitation and two counts of telecommunicating to lure a ...
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The Tattle of Hastings
THE TATTLE OF HASTINGS: B.C. Lions react to Snoop Dogg reveal
KAMLOOPS - B.C. Lions' owner Amar Doman finds himself engaged in a fierce game of one-upmanship - with himself. The club's been rolling out high-profile names for its annual Concert Kickoff event since 2022, with the musical acts playing before the Lions take the field for their home opener. Past headliners include One...
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CFL TRAINING CAMP
Irish kickers, former Gaelic footballers chasing jobs at Lions' camp; South African rugby union convert eyes starting punting gig
KAMLOOPS - The stable of kickers at BC Lions training camp this year is stocked with international boots, with the exception being starting placekicker Sean Whyte of White Rock. Carl Meyer of South Africa is likely to be the CFL club's starting punter, while Irish imports Mark McNamee and Ross Bolger - both former Gael...
May 13, 2025
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NAHC 2025
Bottle, Team B.C. settle for silver at National Aboriginal Hockey Championships in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Jaylah Bottle and Team B.C. had to settle for a silver medal at the 2025 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships in Kamloops. This after B.C. was beaten 2-0 by Manitoba in Saturday's (May 10) gold medal game at Sandman Centre, though this is their best ever finish at this tournament. "I definitely thin...
May 11, 2025
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Canada
Elections Canada says Terrebonne vote is final, despite 'error' with special ballot
OTTAWA - Elections Canada says the result of a recount in the federal riding of Terrebonne is final, despite a misprint that led to one special ballot being returned to sender. Elections Canada says there was an error on the envelope used to mail a special ballot from Terrebonne, a Quebec riding the Liberals won by a s...
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Owner urges supporters to 'surround' B.C. ostrich farm as cull of 400 birds looms
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - The family operating the British Columbia ostrich farm where 400 birds have been ordered culled say about 40 supporters have arrived on scene in anticipation of a possible showdown with federal authorities. In the meantime, the Regional District of Central Kootenay says it has recei...
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CP NewsAlert: Two found dead as crews battle wildfire in Manitoba, police say
WINNIPEG - RCMP say the bodies of two people have been found as crews battle a wildfire in the Rural Municipality of Lac Du Bonnet, a popular lakefront cottage area northeast of Winnipeg. More coming. The Canadian Press
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World
Judge says Georgetown student can be released from immigration detention as case proceeds
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday ordered that a Georgetown scholar from India be released from immigration detention after he was detained in the Trump administration's crackdown on foreign college students. Khan Suri was arrested by masked, plain-clothed officers on the evening of March 17 outside h...
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An explosion at a chemical plant near Seville sends black smoke over the Spanish city
MADRID (AP) - An explosion at a chemical plant near Seville sent a huge pillar of smoke over the city and prompted Spanish authorities to urge nearby residents to stay indoors, but no one was reported injured, emergency services said Wednesday. Officials recommended that local residents close their windows to stop smok...
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Russia convicts a prominent election monitoring activist and sentences him to 5 years in prison
A court in Moscow on Wednesday convicted one of the leaders of a prominent independent election monitoring group on charges of organizing the work of an "undesirable" organization and sentenced him to five years in prison. Grigory Melkonyants, co-chair of Russia's leading election watchdog Golos, has rejected...
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