Wildfire Watch
Emerald Lake wildfire being held at 245 hectares
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - A notable wildfire west of 100 Mile House is classified as being held. In an update Tuesday (Aug. 12), the BC Wildfire Service says the Emerald Lake wildfire burning nearly 39 kilometres south of Williams Lake is projected to remain within its current perimeter of 245.7 hectares, based on fuel an...
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Canadian news publishers, experts raise alarm over Google search AI summaries
OTTAWA - News publishers say the AI-generated summaries that now top many Google search results are cutting into their online traffic - and experts are still flagging concerns about the summaries' accuracy as they warn the internet itself is being reshaped. When Google rolled out its AI Overview feature last year, its ...
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Stay Ahead of the Curve with Kamloops' Trusted Property Manager - Rohit Kumar
May 20, 2025
Stay Ahead of the Curve with Kamloops' Trusted Property Manager - Rohit Kumar
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Have there been enough public warnings regarding drowning dangers in area rivers and lakes?
Aug 11, 2025
1000 Ways to Heal
1000 Ways to Heal: Traditional Indigenous Healing
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Kamloops and Area
TRU TRADES EDUCATION
Future Kamloops Y Dream Home: CHBA CI officially kicks off Training House construction
KAMLOOPS - A 2x4 is used for Tuesday's (Aug. 12) 'ribbon cutting' at 2257 Coldwater Drive and with that, the 36th annual Training House project has officially begun. "You can't build a house by yourself. Like our instructor always says, it takes a team and it's just super cool to be a part of that," says TRU ...
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CARDIAC CARE
ICCHA-Wish calling for action from NDP and Interior Health to bring improved cardiac care to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The ICCHA-Wish Fund is calling on the NDP government and Interior Health Authority for action on three priorities around cardiac care at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops.Backed by our community, the ICCHA-WISH Fund at Royal Inland Hospital now calls on the NDP government and the Interior Health Authority to...
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City Hall
City of Kamloops to ask provincial permission to hold four more AAPs
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council will ask the province to authorize a series of new alternative approval processes (AAPs) as it seeks to borrow nearly $190 million dollars for four projects. At Tuesday afternoon's (Aug. 12) regular meeting, council approved a series of motions meant to clear a path for the new loans. The ma...
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Sackum Bridge Replacement
Work to replace bridge on Highway 1 east of Lytton to begin in the fall
LYTTON B.C. - Construction to replace the Sackum overhead bridge on the Trans Canada Highway between Lytton and Spences Bridge is set to being this fall. B.C.'s Ministry of Transportation and Transit says a $22.6 million contract for the design and construction of a two-lane bridge over a Canadian Pacific Kansas City R...
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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
B.C. residential unit sales up in July but down year-to-date, association says
VANCOUVER - Sales of homes in British Columbia grew in July compared with the same month last year, but year-to-date numbers show transactions remain slower. The British Columbia Real Estate Association says there were about 7,000 residential unit sales in the province last month, up 2.2 per cent from the numbers repor...
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Wildfire raging near Port Alberni, B.C., grows again overnight
PORT ALBERNI - A raging wildfire that has forced evacuations near Port Alberni, B.C., has grown again overnight to more than 20 square kilometres in size as it continues to burn out of control. The fire on Vancouver Island has led to evacuation orders from both the Alberni-Clayoquot and Cowichan Valley regional distric...
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Former top general says reviewing medals for Afghan vets a 'no-brainer' for Carney
OTTAWA - A former top general who led the military during the Afghanistan conflict is urging Prime Minister Mark Carney's government to revisit the files of soldiers who served there to see if any of their awards should be upgraded to the Victoria Cross. Rick Hillier said that despite the failure of recent attempts to ...
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Local Sports
NATIONAL CHAMPION
Matonovich of Kamloops wins gold, silver at Canadian championships
OTTAWA - Raiya Matonovich of the Kamloops Track and Field Club came within a nose of winning two gold medals at the Under-20 Canadian Track and Field Championships earlier this month in Ottawa.The 18-year-old middle distance runner claimed gold in the 1,500-metre, posting a time of 4:24:29 to edge silver medallist Maya...
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ON TOP OF EUROPE
Kienast of Kamloops Track and Field Club wins under-20 European hammer throw title
KAMLOOPS - Rising international star Nova Kienast saved her best for last at the European Athletics Under-20 Championships this past weekend in Tampere, Finland. Kienast, the 18-year-old German who trains at the Kamloops Track and Field Club, threw 67.93 metres on her sixth and final throw in the final to claim the gol...
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CANADIAN CHAMPION
Pretorius of Kamloops claims national downhill mountain biking championship, Crankworx titles
KAMLOOPS - Master of ceremonies Brett Tippie hopped on the microphone to get the crowd amped for Megan Pretorius' walk to the top of the podium at the Canadian Downhill Mountain Biking Championships last month at Sun Peaks Resort, a local riding trailblazer introducing the next generation. "Taking the win by seven...
Aug 12, 2025
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Canada
CUPW to hold two says of talks with Canada Post, overtime ban remains in effect
OTTAWA - The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says it will hold two days of talks with Canada Post. The union, which represents about 55,000 postal workers, says both sides met with federal mediators on Tuesday and it has agreed to meet with Canada Post on Friday and Monday. The talks come after workers rejected Canada...
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Conservative MP calls on Ottawa to do more on wildfires, attacks forest entry ban
OTTAWA - An Alberta Conservative MP says the federal government needs to do more to combat Canada's devastating forest fires. Asked by reporters at a morning press conference today for her thoughts on the provincial bans on entering forests in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, Michelle Rempel Garner said Ottawa's inaction...
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Lung cancer survival rate has doubled, but it still causes the most cancer deaths: StatCan
TORONTO - Statistics Canada says five-year survival rates for people with lung cancer have doubled since the 1990s. The report released today says the number of people living five years after they were diagnosed jumped from 13 per cent to 27 per cent between 1992 and 2021. It says new treatments, including immunotherap...
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World
Venus Williams gets a US Open wild card at age 45 and will be the oldest in singles since 1981
NEW YORK (AP) - Venus Williams will make her return to Grand Slam tennis at the U.S. Open after a two-year absence, receiving a wild-card invitation on Wednesday to compete in singles at Flushing Meadows at age 45. The American will be the oldest entrant in singles at the tournament since Renee Richards was 47 in 1981,...
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Parents and child killed when tree falls on car amid heavy rain, flooding in Tennessee
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - A mother, father and child were killed when a tree fell on their car amid heavy rain and flooding in Tennessee, an official said Wednesday. The three were killed when saturated ground caused a large tree to fall in the Chattanooga suburb of East Ridge just after midnight, Hamilton County Offic...
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Zelenskyy to visit Berlin for meetings ahead of Trump-Putin summit
BERLIN (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit Berlin on Wednesday to join German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for talks with European and U.S. leaders ahead of the Trump-Putin summit later this week, the German government said. Merz has convened a series of virtual meetings on Wednesday in an attempt to...
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