SOLOIST EXTRAORDINAIRE
Salmon Arm's rising star pianist Izik-Dzurko talks Juilliard education, world travel, increasing acclaim, career aspirations
KAMLOOPS - Jaeden Izik-Dzurko had just returned to his European home base in Hanover, Germany, after a trip to perform in Japan when he spoke to CFJC Today. On the schedule over the next 10 months are stops in the U.S., England, France, Canada, Peru, the Netherlands and the Dominican Republic, among others places. The ...
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Red Bridge Replacement
Bill 15 could help speed up Red Bridge replacement: Kamloops MLA
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-Centre MLA Peter Milobar says if there is a silver lining to the government's legislation allowing it to fast-track infrastructure projects, it may be the construction of a replacement for the Red Bridge.The span between downtown Kamloops and the Mount Paul Industrial Park on the Tk'emlups reserve w...
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Unique Specimen Trees
Sound Off
SOUND OFF: Council faces integrity crisis
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Sound Off
SOUND OFF: Kamloops council needs to realize representative democracy is a conversation
Jun 09, 2025
Kamloops and Area
VACCINATION CATCH-UP
Health authority hosting measles immunization catch-up clinic this week in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - According to Health Canada, since the introduction of the measles vaccine, measles infections have decreased by more than 99 per cent in this country. However in recent years, vaccination rates have dropped below the benchmark for community immunity in some places. A rise in cases across Canada has prompted ...
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RIVER DANGERS
Kamloops Fire Rescue only recommend Riverside Park beach for river swimming
KAMLOOPS - People in Kamloops are asked to be mindful while taking a dip in the rivers that flow through the Tournament Capital. Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) says the North and South Thompson Rivers are dangerous this time of year and only recommends swimming at Riverside Park beach."The North Thompson is dangerous ...
Jun 10, 2025
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FIRE SAFETY UPDATE
Kamloops citizens asked to remain vigilant for fires after weekend hot spell
KAMLOOPS - Residents of Kamloops are being asked to keep up fire smart practices in light of a heat wave that came through Kamloops on the weekend. The call comes from Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) after B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) announced high and extreme wildfire warnings in the Kamloops area."Right now, Kamloop...
Jun 10, 2025
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Japanese Beetles
Users of Exhibition Park in Kamloops urged to avoid unintentional spread after Japanese beetle treatment work
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is asking people to ensure they're still being careful in the area near Exhibition Park - which includes Charles Anderson Stadium and the Kamloops Rugby Club - where a Japanese beetle infestation was discovered last year. Environmental Services Supervisor Danielle Sparks says while some ...
Jun 10, 2025
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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...
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Colourful Plants For Shade
Who says you can't brighten up that shady corner of your yard with vibrant plant life? Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops says otherwise - and has a number of fantastic suggestions to prove his point!
Jun 04, 2025
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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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British Columbia
B.C. ruling says note on 'dinged' car was binding contract between two lawyers
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Civil Resolution Tribunal says a note left on a car about a "dinged" door was a binding contract to pay repair costs. The decision says lawyer Carly Peddle was being dropped off in a parking lot at an event in September 2023, when she dented fellow lawyer Richard Brooks' door. S...
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$60K fine
Comox Valley man fined for illegal work on fish-bearing Trent River
COURTENAY - A significant fine applies to a man convicted of harming vital fish habitat on his property south of Courtenay. A Tuesday, June 10 Fisheries and Oceans Canada news release stated David Tingley was fined $60,000 after was found guilty earlier this year in provincial court in Courtenay for failing to correct ...
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U.S. man sentenced for child luring in case involving Saanich, B.C., girl
SAANICH - An American man has been sentenced to 40 years in a U.S. prison for grooming children in a case that began when the parents of a 12-year-old girl from Saanich, B.C., went to police. The Saanich Police Department says in a news release the girl's parents told officers in April 2020, that they had discovered se...
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Local Sports
U.S. $300,000 SCHOLARSHIP
Rubel of Westsyde snares full-ride football scholarship to NCAA Division I Bryant University
KAMLOOPS - Darn near every college in the U.S. received tape from Logan Rubel and the hulking football player from Kamloops travelled far and wide to be seen by Canadian and American post-secondary pigskin coaches. Three months ago, the NCAA Division I Bryant University Bulldogs unleashed a life-changing offer.Tight en...
Jun 09, 2025
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NorthPaws Baseball
NorthPaws take two of three against Kelowna Falcons
KAMLOOPS - There was no weekend sweep for the Kamloops NorthPaws, but they did take two of three games against the Kelowna Falcons in West Coast League baseball action. The Falcons took Sunday's matinee at Norbrock Stadium 9-3, for just their second win of the season. Kelowna used a four run fourth inning to pull ahead...
Jun 09, 2025
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League1 BC
Kamloops United drop pair of League1 BC games to Vancouver
KAMLOOPS - Another tough weekend for Kamloops United Football Club (KUFC) in League1 BC action Saturday (June 7) as both the men's and women's teams were held off the scoresheet Saturday (June 7) at Hillside Stadium. The Kamloops women were beaten 7-0 by the Vancouver Rise for their third loss in a row, and eighth of t...
Jun 08, 2025
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Canada
In the news today: Trump's tariffs remain in effect, Canadians critical of Israel
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trump's tariffs to stay in effect amid appeal A federal appeals court agreed on Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs will remain in place while a case is heard - extending an emergency stay granted af...
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Ottawa moves to prop up youth employment in a rough summer jobs market
OTTAWA - The federal government is moving to shore up a historically weak summer job market for students - even as one economist argues tough employment prospects for young people suggest broader softness in the job market. Statistics Canada shone a light on the difficult employment prospects for students heading back ...
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Poll suggests half of Canadians believe Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests that nearly half of Canadians believe Israel is committing genocide in Gaza almost two years after the current conflict began. In a survey conducted last weekend, the polling firm Leger asked Canadians and Americans a series of questions about the conflict in the Gaza Strip. Leger surveyed ...
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World
South Korea halts loudspeaker broadcasts along border with rival North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's military has shut down loudspeakers broadcasting anti-North Korean propaganda along the inter-Korean border, in a move aimed at easing tensions. The South resumed the loudspeaker broadcasts in June last year following a yearslong pause in retaliation for North Korea flying trash-...
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Los Angeles imposes downtown curfew as protests against Trump's immigration crackdown continue
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles leaders imposed a downtown curfew through Wednesday morning to deal with protests against President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, while the governor accused him of drawing a "military dragnet" across the nation's second-largest city with his escalating use of the Nationa...
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Authorities believe they spotted ex-soldier Travis Decker, who is wanted in deaths of 3 daughters
SEATTLE (AP) - Authorities say they believe they spotted Travis Decker, an ex-soldier wanted in the deaths of his three daughters, in the remote backcountry of Washington state, after receiving a tip from hikers who said they saw a lone person who appeared to be ill-prepared for the conditions. The Chelan County Sherif...
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