

Child Approached
Police investigate report of child followed by stranger in Barriere
BARRIERE, B.C. - RCMP in Barriere are investigating after a child was reportedly approached by an unknown man. At around 9:26 p.m. on April 18, Barriere RCMP say a parent told police their child had been followed by an unknown man wearing a black hoodie. Police say the parent patrolled the area and found a white Dodge ...
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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre loses his long-held seat in Ottawa
OTTAWA - The Canadian Press decision desk is projecting that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has lost in the Ottawa riding of Carleton. Poilievre first took the seat in 2004 and won it six subsequent times. Liberal candidate Bruce Fanjoy was leading in the riding by more than 3,700 votes with over 99 per cent of p...
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Our Community
1000 Ways to Heal
1000 Ways to Heal: Jordan's Principle and Bear Witness Day
12h ago

CFJC TV Special
Art of Christmas 2024 with Art Knapp Kamloops
Looped In
LOOPED IN WITH NIKKI OMEN: April 28, 2025
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Question of the Week
Has U.S. President Donald Trump influenced your vote in the federal election?
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Kamloops and Area

Canada Votes 2025
Mel Arnold elected Kamloops-Shuswap-Central Rockies MP
KAMLOOPS - Mel Arnold has been elected as the first-ever Member of Parliament in the riding of Kamloops-Shuswap-Central Rockies.With 97 per cent of the polls reporting, Arnold had 33,369 votes (52.2 per cent) while Liberal candidate Ken Robertson was in second place with 24,897 votes (38.9 per cent).While Arnold will b...
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Canada Votes 2025
Frank Caputo re-elected in Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola
KAMLOOPS - Frank Caputo is going back to Ottawa for his second term as Member of Parliament for the City of Kamloops. The former Crown prosecutor, who was the incumbent MP in the defunct Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding, had 30,104 votes (51.8 per cent) with 92 per cent of the polls reporting."Wow, I'm feeling ove...
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ER Closure
Lillooet ER to close for another 13 hours Monday night
LILLOOET, B.C. - Residents in Lillooet will be without emergency room coverage for 13 hours on Monday (April 28) night, starting at 7:00 p.m.Interior Health says the ER at the Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre will be closed until 8:00 a.m. Tuesday morning.This is the third 13-hour ER closure of the week and the 19th...
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Tragedy in Vancouver
Tight-knit Kamloops Filipino community offers help, prayers to victims of Lapu Lapu festival tragedy
KAMLOOPS - Filipino Canadian Association of Kamloops member Eric Perrin said a family acquaintance was among those killed when an SUV plowed through Lapu Lapu festivalgoers on Saturday (April 26) in Vancouver. "My sisters, who live in the Philippines, sent me a message telling me one of our local church friends in...
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Featured Content

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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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - One Potato, Two Potato!
Springtime means buds, but it also means spuds! Yes it's a great time to plant potatoes and Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a number of great suggestions for you to try out this season.
Apr 15, 2025
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1000 Ways to Heal
1000 Ways to Heal: Jordan's Principle and Bear Witness Day
12h ago

Art of Christmas
Art of Christmas - Flowering Seasonal Plants
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Question of the Week
Has U.S. President Donald Trump influenced your vote in the federal election?
18h ago

Art of Christmas
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ONE MAN'S OPINION
COLLINS: Whatever happened to fiscal responsibility?
Apr 27, 2025
Two and Out
PETERS: The myth of local representation in East Kamloops
Apr 25, 2025

British Columbia

Elections Canada resumes vote counting with majority still in question
OTTAWA - The shape of the next Liberal government is becoming clearer as ballot counting continues after a historic election day in Canada. Canadians still won't know until later Tuesday whether Mark Carney's Liberals have won a majority or minority mandate from voters. Elections Canada decided early Tuesday morning to...
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Human remains found scattered along a rural property near Kamloops, B.C., police say
KAMLOOPS - Mounties in Kamloops, B.C., say they are investigating a scene where partial human remains are scattered across a rural property. Police say the southeast district major crime unit has been called in to the Pendleton Creek area, west of Kamloops, where the remains were discovered. They say investigators are ...
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Convicted murderer claims B.C. prison wrongfully took books including 'Mein Kampf'
VANCOUVER - A convicted murderer who kept his victim's severed head in a bucket claims prison authorities in British Columbia are wrongfully withholding books he has acquired during his life sentence, including Hitler's "Mein Kampf." Mihaly Illes was convicted of first-degree murder in 2011 for the death of J...
Apr 28, 2025
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Local Sports

TRU Signing
Prince George native Jordan Fulljames transfers to TRU volleyball team
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Rivers WolfPack men's volleyball team have announced the signing of Prince George native Jordan Fulljames ahead of the 2025-26 Canada West season. Fulljames, a six-foot-three outside hitter, has three years of eligibility left as he played two seasons of Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association ...
Apr 27, 2025
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League1 BC
KUFC men play to scoreless draw Saturday; women still searching for first win
KAMLOOPS - A tough weekend of League1 BC games for Kamloops United FC (KUFC) as they hosted Altitude FC from North Vancouver Saturday (April 26) afternoon.The KUFC women conceded four goals in the first 30 minutes en route to a 5-1 loss at McArthur Island. Jayda Thompson and Vanessa Tome scored a pair each, while Holly...
Apr 27, 2025
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First Pro Goal
Blazers defenceman Harrison Brunicke scores first professional hockey goal
ALLENTOWN, PA - Another milestone for Kamloops Blazers defenceman Harrison Brunicke, who scored his first goal in professional hockey Friday (April 25) night.The 18-year-old Brunicke found the back of the net for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, in a 3-2 defeat to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in a Calder Cup playoff g...
Apr 26, 2025
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Canada

Trump set to give automobile industry some tariff relief: White House
WASHINGTON - White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said U.S. President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order on automobile tariffs later Tuesday which is intended to provide some relief to the industry besieged by multiple duties. Leavitt did not provide details about the action but Treasury Secretary S...
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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre loses his long-held seat in Ottawa
OTTAWA - The Canadian Press decision desk is projecting that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has lost in the Ottawa riding of Carleton. Poilievre first took the seat in 2004 and won it six subsequent times. Liberal candidate Bruce Fanjoy was leading in the riding by more than 3,700 votes with over 99 per cent of p...
54m ago
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In the news today: Liberals take 4th mandate but size of win unclear
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... PM Carney vows to stand firm against U.S. After coming out victorious in a tight election campaign, Prime Minister Mark Carney is vowing to unite a divided country in the face of ongoing tensions with the United States. In a speec...
7h ago
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World

Chinese authorities say 22 people killed, 3 injured in restaurant fire in northern city of Liaoyang
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Chinese authorities say 22 people have been killed and 3 injured in a fire at restaurant in the northern city of Liaoyang. No word was given on the cause of the fire, which broke out shortly after noon, but images from the scene showed huge flames spurting from the windows and doors of the two- or...
3h ago
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Authorities believe crash through Illinois after-school building that killed 4 wasn't targeted
CHATHAM, Ill. (AP) - Authorities said Tuesday they believe a crash through an Illinois after-school building that killed three kids and one teenager wasn't targeted. The car smashed through a building Monday afternoon, injuring several others in the small city outside of Springfield, Illinois, police said. Officers res...
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Disgraced Cardinal Becciu formally withdraws from participation in conclave to elect pope
VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Italian cardinal at the heart of the Vatican's "trial of the century" announced Tuesday he was withdrawing from participating in the upcoming conclave to elect a new pope for "the good of the church." Cardinal Angelo Becciu's status has dominated discussions in the days after...
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