

NCAA SWIMMING
Kamloops' Angove of Buckeyes wins gold at conference swimming championships, earns All-Big Ten First Team honours
KAMLOOPS - Sienna Angove posted a list of goals inside her locker at the start of her freshman year at The Ohio State University, among them racing in a final at the Big Ten Swim and Dive Championships. The Buckeyes hosted the conference championships in February in Columbus, Ohio, and 18-year-old Angove obliterated he...
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Suspicious Death
RCMP looking into Merritt suspicious death Monday; appeal to public for tips
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are investigating a suspicious death in Merritt.In a news release distributed Tuesday (Mar. 4), emergency responders were called to a home on Monday to find a man in medical distress. They provided life-saving measures for injuries believed to be suspicious in nature, but could not save the victim.Polic...
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Our Community
Question of the Week
Do you think Canada should respond to U.S. tariffs with retaliatory tariffs of our own?
Mar 03, 2025

Kamloops & District Chamber of Commerce
38th Annual Business Excellence Awards
Sound Off
SOUND OFF: Slava Ukraini, Oh Canada!
Mar 03, 2025
1000 Ways to Heal
1000 Ways to Heal: The Opportunity of U.S. Tariffs
Mar 03, 2025

Kamloops and Area

Emergency Closure
Merritt emergency department closed Tuesday night; sixth closure in two weeks
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt-area residents in need of emergency medical care will need to travel again Tuesday night (Mar. 4). Interior Health says the emergency department at Nicola Valley Hospital will be closed from 6:00 p.m. Tuesday to 7:00 a.m. Wednesday. Patients are advised to visit Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops...
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Stolen Cab Recovered
Taxi reported stolen out of Hope found and recovered in Kamloops; suspect arrested
KAMLOOPS - A man was arrested after a taxi reported stolen out of Hope was found in Kamloops Tuesday (March 4) morning. Kamloops RCMP say officers responded to Battle Street downtown just before 5:00 a.m. where a Toyota Corolla cab that had been reported stolen was in transit. In a news release issued Tuesday, Cpl. Cry...
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Lytton Prescribed Burns
Pair of prescribed burns planned for Lytton area
LYTTON, B.C. - A pair of prescribed burns near the Village of Lytton are expected to take place next week. The BC Wildfire Service says it's supporting Lytton First Nation in carrying out the two prescribed burns. In a news release issued Tuesday (March 4), the wildfire service says the 47 Field burn will be nearly 43....
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Rocky Road
Rocks on the road closes stretch of Highway 5 North
UPDATE (8:00 a.m.): DriveBC says the stretch of Highway 5 is cleared in both directions.EARLIER: BARRIERE, B.C. - Drivers travelling on Highway 5 between Barriere and McLure may be on a literal rocky road on their Tuesday (March 4) morning commute. DriveBC says there are rocks on Highway 5 between Carilla Road north of...
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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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Our Community
Question of the Week
Do you think Canada should respond to U.S. tariffs with retaliatory tariffs of our own?
Mar 03, 2025

Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Making Compost for the Garden
Sound Off
SOUND OFF: Slava Ukraini, Oh Canada!
Mar 03, 2025
1000 Ways to Heal
1000 Ways to Heal: The Opportunity of U.S. Tariffs
Mar 03, 2025

Kamloops & District Chamber of Commerce
38th Annual Business Excellence Awards
One Man's Opinion
COLLINS: It's sad to see so many DEI initiatives cut back
Mar 02, 2025
Two and Out
PETERS: While working to stem tariff threat, Eby can't neglect systemic healthcare problems in B.C.
Feb 28, 2025

British Columbia

B.C. finance minister to speak to business group a day after budget amid tariffs
VICTORIA - British Columbia's finance minister is starting to sell her budget to the public complete with a record deficit in the early days of a trade war with the United States. Brenda Bailey is expected to speak today at an event hosted by the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce, her first public appearance after t...
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Former B.C. MLA Mike de Jong ousted from federal Conservative nomination race
Former B.C. finance minister Mike de Jong says he's been told by the Conservative Party of Canada that he is no longer in the running to be a candidate for the party in the next federal election. He says he found it "mystifying" that the party won't allow him to contest the nomination in the riding of Abbotsf...
13h ago
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What people have to say about B.C.'s budget as the U.S. applies tariffs
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government released a budget Tuesday with Finance Minister Brenda Bailey saying it defends the province from an unfolding North American trade war triggered by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. Here's what people are saying about the B.C. government's budget: "Threats of unjust...
14h ago
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Local Sports

NCAA SWIMMING
Kamloops' Angove of Buckeyes wins gold at conference swimming championships, earns All-Big Ten First Team honours
KAMLOOPS - Sienna Angove posted a list of goals inside her locker at the start of her freshman year at The Ohio State University, among them racing in a final at the Big Ten Swim and Dive Championships. The Buckeyes hosted the conference championships in February in Columbus, Ohio, and 18-year-old Angove obliterated he...
12h ago
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AT THE BRIER
Rauter shares insight on breaking through at Brier, talks Dunstone's pursuit of Tankard
KELOWNA -- TSN curling commentator Vic Rauter is calling his 39th Brier from his perch in Prospera Place in Kelowna.Brian Mulroney was Prime Minister in 1986, when Rauter called his first national men's curling championship in Kitchener, Ont.Kamloops skip Matt Dunstone, a two-time bronze medallist and one-time silver m...
15h ago
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AT THE BRIER
Dunstone, backed by sizeable family-and-friends cheering section, suffers first setback at Brier
KELOWNA - Matt Dunstone's cheering section at the Brier in Kelowna includes more than 20 friends and family members from across Western Canada.The Kamloops resident and his Manitoba team boasted a perfect record of three wins and no losses heading into a Monday (March 3) draw against John Epping and Northern Ontario.As...
Mar 04, 2025
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Canada

Here's the latest as the U.S. imposes tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico including a 25 per cent across-the-board levy, with a lower 10 per cent charge on Canadian energy, triggering a continental trade war. Canada has responded with 25 per cent retaliatory tariffs on $30 billion worth of American pro...
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In the news today: Trump affirms tariff plan in front of Congress
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trump tells Congress tariffs benefit U.S. as commerce secretary floats idea of deal U.S. President Donald Trump has launched a North American trade war but a key member of his team floated that a compromise could materialize today...
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Trump tells Congress tariffs benefit U.S. as commerce secretary floats idea of deal
WASHINGTON - A day into Donald Trump's North American trade war, the U.S. president remained adamant that tariffs would benefit America even as a key member of his team has floated that a compromise could materialize Wednesday. Trump addressed a joint session of Congress Tuesday night, for the first time since he retur...
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World

Greenland's leader says the island 'is ours' in defiance of message from Trump
NUUK, Greenland (AP) - Greenland's prime minister said Wednesday that "Greenland is ours" and cannot be taken or bought in defiance of a message from U.S. President Donald Trump, who said his administration supported the Arctic island's right of self-determination but added that the United States will acquire...
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LeBron James becomes first to score 50,000 combined points in NBA regular season and playoffs
LOS ANGELES (AP) - LeBron James became the first player in NBA history to score 50,000 combined points in the regular season and postseason Tuesday night. James surpassed the mark with a 3-pointer early in the first quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers' game against the New Orleans Pelicans. James got to 49,999 points Sun...
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Philippine forces find wreckage of missing fighter jet and the bodies of its 2 pilots
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Philippine military officials said Tuesday that rescuers have found the wreckage of a missing fighter jet and the bodies of its two pilots in a mountainous region of a southern province where they were deployed to fight communist rebels. The FA-50 jet lost communication during the combat miss...
8h ago
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