Arrest Made
Kamloops man charged with breaking into Brocklehurst church, making threats with weapon
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man has been arrested and is facing a series of charges related to a pair of early morning incidents in Brocklehurst Monday (March 17).In a news release, Cpl. Crystal Evelyn of Kamloops RCMP says officers were first called at about 3:00 a.m. Monday for a break-in taking place at a church on Windbr...
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Highway 1 Closure
Rail work to close Highway 1 east of Lytton periodically
LYTTON, B.C. - The Trans Canada Highway through a portion of the Fraser Canyon will close for some stretches over the next week to allow for rail work to be completed.B.C.'s Ministry of Transportation and Transit says Highway 1 at Tank Hill, nearly 14 kilometres east of Lytton, will close overnight on Friday (March 21)...
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Mar 17, 2025
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Kamloops and Area
Prescribed Burn
KFR says smoke in Juniper due to controlled burn
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire and Rescue (KFR) says smoke rising from the Juniper Ridge area Monday (March 17) is from a controlled burn that is taking place above Galore Crescent.pic.twitter.com/3qdjDuUblm— Kamloops Fire Rescue (@KamFire) March 17, 2025 There have been a number of controlled burns either announced or...
Mar 17, 2025
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FIRE RESPONSE
Kamloops Fire Rescue douses early morning fire near Tranquille Road businesses
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue crews were called out to an early morning fire Monday (March 17) near a collection of businesses in the 200-block of Tranquille Road. The call came in shortly after 4:00 a.m., and firefighters extinguished the flames shortly after arriving on scene. According to CFJC crews on site, the d...
Mar 17, 2025
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Interior Emergency Departments
Emergency departments in 100 Mile and Lillooet to temporarily close for most of Monday
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The emergency departments in 100 Mile House and Lillooet will be temporarily closed for most of Monday (March 17). Interior Health says the ER at 100 Mile District General Hospital will be temporarily unavailable from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday, while the closure at the ER at the Lillooet Hosp...
Mar 17, 2025
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Crossroads Renovations
Major renovation work underway at Crossroads Inn in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Major renovation work at the Crossroads Inn at Seymour Street and Sixth Avenue in downtown Kamloops is full swing after a number of delays.The work will see nine hotel rooms on the first floor of the building converted into multi-family rental units, and the addition of kitchenettes to the other 42 units. It...
Mar 16, 2025
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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
B.C. geoduck exports facing possible devastation as Chinese tariffs loom
VANCOUVER - British Columbia seafood producers are bracing for impact as China is slated to impose 25-per-cent tariffs on geoduck clams, a move that could devastate the multimillion-dollar export industry that is built almost exclusively on Chinese markets. Christina Burridge, executive director with the BC Seafood All...
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Telus, Nvidia announce plans to develop 'sovereign AI factory' in Quebec
VANCOUVER - Canadian telecommunications giant Telus and U.S. artificial intelligence tech heavyweight Nvidia have announced plans to build what they call a "sovereign AI factory" in eastern Quebec. The companies say they will provide Canadian businesses and researchers with the supercomputers and software the...
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Audit finds B.C.'s forest management hurt by flawed data without clear methodology
VICTORIA - An audit has found that British Columbia's government did not have a clear method for calculating the carbon being stored or released in provincial forests, which undermined the credibility in reporting from the Forests Ministry. The Office of the Auditor General of B.C. says in the report that defined metho...
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Local Sports
IN THE WHL
Blazers must win on Tuesday to keep post-season hopes alive
KAMLOOPS - There is no margin for error for the Kamloops Blazers. With three games remaining on their regular season WHL schedule, the Blazers are six points behind the Seattle Thunderbirds, who hold the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. "We're a bit reliant on Seattle, but I think we're jus...
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KIJHL Realignment
KIJHL to separate into two tiers in 2026; Storm and Cents to play Tier 1
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Storm and Merritt Centennials will be taking a step up in competition two seasons from now. The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) announced 11 of its teams, including the Storm and Centennials, will transition to Junior A Tier 1 hockey ahead of the 2026-27 season. The KIJHL was...
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Wranglers 4 Storm 2
Storm drop Game Three of KIJHL playoff series to Wranglers 4-2
KAMLOOPS - The 100 Mile House Wranglers have taken the lead in their Kootney International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) playoff series with the Kamloops Storm. The Wranglers beat the Storm 4-2 in Game Three of the Doug Birks Division Final at McArthur Island Monday (March 17) and took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven se...
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Canada
B.C. geoduck exports facing possible devastation as Chinese tariffs loom
VANCOUVER - British Columbia seafood producers are bracing for impact as China is slated to impose 25-per-cent tariffs on geoduck clams, a move that could devastate the multimillion-dollar export industry that is built almost exclusively on Chinese markets. Christina Burridge, executive director with the BC Seafood All...
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Mountain biking groups 'stretched thin' with trail work as popularity grows
VANCOUVER - The outdoors were a refuge for many during the pandemic as people hit their local trail networks to mountain bike, hike, run and walk, but advocates in British Columbia say the value of trails isn't reflected in the level of support they receive. Deanne Cote, executive director of the North Shore Mountain B...
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Liberals lagging well behind other parties on nominating candidates as election looms
OTTAWA - With a federal election call expected any day now, the Liberal party is trailing well behind its rivals on nominating candidates. The Conservatives have nominated 275 candidates out of 343 ridings, the NDP has 217 candidates and the Green Party has 208 - but the Liberal party has so far nominated just 185 cand...
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World
Trump and Putin discuss a US-Russia hockey series during their call, the Kremlin says
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed staging a series of hockey games between players from their respective countries during their lengthy call Tuesday, according to the Kremlin. Moscow said in its recap of the call that Trump supported Putin's idea to organize games in the U.S. ...
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Presidents of Congo and Rwanda meet in Qatar to discuss insurgency in eastern Congo
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - The presidents of Congo and neighboring Rwanda met Tuesday in Qatar for their first direct talks since Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seized two major cities in mineral-rich eastern Congo earlier this year, the three governments said. The meeting between Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwanda's P...
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Judge rules DOGE's USAID dismantling likely violates the Constitution
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development likely violated the Constitution and blocked billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from further cuts. U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang in Maryland ordered the Trump administrati...
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