

ER Closure
Clearwater emergency room to close for 15 hours; third closure of 2025
CLEARWATER, B.C. - Residents in the Clearwater-area will be without emergency care Saturday (April 26) night, the third ER closure of the year and second this month.Interior Health says the ER at the Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital will be closed between 5:00 p.m. Saturday and 8:00 a.m. Sunday. People are once again bei...
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New Housing
New 52-unit affordable housing building opens for First Nations in Merritt
MERRITT - The B.C. Government says a 52-unit affordable housing building in Merritt is now open for members from the five First Nation bands in the Nicola Valley.It says the four-storey building at 2640 Spring Bank Ave. will provide homes for First Nations elders, families and youth from the Coldwater Indian Band, Lowe...
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Kamloops and Area

Medical Cannabis
TRU forum to explore 'evolving role' of medical cannabis in harm reduction and addiction treatment
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University is holding a free forum Saturday (April 26) evening that will feature experts discussing how medical cannabis may be used to treat addiction. TRU said the forum, Medical Cannabis and Recovery, is open to the public, health-care professionals and researchers who are interested in ca...
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New Recruit Training
BC Wildfire Service holding training exercises near Merritt Saturday
MERRITT - The BC Wildfire Service will be conducting training exercises in the Coutlee Plateau area west of Merritt Saturday (April 26) as part of the annual new recruit boot camp that is underway.It says it will be using small burn piles to simulate wildfire response during this training exercise."These exercises...
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BOOGIE THE BRIDGE
Boogie The Bridge on final sprint to race day
KAMLOOPS - The 28th edition of the CFJC TV Boogie the Bridge is almost upon us as runners will find their mark, get set, and go this Sunday (April 27)."Get there bright and early! We have 13 bands, including a main stage band called Handsome Lou. So there's lots of entertainment and high energy," Jo Berry, RU...
Apr 26, 2025
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CARIBOO COLLEGE
Tributes pour in for Kamloops sports advocate Pat O'Brien
KAMLOOPS - Pat O'Brien is being remembered fondly in conversations throughout the Kamloops sports community and beyond. His death last week has spurred memories and talk of his legacy, which includes pioneering the athletics program at Cariboo College, now known as Thompson Rivers University. As CFJC Today reports, his...
Apr 26, 2025
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Featured Content

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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Our Community
Two and Out
PETERS: The myth of local representation in East Kamloops
Apr 25, 2025

Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Magnolias in Kamloops
Looped In
LOOPED IN WITH NIKKI OMEN: April 24, 2025
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ONE MAN'S OPINION
COLLINS: Finally, a breath of fresh air
Apr 24, 2025

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Art of Christmas - A Pitcher Plant for Christmas
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British Columbia

Fraser Health says visitor from Ontario is the latest case of measles in B.C.
SURREY - Health authorities in British Columbia have confirmed another new case of measles infection in the province, this time with a visitor from Ontario. Fraser Health says the visitor travelled to Vancouver and Chilliwack on April 20, and doctors and health workers are "following up directly" with people ...
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Man dies after car jumps curb, crashes into seven vehicles in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY - A man has died in a crash involving eight vehicles in Surrey, B.C., after he suffered what investigators believe to be a medical emergency while driving. Police say the crash happened just before noon near the intersection of Fraser Highway and 64 Avenue, where attending emergency responders initially reported...
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Nation files an emergency injunction filed over raising B.C. gold mine's tailings dam
VANCOUVER - A B.C. First Nation that is going to court to try to stop a mining company from raising its tailings dam is now applying for an emergency injunction to put the construction on hold. The Xatsull nation announced earlier this month that it had filed a legal challenge over the plan to allow the Mount Polley mi...
Apr 26, 2025
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Local Sports

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...
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CARIBOO COLLEGE
Tributes pour in for Kamloops sports advocate Pat O'Brien
KAMLOOPS - Pat O'Brien is being remembered fondly in conversations throughout the Kamloops sports community and beyond. His death last week has spurred memories and talk of his legacy, which includes pioneering the athletics program at Cariboo College, now known as Thompson Rivers University. As CFJC Today reports, his...
Apr 26, 2025
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Q&A WITH STANKOVEN
Stankoven talks Hurricanes' hot start to post-season, Spittin' Chiclets appearance and more
KAMLOOPS -- Logan Stankoven and his Carolina Hurricanes are off to a splendid start in their bid for the Stanley Cup. The Hurricanes lead the New Jersey Devils 2-0 in their Eastern Conference quarter-final series, thanks in part to a two-goal night from Stankoven in Game 1. Game 3 is scheduled to get underway at 5 p.m....
Apr 24, 2025
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Canada

Fraser Health says visitor from Ontario is the latest case of measles in B.C.
SURREY - Health authorities in British Columbia have confirmed another new case of measles infection in the province, this time with a visitor from Ontario. Fraser Health says the visitor travelled to Vancouver and Chilliwack on April 20, and doctors and health workers are "following up directly" with people ...
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'Like time stopped': memorial mass in Montreal pays tribute to Pope Francis
MONTREAL - Hours after waking to watch Pope Francis being laid to rest, several dozen faithful paid a final tribute to the late pontiff at a memorial mass at Montreal's Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral on Saturday. The downtown cathedral - a one-quarter replica of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome - has been at the centre...
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Indigenous leaders hope Vatican continues reconciliation efforts advanced by Francis
Indigenous leaders in Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis say they hope the Vatican continues to promote the reconciliation efforts he championed during his papacy. Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says the pontiff's apology for widespread abuses in the residential school system was a significant step in addressing historical inj...
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World

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed a new deputy in a major step in naming a successor
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday named a veteran aide and confidant as his new vice president. It's a major step by the aging leader to designate a successor. The appointment of Hussein al-Sheikh as vice president of the Palestine Liberation Organization does not guarantee he w...
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Mighty and meek say farewell to Pope Francis during Vatican funeral and last popemobile ride
VATICAN CITY (AP) - World leaders and rank-and-file Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his concern for people on the peripheries and reflected his wish to be remembered as a simple pastor. Though presidents and princes attended the Mass in St. Peter's Square, prisoner...
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Trump expresses doubts Putin is willing to end the Ukraine war, a day after saying a deal was close
ROME (AP) - President Donald Trump said Saturday that he doubts Russia's Vladimir Putin wants to end his war in Ukraine, expressing new skepticism that a peace deal can be reached soon. Only a day earlier, Trump had said Ukraine and Russia were "very close to a deal." Trump said in a social media post as he f...
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