Drought Ratings
Kamloops-area drought ratings on the rise again as September temperatures remain above seasonal
KAMLOOPS - The drought rating in the Kamloops area continues to tick up as the region remains under a prolonged period of hot and dry - and sometimes record-breaking - weather. According to new data from the B.C. River Forecast Centre, the South Thompson River basin is now at drought level 2, joining the North Thompson...
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Intimate Partner Violence
Kamloops MP Caputo tables private member's bill aiming to crack down on intimate partner violence
KAMLOOPS - The member of parliament for Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola has tabled a private member's bill that he calls the most substantive change to intimate partner violence laws in Canadian history. Frank Caputo, the Conservative Party's critic for public safety, says his private member's bill includes: creating a new of...
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LOOPED IN WITH NIKKI OMEN: September 18, 2025
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Guide Dogs
CNIB in need of volunteers to foster future service dogs across Canada
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COLLINS: Battle against extortionists will be a long fight
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SOUND OFF: More nurse practitioner training seats coming to B.C.
Sep 17, 2025
Kamloops and Area
Identify a Truck and Driver
Kamloops RCMP looking to identify driver who reportedly approached young person near McArthur Island
KAMLOOPS - Police are looking into the report of a suspicious man in a pickup truck approaching a young person on the Kamloops North Shore last week. Just after 2:00 p.m. on Sept. 9, Kamloops RCMP say they were told that the young person was walking to McArthur Island when a man in a black truck asked them to get in hi...
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Heat Records
Kamloops smashes nearly 90-year-old daytime temperature record
KAMLOOPS - The daily high temperature in Kamloops Wednesday (Sept. 17) broke a record that stood for nearly a century. According to preliminary numbers from Environment Canada, a temperature of 34.1 C was recorded at Kamloops Airport Wednesday, making it the hottest Sept. 17 on record. It broke the previous record of ...
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HANGING THEM UP
Loewen explains retirement, talks of importance of Hay, Blazers
KAMLOOPS -- Former Kamloops Blazers' captain Jermaine Loewen has retired from professional hockey."I felt like it was in the best interest of my family," Loewen said. "You have to just know when it's your time to move on from something you love. And it's hard. It was difficult decision."Loewen becam...
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TRUSU PRIDE PARADE
TRUSU celebrates landmark 15th year for Kamloops' longest-running pride parade
KAMLOOPS - More than 100 students gathered outside the Campus Activity Centre Wednesday (Sept. 17) morning for the 15th annual Thompson Rivers University Student Union (TRUSU) pride parade. The event provided students with access to resources, a photo booth and music. It took place over the course of two hours, conclud...
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Trouble with plants left in original containers
With so many people living in apartments and condos these days, container planting is the choice for many urban gardeners. But as Maury Hik from Art Knapp Home and Garden explains, you need to be aware of problems arising from plants left in their original containers!
Sep 11, 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. RCMP officer's lawyer objects to questions about who he 'really' is
A lawyer for a British Columbia RCMP officer who faces possible dismissal for inappropriate comments made in a private group chat and over police computer terminals says his character is not an issue for a code-of-conduct adjudicator to decide. Anita ...
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B.C. coast on tsunami watch after 7.8-magnitude earthquake off Russia
VANCOUVER - The tsunami risk for British Columbia is being assessed after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, the same area hit by a massive quake in July. The National Tsunami Warning Center has advised the level of danger is...
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Police cleared in fatal shooting of man escaping hospital in Abbotsford, B.C.
SURREY - British Columbia's independent police watchdog has cleared an Abbotsford officer of wrongdoing in a fatal shooting of a man who took a nurse hostage with a pair of scissors. The Independent Investigations Office says in a report that it was "...
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Local Sports
HANGING THEM UP
Loewen explains retirement, talks of importance of Hay, Blazers
KAMLOOPS -- Former Kamloops Blazers' captain Jermaine Loewen has retired from professional hockey."I felt like it was in the best interest of my family," Loewen said. "You have to just know when it's your time to move on from something you love. And it's hard. It was difficult decision."Loewen becam...
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Blazer Hockey
Blazers release D Gugyelka, reassign G Kabrud
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers are saying goodbye to another veteran prior to the start of the 2025-26 Western Hockey League regular season.The team announced Wednesday (Sept. 17) it has released 18-year-old defenceman Jager Gugyelka.From Coaldale, Alberta, Gugyelka was acquired from the Edmonton Oil Kings on December...
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IN THE WHL
Blazers' top six taking shape ahead of WHL regular season
KAMLOOPS - Chemistry came quick for Kamloops Blazers' forwards J.P. Hurlbert, Tommy Lafreniere and Ty Bonkowski. "We were on the same line the whole [of training] camp and we all kind of got to know each other a bit," said Bonkowski, a 17-year-old forward from Richmond. "It was nice to see it kind of cli...
Sep 17, 2025
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Canada
B.C. RCMP officer's lawyer objects to questions about who he 'really' is
A lawyer for a British Columbia RCMP officer who faces possible dismissal for inappropriate comments made in a private group chat and over police computer terminals says his character is not an issue for a code-of-conduct adjudicator to decide. Anita ...
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B.C. coast on tsunami watch after 7.8-magnitude earthquake off Russia
VANCOUVER - The tsunami risk for British Columbia is being assessed after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, the same area hit by a massive quake in July. The National Tsunami Warning Center has advised the level of danger is...
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Alberta professor put on leave as ripple effects of Charlie Kirk's death continue
EDMONTON - Ripple effects of the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in the United States continue to be felt across Canada. The University of Alberta says it has temporarily put a law professor on non-disciplinary leave, as it looks into onl...
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World
Clayton Kershaw to retire after 2025 season, Dodgers announce
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Three-time Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw will retire following the 2025 season, the Los Angeles Dodgers announced Thursday. The 37-year-old left-hander who got his 3,000th strikeout in July will make his final regular-season ...
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Clayton Kershaw to retire after 2025 season, Dodgers announce
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Three-time Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw will retire following the 2025 season, the Los Angeles Dodgers announced Thursday. The 37-year-old left-hander who got his 3,000th strikeout in July will m...
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US once again vetoes Security Council resolution demanding immediate Gaza ceasefire, hostage release
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United States once again vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution Thursday that had demanded an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages after saying that the effort did not go far ...
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