Ottawa moves to prop up youth employment in a rough summer jobs market
OTTAWA - The federal government is moving to shore up a historically weak summer job market for students - even as one economist argues tough employment prospects for young people suggest broader softness in the job market. Statistics Canada shone a light on the difficult employment prospects for students heading back ...
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SOLOIST EXTRAORDINAIRE
Salmon Arm's rising star pianist Izik-Dzurko talks Juilliard education, world travel, increasing acclaim, career aspirations
KAMLOOPS - Jaeden Izik-Dzurko had just returned to his European home base in Hanover, Germany, after a trip to perform in Japan when he spoke to CFJC Today. On the schedule over the next 10 months are stops in the U.S., England, France, Canada, Peru, the Netherlands and the Dominican Republic, among others places. The ...
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SOUND OFF: Kamloops council needs to realize representative democracy is a conversation
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VACCINATION CATCH-UP
Health authority hosting measles immunization catch-up clinic this week in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - According to Health Canada, since the introduction of the measles vaccine, measles infections have decreased by more than 99 per cent in this country. However in recent years, vaccination rates have dropped below the benchmark for community immunity in some places. A rise in cases across Canada has prompted ...
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Red Bridge Replacement
Bill 15 could help speed up Red Bridge replacement: Kamloops MLA
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-Centre MLA Peter Milobar says if there is a silver lining to the government's legislation allowing it to fast-track infrastructure projects, it may be the construction of a replacement for the Red Bridge.The span between downtown Kamloops and the Mount Paul Industrial Park on the Tk'emlups reserve w...
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Crown to consider charges against Revelstoke RCMP officer after shooting death in 2023
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - B.C.'s police watchdog is forwarding its investigation of a 2023 shooting death in Revelstoke to Crown counsel for the consideration of charges. The investigation stems from around 11:50 p.m. on Aug. 27, 2023 when Revelstoke RCMP members received a report of a stolen vehicle. According to the Indepen...
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SNOWPACK CONDITIONS
Two-thirds of B.C.'s annual mountain snowpack melted following warmer April, hot final week of May in the Interior
VICTORIA - Snow conditions continue to dip in B.C. with the provincial snowpack sitting lower than it was at this time last year. According to the latest Snow Survey and Water Supply Bulletin from the BC River Forecast Centre (BCRFC), the provincial snowpack is 44 per cent normal as of June 1, a drop from 61 per cent a...
Jun 10, 2025
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Stay Ahead of the Curve with Kamloops' Trusted Property Manager - Rohit Kumar
"I'm Rohit Kumar, born and raised in Kamloops, and I've witnessed our market's shifts firsthand. My mission is to keep investors ahead of the curve." As a property manager with RE/MAX Commercial Solutions, Rohit Kumar combines local insight with years of hands-on experience to ensure owners and investors maxi...
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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 - 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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British Columbia
Trigon gives green light to LPG export facility in Prince Rupert, B.C.
PRINCE RUPERT - Trigon Pacific Terminals is giving a green light to a new $750-million liquefied petroleum gas export facility in Prince Rupert, B.C. Trigon chief executive Rob Booker says the company now needs the federal government to expedite the shovel-ready project that he says is in the national interest. Subject...
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Liberal MP to meet with Carney to discuss Modi's 'un-Canadian' invitation to G7
OTTAWA - B.C. Liberal MP Sukh Dhaliwal says he has a meeting scheduled with Prime Minister Mark Carney this week to talk about his controversial decision to invite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the G7 in Alberta next week. Dhaliwal says he's spoken with hundreds of people who disagree with Carney's decision to...
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B.C. ruling says note on 'dinged' car was binding contract between two lawyers
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Civil Resolution Tribunal says a note left on a car about a "dinged" door was a binding contract to pay repair costs. The decision says lawyer Carly Peddle was being dropped off in a parking lot at an event in September 2023, when she dented fellow lawyer Richard Brooks' door. S...
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Rubel of Westsyde snares full-ride football scholarship to NCAA Division I Bryant University
KAMLOOPS - Darn near every college in the U.S. received tape from Logan Rubel and the hulking football player from Kamloops travelled far and wide to be seen by Canadian and American post-secondary pigskin coaches. Three months ago, the NCAA Division I Bryant University Bulldogs unleashed a life-changing offer.Tight en...
Jun 09, 2025
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NorthPaws Baseball
NorthPaws take two of three against Kelowna Falcons
KAMLOOPS - There was no weekend sweep for the Kamloops NorthPaws, but they did take two of three games against the Kelowna Falcons in West Coast League baseball action. The Falcons took Sunday's matinee at Norbrock Stadium 9-3, for just their second win of the season. Kelowna used a four run fourth inning to pull ahead...
Jun 09, 2025
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League1 BC
Kamloops United drop pair of League1 BC games to Vancouver
KAMLOOPS - Another tough weekend for Kamloops United Football Club (KUFC) in League1 BC action Saturday (June 7) as both the men's and women's teams were held off the scoresheet Saturday (June 7) at Hillside Stadium. The Kamloops women were beaten 7-0 by the Vancouver Rise for their third loss in a row, and eighth of t...
Jun 08, 2025
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Canada
Luxembourg opens Ottawa embassy as Canada shifts its attention to Europe
OTTAWA - Luxembourg is officially opening an embassy in Ottawa as the small European nation moves to expand its economy beyond financial services. The country of 680,000, commonly referred to as a tax haven, is one of Europe's most sparsely populated nations. Luxembourg is a major financial hub and Statistics Canada ra...
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Ottawa's GST rebate on new homes would save typical 1st-time buyer $27K: PBO
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says Ottawa's plan to slash the sales tax on housing would save an eligible first-time homebuyer an average of roughly $27,000 off the price of a newly built home. The federal government's fiscal watchdog predicts in a new analysis that a little over 71,000 new builds will qual...
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Liberal MP to meet with Carney to discuss Modi's 'un-Canadian' invitation to G7
OTTAWA - B.C. Liberal MP Sukh Dhaliwal says he has a meeting scheduled with Prime Minister Mark Carney this week to talk about his controversial decision to invite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the G7 in Alberta next week. Dhaliwal says he's spoken with hundreds of people who disagree with Carney's decision to...
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World
EU and UK reach accord on cross-border trade and travel in Gibraltar
BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union and the U.K. have reached an agreement to ease cross-border trade and travel in Gibraltar after years of post-Brexit wrangling over the contested territory, EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič said Wednesday. In a post on social media, Šefčovič praised the de...
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At least 49 people have died in flooding in South Africa, officials say
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - At least 49 people have died in flooding in South Africa's Eastern Cape province after an extreme cold front brought heavy rain and snow to parts of the country, officials said Wednesday. Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane said police provided the death toll. The dead include six high school studen...
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk survives vote of confidence as he bids to reassert control
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Prime Minister Donald Tusk's government survived a vote of confidence in the Polish parliament on Wednesday, with supporters rising and applauding him and chanting his name. Lawmakers voted 243-210 in favor of the government. There were no abstentions. Tusk requested the vote following the defeat ...
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