World Juniors
Blazers' Brunicke invited to World Junior Summer Showcase
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers defenceman Harrison Brunicke will be part of Hockey Canada's World Junior Summer Showcase this week. The 19-year-old Brunicke is one of 44 players - four goaltenders, 12 defencemen and 20 forwards - who were invited to the seven-day camp from July. 27 to Aug. 2 at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis...
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Maternity Care
Health authorities warn of potential maternity care reductions
When family doctors or midwives in northern B.C. encounter a high-risk pregnancy, they turn to the obstetrical specialists at Prince George's University Hospital of Northern B.C.The hospital is the only facility in the region that can handle complicated deliveries.But starting in August, there won't be enough specialis...
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Stay Ahead of the Curve with Kamloops' Trusted Property Manager - Rohit Kumar
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Stay Ahead of the Curve with Kamloops' Trusted Property Manager - Rohit Kumar
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SOUND OFF: Rethinking backyard design to cope with drought conditions in Kamloops
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BCFC Football
Broncos remain winless after defeat to PG Kodiaks
KAMLOOPS - It's back-to-back losses for the Kamloops Broncos in the 2025 BC Football Conference season. The Broncos were beaten 33-13 by the Prince George Kodiaks Saturday (July 26) at Hillside Stadium, and they're now 0-2 on the season. The Kodiaks scored 19 points in the second half and held the Broncos scoreless to ...
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Ludvig Heads to Europe
Kamloops hockey product John Ludvig signs with HC Dynamo Pardubice
PARADUBICE, CZECHIA - Kamloops hockey product John Ludvig is heading back to his native Czechia.The 24-year-old defenceman has signed a contract with HC Dynamo Pardubice of the Czech Extraliga and he'll play hockey outside of North America for the first time in his career."I play a tough defensive game, I want to ...
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Missing Pets
City of Kamloops launches new Facebook page for lost and found animals
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has launched a new Facebook page that will aim to reunited lost or missing pets that are in the care of Community Services Officers with their owners.In a statement, the City said it will share photos and information about animals that are in its custody on the page - City of Kamloops - ...
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Sun Peaks Health Update
STEPS to cease operations at Sun Peaks Health Centre in October
SUN PEAKS - The Supporting Team Excellence with Patients Society (STEPS) will no longer be operating the Sun Peaks Community Health Centre as of this October, Sun Peaks Mayor Rob O'Toole says they've ended STEPS' lease of the clinic effective Oct. 22, adding STEPS will not be providing medical services in the community...
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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...
May 20, 2025
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Guide Dogs
CNIB in need of volunteers to foster future service dogs across Canada
It's a rewarding experience filled with unconditional love and the opportunity to change the life of someone who is blind. Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) Guide Dogs is urgently looking for volunteers to raise future guide dogs for people who are blind, Deafblind, or have low vision."There's a hug...
Jul 23, 2025
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Shaping Ornamental Maples
Ornamental trees like the Japanese and Korean maples are indeed beautiful to have in your yard, but where's the best place to plant them and how do you make them look like the fancy ones you see in magazines? Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops takes time to show you some of the basics about ...
Jun 18, 2025
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British Columbia
Homebuilders navigate higher material costs, uncertain supply chains amid trade war
As a tariff storm blew in from south of the border earlier this year, many industries in Canada, including the home building sector, feared the unknown ahead of them. With stakeholders already keenly aware of the need to rapidly scale up housing supply and improve Canada's housing affordability gap, blanket tariffs and...
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B.C.'s independent wood manufacturers decry retroactive U.S. softwood duties
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's independent wood product makers say hundreds of small- and medium-sized manufacturers may be forced to shut down in light of the latest decision from the United States to raise anti-dumping duties on Canadian softwood. The province's Independent Wood Processors Association says in a relea...
Jul 26, 2025
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U.S. imposing 20.56% anti-dumping duties on Canadian softwood
VANCOUVER - British Columbia lumber organizations are condemning the decision by the U.S. Commerce Department to raise anti-dumping duties on Canadian softwood to 20.56 per cent, calling them unjustified, punitive and protectionist. The B.C. Council of Forest Industries issued a statement Friday saying the trade action...
Jul 25, 2025
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World Juniors
Blazers' Brunicke invited to World Junior Summer Showcase
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers defenceman Harrison Brunicke will be part of Hockey Canada's World Junior Summer Showcase this week. The 19-year-old Brunicke is one of 44 players - four goaltenders, 12 defencemen and 20 forwards - who were invited to the seven-day camp from July. 27 to Aug. 2 at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis...
1h ago
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BCFC Football
Broncos remain winless after defeat to PG Kodiaks
KAMLOOPS - It's back-to-back losses for the Kamloops Broncos in the 2025 BC Football Conference season. The Broncos were beaten 33-13 by the Prince George Kodiaks Saturday (July 26) at Hillside Stadium, and they're now 0-2 on the season. The Kodiaks scored 19 points in the second half and held the Broncos scoreless to ...
3h ago
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Ludvig Heads to Europe
Kamloops hockey product John Ludvig signs with HC Dynamo Pardubice
PARADUBICE, CZECHIA - Kamloops hockey product John Ludvig is heading back to his native Czechia.The 24-year-old defenceman has signed a contract with HC Dynamo Pardubice of the Czech Extraliga and he'll play hockey outside of North America for the first time in his career."I play a tough defensive game, I want to ...
19h ago
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Canada
Montreal police investigating suspicious death in Saint-Léonard
MONTRÉAL - Montreal police are investigating a suspicious death that occurred early this morning. A 911 call around 4 a.m. alerted emergency services to a man lying unconscious on a street in the city's Saint-Léonard borough. Police found the man had an upper body injury, possibly caused by a sharp object...
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As Trump's trade deal deadline approaches, his tariffs face legal pushback in court
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's plan to realign global trade faces its latest legal barrier this week in a federal appeals court - and Canada is bracing for the U.S. president to follow through on his threat to impose higher tariffs. While Trump set an Aug. 1 deadline for countries to make trade deals with the United State...
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Canada condemns Hong Kong authorities after warrants issued for overseas activists
OTTAWA - The Canadian government is condemning Hong Kong's law enforcement authorities after they issued bounties and warrants for 19 pro-democracy activists, some of whom live in Canada. In a joint statement, federal Foreign Minister Anita Anand and Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree say Canada will not tolera...
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World
Syria to hold first parliamentary elections since Assad's fall in September
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Syria will hold parliamentary elections in September, the head of a body tasked with organizing the election process told state media Sunday. Mohammed Taha al-Ahmad, chairman of the Higher Committee for People's Assembly Elections, told state news agency SANA that elections will take place betwee...
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Authorities seek to file terrorism and assault charges against suspect in Walmart knife attack
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - Authorities say they are seeking to file terrorism charges and 11 charges of assault with intent to murder against the suspect accused of carrying out a knife attack at a Walmart store in Michigan. Eleven people were stabbed Saturday at the store in Traverse City. Authorities say they believ...
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Several people injured after passenger train derails in southwestern Germany
BERLIN (AP) - Several people were injured after a passenger train derailed Sunday in southwestern Germany, according to German news agency dpa. Federal police told dpa that the severity of the injuries was not immediately clear. The crash occurred in the Biberach district, roughly 136 kilometers (84 miles) west of Muni...
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