Alberta MP to step aside to allow Pierre Poilievre to run for seat in Parliament
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Damien Kurek is set to step aside to allow Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to run in a byelection in the Battle River-Crowfoot riding in Alberta. Kurek says he is "temporarily" stepping aside as MP for the riding, which he has held since 2019. The Conservative party confirms that...
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Active Transportation
Kamloops seeking feedback on proposed updates to Active Transportation Plan
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is seeking feedback on a slate of proposed updates to the Active Transportation portion of the Transportation Master Plan.Residents will be able to have their say at an engagement session on May 13 at the Sandman Centre, as the City looks for feedback on things like connectivity, accessi...
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Looped In
LOOPED IN WITH NIKKI OMEN: May 1, 2025
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Kamloops & District Chamber of Commerce
38th Annual Business Excellence Awards
The Tattle of Hastings
THE TATTLE OF HASTINGS: Girls Skate Kamloops grinds down barriers
Apr 30, 2025
Sound Off
SOUND OFF: How urgent is digital healthcare security in Kamloops?
Apr 29, 2025
Kamloops and Area
Weather Recap
Environment Canada data shows Kamloops area was warmer and wetter in April
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada says it was a warmer and wetter April than usual in the Kamloops area. Meteorologist Colin Fong says the average temperature during the month was 10.7 C, about one degree higher than the usual 9.9 C."To maybe express that in a different way, the average day time high temperatures came...
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Field Maintenance
McArthur Island soccer pitches closed for two weeks of maintenance
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says the fields at McArthur Island will be closed for maintenance for the next two weeks. It says crews will be working on seeding, top dressing, and turf repairs starting Friday (May 2), in preparation for the annual Slurpee Cup tournament, which is held over the May Long weekend.The so...
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ON THE ICE
Bottle hopes to inspire at National Aboriginal Hockey Championships
KAMLOOPS -- Indigenous strength, excellence and unity will be celebrated at the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships, which are scheduled to get underway on Monday (May 5) at McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre. Hosted by the City of Kamloops and Tkemlúps te Secwépemc, the under-18 tournament will ...
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Gun Manufacturing
Kamloops RCMP crackdown on drugs and gangs leads to large seizure of weapons in Chase
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say a search warrant executed in Chase last week is connected to the recent uptick in violence linked to organized crime.Thursday (May 1) morning, police displayed some of the weapons and other gun-making equipment that were seized from a house on Third Avenue in Chase on April 22. Police said ...
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Featured Content
Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Unique Specimen Trees
Looking for that special something to make your yard stand out in the neighbourhood? Shawn Ulmer from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a number of unique and attractive trees of the weeping variety to provide that very element!
Apr 30, 2025
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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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British Columbia
Girl missing after following dog into wooded area in Chilliwack, B.C.
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in British Columbia are looking for a seven-year-old child who went missing in Chilliwack on Thursday after following her neighbour's dog into a wooded area. They say the girl was last seen around 4 p.m. on the 50800 block of Winona Road. Police describe the girl as Caucasian, four feet tall with ...
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Wildfire that forced evacuations in Fort St. John, B.C., not threatening buildings
FORT ST. JOHN - The City of Fort St. John, B.C., says a wildfire that prompted evacuations last night is not actively threatening any structures. But in an update posted at 8:40 p.m. Thursday, it says the blaze is moving beyond the Community Forest into the Peace River Regional District. The BC Wildfire Service's lates...
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Day of mourning in B.C. as Vancouver festival attack suspect to face court
VICTORIA - It's a day of remembrance and mourning in British Columbia today for victims of the deadly attack at a Filipino festival, as the suspect in the killings faces court. A community spokesman says the official day of mourning for the 11 people who died after an SUV sped through a crowded street will be part of t...
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Local Sports
ON THE ICE
Bottle hopes to inspire at National Aboriginal Hockey Championships
KAMLOOPS -- Indigenous strength, excellence and unity will be celebrated at the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships, which are scheduled to get underway on Monday (May 5) at McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre. Hosted by the City of Kamloops and Tkemlúps te Secwépemc, the under-18 tournament will ...
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IIHF Worlds
Former Blazers' Evason, Huska named to Canada's World Championship coaching staff
KAMLOOPS - A pair of former Kamloops Blazers will be part of Team Canada's coaching staff at the 2025 IIHF World Championships, which will be held in Sweden and Denmark this month.Dean Evason, the former Kamloops Blazers head coach - and Junior Oilers centre - has been named Team Canada head coach, while former Blazers...
May 01, 2025
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The Tattle of Hastings
THE TATTLE OF HASTINGS: Girls Skate Kamloops grinds down barriers
KAMLOOPS - Girls Skate Kamloops is a peer-led group dedicated to fostering female representation in the local skateboarding community. Sessions take place from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday at the Rotary Skate Park on McArthur Island. No registration is required and all ages and skill levels are welcome. Volunteer ...
Apr 30, 2025
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Canada
Carney says he won't make a pact with NDP, confirms King Charles to launch Parliament
King Charles will visit Ottawa to deliver the speech from the throne at the end of this month, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday.Speaking at the National Press Theatre, Carney said Parliament will be recalled on May 26, and the King will read the speech outlining the new government's priorities on May 27.The prime...
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CRA won't renew contracts for more than 1,000 term workers, union says
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency won't renew contracts for more than 1,000 term workers across the country later this month, says the union representing them. The Union of Taxation Employees says the employees have been informed that their contracts won't be renewed when they expire on May 16. Marc Brière, the...
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Alberta MP to step aside to allow Pierre Poilievre to run for seat in Parliament
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Damien Kurek is set to step aside to allow Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to run in a byelection in the Battle River-Crowfoot riding in Alberta. Kurek says he is "temporarily" stepping aside as MP for the riding, which he has held since 2019. The Conservative party confirms that...
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World
Man sentenced to 53 years in prison in hate-crime attack on Palestinian-American boy, mother
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois landlord who murdered a 6-year-old Muslim boy and severely injured the boy's mother in a vicious hate-crime attack days after the war in Gaza began was sentenced Friday to 53 years in prison. Joseph Czuba, 73, was found guilty in February of murder, attempted murder and hate-crime charge...
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7 people are dead after a pickup and tour van collided near Yellowstone, police say
ISLAND PARK, Idaho (AP) - A pickup truck and tour van collision near Yellowstone National Park has killed seven people and injured eight others, Idaho State Police say. The crash happened just before 7:15 p.m. Thursday on a highway near Henry's Lake State Park in eastern Idaho, police said in a press release. The state...
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Alternative for Germany is listed as a 'right-wing extremist' party by domestic intelligence agency
BERLIN (AP) - The German domestic intelligence service said Friday it has classified the Alternative for Germany party, which placed second in national elections in February, as a "right-wing extremist effort" - making it subject to greater and broader surveillance of its activities. The Federal Office for th...
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