Merritt Fire
Merritt fire officials respond to Monck Park area fire
MERRITT, B.C. - Fire officials from around the region are again asking residents to be careful when it comes to fires this spring as local departments are seeing an uptick in recent weeks. On Tuesday afternoon (April 1), Merritt Fire Rescue Department responded to a wildland fire near Harmon Estates off Monck Park Road...
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Bullying and Racism Allegations
Cariboo community members publicly call for investigation into bullying and racism within School District 27
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Parents, grandparents and community members throughout the Cariboo-Chilcotin region are calling for an investigation into bullying, discrimination, harassment and racial violence in schools within School District 27 (SD27). Representatives from Esk'etemc First Nation and the Concerned Parents and ...
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Our Community
Question of the Week
Will the removal of the consumer carbon tax make a noticeable difference in your monthly expenses?
Mar 31, 2025
Kamloops & District Chamber of Commerce
38th Annual Business Excellence Awards
1000 Ways to Heal
1000 Ways to Heal: National Indigenous Languages Day
Mar 31, 2025
One Man's Opinion
COLLINS: Sometimes, we get it right
Mar 30, 2025
Kamloops and Area
Stolen Truck Found
Stolen pickup truck and building materials recovered in Barriere
BARRIERE, B.C. - A stolen pickup truck was recovered near Barriere over the weekend. Barriere RCMP say they were called to the 2100-block of Barriere Lakes Road on Saturday (March 29) where suspects reportedly broke into a storage container on-site. A black Ford F-150, chainsaws, a welder and other building materials w...
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police incident
Visible RCMP presence descends on Kamloops north shore Tuesday evening
KAMLOOPS - A large police presence is responding to an unknown incident near a home on Angus Street on the city's North Shore Tuesday evening (April 1). Images of the scene show at least eight RCMP vehicles, including members of the RCMP's Emergency Response Team on scene outside a residential property along Angus Stre...
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TNRD CONCERNS
Pritchard residents say Crown land campers exceeding stay limit
PRITCHARD, B.C. -- Camping on Crown land in B.C. is legal for a maximum of 14 consecutive calendar days. Residents in Pritchard say squatters are staying for far longer than that, with some hanging around for months at the base of Pritchard Bridge on the north side of the South Thompson River. As CFJC Today reports, th...
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ELECTION 2025
Godau taking the baton for NDP in Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola
KAMLOOPS - The New Democratic Party of Canada announced Miguel Godau as its candidate for the Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola riding. A youth mental health therapist, Godau has lived throughout this riding but currently resides in Castlegar."The hard things that people sometimes encounter in rural communities, and then t...
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Featured Content
CFJC TV Special
Art of Christmas 2024 with Art Knapp Kamloops
Maury and Ivy Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops take a look back at the best holiday features from years past. Presented by CFJC TV and First Choice Hair.
Dec 25, 2024
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Art of Christmas
Art of Christmas - Flowering Seasonal Plants
There are many ways to bring warmth and colour to your home during the holiday season! Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a few ways for you to do that with seasonal flowering plants.
Nov 28, 2024
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Art of Christmas
Art of Christmas - Protecting Seasonal Greenery
You put a lot of time and money into creating your outdoor seasonal displays so you'll probably want to protect them from damaging winds and temperatures. Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a few good tips on how to do just that!
Nov 21, 2024
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British Columbia
Vancouver home sales hit lowest March levels since 2019 despite supply influx: board
VANCOUVER - Despite housing supply in the Vancouver area continuing to rise, the number of homes that changed hands in the region last month fell to the lowest levels for March since 2019. The city's real estate board says residential sales in the region totalled 2,091 in March, a 13.4 per cent decrease from the 2,415 ...
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Police investigate 'suspicious' fires in three Langley, B.C., homes
LANGLEY, B.C. - Mounties in Langley, B.C., say they are investigating three separate house fires that broke out early Tuesday. Police say fire crews were first called at 3:15 a.m. to a fire in a home in the 19900 block of 76 Ave. When they arrived, a second home was also reported to be ablaze in the same neighbourhood....
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B.C. ends its carbon tax on consumers after marathon debate in legislature
VICTORIA - British Columbians are facing a future without a consumer carbon tax for the first time in 17 years, after the early-morning approval of a bill to end the long-standing policy. The NDP government fast-tracked legislation in an effort to kill off the tax on Monday, in time to coincide with today's demise of t...
Apr 01, 2025
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Local Sports
BLAZERS LEGEND
THE TATTLE OF HASTINGS: Hawgood reaches Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers legend Greg Hawgood will take his place in the Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame this weekend, with the induction ceremony scheduled for Saturday (April 5) at Colombo Lodge.Hawgood, a defenceman, racked up 473 points in 310 WHL games and is the second-leading scorer in Blazers' history.He played ...
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Kamloops Blazers
Blazers' Finnie named to WHL Western Conference Second All-Star Team
KAMLOOPS - It was a down season for the Kamloops Blazers, but the team's captain has garnered a prestigious individual award.The Western Hockey League announced Tuesday (April 1) that Emmitt Finnie has made the league's year-end Second All-Star Team in the Western Conference.Finnie drove the Blazers' offence in 2024-25...
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ON PEBBLED ICE
Team Hafeli of Kamloops Curling Club wins U20 national bronze
SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. -- Team Hafeli won bronze at the New Holland Canadian Under-20 Curling Championships, which wrapped up on Sunday (March 31) in Summerside, P.E.I. The Kamloops Curling Club women's rink - which includes skip Holly Hafeli, third Jorja Kopytko, second Gabby Brissette, lead Natalie Hafeli and coach Monic...
Mar 31, 2025
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Canada
Remove drugs from potential retaliatory tariffs list, pharmacists urge
TORONTO - The Canadian Pharmacists Association is urging the federal government to remove all drug-related products from its list of potential retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. The association says there are currently eight pharmaceutical tariff codes on the list, but it's not clear which specific medications or dru...
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Snow and freezing rain return to parts of Ontario; more power outages possible
A massive spring storm has descended on Ontario with damaging conditions in store for parts of the province still without power from the last bout of freezing rain. Weather warnings issued by Environment Canada cover most of Ontario, ranging from snowfall in the north to rainfall and freezing rain across the south and ...
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In the news today: Trump's global tariff action expected today, Carney back in Ottawa
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Confusion lingers over Trump's fentanyl tariffs As U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to unveil his so-called "liberation day" plan to hit multiple countries with tariffs, it's still not clear whether a temporary pause...
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World
Myanmar's government declares ceasefire to facilitate quake relief efforts
BANGKOK (AP) - Myanmar's ruling military has declared a temporary ceasefire in the country's civil war until April 22 to facilitate earthquake relief efforts and show compassion to the people affected, state TV said Wednesday. The announcement, made in a statement from the military's high command, follows unilateral te...
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Judge dismisses corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams
NEW YORK (AP) - A federal judge dismissed New York City Mayor Eric Adams' corruption case on Wednesday, acquiescing to the Justice Department's extraordinary request to set aside criminal charges so the Democrat could help with President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. The judge, though, denied prosecutors the ab...
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Israel's military operation in Gaza Strip expanding to seize 'large areas,' defense minister says
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's military operation in the Gaza Strip is expanding to seize "large areas" of the Gaza Strip, the defense minister said Wednesday. Israel's offensive in the Palestinian territory was "expanding to crush and clean the area of terrorists and terrorist infrastructure and capture larg...
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