A 'foot in the door': BC First Nations buy into Enbridge pipeline
For decades, a natural gas pipeline has cut through the territories of dozens of First Nations in BC - moving billions of dollars' worth of gas with zero ownership and little return to the communities.Now, 36 First Nations have bought in."For decades, the nations have watched resources leave their communities with...
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ON THE PITCH
Organizers say record number of teams expected to participate in Slurpee Cup soccer tournament
KAMLOOPS - Hundreds of teams from across B.C. and Alberta will be in Kamloops this May long weekend for the Slurpee Cup. The annual soccer tournament is hosted by Kamloops United Football Club (formerly the Kamloops Youth Soccer Association), and it will dovetail with two League1 BC matches on Saturday (May 17).As CFJC...
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Kamloops and Area
WHL Champions
Kamloops native Mathew Ward wins WHL title with Medicine Hat Tigers
SPOKANE, WASH. - Mathew Ward is a Western Hockey League champion.The Kamloops native and his Medicine Hat Tigers beat the Spokane Chiefs 4-2 in a game 5 Friday (May 16) night to win the Ed Chynoweth Cup for the first time since 2007. Ward picked up the primary assist on Hunter St. Martin's WHL-winning goal in the third...
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DOUBLE DUTY
Clark ditches interim title; Davis named associate head coach of WolfPack women's basketball team
KAMLOOPS - The TRU WolfPack women's basketball program has experienced turbulence in recent years. It has a record of 17 wins and 101 losses since 2018, with three head coaches and two interim bench bosses in charge during that period. Last season, Scott Clark took the reins on an interim basis after the mid-season dep...
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ELECTORAL REFORM
Kamloops MLA Stamer named to committee reviewing electoral reform
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Legislature has struck a new all-party committee on democratic and electoral reform comprised of MLAs from the NDP, Conservatives, Green parties.Kamloops-North-Thompson MLA Ward Stamer has been named a Deputy Chair on the committee, and he told CFJC Today that he knows that with electoral reform con...
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Tobiano-Cherry Creek Referendum
TNRD to proceed with Cherry Creek-Tobiano fire protection referendum after petition aims to challenge process
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) is moving ahead with a referendum for residents in Cherry Creek and Tobiano that will determine whether they want to pay for a new fire protection service that covers both communities. During Thursday's (May 15) regular meeting, the TNRD Board of Directors did not...
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Featured Content
Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Unique Specimen Trees
Looking for that special something to make your yard stand out in the neighbourhood? Shawn Ulmer from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a number of unique and attractive trees of the weeping variety to provide that very element!
Apr 30, 2025
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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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British Columbia
Vancouver officer charged a year after pedestrian strike in Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER - The BC Prosecution Service says a Vancouver police officer has been charged under the Motor Vehicle Act for driving without reasonable consideration for others, a year after a pedestrian was hit in the city's Downtown Eastside. The prosecution service says Const. Aaron Carter faces the charge after B.C.'s p...
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Search underway for B.C. woman missing after empty boat washes ashore
NANAIMO - Police in Nanaimo, B.C., say a search is underway both at sea and on land after a woman's sailboat was discovered washed ashore and empty. Mounties say 34-year-old Amber Nitchman is the registered owner of the 10-metre white sailboat that was found Thursday near Bayshore Drive and Hammond Bay Road off Nanaimo...
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City and police say Vancouver festival planning followed rules before attack
VANCOUVER - Sixteen 320-kilogram barriers arrived in Vancouver this week, specially designed to block vehicles trying to enter public spaces. The barriers were ordered in February, about two months before the Lapu Lapu Day festival attack that killed 11 people, when an SUV plowed through a crowded street. But police sa...
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Local Sports
WHL Champions
Kamloops native Mathew Ward wins WHL title with Medicine Hat Tigers
SPOKANE, WASH. - Mathew Ward is a Western Hockey League champion.The Kamloops native and his Medicine Hat Tigers beat the Spokane Chiefs 4-2 in a game 5 Friday (May 16) night to win the Ed Chynoweth Cup for the first time since 2007. Ward picked up the primary assist on Hunter St. Martin's WHL-winning goal in the third...
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DOUBLE DUTY
Clark ditches interim title; Davis named associate head coach of WolfPack women's basketball team
KAMLOOPS - The TRU WolfPack women's basketball program has experienced turbulence in recent years. It has a record of 17 wins and 101 losses since 2018, with three head coaches and two interim bench bosses in charge during that period. Last season, Scott Clark took the reins on an interim basis after the mid-season dep...
16h ago
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ON THE PITCH
Organizers say record number of teams expected to participate in Slurpee Cup soccer tournament
KAMLOOPS - Hundreds of teams from across B.C. and Alberta will be in Kamloops this May long weekend for the Slurpee Cup. The annual soccer tournament is hosted by Kamloops United Football Club (formerly the Kamloops Youth Soccer Association), and it will dovetail with two League1 BC matches on Saturday (May 17).As CFJC...
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Canada
A one-teen prom on Newfoundland's Northern Peninsula brings small community together
MAIN BROOK - Breanna Bromley-Clarke may be the sole graduate of her all-grades school on Newfoundland's Northern Peninsula, but her prom helped bring many in her community together. The 18-year-old celebrated the end of her high-school years on May 2 in a pink dress she says was inspired by the main character of the Ba...
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Notman Photographic Archives receives UNESCO Memory of the World Register distinction
MONTREAL - The Notman Photographic Archives, a collection of photographs described as a Canadian treasure, has been inscribed into UNESCO's Memory of the World Register. The McCord Stewart Museum in Montreal is the home of the collection, which contains 400,000 prints and 200,000 glass plate negatives as well as record...
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Rain provides respite in Manitoba wildfire fight, but evacuation order still in place
LAC DU BONNET - Evacuation orders remain in place for the Rural Municipality of Lac du Bonnet as crews continue to battle wildfires in eastern Manitoba. While recent rainfall has helped, officials say the state of local emergency remains in place in the community where a fire destroyed 28 homes and cottages and left tw...
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World
Severe Midwest weather leaves 9 dead in Kentucky, 7 killed in Missouri
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Storm systems sweeping across the Midwest have left at least 16 dead, including nine people killed after a tornado sparked what authorities called a mass casualty event in southeastern Kentucky. Kentucky authorities said there were also severe injuries when a twister tore across Laurel County late Frid...
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Israel launches a new military operation in Gaza to pressure Hamas to release hostages
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel said Saturday it has launched a new military operation in the Gaza Strip to pressure Hamas to release the remaining hostages. Israel's defense minister said Operation Gideon Chariots began and was being led with "great force" by Israel's army. The announcement comes after days of inten...
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A Russian drone strike in northeastern Ukraine kills 9 people, officials say
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A Russian drone struck a passenger bus in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy region on Saturday, killing nine people and injuring four others, Ukrainian officials said. The attack came just hours after Moscow and Kyiv held their first direct peace talks in years which failed to yield a ceasefire. "Th...
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