Vancouver wakes to tragedy of nine dead in ramming attack on Filipino street festival
VANCOUVER - Vancouver is waking to the tragic aftermath of a deadly vehicle attack on a Filipino community street festival that killed at least nine people, with survivors describing horrifying scenes of victims strewn on the ground. Interim Vancouver Police Chief Steve Rai said a 30-year-old Vancouver man was arrested...
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Mass attack at Vancouver street festival casts dark pall over final day of campaign
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is briefly pausing his election campaign today to express condolences to victims and their families after a vehicle attack in Vancouver on Saturday killed nine people and injured many more. "Last night, families lost a sister, a brother, a mother, a father, a son or a daughter. ...
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Kamloops and Area
ER Closure
100 Mile ER to close for 10 hours Saturday night
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The emergency room in 100 Mile House will be closed for 10 hours Saturday (April 26).Interior Health says the ER at the 100 Mile District General Hospital will be unavailable from 9:00 p.m. Saturday until 7:00 a.m. Sunday. This is the seventh ER closure in 100 Mile this year, with the most recent...
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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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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 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...
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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British Columbia
Vancouver wakes to tragedy of nine dead in ramming attack on Filipino street festival
VANCOUVER - Vancouver is waking to the tragic aftermath of a deadly vehicle attack on a Filipino community street festival that killed at least nine people, with survivors describing horrifying scenes of victims strewn on the ground. Interim Vancouver Police Chief Steve Rai said a 30-year-old Vancouver man was arrested...
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Nine dead after SUV plows through Vancouver Filipino festival, man arrested
VANCOUVER - (UPDATE April 27, 3:20 a.m.): Police in Vancouver say nine people are dead after an SUV plowed through a Vancouver street festival being staged by the city's Filipino community Saturday night, leaving a trail of debris and victims in its wake. Witness Nic Magtajas described an SUV roaring through the Lapu L...
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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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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...
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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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
Shock, devastation among Filipino community after Vancouver SUV attack that killed 11
VANCOUVER - Members of Canada's Filipino community are sharing their shock and devastation in the wake of a car-ramming attack at a Vancouver street festival that left 11 people dead and dozens more injured. The organization behind the Lapu Lapu Day Block Party where the attack took place posted to Instagram to detail ...
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Vancouver festival ramming is latest attack to use vehicles as deadly weapons
MONTREAL - A car-ramming at a Filipino community festival in Vancouver that killed at least nine people marks Canada's fourth attack in seven years in which vehicles have been used as deadly weapons. Around the world, people fuelled by motives ranging from terrorism and far-right extremism to misogyny and mental illnes...
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'A most agonizing time': The world responds to Vancouver's deadly vehicle attack
News of a deadly vehicle attack in Vancouver has drawn dismay and sorrow among leaders across Canada and the world. Many are sharing condolences with victims and families after police say a driver rammed into a crowd at a Filipino community festival on Saturday, killing nine. Here's a look at what the world is saying: ...
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World
Israeli jets strike Beirut's southern suburbs for third time since ceasefire
BEIRUT (AP) - Israeli jets struck Beirut's southern suburbs Sunday after issuing a warning about an hour earlier, marking the third Israeli strike on the area since a ceasefire took effect in late November. A huge plume of smoke billowed over the area after the strike. There were no immediate reports of casualties. In ...
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Pakistani troops kill 54 militants attempting to sneak into Pakistan from Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistani security forces overnight killed 54 militants who attempted to cross into the country from Afghanistan, the military said Sunday, marking one of the deadliest such killings in recent years. In a statement, the military said intelligence reports indicated the killed militants were "Khwari...
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South Korea's main opposition party taps former party chief as presidential candidate
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's main liberal opposition party tapped Sunday its former leader Lee Jae-myung as presidential candidate in the upcoming June 3 vote. The Democratic Party said Lee has won nearly 90% of the votes cast during the party's primary that ended Sunday, defeating two competitors. Lee, a li...
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