Autism Awareness
Inaugural Autism Aviation day takes flight at Kamloops Airport
KAMLOOPS - Nearly two dozen families with children on the autism spectrum were at Kamloops Airport Saturday (May 10) morning for the inaugural Autism Aviation Day in the Tournament Capital.The event, which was organized by the Canucks Autism Network (CAN) in collaboration with Air Canada, gave 20 families the opportuni...
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Shuswap Shooting
Victim identified as RCMP renew plea for information into 2024 shooting at Sicamous hotel
SICAMOUS, B.C. - Police have revealed the identity of a man who was shot to death in the parking lot of the Best Western over a year ago, in the hopes of furthering the investigation.According to police, the body of Matthew Monteith, 38, was found in the parking lot of the hotel on Feb. 24, 2024. In a statement Friday ...
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Our Community
Kamloops and Area
ER Closure
Lillooet ER to close for 25th time in 2025
LILLOOET, B.C. - Lillooet and area residents will be without emergency room coverage for the 25th time this year, as the latest 13 hour closure will take effect Saturday (May 10) evening.Interior Health says the ER at the Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre will be unavailable from 7:00 p.m. Saturday until 8:00 a.m. Su...
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Highway 5 Crash
UPDATE: RCMP say traffic flowing after lengthy delays caused by two-vehicle crash near Rayleigh
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 5:40 p.m.): There are no details yet, but the RCMP say traffic is once again flowing in both directions on Highway 5 north of Halston Avenue in Kamloops. A single lane of alternating traffic was put in place after a two vehicle crash between a pair of pickup trucks, one of which was an unmarked RCMP ...
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Merritt Flood Protection
Merritt gets another $3.4 million in provincial funding towards flood-protection work
MERRITT - The City of Merritt says it has received around $3.4 million from the Provincial Government to improve its flood-protection infrastructure.It says the money will go towards Phase 1 of the Middlesboro Diking Project, which will include the installation of 90 metres of dikes just east of the Middlesboro Bridge,...
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Bike Valet Returns
'Bigger and better' Kamloops bike valet returns for second summer
KAMLOOPS - A "bigger and better" Kamloops bike valet is back for its second year, though it will be set up in a new downtown location this summer. Climate and Sustainability Manager Glen Cheetham says the City has once again partnered with Tourism Kamloops to offer this free service, after a successful pilot ...
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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
North Vancouver fire crews battle morning blaze at seniors centre in Lynn Valley
NORTH VANCOUVER - Crews from three fire departments on Vancouver's North Shore are battling a blaze at an apartment complex that began Saturday morning. District of North Vancouver spokesman Ryan Schaap says the blaze broke out at the Silverlynn Apartment complex in Lynn Valley and crews continue to battle the flames. ...
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BC Wildfire Service dealing with 11 'overwintering wildfires' near Fort Nelson
FORT NELSON - The BC Wildfire Service says 11 fires that have been smouldering underground near Fort Nelson, B.C., since last year are being whipped up by warm and dry weather conditions. The service says in a Facebook post that the fires have begun visibly smoking recently and officials are monitoring the blazes close...
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Five youth plead guilty in 2024 swarming of girl in Kelowna, B.C.
KELOWNA - Prosecutors say five youth involved in a violent swarming of a girl in Kelowna, B.C., last year have entered guilty pleas. Damienne Darby, a spokeswoman for the BC Prosecution Service, says one young person pleaded guilty to one count of assault in January and was handed a sentence of two years' probation in ...
May 09, 2025
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Local Sports
HOCKEY
Team B.C. to play for women's gold at National Aboriginal Hockey Championships in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Organizers of the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships in Kamloops are hoping for a good turnout at the medal games Saturday (May 10) as the week-long tournament comes to an end. It will be Team BC and Manitoba who square off in the women's gold medal game at 7:00 p.m., while Alberta will face Manitoba i...
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TRAINING CAMP
B.C. Lions Rourke, Pierce share thoughts on Kamloops hopefuls Meikle, Bond of B.C. Football Conference
KAMLOOPS - Colton Meikle and Jacob Bond of Kamloops are carrying the flag for the Canadian Junior Football League this week at B.C. Lions' training camp. The B.C. Football Conference (BCFC) all-stars - Meikle a receiver for the Kamloops Broncos and Bond a linebacker for the Okanagan Sun of Kelowna - are not satisfied w...
May 09, 2025
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PROSPECT INTERVIEW
Kamloops Blazers' first-rounder Bouchard talks big boy hockey, farm life, WHL goals
The Kamloops Blazers picked Teagen Bouchard with the 14th overall pick in the WHL Prospects Draft on Wednesday (May 7). He racked up 21 goals and 61 points in 30 games with Northern Alberta Xtreme last season in the under-15 Canadian Sport School Hockey League ranks. Bouchard, a five-foot-seven 155-pound right shot fro...
May 09, 2025
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Canada
Recount sees Liberals take Quebec riding of Terrebonne by single vote
MONTREAL - An official with Elections Canada says the seat for a Quebec riding has flipped from the Bloc Québécois to the Liberals by a single vote after a judicial recount was completed. Elections Canada says the seat for the Montreal-area riding of Terrebonne has now gone to Tatiana Auguste, bringing th...
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Quebec Superior Court authorizes class-action over traffic stops without reason
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has authorized a class action suit brought on behalf of racialized people who were stopped while behind the wheel by police without reason to suspect an offence. Justice Catherine Piché authorized the lawsuit in a ruling rendered last month, which targets police in eight ...
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Survivor holds cautious hope amid claims new Pope mishandled clergy abuse allegations
ST. JOHN'S - An advocate for victims of clergy abuse says they are cautiously optimistic about Pope Leo XIV, but they are keeping a close eye on recently surfaced allegations that he previously sheltered those accused of abuse. Newfoundlander Gemma Hickey is the board president of Ending Clergy Abuse, and they are in R...
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World
Russia's Putin proposes direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on May 15, 'without preconditions'
Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed restarting direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on May 15, "without preconditions," an offer that came in response to Ukraine and its allies urging Moscow to commit to an unconditional 30-day ceasefire. Putin referenced the unsuccessful 2022 peace talks that took pla...
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Pope Leo XIV lays out his vision and identifies AI as a main challenge for humanity
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Leo XIV made a surprise visit Saturday to a sanctuary south of Rome that is dedicated to the Madonna. Italy's TV2000 showed images of residents in the town of Genazzano gathered outside the church housing the Madre del Buon Consiglio sanctuary, where the pope arrived to pray some 20 minutes ear...
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An earthquake of 4.1 preliminary magnitude has been reported in Tennessee and was felt in Atlanta
ATLANTA (AP) - An earthquake of 4.1 preliminary magnitude was reported Saturday morning in Tennessee and was felt in Atlanta, Georgia, and western North Carolina, according to the U.S. Geological Survey and local news reports. The website for USGS said the earthquake originated shortly after 9 a.m. EDT about 12 miles (...
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