Tourism Report
Tourism Kamloops reports dip in overall visitors but record high in direct spending in 2024
KAMLOOPS - Tourism Kamloops is reporting more quality and less quantity when it came to the value of visits in 2024. According to Tourism Kamloops' Economic Impact Report on Tourism, which was produced by Larose Research & Strategy and Pacific Analytics, nearly 1.87 million travelers made their way to the Tournamen...
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E-Transfer Scam
Fraud suspect targeting e-bikes and e-scooters in e-Transfer scam near Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Salmon Arm RCMP are warning the public to be cautious when buying and selling items on online marketplaces after several reports of a fraudster scamming local sellers. In a news release issued Sunday (May 4), RCMP say the fraud suspect, a 40-year-old white man, has been targeting e-bikes and e-scoote...
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E-Transfer Scam
Fraud suspect targeting e-bikes and e-scooters in e-Transfer scam near Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Salmon Arm RCMP are warning the public to be cautious when buying and selling items on online marketplaces after several reports of a fraudster scamming local sellers. In a news release issued Sunday (May 4), RCMP say the fraud suspect, a 40-year-old white man, has been targeting e-bikes and e-scoote...
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Lytton Rebuilding
Rebuilt Lytton Chinese History Museum officially reopens nearly four years after fire
LYTTON, B.C. - The Lytton Chinese History Museum has officially reopened its doors, nearly four years after the previous museum was destroyed by a wildfire. Museum Executive Director Lorna Fandrich says there were about 140 people who gathered Saturday (May 3) for a grand opening ceremony on Main Street."It was a ...
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Vandalism Rebate
Kamloops wants small business rebate for vandalism repairs, prevention measures to return
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops City Council is calling for the restoration of a provincial rebate program that helped small businesses recover costs incurred due to crime and vandalism.Council voted unanimously to support a motion from Dale Bass, which said the City should reach out to Jobs Minister Diana Gibson and ask her to br...
May 04, 2025
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U18 Worlds
Blazers' De Palma wins consecutive U18 gold medals with Team Canada
FRISCO, TX - Dan De Palma will be coming back to Kamloops with another Under-18 world men's hockey championship gold medal. The Kamloops Blazers goaltending coach was part of Canada's coaching staff at the U-18 World Hockey Championships in Texas. Canada won back-to-back gold medals at the tournament for the first time...
May 04, 2025
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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
Wildfire smoke linked to more ER visits for asthma, researchers urge preparedness
TORONTO - A new study says visits to emergency departments for asthma spiked during a first wave of unprecedented wildfire smoke in 2023, but patient numbers returned to normal during a second wave weeks later. The researchers say the first wave may have served as a wake-up call so people learned to protect themselves ...
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Residents of Mission, B.C., told to stay inside after derelict ferry burns
Residents in parts of Mission, B.C., have been told to shelter in place with their windows closed after a derelict ferry caught fire. A statement from the city says its emergency operations centre has been activated in response to a fire aboard the Queen of Sidney ferry currently moored in the Fraser River. It says res...
May 03, 2025
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'Unspeakable tragedy': Grief and solidarity at Vancouver festival memorial mass
VANCOUVER - Rev. Francis Galvan was supposed to attend the Lapu Lapu Day street festival last Saturday, but he was grieving the death of Pope Francis and wasn't in the mood for celebrating.Galvan, the pastor at Sacred Heart Parish in Delta, B.C., said he received a text later that evening - "something terrible had...
May 03, 2025
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Local Sports
League 1BC
Kamloops United women lose, men win first away games of the season in Nanaimo
NANAIMO, B.C. - There was more heartbreak for the Kamloops United (KUFC) women's team as another stoppage time goal prevented them from picking up their first points of the League1 BC season Sunday (May 4) morning.Goals from Cara Freeman and Norah Bell had KUFC up 2-0 just past the hour mark, but they conceded three en...
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U18 Worlds
Blazers' De Palma wins consecutive U18 gold medals with Team Canada
FRISCO, TX - Dan De Palma will be coming back to Kamloops with another Under-18 world men's hockey championship gold medal. The Kamloops Blazers goaltending coach was part of Canada's coaching staff at the U-18 World Hockey Championships in Texas. Canada won back-to-back gold medals at the tournament for the first time...
May 04, 2025
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ON THE TRACK
Kamloops BMX Club opens new track for younger riders
Kamloops BMX Club members often feel like their haven is hidden, the facility tucked away behind Ord Road and shielded by the hills of Bachelor Heights. They don't want to conceal news of an addition to the club - a track for younger riders - and they want riders to know the 2025 season is underway. "The quality o...
May 03, 2025
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Canada
Alberta premier to give live address on province's 'path forward' with Ottawa
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith will deliver a livestreamed address this afternoon to outline the province's path forward with Prime Minister Mark Carney's government. Smith has said she will be looking to strike a "What's Next" panel to poll Albertans on issues they want to see addressed after last...
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Lion Electric likely to be liquidated, court-appointed monitor says
SAINT-JÉRÔME - The court-appointed monitor for Lion Electric says the vehicle maker is very likely to be liquidated after the Quebec government refused to invest more public funds in the company. Jean-François Nadon, a representative of Deloitte, said in a court hearing this morning that government ...
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NDP national council scheduled to meet Monday night to pick interim leader
OTTAWA - The NDP national council is scheduled to meet tonight to pick an interim leader. Jagmeet Singh announced on election night that he would step down as soon as an interim leader was chosen. The NDP was reduced to just seven seats in the election on April 28 and no longer holds official party status. Two party of...
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World
Trump threatens 100% tariff on foreign-made films
President Donald Trump is opening a new salvo in his tariff war, targeting films made outside the U.S.In a post Sunday night on his Truth Social platform, Trump said he has authorized the Department of Commerce and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to slap a 100% tariff "on any and all Movies coming into...
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Romanian premier resigns after his coalition's candidate fails to advance to presidential runoff
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu announced his resignation on Monday, a day after the governing coalition's joint candidate failed to advance to the runoff in the European Union country's critical presidential election rerun. The coalition's candidate, Crin Antonescu, finished third in S...
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Upstate New York prison guard pleads guilty to manslaughter in an inmate's 2024 beating death
UTICA, N.Y. (AP) - A correctional officer pleaded guilty to manslaughter Monday in connection with the killing of inmate Robert Brooks, whose brutal beating while handcuffed at an upstate New York prison was recorded by officers' body cameras. Christopher Walrath, 36, was one of six guards charged with second-degree mu...
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