HOOPS IN THE LOOPS
5th Annual Hoops in the Loops tournament set to tip off on Victoria Street
KAMLOOPS - Downtown Kamloops will be bustling this weekend as the Fifth Annual Hoops in the Loops will tip off this weekend.The 3-on-3 basketball tournament will transform multiple blocks of Victoria Street into a buzzing atmosphere with athletes, vendors and the community. Both male and female divisions from Grades Fo...
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5th annual
Amazing Race to Inclusion gives participants a chance to experience everyday challenges often overlooked
KAMLOOPS - The fifth annual Amazing Race to Inclusion took over downtown Kamloops on Friday (May 30), with 21 teams completing challenges throughout the morning. Approximately 8 million people in Canada live with one or more disabilities. The Amazing Race to Inclusion provides an opportunity for people to experience th...
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Drug Alert
Interior Health issues drug alert for Kamloops-area
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health has issued a drug alert for the Kamloops area, warning of substances being sold as down, dope or fentanyl that have tested positive for carfentanil and benzodiazepines.In the alert issued Friday (May 30), the health authority says the samples are beige and purple in colour and pose an extreme...
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PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT
Top pickleball players take part in Kamloops Open at Riverside Park
KAMLOOPS - The 2025 Kamloops Open Pickleball Tournament got underway Friday morning (May 30). The city welcomed close to 400 pickleballers from across North America to participate in one of Canada's most anticipated pickleball tournaments.Friday featured the women's doubles and men's singles matches. Saturday will be a...
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BIKE TOURS
Tourism Kamloops set to offer new guided tours, including mountain biking and hiking
KAMLOOPS - Tourism Kamloops will be providing another pastime for residents and visitors alike, as it has announced three new guided tours available to the public, starting Friday (May 30).Guided bike trail tours are available in Lac du Bois, Pineview and the Kamloops Bike Ranch, each offering a distinct taste of the r...
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KIDNEY WALK
Kamloops Kidney Walk aims to raise $50,000 by Sunday
KAMLOOPS - On Sunday, (June 1) citizens of Kamloops are invited to the Kidney Walk at McDonald Park. Taking place across Canada, the event is looking to help support families and people in need by raising money to get them access to important care.The walk's goal is to spread awareness and promote kidney donation to th...
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Weeping Cascade Hydrangeas
Looking for something a little different to adorn your patio posts and garden arbours? Maury Hik from Art Knapp Home & Garden in Kamloops has just the thing - the Weeping Cascade Hydrangea!
May 28, 2025
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Ravishing Roses In May
The month of May means a lot of things to many people. Two that come to mind are Mother's Day and, for gardeners, it's roses! Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a few great tips on growing roses and a few types to consider that are sure to make you and your mom quite happy!
May 22, 2025
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Early Spring Bloomers
With the arrival of spring, most gardeners are looking for plants with lots of colour to show off in their yards. Shawn Ulmer from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a number of great choices for you to consider, including trees, shrubs and plants!
May 20, 2025
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British Columbia
B.C. launches public safety program aimed at stopping non-violent street crime
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has launched a new public safety program aimed at reducing shoplifting, property damage and other non-violent street crimes in business areas. Terry Yung, minister of state for community safety and integrated services, says the program is a "direct result" of feedback from police ...
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Illegal killing of mother bear orphans five cubs in B.C., triggering investigation
British Columbia's Conservation Officer Service says an investigation is underway to find the person who illegally shot and killed a female black bear near Williams Lake, leaving behind five cubs. Conservation officers say the incident took place between May 24 and 25 near the community of Big Lake, northeast of Willia...
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B.C. man who got $8M says he'll be penniless if made to pay sex assault damages
VANCOUVER - A B.C. man who was awarded $8 million after being wrongfully convicted of sexual assault and spending 27 years in prison says he'll be left "homeless and penniless" if forced to pay civil damages to victims who won a lawsuit against him. The B.C. Court of Appeal ruled this week that five victims w...
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Local Sports
PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT
Top pickleball players take part in Kamloops Open at Riverside Park
KAMLOOPS - The 2025 Kamloops Open Pickleball Tournament got underway Friday morning (May 30). The city welcomed close to 400 pickleballers from across North America to participate in one of Canada's most anticipated pickleball tournaments.Friday featured the women's doubles and men's singles matches. Saturday will be a...
44m ago
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HOOPS IN THE LOOPS
5th Annual Hoops in the Loops tournament set to tip off on Victoria Street
KAMLOOPS - Downtown Kamloops will be bustling this weekend as the Fifth Annual Hoops in the Loops will tip off this weekend.The 3-on-3 basketball tournament will transform multiple blocks of Victoria Street into a buzzing atmosphere with athletes, vendors and the community. Both male and female divisions from Grades Fo...
47m ago
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NORTHPAWS PREVIEW
Kamloops NorthPaws hopeful to return to playoffs under new coach Riley Jepson
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops NorthPaws open their 2025 West Coast League (WCL) baseball season on Friday (May 29) in Washington State against the Port Angeles Lefties. Riley Jepson of Kamloops, an assistant coach with the team last year, will be making his head coaching debut as the NorthPaws are hoping to return to the pla...
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Canada
Gen Z Canadians make push for end to hyperpartisanship
OTTAWA - Hundreds of Gen Z Canadians met in the capital Friday calling for less partisanship at a time of heightened global polarization and uncertainty. Participants from across the country at the first-of-its-kind youth summit joined forces to break "hyperpartisanship" and push for a future where political ...
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Trump says he's doubling tariffs on steel imports to 50 per cent
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump says he will double the tariffs on steel imports to 50 per cent. Trump made the announcement while visiting a U.S. steel mill in Pittsburgh today where he was holding a rally to celebrate a deal with Nippon, a Japanese steelmaker. In March Trump put 25 per cent tariffs on steel ...
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'They're ready': Edmonton Oilers fans full of hope heading into Stanley Cup rematch
EDMONTON - Edmonton Oilers fans are once again living the dream, but hopes are high that this year comes without the nightmare ending. The Oilers completed a backdoor sweep of the Dallas Stars on Thursday -- losing the first game of the series then winning four in a row -- to punch their second straight ticket to the S...
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World
Floods kill at least 111 as northern Nigeria battles climate change, dry spells and heavy rainfall
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Torrents of predawn rain unleashed flooding that drowned at least 111 people in a market town where northern Nigerian farmers sell their wares to traders from the south, officials said Friday as they predicted that the death toll would grow. The Nigerian Hydrological Services Agency did not immedi...
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Supreme Court lets Trump end humanitarian parole for 500,000 people from 4 countries
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Friday again cleared the way for the Trump administration to strip temporary legal protections from hundreds of thousands of immigrants, pushing the total number of people who could be newly exposed to deportation to nearly 1 million. The justices lifted a lower-court order that k...
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Former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams wins libel lawsuit against BBC
LONDON (AP) - Former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams won his libel suit against the BBC on Friday over a claim he authorized the killing of an informant. A jury at the High Court in Dublin ruled in Adams' favor and he was awarded 100,000 euros ($113,000) in damages. Adams sued Britain's public broadcaster over a claim in ...
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