Housing Cooperative
Proposed affordable housing project in Kamloops reaches fundraising milestone
KAMLOOPS - The Propolis Cooperative Housing Society says it has reached a milestone in its quest to raise money to build a cooperative housing development in Kamloops. The society says it has successfully raised $1.1-million from community bond investors to to advance its 53-unit affordable, net-zero housing project at...
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Stankoven 100 Games
Kamloops native Logan Stankoven hits NHL milestone in sophomore season
RALEIGH, N.C. - A milestone night for Kamloops native Logan Stankoven in the National Hockey League, even as the Carolina Hurricanes fell 4-1 to the Toronto Maple Leafs Sunday (April 13). The 22-year-old Stankoven played in his 100th career NHL regular season game, though he was held scoreless in 14:34 of ice time and ...
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Kamloops Sports Council spearheading plans for annual Christmas Market downtown
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Sports Council is spearheading an initiative to bring an 18-day Christmas Market to the Tournament Capital, potentially as early as next winter.Sports Council Executive Director Duncan Olthius said they envision a market similar to the Vancouver Christmas Market and German Christmas markets feat...
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Structure Fire
Merritt crews battle Saturday night structure fire at abandoned building
MERRITT - Details are limited by Merritt Fire Rescue crews were called to a blaze at an abandoned building along Midday Valley Road Saturday (April 12) night.Video from the scene shared on social media between 10:15 p.m. and 10:35 p.m. Saturday night shows the building fully engulfed in flames.pic.twitter.com/tNFFw7Lg2...
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YKA to YXS Flight
Efforts to bring direct flight between Kamloops and Prince George still ongoing
KAMLOOPS - Officials at Kamloops Airport (YKA) and Prince George Airport (YXS) are still working on trying to restore direct air services between the two cities. YKA's former Managing Director, Ed Ratuski - who will be starting a new job in Hamilton on Monday - said while Toronto and Edmonton remain priority routes for...
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Paramount Theatre
Kamloops Film Society, museum collaborating to celebrate 70 years of Paramount Theatre
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Film Society is holding an open house at the Paramount Theatre Sunday (April 13) afternoon, as it celebrates 70 years of the theatre at Fifth Avenue and Victoria Street. Executive Director Colette Abbott says the open house will run between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m., as part of its 70th anniversar...
Apr 13, 2025
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Things You Need To Get Done In Spring
Spring has sprung and the grass is rising - and Maury from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a whole list of things you need to get going on to get your yards and gardens ready for the growing season!
Apr 02, 2025
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CFJC TV Special
Art of Christmas 2024 with Art Knapp Kamloops
Maury and Ivy Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops take a look back at the best holiday features from years past. Presented by CFJC TV and First Choice Hair.
Dec 25, 2024
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Art of Christmas
Art of Christmas - Flowering Seasonal Plants
There are many ways to bring warmth and colour to your home during the holiday season! Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a few ways for you to do that with seasonal flowering plants.
Nov 28, 2024
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British Columbia
Loaded dump truck impounded in B.C. after driver found intoxicated, police say
CHILLIWACK - The British Columbia Highway Patrol says a loaded dump truck is sitting in an impound, while the driver faces allegations of impairment. Officers received a call about the truck being driven dangerously eastbound on Highway 1 through Chilliwack last Wednesday morning. They say two patrol vehicles stopped t...
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B.C. civil liberties group joins Supreme Court challenge of N.L. COVID restrictions
ST. JOHN'S - The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association is intervening in a Supreme Court of Canada case this week examining the constitutionality of Newfoundland and Labrador's COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions. In a news release today, the association says it will argue the Canadian Charter of Rights and Fr...
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Six-year-old dead, two others injured in hit and run in Surrey, B.C.
A six-year-old is dead and two other children are injured after a hit and run in Surrey. RCMP say they were called out to the Fraser Heights neighbourhood of the city around 4 p.m. Sunday for reports of three children being struck at an intersection. Despite the efforts of emergency crews, a six-year-old girl died. A s...
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Local Sports
Stankoven 100 Games
Kamloops native Logan Stankoven hits NHL milestone in sophomore season
RALEIGH, N.C. - A milestone night for Kamloops native Logan Stankoven in the National Hockey League, even as the Carolina Hurricanes fell 4-1 to the Toronto Maple Leafs Sunday (April 13). The 22-year-old Stankoven played in his 100th career NHL regular season game, though he was held scoreless in 14:34 of ice time and ...
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KUFC
Kamloops United FC earn season opening split against Langley
KAMLOOPS - A weekend split for Kamloops United Football Club (KUFC) in its League1 BC home-and-season opener Saturday (April 12). The men's team beat expansion team Langley United 3-2 at Hillside Stadium to pick up all three points. Riad Jaha, Isaac Tate, and Javier Sagaste were the goalscorers for KUFC. "I though...
Apr 13, 2025
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U18 Worlds
Blazers' Dan De Palma returns to Team Canada coaching staff at 2025 IIHF U-18 World Championships
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers goaltending coach Dan De Palma has been named to Team Canada's coaching staff for the 2025 IIHF U18 World Championships in Texas. The long-time Blazers goaltending coach was part of last year's U18 team that won gold in Finland, alongside defenceman Harrison Brunicke. De Palma also won gold ...
Apr 12, 2025
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Canada
In the news today: Carney, Poilievre campaigning in Montreal today
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney, Poilievre campaigning in Montreal today Liberal Leader Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are both campaigning in Montreal today, days before the federal leaders take part in debates. Poilievre will hold ...
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Carney, Poilievre in Montreal today as election campaign continues
OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are both campaigning in Montreal today, days before the federal leaders take part in debates. Poilievre will hold a press conference in Montreal at 9 a.m. ET. Carney will make an announcement in Dorval, Que., at 10 a.m. ET. NDP leader Jagmeet ...
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Poilievre promises tougher ethics rules, takes aim at Carney's assets
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to tighten financial transparency rules for elected officials - and is using that promise to take aim at Liberal Leader Mark Carney. Poilievre told a press conference in Ottawa on Sunday that if his party forms government, he'll ban what he calls "shadow l...
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World
Months after CEO's killing, a reported intruder is arrested at UnitedHealthcare headquarters
MINNETONKA, Minn. (AP) - A person was arrested near UnitedHealthcare's headquarters after reports of an intruder, months after the company's CEO was killed, authorities said Monday. Police in the Minneapolis suburb of Minnetonka said the suspect was arrested outside of the United Healthcare corporate campus. The Minnet...
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Hungary passes constitutional amendment to ban LGBTQ+ public events, seen as a major blow to rights
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Hungary's parliament on Monday passed an amendment to the constitution that allows the government to ban public events by LGBTQ+ communities, a decision that legal scholars and critics call another step toward authoritarianism by the populist government. The amendment, which required a two-thir...
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Former Colorado deputy gets 3 years in prison for fatally shooting man who called for help
DENVER (AP) - A former Colorado sheriff's deputy convicted in the shooting death of a 22-year-old man in distress who called 911 for help was sentenced Monday to three years in prison. In February, jurors found Andrew Buen guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the 2022 death of Christian Glass. His parents and the...
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