Power Outages
'All available resources' called in as BC Hydro works to restore power after Saturday windstorm
SHUSWAP - BC Hydro says it has called in all available resources as it works to restore power to hundreds of residents across the Southern Interior who are in the dark Sunday (June 1).According to the latest BC Hydro estimates, there are 659 customers without power across the Thompson/Shuswap and another 495 in the Oka...
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Parkcrest Daycare
YMCA BC to operate new daycare at Parkcrest Elementary School
KAMLOOPS - The YMCA of British Columbia (YMCA BC) will operate a new 28 space day care at Parkcrest Elementary School, which is scheduled to open its doors this September.The Kamloops-Thompson School District (SD73) says the new spaces will be for children under the age of five. Its opening comes one year after the reb...
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Our Community
One Man's Opinion
COLLINS: A big month for the Pride community and our Indigenous peoples
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Early Spring Bloomers
Two and Out
PETERS: NDP, Conservatives still desperate for power in Victoria
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Kamloops and Area
Be Active!
ParticipACTION Community Challenge underway as Kamloops competes for $100K grand prize
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops residents are being encouraged to sign up for the annual ParticipACTION Community Challenge, which runs through the month of June. In a statement, the City says will be competing for the $100,000 grand prize, which will be awared to Canada's Most Active Community. "The national initiative encou...
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Flooding
UPDATE: Highway 5 still closed because of flooding north of Blue River
BLUE RIVER, B.C. - (UPDATE: June 1, 10:10 a.m.): A section of Highway 5 in the North Thompson is still closed because of flooding north of Blue River. DriveBC says the road is flooded at the Chappell Creek Recreation Site about 30 km north of Blue River. It first reported of the closure just after 8:15 p.m. Saturday (M...
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Power Outage
UPDATE: Some BC Hydro customers to be without power overnight after Saturday windstorm
SHUSWAP - (UPDATE 11:00 p.m.): Just over a thousand BC Hydro customers in the Thompson/Shuswap remain in the dark Saturday (May 31), as crews continue to work to restore power. In an update at 10:23 p.m., BC Hydro said the outages were caused by a strong windstorm that made its way across the Southern Interior. As of p...
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Donations Sought
With summer heat approaching, Mustard Seed Kamloops seeking donations of water bottles
KAMLOOPS - With summer temperatures on the way, The Mustard Seed in Kamloops is calling on people and businesses in the community to donate bottled water, which would be distributed to people in need. In a news release, The Mustard Seed said its looking for donations of unopened bottled water in either standard or bulk...
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Featured Content
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
Sombre start to Filipino Heritage Month in B.C. as festival attack's shadow lingers
British Columbia is marking the start of this year's Filipino Heritage Month with a sombre tribute to the victims of April's deadly attack at Vancouver's Lapu Lapu Day Festival. Premier David Eby issued a statement saying this year's celebration of Filipino Heritage Month in June is happening "alongside deep sorro...
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Emergency service for wildfire evacuees in northeastern B.C. extended
The British Columbia regional district where a wildfire continues to burn out of control has extended its emergency support services to residents evacuated from the blaze. The Peace River Regional District says emergency support services for the Kelly Lake area have been extended by seven days to June 8 "out of an...
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B.C. ostrich farm facing cull ponders moving birds to U.S. as 'last resort'
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - The family that operates a British Columbia ostrich farm facing a federal cull says it may look into the process of moving the birds to the United States as a "last resort." Katie Pasitney, whose parents own Universal Ostrich Farm in Edgewood, B.C., says the family is also...
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Local Sports
League1 BC
Kamloops United teams beaten on the road by Unity FC
SURREY, B.C. - Another heartbreaking weekend on the road for Kamloops United Football Club (KUFC) as they took on Surrey-based Unity FC in League1 BC action Saturday (May 31) evening.The KUFC men allowed a late winner in a 4-3 loss to Unity at the Cloverdale Athletic Park for their third defeat in a row.While Kamloops ...
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Gold Medal Win
Katzberg of Kamloops golden again at Kip Keino Classic
NAIROBI, KENYA - It's another accolade for Kamloops-trained hammer thrower Ethan Katzberg, as he won gold at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi, Kenya Saturday (May 31).The 23-year-old Katzberg, a Nanaimo native, won the men's title with a throw of 82.73 metres. Croatia's Matija Greguric finished in second with a throw o...
May 31, 2025
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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...
May 30, 2025
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Canada
Five things about Quebec's new language rules for businesses
MONTREAL - New rules took effect in Quebec on Sunday requiring French to be the dominant language on store signs and imposing stricter guidelines for product packaging. The changes are part of Quebec's 2022 overhaul of its French-language law, known as Bill 96, which the government said was essential to protect French ...
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CP NewsAlert: Carney names former UN ambassador as chief of staff
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says he's named Marc-André Blanchard, Canada's former ambassador to the United Nations, as his permanent chief of staff. Carney made the announcement on social media and says Blanchard will start in July once former cabinet minister Marco Mendicino's time as interim chief of s...
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NDP says government needs to be more transparent in trade talks with the U.S.
OTTAWA - The NDP's interim NDP leader is calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to honour the government's commitment to table information about any U.S. trade talks in the House of Commons. The request from Don Davies comes ahead of this month's meeting of G7 leaders, where Carney will once again meet with U.S. Preside...
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World
1 dead, 11 others injured in North Carolina overnight shooting
HICKORY, N.C. (AP) - At least 80 shots were fired in a North Carolina neighborhood, killing one person and injuring 11 others, authorities said Sunday. The shooting early Sunday took place in Hickory, the Catawba County Sheriff's Office said. No arrests have been made, but authorities said there was more than one shoot...
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31 Palestinians are killed heading to a Gaza aid site, witnesses say. Israel denies responsibility
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - At least 31 people were killed and over 170 were wounded Sunday as large crowds were on their way to receive food in the Gaza Strip, health officials and witnesses said. Witnesses said Israeli forces fired toward the crowds just before dawn around a kilometer (about 1,100 yards) from an aid sit...
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Zelenskyy says Ukraine will send a delegation to Istanbul for talks with Russia on Monday
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine will send a delegation to Istanbul for a new round of direct peace talks with Russia on Monday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, even as Russia pounded Ukraine with a missile strike that killed 12 soldiers and the biggest drone assault of the three-year war. In a statement on Telegram, Z...
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