Landfill Fire
Explosion, fire at Salmon Arm landfill likely caused by lithium-ion battery: CSRD
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Officials in Salmon Arm say a fire that broke out in the city's landfill Monday (Aug. 25) has been brought under control.In a news release, the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) says the contractor who handles metal recycling for the district was bailing scrap metal Monday when something expl...
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Firestarter
Alleged firebug nabbed in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - RCMP collared a suspected firebug in downtown Kamloops Monday morning (Aug. 25).City of Kamloops Community Service Officers (CSOs) call RCMP and Kamloops Fire Rescue at about 4:15 a.m. Monday, reporting a man who had been seen lighting fires in the area of Fourth Avenue and St. Paul Street.When police arrive...
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Do you expect staffing cuts in public schools will negatively impact your child's education when school resumes next month?
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Kamloops and Area
REACHING HOME GRANT
CMHA Kamloops' Envision Connect program back up to near 16 hours per day thanks to Reaching Home grant
KAMLOOPS - A little over $2.2 million in federal grant funding is being distributed to social agencies throughout Kamloops through the Reaching Home initiative.CMHA Kamloops is one of the recipients, with the funding going towards their Envision Connect program, which helps provided mobile outreach and transportation s...
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Mental Health Call
Man taken into custody after apparent mental health call in North Shuswap
LEE CREEK, B.C. - Police say a 32-year-old man from Chase was "safety apprehended" on a floating dock on Shuswap Lake after he tried to harm members of his own family Sunday (Aug. 24) afternoon.In a news release, the RCMP says the Southeast District Emergency Response Team (ERT) was called to a house on Squil...
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School Safety
Many SD73 schools already have AEDs, naloxone kits amid new provincial guidelines
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson School District (SD73) is well on its way to meeting new provincial requirements that all schools be equipped with automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and naloxone kits.In a statement to CFJC Today, SD 73 said it is already in compliance with the requirement that all secondary scho...
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WolfPack Soccer
TRU women sweep, men swept by UNBC in opening weekend of Canada West soccer season
PRINCE GEORGE - Make it two wins in two games for the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack women's soccer team this season. Esi Lufo scored the only goal of Sunday's (Aug. 24) game to lead TRU to a 1-0 win over the UNBC Timberwolves. Lufo's third goal of the season came just past the hour mark at Masich Place Stad...
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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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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 ...
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British Columbia
Dr. Oz says B.C. ostriches may have valuable avian flu secrets and should be saved
United States health official Dr. Mehmet Oz says about 400 ostriches at a British Columbia farm facing an avian flu cull should instead be saved and sent to America to learn potential "secrets" that have helped them survive an outbreak of the disease. The former TV personality and surgeon who is now the admin...
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Asked about Chinese ferry deal, Gregor Robertson says 'buy Canada' policy needs work
COQUITLAM - Gregor Robertson, the minister responsible for the federal agency that helped fund a BC Ferries contract to buy ships from China, says Canada needs to "catch up" with the United States when it comes to protecting domestic jobs and the economy. Robertson says Ottawa is looking at a "buy Canada...
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Sockeye Salmon
'Very exciting': Rare recreational sockeye fishery opens on portion of Fraser River
MISSION, B.C. - Recreational anglers will have a rare chance to try and catch sockeye in the Fraser River for the first time in three years as officials forecast a booming salmon return."The current estimated run size of Fraser River sockeye is about nine million fish, which is the largest since 2022," said A...
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WolfPack Soccer
TRU women sweep, men swept by UNBC in opening weekend of Canada West soccer season
PRINCE GEORGE - Make it two wins in two games for the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack women's soccer team this season. Esi Lufo scored the only goal of Sunday's (Aug. 24) game to lead TRU to a 1-0 win over the UNBC Timberwolves. Lufo's third goal of the season came just past the hour mark at Masich Place Stad...
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BCFC Football
Broncos remain winless at halfway point of BCFC season
KAMLOOPS - It was another tough loss for the Kamloops Broncos who remain the only winless team in the BC Football Conference this season. The Broncos gave up 21 points in the third quarter en route to a 31-12 defeat to the Prince George Kodiaks Saturday (Aug. 23) evening at Hillside Stadium. Kamloops scored 12 points i...
Aug 24, 2025
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WolfPack Soccer
WolfPack begin Canada West soccer season with split in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - The Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack began the 2025 Canada West soccer season with a split against the UNBC Timbervolves Friday (Aug. 22) night in Prince George.The WolfPack women cruised to a 5-0 win, which tied the record for the largest margin of victory in the program's Canada West history....
Aug 23, 2025
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Canada
Tax agency extends contracts of 850 call centre workers amid staffing concerns
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency has offered contract extensions to around 850 call centre employees as their union sounds the alarm over staffing levels. CRA spokesperson Etienne Biram says the workers, whose contracts were set to expire in September, were contacted about the decision last week. The federal union re...
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Dr. Oz says B.C. ostriches may have valuable avian flu secrets and should be saved
United States health official Dr. Mehmet Oz says about 400 ostriches at a British Columbia farm facing an avian flu cull should instead be saved and sent to America to learn potential "secrets" that have helped them survive an outbreak of the disease. The former TV personality and surgeon who is now the admin...
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Carney took 'cautious' position in comments about sending troops to Ukraine
OTTAWA - Experts say Prime Minister Mark Carney raised more questions than answers about Canada's position when he said he's not ready to rule out sending troops to Ukraine once the war with Russia ends. Justin Massie, co-director of the Network for Strategic Analysis, says Carney's recent comments were "very caut...
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World
Maine clinics denied Medicaid funds during lawsuit after Trump cuts to abortion providers
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - A network of clinics in Maine will not resume getting Medicaid funds to treat thousands of low-income patients during its lawsuit over Trump administration cuts to abortion providers, a judge ruled Monday. President Donald Trump's policy and tax bill, known as the " big beautiful bill,"...
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Long-elusive Mexican drug lord Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada pleads guilty in US
NEW YORK (AP) - Former Mexican cartel kingpin Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada pleaded guilty Monday to federal charges related to his role in the violent drug trade that for years flooded the U.S. with cocaine, heroin and other illicit substances. Under the leadership of Zambada and Joaquín "El Chapo&quo...
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Humanitarian group says Libya's coast guard fired on its vessel in the Mediterranean
CAIRO (AP) - A humanitarian group said Monday that Libya's coast guard fired upon its vessel as it searched for a migrant boat in distress in the Mediterranean Sea. The nonprofit SOS Mediterranee said the confrontation occurred a day earlier, about 40 nautical miles north of the Libyan coast, and released details and i...
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