Landfill Fire
Firefighters knock down blaze at Tk'emlúps landfill Monday
TK'EMLUPS - Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc officials say a highly visible fire in the area of Mount Paul Road Monday afternoon (April 14) came from the community's landfill. Kamloops Fire Rescue crews were called around 2:30 p.m. Monday and arrived to find a thick, black plume of smoke billowing from the Stswekst...
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NHL Central Scouting
Blazers' Behm and Lafreniere named potential second round picks in final NHL Central Scouting rankings
KAMLOOPS - A pair of Kamloops Blazers forwards are projected as second round picks in the 2025 National Hockey League (NHL) Entry Draft. Nathan Behm was ranked 44th among North American skaters in the NHL's Central Scouting final rankings. It's a drop from the midterm rankings where Behm was ranked 31st overall and a p...
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Kamloops and Area
BUILDING PERMITS
Kamloops building sector seeing similar permit value, far fewer new housing units compared to 2024
KAMLOOPS - At the quarter point of 2025, construction value and permits issued in the Kamloops building sector are nearly identical to the same time frame in 2024. However, the number of new housing units is drastically down. New numbers released by the City of Kamloops Building Inspection Division show nearly $47.5 mi...
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OVERDOSE CRISIS ANNIVERSARY
Local man recovering from past addictions wants to build up peer support network
KAMLOOPS - Since a public health emergency was declared in response to rising rates of opioid-related overdoses, more than 16,000 people have died in B.C. Efforts to combat the crisis haven't slowed the climbing fatality rates. Ahead of the nine-year anniversary of the overdose emergency being declared, CFJC spoke with...
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CANADA VOTES 2025
Bernier rallies PPC support in Kamloops, highlights differences in right-of-centre platforms
KAMLOOPS - Approximately 40 supporters gathered at Riverside Park on Friday evening (April 11) to meet with the leader of the People's Party of Canada, Maxime Bernier. It's the third straight election that Bernier has stopped in Kamloops, and so far in the 2025 campaign, he is the only leader who has campaigned in the ...
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Community Agreement
Simpcw, Barriere sign renewed Memorandum of Understanding
CHU CHUA, B.C. - Leadership from Simpcw and the District of Barriere are celebrating a renewed partnership.Simpcw Kukwpi7 George Lampreau and Barriere Mayor Rob Kerslake signed an updated Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Protocol Agreement Friday (April 11) during the annual Community to Community Forum in Chu Chu...
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Things You Need To Get Done In Spring
Spring has sprung and the grass is rising - and Maury from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a whole list of things you need to get going on to get your yards and gardens ready for the growing season!
Apr 02, 2025
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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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British Columbia
Man accused of three sexual assaults on transit faces charges: police
NEW WESTMINSTER - The British Columbia Prosecution Service has approved charges relating to three alleged sexual assaults on Metro Vancouver's transit system. A statement from the region's Transit Police says the first complaint was made in January last year, when a woman on a crowded Canada Line train called police to...
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First Nations Health Authority backs harm reduction on B.C. overdose anniversary
WEST VANCOUVER - The top doctor at British Columbia's First Nations Health Authority says deaths from toxic drugs may have dipped, but now is not the time to pull back on life-saving measures, especially given "misinformation" in the public discourse. Dr. Nel Wieman says Indigenous Peoples continue to be disp...
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Loaded dump truck impounded in B.C. after driver found intoxicated, police say
CHILLIWACK - The British Columbia Highway Patrol says a loaded dump truck is sitting in an impound, while the driver faces allegations of impairment. Officers received a call about the truck being driven dangerously eastbound on Highway 1 through Chilliwack last Wednesday morning. They say two patrol vehicles stopped t...
Apr 14, 2025
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Local Sports
NHL Central Scouting
Blazers' Behm and Lafreniere named potential second round picks in final NHL Central Scouting rankings
KAMLOOPS - A pair of Kamloops Blazers forwards are projected as second round picks in the 2025 National Hockey League (NHL) Entry Draft. Nathan Behm was ranked 44th among North American skaters in the NHL's Central Scouting final rankings. It's a drop from the midterm rankings where Behm was ranked 31st overall and a p...
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Stankoven 100 Games
Kamloops native Logan Stankoven hits NHL milestone in sophomore season
RALEIGH, N.C. - A milestone night for Kamloops native Logan Stankoven in the National Hockey League, even as the Carolina Hurricanes fell 4-1 to the Toronto Maple Leafs Sunday (April 13). The 22-year-old Stankoven played in his 100th career NHL regular season game, though he was held scoreless in 14:34 of ice time and ...
Apr 14, 2025
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KUFC
Kamloops United FC earn season opening split against Langley
KAMLOOPS - A weekend split for Kamloops United Football Club (KUFC) in its League1 BC home-and-season opener Saturday (April 12). The men's team beat expansion team Langley United 3-2 at Hillside Stadium to pick up all three points. Riad Jaha, Isaac Tate, and Javier Sagaste were the goalscorers for KUFC. "I though...
Apr 13, 2025
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Canada
Four injured in apparent hit-and-run on TMU campus, Toronto police say
TORONTO - Four people were injured after a vehicle crashed into multiple people on a pedestrian walkway on Toronto Metropolitan University's downtown campus, police said. The vehicle did not remain at the scene of the crash Tuesday afternoon, police said. Paramedics say two people were sent to hospital, one with minor ...
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Canadian university teachers warned against travelling to the United States
HALIFAX - The association that represents academic staff at Canadian universities is warning its members against non-essential travel to the United States. The Canadian Association of University Teachers says it released updated travel advice today due to the "political landscape" created by the Trump adminis...
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Ottawa announces help for businesses hurt by U.S. tariffs
OTTAWA - Federal Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne has announced help for Canadian businesses affected by the trade dispute with the U.S., giving them time to adjust their supply chains. The minister says the government intends to provide temporary six-month tariff relief for goods imported from the U...
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World
Peruvian court sentences former President Humala and wife to 15 years for money laundering
LIMA, Peru (AP) - A Peruvian court on Tuesday sentenced former President Ollanta Humala and his wife, Nadine Heredia, to 15 years in prison for laundering funds received from Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht to finance his 2006 and 2011 campaigns. The judges of the National Superior Court found that Humala and He...
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Four journalists accused of working for Kremlin foe Navalny convicted of extremism
MOSCOW (AP) - A Russian court convicted four journalists of extremism Tuesday for working for an anti-corruption group founded by the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny and sentenced them to 5 1/2 years in prison each. Antonina Favorskaya, Kostantin Gabov, Sergey Karelin and Artyom Kriger were found guilty of involv...
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Iranian supreme leader expresses endorsement of talks with US
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's supreme leader said Tuesday that the first round of talks with the United States went "well," in his first public comment on the negotiations, state television reported. The comments by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, while couched, represented his endorsement ...
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