B.C. Lions fine, forfeit two draft picks for violating CFL's salary cap
TORONTO - The B.C. Lions were one of four CFL teams to violate the league's 2024 salary cap, but their penalty is more severe than others, with the club forfeiting first- and second-round picks in this year's draft According to the CFL, the Lions were $347,889 above the league-mandated 2024 cap of $5.525 million. The T...
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Prime Minister Mark Carney hosting a meeting with Canada's premiers today
OTTAWA - For the second day in a row, Liberal Leader Mark Carney has been pulled away from campaigning to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. Carney, in his role as prime minister, will meet virtually with Canada's premiers today to discuss the country's response to Trump's latest duties. The president signe...
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Power Outage
Auto collision knocks out power to thousands in Brocklehurst, North Shore
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (9:15 p.m.): Power has been restored. EARLIER: A car has collided into a utility pole in North Kamloops, resulting in a widespread power outage that threw thousands of Kamloops residents into darkness Thursday evening (March 27). BC Hydro says the power was knocked out to about 4,000 customers at 7:27...
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CANADA VOTES 2025
Greens tap Grindrod farmer Madden as candidate in Kamloops-Shuswap-Central Rockies
KAMLOOPS -The Green Party of Canada has named a candidate in one of the two Kamloops ridings so far, with Owen Madden set to run in Kamloops-Shuswap-Central Rockies in next month's federal election.The Green Party has a tandem at the head of the table in Ottawa in Elizabeth May and Johnathan Pednault, who will look to ...
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New Study
Battling ageism in Kamloops and across B.C.
KAMLOOPS - Ageism affects many British Columbians. A recent survey by the BC Seniors Advocate found alarming results. Out of more than 9,000 participants, a startling 84 per cent of respondents believe ageism is a problem in BC, and 54 per cent think they have been directly affected by it."Ageism is often referred...
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CARBON TAX BUDGET
Removal of carbon tax to drop fuel prices but leave hole in provincial budget
KAMLOOPS - The consumer carbon tax in British Columbia will be eliminated as of April 1. The move follows the announcement from federal Liberal Leader Mark Carney prior to the election call earlier this month that his government had lowered the consumer carbon tax to zero dollars. The consumer tax will be gone but indu...
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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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Art of Christmas
Art of Christmas - Protecting Seasonal Greenery
You put a lot of time and money into creating your outdoor seasonal displays so you'll probably want to protect them from damaging winds and temperatures. Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a few good tips on how to do just that!
Nov 21, 2024
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British Columbia
Vancouver abortion and reproductive health clinic to shut after 35 years
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver abortion and reproductive health clinic that has operated for more than three decades is shutting its doors due to funding uncertainty. The Elizabeth Bagshaw Clinic says the facility's lease is set to run out this summer, and relocating and investing in a new site "did not make sense" ...
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B.C. allows Mount Polley tailings dam to go higher, a decade after massive spill
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is allowing the height of the Mount Polley tailings dam to be raised an extra four metres, a decade after a similar storage site burst in one of the province's biggest environmental disasters. A statement from the Mining and Environment ministers says the extra height is to en...
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UBC scientists invent stir stick that detects drugged drinks
VANCOUVER - Researchers at the University of British Columbia say they're gearing up to start "real-world testing" of a stir stick that can detect if a drink has been spiked with drugs. The university says in a news release that the device called "Spikeless" was developed in its faculty of applied s...
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IN THE WHL
Gaglardi teases aggressive off-season, says Blazers will not miss playoffs next year; Clouston assesses roster
NOTE: Scroll down to find complete interviews with Tom Gaglardi and Shaun CloustonKAMLOOPS - Majority Owner Tom Gaglardi said his Kamloops Blazers do not have the option of missing the playoffs for a third consecutive season. "You know, that's two years in a row now and that just can't happen," Gaglardi said....
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WHL EXPANSION
Blazers GM Clouston talks arrival of Vees, impact of WHL Expansion Draft
KAMLOOPS - The Penticton Vees will join the Western Hockey League in time for the 2025-2026 season and Chilliwack is expected to land a franchise in 2026.Kamloops Blazers' general manager Shaun Clouston is welcoming the addition of two more provincial rivals, neither of which require extensive travel to reach.Clouston ...
Mar 26, 2025
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SEASON REVIEW
Blazers reflect on WHL season after falling short of playoffs for second consecutive year
KAMLOOPS - For the second time in club history, the Kamloops Blazers have missed the playoffs in back-to-back seasons. Players spoke to CFJC Today on Monday before going their separate ways for the off-season.Head coach and general manager Shaun Clouston was tending to a personal matter out of town Monday (March 24) an...
Mar 25, 2025
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Canada
Estate of late Savoura founder sues helicopter company in 2019 deadly Quebec crash
MONTREAL - A United States helicopter company is facing a $50-million lawsuit in the 2019 crash that killed the founder of a Quebec greenhouse farming company and his teenage son. The estate of Stéphane Roy, the late founder and ex-CEO of Savoura, has launched a lawsuit against Robinson Helicopter Company Inc. i...
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Vancouver abortion and reproductive health clinic to shut after 35 years
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver abortion and reproductive health clinic that has operated for more than three decades is shutting its doors due to funding uncertainty. The Elizabeth Bagshaw Clinic says the facility's lease is set to run out this summer, and relocating and investing in a new site "did not make sense" ...
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Ottawa posts $26.8 billion deficit for April-to-January period
OTTAWA - The federal government posted a budgetary deficit of $26.8 billion for the April-to-January period of its 2024-25 fiscal year. The result compared with a deficit of $25.7 billion for the same period a year earlier. According to the Finance Department's monthly fiscal monitor, revenue for the 10-month period to...
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World
Vance and wife tour US military base in Greenland after diplomatic spat over uninvited visit
NUUK, Greenland (AP) - Vice President JD Vance, his wife and other senior U.S. officials visited an American military base in Greenland on Friday in a trip that was scaled back after an uproar among Greenlanders and Danes who were irked that the original itinerary was planned without consulting them. The revised trip t...
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South Carolina inmate chooses to die by firing squad like the last condemned inmate before him
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A second South Carolina death row inmate has asked to die by firing squad just five weeks after the state carried out its first death by bullets. Mikal Mahdi chose the firing squad Friday. His execution is scheduled for April 11. Mahdi was convicted for killing a police officer with a gun he stole...
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Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to lift an order barring deportations under wartime law
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court for permission to resume deportations of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under an 18th century wartime law, while a court fight continues. The emergency appeal to the high court follows a rejection of the Republican administration's plea to...
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