Drug Seizure
Five charged after months-long Kamloops RCMP drug investigation
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say five Kamloops residents are facing dozens of charges as the result of a lengthy drug and weapons investigation.In a news release issued Thursday (July 31), Superintendent Jeff Pelley says the following five people are expected to appear before a provincial court judge on August 25, facing a total of...
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Coquihalla Crash
DASHCAM VIDEO: No serious injuries after SUV careens into oncoming semi on Coquihalla near Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - There were no major injuries after a two-vehicle crash Wednesday (July 30) afternoon between a semi-truck and an SUV on the Coquihalla Highway, just south of the Lac Le Jeune turnoff.WATCH: (Video Credit: Facebook / Skilled Truckers Canada)Dashcam video posted to social media showed a southbound grey SUV sud...
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SOUND OFF: New BC cancer centre coming to Kamloops is the largest-ever investment in cancer services in the area
Jul 30, 2025
Kamloops and Area
Cantilever Bar Fire
Lytton-area fire eclipses 1,000ha
LYTTON, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service says the Cantilever Bar wildfire south of Lytton is now more than 1,000 hectares in size.In an update to its website, the service says the fire - which sparked Monday (July 28) about 10 kilometres south of the community - is now mapped at 1,040 hectares.The service attributes the ...
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Toxic Drugs
Pace of drug deaths in Kamloops picked up over the past two months: BC Coroners Service
VICTORIA - The pace of drug overdose deaths has picked up in Kamloops, but the province says at the halfway point in 2025, the city is still trending well behind last year's pace. New numbers from the BC Coroners Service show 30 deaths attributed to drug toxicity in Kamloops through the first six months of the year. Th...
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Wildfire Evacuations
Lytton First Nation issues evacuation order due to Cantilever Bar fire
LYTTON, B.C. - The Lytton First Nation has issued an evacuation order for two of its reserves due to the Cantilever Bar wildfire. The order, which was issued Thursday (July 31) morning, covers the 26 Skwayaynope and 26A Lytton reserves on the western bank of the Fraser River. "This wildfire is a threat to life &am...
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Ashcroft Fire
'Fowl play' suspected after 'fishy' wildfire start leads to Ashcroft-area power outage
ASHCROFT - Firefighters in Ashcroft say a grassfire and a large power outage Wednesday (July 30) that lasted about three hours were caused by a fish that had been dropped by an osprey.In a statement, Ashcroft Fire Rescue said they were called to a fire burning about six kilometres south of the village just before noon....
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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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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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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Shaping Ornamental Maples
Ornamental trees like the Japanese and Korean maples are indeed beautiful to have in your yard, but where's the best place to plant them and how do you make them look like the fancy ones you see in magazines? Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops takes time to show you some of the basics about ...
Jun 18, 2025
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British Columbia
Abbotsford, B.C., denies permit for MAGA singer Sean Feucht's show, citing protests
ABBOTSFORD - The City of Abbotsford in British Columbia's Fraser Valley says it will not issue a permit for a concert by Sean Feucht, becoming the latest Canadian cancellation for the American Christian musician who's outspoken in the Make America Great Again movement. The city said in a statement that the permit for a...
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'Getting out of control,' vigil held in B.C. to remember women who died in July
VANCOUVER - A small group gathered outside Vancouver's art gallery Thursday to remember several women who died recently in B.C. and call for changes within the justice system to prevent more such deaths. Dahye Son, an anti-violence worker at Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's Shelter, says femicide is getting "out ...
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Toxic drug deaths in B.C. down in May, June, coroner says
VICTORIA - The number of deaths due to toxic drugs fell to below 150 people per month for May and June in British Columbia, a downward trend from the same months last year. The BC Coroners Service says in a statement that the province recorded 145 deaths in May compared with 181 for the same month last year. There were...
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Local Sports
Swim Worlds
Angove of Kamloops, Team Canada finish sixth in women's 4x200m freestyle relay at swimming world championships
SINGAPORE - Kamloops swimmer Sienna Angove and the rest of Team Canada finished in sixth place in the women's 4x200m freestyle relay at the world swimming championships in Singapore. The team of Angove, Brooklyn Douthwright, Ella Cosgrove and Ella Jansen finished with a time of 7:52.52, about 13 seconds behind the Aust...
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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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Canada
Abbotsford, B.C., denies permit for MAGA singer Sean Feucht's show, citing protests
ABBOTSFORD - The City of Abbotsford in British Columbia's Fraser Valley says it will not issue a permit for a concert by Sean Feucht, becoming the latest Canadian cancellation for the American Christian musician who's outspoken in the Make America Great Again movement. The city said in a statement that the permit for a...
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Canada's shifting stance on Palestinian statehood, explained
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Wednesday his government intends to recognize a Palestinian state. Here's a closer look at why that's happening and what it all means. Is Palestine a country? The name Palestine has been attached to an area of the Middle East for centuries. Britain took control of the regio...
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Toronto Public Health reports its 1st human case of West Nile virus this year
TORONTO - Toronto Public Health is reporting its first laboratory-confirmed case of West Nile virus in a human in 2025. The agency says the person is an adult and was infected in Canada. The virus is transmitted to humans through infected mosquitoes. The Public Health Agency of Canada's West Nile virus surveillance rep...
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World
Florida carries out record 9th execution of 2025 on man convicted of killing his wife and 2 children
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A man convicted of the 1994 machete killings of his wife and their two children was put to death Thursday, becoming the ninth person executed in Florida this year and setting a state record for a single-year total since the Supreme Court restored the death penalty decades ago. Edward Zakrzewski was ...
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Carlos Correa is reuniting with the Astros after a trade with the Twins, AP source says
HOUSTON (AP) - Carlos Correa is returning to Houston, giving the Astros a huge - and familiar - boost after they reacquired the shortstop from the Minnesota Twins just before Thursday's trade deadline, according to a person with direct knowledge. The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity be...
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A teacher has been charged in the stabbing deaths of a couple in an Arkansas state park
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas police have charged a 28-year-old schoolteacher in the stabbing deaths of a married couple who were killed when they were hiking with two of their children at Devil's Den State Park. State Police arrested Andrew James McGann on Wednesday at a barbershop in Springdale not far from the p...
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