Candidates announced for Cariboo Chilcotin School District byelection
After administrative mishaps forced a cancellation the first time, a School District 27's (SD 27) board of education trustee byelection is again underway.With general voting set to take place on June 7, three of the four original candidates who put their names forward will again have their names on the ballot.These are...
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Evacuation Routes
Kamloops to hold evacuation route tour for Juniper residents this summer; other neighbourhoods to follow
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is set to hold another evacuation route tour for residents in Juniper Ridge this summer, though it hasn't yet announced a date. Emergency Preparedness Manager Ty Helgason says these tours - which were last held in 2023 - will allow residents to familiarize themselves with the new evacuat...
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WHL Champions
Kamloops native Mathew Ward wins WHL title with Medicine Hat Tigers
SPOKANE, WASH. - Mathew Ward is a Western Hockey League champion.The Kamloops native and his Medicine Hat Tigers beat the Spokane Chiefs 4-2 in a game 5 Friday (May 16) night to win the Ed Chynoweth Cup for the first time since 2007. Ward picked up the primary assist on Hunter St. Martin's WHL-winning goal in the third...
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A 'foot in the door': BC First Nations buy into Enbridge pipeline
For decades, a natural gas pipeline has cut through the territories of dozens of First Nations in BC - moving billions of dollars' worth of gas with zero ownership and little return to the communities.Now, 36 First Nations have bought in."For decades, the nations have watched resources leave their communities with...
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DOUBLE DUTY
Clark ditches interim title; Davis named associate head coach of WolfPack women's basketball team
KAMLOOPS - The TRU WolfPack women's basketball program has experienced turbulence in recent years. It has a record of 17 wins and 101 losses since 2018, with three head coaches and two interim bench bosses in charge during that period. Last season, Scott Clark took the reins on an interim basis after the mid-season dep...
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ON THE PITCH
Organizers say record number of teams expected to participate in Slurpee Cup soccer tournament
KAMLOOPS - Hundreds of teams from across B.C. and Alberta will be in Kamloops this May long weekend for the Slurpee Cup. The annual soccer tournament is hosted by Kamloops United Football Club (formerly the Kamloops Youth Soccer Association), and it will dovetail with two League1 BC matches on Saturday (May 17).As CFJC...
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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
Vancouver Island University students are making the world's largest Nanaimo bar
NANAIMO - Students at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, B.C., are busy in the kitchen assembling the world's largest Nanaimo bar. The sweet treat will be unveiled to the public at noon on Saturday, and is expected to be 21.3 meters long, 0.9 meters wide and weigh nearly 500 kilograms. Aron Weber, chair of the pro...
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Vancouver officer charged a year after pedestrian strike in Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER - The BC Prosecution Service says a Vancouver police officer has been charged under the Motor Vehicle Act for driving without reasonable consideration for others, a year after a pedestrian was hit in the city's Downtown Eastside. The prosecution service says Const. Aaron Carter faces the charge after B.C.'s p...
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Search underway for B.C. woman missing after empty boat washes ashore
NANAIMO - Police in Nanaimo, B.C., say a search is underway both at sea and on land after a woman's sailboat was discovered washed ashore and empty. Mounties say 34-year-old Amber Nitchman is the registered owner of the 10-metre white sailboat that was found Thursday near Bayshore Drive and Hammond Bay Road off Nanaimo...
May 16, 2025
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Local Sports
WHL Champions
Kamloops native Mathew Ward wins WHL title with Medicine Hat Tigers
SPOKANE, WASH. - Mathew Ward is a Western Hockey League champion.The Kamloops native and his Medicine Hat Tigers beat the Spokane Chiefs 4-2 in a game 5 Friday (May 16) night to win the Ed Chynoweth Cup for the first time since 2007. Ward picked up the primary assist on Hunter St. Martin's WHL-winning goal in the third...
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DOUBLE DUTY
Clark ditches interim title; Davis named associate head coach of WolfPack women's basketball team
KAMLOOPS - The TRU WolfPack women's basketball program has experienced turbulence in recent years. It has a record of 17 wins and 101 losses since 2018, with three head coaches and two interim bench bosses in charge during that period. Last season, Scott Clark took the reins on an interim basis after the mid-season dep...
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ON THE PITCH
Organizers say record number of teams expected to participate in Slurpee Cup soccer tournament
KAMLOOPS - Hundreds of teams from across B.C. and Alberta will be in Kamloops this May long weekend for the Slurpee Cup. The annual soccer tournament is hosted by Kamloops United Football Club (formerly the Kamloops Youth Soccer Association), and it will dovetail with two League1 BC matches on Saturday (May 17).As CFJC...
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Canada
Manitoba bear cub that sustained burns from forest fire dies from injuries
The operator of a bear rescue organization in Manitoba delivered sad news on Saturday about a tiny, seven-pound black bear cub that had been rescued with burns to her paws, nose and lips from a forest fire. Judy Stearns of Black Bear Rescue Manitoba said the female cub, whose progress was being followed by many support...
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Elections Canada confirms win for NDP incumbent Lori Idlout in Nunavut
IQALUIT - Elections Canada has confirmed NDP incumbent Lori Idlout has won the riding of Nunavut over Liberal challenger Kilikvak Kabloona. The results were posted on Elections Canada's website Friday evening after a vote validation process. In that process, the federal agency double checks the numbers reported on the ...
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Carney reaffirms Canadian support for Ukraine in first meeting with Zelenskyy
Prime Minister Mark Carney reaffirmed Canada's "steadfast and unwavering support" for Ukraine in his first meeting with the country's president on Saturday in Rome.His meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy was one of several sitdowns with world leaders taking place in the Italian capital, where Carney - a devout C...
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World
Police and firefighters respond to an explosion rocking the California city of Palm Springs
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) - Officials in California say police and firefighters are responding to an explosion that rocked the city of Palm Springs. The city of Palm Springs said Saturday in a social medial post that the explosion happened at 11 a.m. local time and that residents were being asked to avoid the area arou...
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Severe Midwest weather leaves 9 dead in Kentucky, 7 killed in Missouri
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Storm systems sweeping across the Midwest have left at least 16 dead, including nine people killed after a tornado sparked what authorities called a mass casualty event in southeastern Kentucky. Kentucky authorities said there were also severe injuries when a twister tore across Laurel County late Frid...
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Israel launches a new military operation in Gaza to pressure Hamas to release hostages
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel said Saturday it has launched a new military operation in the Gaza Strip to pressure Hamas to release the remaining hostages. Israel's defense minister said Operation Gideon Chariots began and was being led with "great force" by Israel's army. The announcement comes after days of inten...
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