Canada Votes 2025
Mel Arnold elected Kamloops-Shuswap-Central Rockies MP
KAMLOOPS - Mel Arnold has been elected as the first-ever Member of Parliament in the riding of Kamloops-Shuswap-Central Rockies.With 97 per cent of the polls reporting, Arnold had 33,369 votes (52.2 per cent) while Liberal candidate Ken Robertson was in second place with 24,897 votes (38.9 per cent).While Arnold will b...
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Canada Votes 2025
Frank Caputo re-elected in Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola
KAMLOOPS - Frank Caputo is going back to Ottawa for his second term as Member of Parliament for the City of Kamloops. The former Crown prosecutor, who was the incumbent MP in the defunct Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding, had 30,104 votes (51.8 per cent) with 92 per cent of the polls reporting."Wow, I'm feeling ove...
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Kamloops and Area
ER Closure
Lillooet ER to close for another 13 hours Monday night
LILLOOET, B.C. - Residents in Lillooet will be without emergency room coverage for 13 hours on Monday (April 28) night, starting at 7:00 p.m.Interior Health says the ER at the Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre will be closed until 8:00 a.m. Tuesday morning.This is the third 13-hour ER closure of the week and the 19th...
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Tragedy in Vancouver
Tight-knit Kamloops Filipino community offers help, prayers to victims of Lapu Lapu festival tragedy
KAMLOOPS - Filipino Canadian Association of Kamloops member Eric Perrin said a family acquaintance was among those killed when an SUV plowed through Lapu Lapu festivalgoers on Saturday (April 26) in Vancouver. "My sisters, who live in the Philippines, sent me a message telling me one of our local church friends in...
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BOOGIE THE BRIDGE
WATCH: CFJC Boogie the Bridge runners excited to keep pushing; organizers overjoyed with turnout
KAMLOOPS- The CFJC Boogie the Bridge took place on Sunday (April 27th). Runners from across Canada participated in a 21-kilometre, 10-kilometre or five-kilometre race. Runners race against their personal bests or just try to beat a goal they may have set. Either way, the event is open to people of all ages who want to ...
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CANADA VOTES 2025
Campaigns over, Kamloops voters head to the polls on general election day
KAMLOOPS - The federal election campaign has culminated in general voting day Monday, April 28.From the day the writ was dropped, the Mark Carney-led Liberals have sat atop the polls, predicted to form a majority government."It's partly giving voters a choice of either party platform and leader," said Robert ...
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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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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - One Potato, Two Potato!
Springtime means buds, but it also means spuds! Yes it's a great time to plant potatoes and Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a number of great suggestions for you to try out this season.
Apr 15, 2025
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British Columbia
Human remains found scattered along a rural property near Kamloops, B.C., police say
KAMLOOPS - Mounties in Kamloops, B.C., say they are investigating a scene where partial human remains are scattered across a rural property. Police say the southeast district major crime unit has been called in to the Pendleton Creek area, west of Kamloops, where the remains were discovered. They say investigators are ...
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Convicted murderer claims B.C. prison wrongfully took books including 'Mein Kampf'
VANCOUVER - A convicted murderer who kept his victim's severed head in a bucket claims prison authorities in British Columbia are wrongfully withholding books he has acquired during his life sentence, including Hitler's "Mein Kampf." Mihaly Illes was convicted of first-degree murder in 2011 for the death of J...
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Many will need care after Vancouver festival attack that killed 11, organizer says
VANCOUVER - An organizer of the Filipino festival in Vancouver that was devastated by a "meaningless tragedy" says there are many who will need help to recover after a vehicle tore through their celebration, killing 11 people. RJ Aquino told hundreds of mourners at a vigil Sunday night that people are confuse...
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Local Sports
TRU Signing
Prince George native Jordan Fulljames transfers to TRU volleyball team
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Rivers WolfPack men's volleyball team have announced the signing of Prince George native Jordan Fulljames ahead of the 2025-26 Canada West season. Fulljames, a six-foot-three outside hitter, has three years of eligibility left as he played two seasons of Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association ...
Apr 27, 2025
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League1 BC
KUFC men play to scoreless draw Saturday; women still searching for first win
KAMLOOPS - A tough weekend of League1 BC games for Kamloops United FC (KUFC) as they hosted Altitude FC from North Vancouver Saturday (April 26) afternoon.The KUFC women conceded four goals in the first 30 minutes en route to a 5-1 loss at McArthur Island. Jayda Thompson and Vanessa Tome scored a pair each, while Holly...
Apr 27, 2025
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First Pro Goal
Blazers defenceman Harrison Brunicke scores first professional hockey goal
ALLENTOWN, PA - Another milestone for Kamloops Blazers defenceman Harrison Brunicke, who scored his first goal in professional hockey Friday (April 25) night.The 18-year-old Brunicke found the back of the net for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, in a 3-2 defeat to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in a Calder Cup playoff g...
Apr 26, 2025
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Canada
In the news today: Liberals take 4th mandate but size of win unclear
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... PM Carney vows to stand firm against U.S. After coming out victorious in a tight election campaign, Prime Minister Mark Carney is vowing to unite a divided country in the face of ongoing tensions with the United States. In a speec...
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Trial continues for 5 former members of Canada's world junior hockey team
The sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team is set to continue today in London, Ont. Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dube and Callan Foote have all pleaded not guilty to sexual assault in connection with an encounter at a hotel room in the city in 2018. McLeo...
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Ruling today on whether accused in Quebec daycare bus crash is criminally responsible
LAVAL - A Superior Court judge is to render a decision today on whether a Quebec man is not criminally responsible after he drove a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare in 2023, killing two children and injuring six others. Justice Éric Downs will tell the court whether he accepts the joint recommendation of cr...
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World
Disgraced Cardinal Becciu formally withdraws from participation in conclave to elect pope
VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Italian cardinal at the heart of the Vatican's "trial of the century" announced Tuesday he was withdrawing from participating in the upcoming conclave to elect a new pope for "the good of the church." Cardinal Angelo Becciu's status has dominated discussions in the days after...
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Spain's power supply is almost fully restored after one of Europe's most severe blackouts
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Power had almost fully returned to Spain early Tuesday morning as many questions remained about what caused one of Europe's most severe blackouts across Spain and Portugal. By 6:30 a.m., more than 99% of energy demand had been restored, Spanish electricity operator Red Eléctrica said. THI...
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Four people were killed when vehicle smashed through Illinois building, police say
CHATHAM, Ill. (AP) - Four people were killed when a car smashed through a building during an after-school program Monday afternoon in a town outside of Springfield, Illinois, police said. Officers responded at about 3:20 p.m. to calls about a vehicle hitting hit three people outside, ramming through the building and th...
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