Wildfire Situation
Wildfire near Heffley Creek being held at 5.8 hectares
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildfire Service says a wildfire in the Heffley Creek area of Kamloops is being held at 5.8 hectares in size.It means the Lyons Creek fire, located between Lyons Lake and Heffley-Louis Creek Road, is not expected to grow further based on current fuel and weather conditions.Nearly two-dozen BC Wildfire...
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West Coast League
NorthPaws playoff hopes in limbo as HarbourCats sweep three-game series
VICTORIA, B.C. - The Kamloops NorthPaws playoff dreams in the West Coast League are hanging by a thread. The NorthPaws were swept by the Victoria HarbourCats, who took game three 18-3 Thursday (July 31) night. Victoria was powered by an eight run fifth inning as they improved to 16-5 in the second half standings and 28...
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Kamloops and Area
Lytton Wildfire
Incident Management Team assigned to Cantilever Bar fire near Lytton
LYTTON, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service says an Incident Management Team has been assigned to the Cantilever Bar wildfire near Lytton, which is now estimated to be 1,262 hectares in size.Its up from the previous estimate of 1,040 hectares and the BC Wildfire Service says the growth in recent days has largely been upslop...
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Missing Woman
Kamloops looking for missing 46-year-old woman
KAMLOOPS - Police in Kamloops are asking for help in locating a 46-year-old woman who has been missing for a week.Mounties say Aimee Boyko was reported missing on Friday (July 25) last week, and they believe she may be somewhere in the city's downtown core.Aimee is described as an Indigenous woman, standing five-foot-f...
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Heat Warning Ended
Heat warning lifted but Kamloops-area temperatures to remain above seasonal
KAMLOOPS - The first heat warning of 2025 has ended, but temperatures in the Kamloops-area are expected to be above seasonal heading into the August long weekend. The heat warning issued on Monday (July 28) was ended just before 4:00 a.m. Friday (Aug. 1) morning, as Environment Canada says the forecast no longer meets ...
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Break In
RCMP looking for information after break-in at Kamloops Mayor's West Victoria businesses
KAMLOOPS - Police are asking people who may have information about a recent break-in at the West Victoria Street auto dealership owned by Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson to step forward.In a news release, RCMP say they were alerted to an "insecure premise" at 260 West Victoria Street around 2:00 p.m. last T...
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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...
Jul 23, 2025
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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
B.C. forestry executive warns against cutting bad deal after U.S. raises tariffs
VICTORIA - An executive in British Columbia's forestry industry says Canada should stand up to the United States, even after U.S. President Donald Trump raised tariffs to 35 per cent from 25 per cent on some goods. Brian Menzies, executive director of the Independent Wood Processors Association of British Columbia, say...
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Eight charges laid in the shooting death of a man from Langley, B.C., police say
LANGLEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Eight charges, including second-degree murder, have been laid in connection to the death of a man in Langley, B.C. Police say they were called to a home on Aug. 2 last year to a report of shots fired and subsequently two injured men were found in hospital. Police say 41-year-old Dillan Unger...
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Falling tree kills mother, 26, and five-month-old baby at B.C. campground
COMOX - A mother and her five-month-old baby have been killed by a tree that fell in a Vancouver Island campground. Police say emergency responders were called to the scene in Cumberland, B.C., on Thursday afternoon. RCMP say that the 26-year-old mother died at the scene and the infant was taken to hospital but did not...
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Local Sports
West Coast League
NorthPaws playoff hopes in limbo as HarbourCats sweep three-game series
VICTORIA, B.C. - The Kamloops NorthPaws playoff dreams in the West Coast League are hanging by a thread. The NorthPaws were swept by the Victoria HarbourCats, who took game three 18-3 Thursday (July 31) night. Victoria was powered by an eight run fifth inning as they improved to 16-5 in the second half standings and 28...
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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...
Jul 31, 2025
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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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Canada
Montreal offices of TVA network and Journal de Montréal hit by vandals
MONTRÉAL - The Montreal offices of Quebecor media properties TVA and Journal de Montréal were vandalized on Thursday evening. Police say the company's building on Frontenac Street was broken into around 10 p.m. The glass front doors were smashed and paint was thrown at the building housing TVA's studios a...
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Quick quotes: Reaction to Trump's 35 per cent tariffs on Canada
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump has followed through on his earlier threat to increase tariffs on Canada to 35 per cent. Trump signed an executive order Thursday night to hit Canada with higher duties, after the two countries did not reach a trade deal by Aug. 1. Here's a sample of what political and business figu...
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Talks with Trump's team constructive before boosted tariff announced, ambassador says
WASHINGTON - Canada's ambassador to the United States says a lot of progress has been made with her American counterparts on trade - despite President Donald Trump's decision to boost tariffs on Canada to 35 per cent today. Kirsten Hillman, who also serves as Canada's top negotiator with the U.S., says there were profe...
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World
Manhunt launched after 4 killed in a shooting at a Montana bar
ANACONDA, Mont. (AP) - Four people were killed in a shooting at a Montana bar Friday, authorities said as they launched a manhunt for the suspect. The suspect was last seen in the Stump Town area, which is just west of Anaconda, according to a Facebook post by the Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Law Enforcement Center. He w...
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Colombian ex-President Álvaro Uribe is sentenced to 12 years house arrest for bribery
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe was sentenced Friday to 12 years under house arrest for witness tampering and bribery in a historic case that gripped the South American nation and tarnished the conservative strongman's legacy. The sentence, which Uribe said will be appealed, follo...
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Appeals court in Bosnia confirms sentence for Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) - An appeals court in Bosnia confirmed Friday an earlier court ruling that sentenced the pro-Russia Bosnian Serb president, Milorad Dodik, to one year in prison and banned him from politics for six years over his separatist actions as tensions mount in the fragile Balkan state. The lan...
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