REGIONAL ROBOTICS
Gold medal finish for NorKam students at VEX IQ Robotics Challenge
KAMLOOPS - A group of students at NorKam Secondary School recently garnered regional accolades for their robotics skills. The Grade 8 and 9 students teamed up to win gold at a Skills Canada competition at Thompson Rivers University earlier this month. Putting the robot together was a cross-curricular effort, using phys...
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PUBLIC INPUT
Public inquires to return to Kamloops council meetings - but with new rules in place
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops' Committee of the Whole has voted to bring public inquires back to regular council meeting agendas after a two-month pause. The pause was initiated by Councillor Bill Sarai, who advanced the issue after a Zoom-bombing incident last year. The committee was presented with a trio of options, including ...
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North Shore Crime
RCMP look to identify thief who took items from North Shore construction site
KAMLOOPS - RCMP have obtained a photo of one of two suspects in a North Shore break-and-enter investigation from last week. The incident was reported to police from a construction site in the 400-block of Cherry Avenue last Tuesday (March 4) at about 8:40 a.m. Sometime between 3:30 and 5:00 a.m., two thieves broke in, ...
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Petty Theft
Can you identify this alleged Kamloops booze thief?
KAMLOOPS - RCMP would like your help tracking down a man accused of stealing a bottle of booze from a North Shore liquor store. In a news release issued Wednesday (March 12), Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evelyn says the incident was reported to police at about 6:20 p.m. on January 31, from a store in the 700...
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Household Waste
Fires at Kamloops recycling plant prompt reminder about proper battery disposal
KAMLOOPS - Three fires at a local recycling plant have city officials reminding Kamloops residents of items they should and should not throw into their recycling bins. The fires have ignited over the past few weeks at Emterra Environmental in Valleyview, a contractor that accepts recyclables delivered by City of Kamloo...
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Auto Theft
Thief crashed stolen truck through Williams Lake tire shop's bay door: RCMP
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP in Williams Lake are investigating a destructive auto theft from a local tire shop.In a news release, media relations officer Cpl. Brent Vivier says police were informed of the incident at 12:35 a.m. on Tuesday (March 11). The business involved was OK Tire in the 600-block of Oliver Street.Su...
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Featured Content
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
Trump family fortune began in a Canadian brothel-hotel
In one of history's little-known ironies, the Maple Leaf country pushing back against Donald Trump's annexation bid is also host to a tiny, remote restaurant and brothel that helped launch the U.S. president's family fortune more than 100 years ago. To find it, look west. Way west. On a quiet, remote trail in British C...
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RCMP, Crime Stoppers start awareness campaign over spiked drinks in Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. - Police in Nanaimo, B.C., say they're spearheading a public awareness campaign with local bar owners and Crime Stoppers over "several reports" of drinks being drugged at local nightclubs in recent months. Police say people have reported having a drink and immediately having trouble breathing an...
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B.C. doctors get new guidance on involuntary care for people who use drugs
VICTORIA - British Columbia clinicians have received new guidance about involuntary care for people who use drugs, which includes physicians being told it can't be used to prevent harmful "risk-taking" by someone who isn't impaired by a mental disorder. The guidance from Dr. Daniel Vigo, B.C.'s first chief sc...
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Local Sports
High School Curling
Westsyde Secondary garners silver medal in BC High School Curling Championships
KAMLOOPS - Westsyde Secondary earned a silver medal in the girls' division at the B.C. High School Curling Championships, which wrapped up earlier this month in Kimberley. Moscrop Secondary of Burnaby knocked off Westsyde 9-4 in the gold-medal game. The Westsyde team includes skip Bethany Evans, third Jacey Hallstrom...
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Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame
Pendrel, Hawgood among 2025 Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame inductees
KAMLOOPS - Mountain biker Catharine Pendrel and Blazers great Greg Hawgood headline this year's class of Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame inductees.Also joining the hall in 2025 will be late boxing coach Gary Oakden and the 1980-to-1984 Zenetti Fur Town Merchants soccer team.Pendrel is an Olympic medallist and four-time Ol...
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WHL PLAYOFF RACE
Blazers plan to play urgent, desperate hockey against visiting Wild
KAMLOOPS - Expect to see desperation on Wednesday (March 12) at Sandman Centre. The Kamloops Blazers are scheduled to host the Wenatchee Wild in Western Hockey League action and victory is of paramount importance for both teams in their quests to stay alive in the Western Conference post-season race. "Time's runni...
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Canada
Media outlets start receiving Google payments from Online News Act: journalism group
Money has started to flow to Canadian news outlets from the $100 million Google agreed to pay them in exchange for an exemption from the Online News Act, the organization administering the fund said. The Canadian Journalism Collective announced Thursday that the first portion of cash sent to eligible news businesses am...
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'Get ready for a wild ride': Weather Network issues Canada's spring forecast
Canada's recent flirtation with balmy temperatures will give way to spring's characteristically volatile weather, the Weather Network's chief meteorologist said, with a new seasonal forecast suggesting winter may still deliver some parting punches. Spring may be slightly chillier in Western Canada but otherwise close t...
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In the news today: Tariff talks in Washington and G7 foreign ministers in Quebec
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Ministers, premier to meet with Lutnick in D.C. Canadian officials are set to meet with the U.S. commerce secretary in Washington today - days after a dust-up with U.S. President Donald Trump that ended with Ontario pausing its su...
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World
Russia says it has retaken Kursk's biggest town from Ukraine as US awaits Putin's ceasefire response
Russian forces have driven the Ukrainian army out of the biggest town in Russia's Kursk border region, officials claimed Thursday, as U.S. officials sought the Kremlin's response to a proposed 30-day ceasefire in the three-year that Ukraine has endorsed. The Ukrainian army's seven-month foothold in Kursk has been under...
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Kuwait frees a group of jailed Americans, including contractors held on drug charges
WASHINGTON (AP) - Kuwait has released a group of American prisoners, including veterans and military contractors jailed for years on drug-related charges, in a move seen as a gesture of goodwill between two allies, a representative for the detainees told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The release follows a recent v...
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Congo government and M23 rebel group will hold peace talks on March 18, mediator Angola says
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Congo's government and the M23 rebel group will participate in peace talks on March 18, Angola said Wednesday. A statement from Angolan President João Lourenço's office said they would begin "direct peace negotiations" in the Angolan capital, Luanda. Angola has acted as a m...
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