Sabbi scores in 4th minute, White adds 1 goal, 1 assist as Whitecaps beat Dynamo 3-0
HOUSTON (AP) - Emmanuel Sabbi scored a goal in the fourth minute, Sebastian Berhalter added a goal and the Vancouver Whitecaps beat the Houston Dynamo 3-0 on Wednesday night. Yohei Takaoka had two saves and his MLS-high 10th shutout this season for Vancouver. Mathias Laborda's header from the center of the area, off a ...
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CHASING THE BIGS
Chadwick to use slipping in MLB Draft as motivation, says adversity with Redbirds valuable experience
KAMLOOPS -- With a 6-foot-4 frame and a gene pool that includes a father who played in the Major League Baseball ranks and half-sister who won Olympic and World Cup gold with the U.S. soccer team, it would be easy to assume Tyrelle Chadwick was destined for success in sports. That would be an incorrect assumption, acco...
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Art of Gardening - Weeping Cascade Hydrangeas
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COLLINS: Just another day keeping tourists away
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Are you practicing water conservation in your home and on your property?
Jul 14, 2025
Kamloops and Area
BLSC CAMPS
Big Little Science Centre promotes continued learning with summer camps
KAMLOOPS - All types of summer camps are available for out-of-school students across Kamloops. The Big Little Science Centre (BLSC) is no different, offering a wide range of programs that, while mainly fun, are also very educational."It's a long time to be away from school and away from learning. We try to do as m...
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LEMONADE DAY
Lemonade Day gives opportunity for youth to experience running a business
KAMLOOPS - Community Futures Thompson Country is brining Lemonade Day into the B.C. Interior and to Kamloops for the first time this summer.The free event, provides youth from kindergarten to grade 8, with the resources to launch their first business. Hoping to inspire the younger generation to become future entreprene...
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AAP PROCEDURE
Ahead of public submissions, KCU outlines concerns with proposed AAP policy changes
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops city council has begun the work of formalizing a policy around future Alternative Approval Processes (AAP). The proposed alternative approval process policy aims to tackle issues beyond those already outlined in the community charter by which the city must follow."To establish the process to de...
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70 km/h winds
Boaters being warned as strong, gusty winds expected for Kamloops and area
KAMLOOPS - Boaters in Kamloops and the surrounding area are being warned of strong and gusty winds Wednesday (July 16) night. Environment Canada issued a special weather statement for the Nicola, Shuswap and South Thompson regions, as well as the Central and North Okanagan, including communities such as Kelowna and Ver...
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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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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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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Plants For Under The Tree
Plants are indeed a wonderful thing to have in your yard. But certain areas of your yard may not be suitable for every plant, especially for under a tree! Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a number of great choices for doing just that!
Jun 18, 2025
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British Columbia
E-scooter injuries are on the rise among both kids and adults, data and doctors say
TORONTO - The Canadian Institute for Health Information says e-scooter injuries are on the rise across the country. "We thought it was really important to shed light on this important topic, given that regulations really vary across the jurisdictions," said Tanya Khan, manager of CIHI's hospital data advancem...
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Slow and steady progress in decade-long project to save B.C.'s only native turtle
Menita Prasad knows that turtles don't rate the same kind of attention from the public as a "cute, fluffy mammal." The director of animal care at Greater Vancouver Zoo says that's one reason why British Columbia's endangered western painted turtles deserve special care. The zoo is part of a decade-long projec...
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Ex-pilot called himself messiah on climate-change mission, day before alleged hijack
The day before the suspected hijacking of a light aircraft triggered a security scare at Vancouver's airport this week, former commercial pilot Shaheer Cassim posted on social media that he was a "messenger of Allah" sent to save humanity from climate change. A 39-year-old man with the same name has now been ...
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CHASING THE BIGS
Chadwick to use slipping in MLB Draft as motivation, says adversity with Redbirds valuable experience
KAMLOOPS -- With a 6-foot-4 frame and a gene pool that includes a father who played in the Major League Baseball ranks and half-sister who won Olympic and World Cup gold with the U.S. soccer team, it would be easy to assume Tyrelle Chadwick was destined for success in sports. That would be an incorrect assumption, acco...
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ON THE DIAMOND
Chadwick of Kamloops selected in Major League Baseball Draft
KAMLOOPS -- Tyrelle Chadwick of Kamloops was selected in the Major League Baseball Draft, which wrapped up on Monday [July 15] in Cumberland, Georgia. The Colorado Rockies picked Chadwick -- a 6-foot-4, 220-pound right-handed pitcher -- in the 18th round (527th overall). Chadwick pitched for the Illinois State Redbirds...
Jul 16, 2025
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HANGING UP THE SKATES
Nash reflects on professional hockey career, talks moments and highlights
KAMLOOPS -- Riley Nash is satisfied he made the most of his professional hockey career, a 15-year saga that came to an end last week with the announcement of his retirement. "I feel like I was able to squeeze the lemon as dry as possible and get a lot out of my career," said Nash, the Kamloops product who pla...
Jul 15, 2025
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Canada
Canada's envoy for combatting antisemitism Deborah Lyons leaving post early
OTTAWA - Canada's special official for fighting antisemitism says she is retiring her post, three months before the end of her term. Deborah Lyons served as Canada's Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism since October 2023 and has not explained why she is leaving before her appoi...
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Montreal police recover body of man who went missing in St. Lawrence River
MONTREAL - Montreal police say they've recovered the body of a 32-year-old man who went missing in the St. Lawrence River on Tuesday night. Police said their divers found the man's body at around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the water near Verdun, a southwestern borough. The death is the third since June in the water near a ...
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In the news today: Defence spending won't slow recession, P.M. to meet First Nations
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Defence spending to boost Canada's economy: report Ottawa's ramped up defence-spending plans will give the economy a lift, but not enough to save it from a recession, a newly released report forecasts. The updated analysis from Ox...
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World
Just 1 in 4 US adults say Trump's policies have helped them, a new AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) - Only about one-quarter of U.S. adults say that President Donald Trump's policies have helped them since he took office, according to a new poll that finds underwhelming marks for him on key issues, including the economy, immigration, government spending and health care. In fact, the Republican preside...
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Zelenskyy shakes up Ukrainian Cabinet, appointing new prime minister to reinvigorate war effort
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine's economy minister and the key negotiator in the mineral deal with the U.S, Yuliia Svyrydenko, has been appointed as new prime minister, becoming its first new head of government since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022. Svyrydenko is one of a group of officials taking on new...
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A parish priest and several injured as airstrikes hit a Gaza church
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Strikes hit the Holy Family Church in northern Gaza on Thursday morning, injuring several people including the parish priest, officials with the Catholic Church said. Parish priest Fr. Gabriel Romanelli was very close with the late Pope Francis and the two spoke often during the war in ...
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