D-DAY ANNIVERSARY
'It's amazing what power can do'; 104-year-old WWII veteran recounts landing on Juno Beach 81 years ago
KAMLOOPS - Eighty-one years ago today, Allied Forces conducted the largest amphibious attack in military history, simultaneously storming five beaches in Normandy, France. Canada was tasked with taking Juno Beach, widely thought of as the second hardest objective to take from German forces behind the United States on O...
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Coquihalla Sinkhole
UPDATE: Coquihalla to close in both directions overnight Friday for 'urgent' sinkhole repairs
MERRITT, B.C. - (UPDATE 4:00 p.m.): The Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt will be closed in both directions Friday (June 6) to allow crews to work on "urgent sinkhole repairs." In an update at 3:17 p.m., the Ministry of Transportation said the closure in the southbound lanes will take effect at 9:00...
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Two and Out
PETERS: Believe it or not, there is still reason to be optimistic about local media
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Ravishing Roses In May
Looped In
LOOPED IN WITH NIKKI OMEN: June 5, 2025
Jun 05, 2025
Sound Off
SOUND OFF: Draconian laws confirm the authoritarian nature of the NDP government
Jun 05, 2025
Kamloops and Area
ON THE PITCH
Kamloops United aiming to snap losing skids this weekend on home turf
KAMLOOPS - After a promising start to the League One B.C. soccer season, the Kamloops United men have suffered three consecutive losses. Meanwhile, the United women are in the league basement and reeling after a lopsided defeat, falling 9-3 to Unity FC last weekend in Cloverdale. As CFJC Today reports, both clubs are l...
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PETS IN HOT CAR
With warmer weather approaching, BC SPCA reminding people to never leave pets in hot vehicles
KAMLOOPS - With temperatures rising across the province, the BC SPCA is urging people to never leave their pets in hot vehicles, even if its just to run a quick errand."They can develop heatstroke quickly and it can take even, sometimes even only five minutes, depending on how hot it is and also depends on the pet...
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FIRST-DEGREE MURDER TRIAL
Bagabuyo trial: Abdullah was stabbed to death, says forensic pathologist
VANCOUVER - Former Thompson Rivers University lecturer Mohd Abdullah was stabbed to death, according to forensic pathologist Dr. Farshaad Bilimoria. Bilimoria testified in B.C. Supreme Court on Friday (June 6) in Vancouver, with former Kamloops lawyer Rogelio 'Butch' Bagabuyo on trial for the first-degree murder of Abd...
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Highway 5 Washout
Work to repair flood-damaged section of Highway 5 in the North Thompson underway
KAMLOOPS - The highway maintenance contractor in the North Thompson says work to repair a section of Highway 5 that was damaged by flooding last weekend has officially begun."Crews and equipment have officially begun the long road to recovery, working tirelessly to repair and restore infrastructure damaged during ...
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Featured Content
Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Colourful Plants For Shade
Who says you can't brighten up that shady corner of your yard with vibrant plant life? Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops says otherwise - and has a number of fantastic suggestions to prove his point!
Jun 04, 2025
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Weeping Cascade Hydrangeas
Looking for something a little different to adorn your patio posts and garden arbours? Maury Hik from Art Knapp Home & Garden in Kamloops has just the thing - the Weeping Cascade Hydrangea!
May 28, 2025
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Ravishing Roses In May
The month of May means a lot of things to many people. Two that come to mind are Mother's Day and, for gardeners, it's roses! Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a few great tips on growing roses and a few types to consider that are sure to make you and your mom quite happy!
May 22, 2025
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British Columbia
B.C. targets U.S. doctors and nurses with recruitment ads near American hospitals
COLWOOD, B.C. - British Columbia has launched a six-week, $5-million campaign of targeted advertisements to recruit doctors and nurses in the United States, citing "chaos" under the Trump administration to lure them north. The Ministry of Health said the campaign launched on Monday was being shown on thousand...
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Warning that cold fronts could trigger 'extreme fire behaviour' in northeast B.C.
The British Columbia Wildfire Service is warning that forecasted cold fronts today and Sunday in northeastern B.C. are expected to bring strong winds and potential "extreme fire behaviour" to the Dawson Creek, Fort St. John and Fort Nelson fire zones. That comes after the Peace River Regional District issued ...
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Southern B.C. set to bake under 'early season heat event'
Environment Canada is warning of an "early season heat event" bringing elevated temperatures to most of southern British Columbia that will persist from Saturday into early next week. The weather office has issued more than 30 special weather statements, saying a ridge of high pressure is bringing temperature...
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Local Sports
ON THE PITCH
Kamloops United aiming to snap losing skids this weekend on home turf
KAMLOOPS - After a promising start to the League One B.C. soccer season, the Kamloops United men have suffered three consecutive losses. Meanwhile, the United women are in the league basement and reeling after a lopsided defeat, falling 9-3 to Unity FC last weekend in Cloverdale. As CFJC Today reports, both clubs are l...
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NorthPaws
NorthPaws lose series but win finale in Bellingham, prepare for home opener against Kelowna
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops NorthPaws ended their six-game U.S. road trip on a winning note. Following a sweep of the Port Angeles Lefites, the NorthPaws suffered their first two losses of the 2025 West Coast League (WCL) season, falling to the Bellingham Bells by scores of 3-0 and 8-2 on Tuesday (June 3) and Wednesday (Ju...
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Cougars Signing
PG Cougars sign Kamloops native Cohen Baker
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars have signed Kamloops native Cohen Baker to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.The 15-year-old Baker was the Cougars first round pick in the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft, and he was taken 17th overall. Baker tallied 24 goals and 64 points in 33 games for the Burnaby Winter ...
Jun 05, 2025
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Canada
Bank of Canada head Tiff Macklem says mandate should evolve in a 'shock-prone' world
OTTAWA - Tiff Macklem is wearing an Edmonton Oilers pin as he reflects on coming very close to beating big odds. It's a significant day for the governor of the Bank of Canada: he's just laid out his reasons to the entire country and a global audience for keeping the central bank's benchmark interest rate steady for a s...
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As his trade war faces legal pushback, Trump has other tariff tools he could deploy
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs are facing legal headwinds for the first time - but he has other tools he could deploy in his quest to realign global trade. A federal appeals court is still deciding whether there will be a stay on Trump's universal tariffs enacted through the International Emergency ...
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'The road is long': Syrian refugee engineering a fresh start in Montreal
MONTREAL - When Jad Albasha arrived in Quebec in 2016 as a 21-year-old fleeing his war-torn home of Syria, he landed in a snow-covered world that spoke French, a language in which he did not understand a single word. But now it rolls off the tongue as if Albasha has lived here all of his life. When he graduates on Satu...
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World
Israel says it has retrieved the body of a Thai hostage kidnapped into Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israel says it has retrieved the body of a Thai hostage kidnapped into Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023. The Prime Minister's office said Saturday that the body of Thai citizen Nattapong Pinta was returned to Israel in a special military operation. Pinta was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz and killed in capti...
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Russian drones and missiles target Ukraine's eastern city of Kharkiv, killing 3, officials say
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A large Russian drone-and-missile attack targeted Ukraine's eastern city of Kharkiv on Saturday, killing at least three people and injuring 21, local Ukrainian officials said. The Russian barrage - the latest in near daily widescale attacks by Moscow - included deadly aerial glide bombs that have b...
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Federal judge approves $2.8B settlement, paving way for US colleges to pay athletes millions
A federal judge signed off on arguably the biggest change in the history of college sports on Friday, clearing the way for schools to begin paying their athletes millions of dollars as soon as next month as the multibillion-dollar industry shreds the last vestiges of the amateur model that defined it for more than a ce...
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