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CSRD to use AAP to survey Shuswap, Falkland residents on road rescue service
SALMON ARM, B.C. - The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) is shifting gears as it plans to survey Shuswap and Falkland-area residents about launching new road rescue services.In 2024, the district's board of directors approved using referendums to gauge whether residents of those areas support using tax revenue ...
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Merritt Budget 2025
Proposed Merritt municipal tax increase sitting at eight per cent; could be up to 12 per cent
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt residents will have one last chance to provide their input on the city's budget and their municipal tax increase for 2025. The City of Merritt unveiled its proposed budget for 2025 and preliminary five-year financial plan Friday (March 28) which could see a municipal property tax increase of up ...
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Kamloops and Area

Merritt Budget 2025
Proposed Merritt municipal tax increase sitting at eight per cent; could be up to 12 per cent
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt residents will have one last chance to provide their input on the city's budget and their municipal tax increase for 2025. The City of Merritt unveiled its proposed budget for 2025 and preliminary five-year financial plan Friday (March 28) which could see a municipal property tax increase of up ...
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Planned Power Outage
Planned outage to knock out power for Logan Lake residents midday Sunday
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - A planned power outage that was supposed to impact residents in Logan Lake last week is going ahead midday Sunday (March 30). In its planned outage list online, BC Hydro says 1,831 customers in Logan Lake will be without power from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Sunday. BC Hydro says the outage was reschedu...
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Missing Woman
Salmon Arm RCMP searching for woman who's been missing for more than a month
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Salmon Arm RCMP are asking for the public's help in finding 34-year-old woman who was reported missing more than one month ago. In a news release issued Saturday (March 29) night, RCMP say Erin Fraser was last seen in the Salmon Arm area on Feb. 12, 2025, and was reported missing later that day. Fras...
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City Budget
Kamloops council to discuss budget changes that could knock 1.5% off 2025 tax increase
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council will come together in a Committee of the Whole (COTW) meeting Tuesday (April 1) to discuss developments that could knock down the proposed property tax increase for 2025.Once council considered all supplemental budget requests at its March 11 COTW meeting, the proposed tax increase for the a...
Mar 29, 2025
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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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One Man's Opinion
COLLINS: Sometimes, we get it right
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Art of Christmas
Art of Christmas - A Pitcher Plant for Christmas
Two and Out
PETERS: It's a single-issue election, just like those during wartime
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Looped In
LOOPED IN WITH NIKKI OMEN: March 27, 2025
Mar 27, 2025

Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Making Compost for the Garden
One Man's Opinion
COLLINS: Let's call a spade a spade
Mar 27, 2025
Sound Off
SOUND OFF: More families benefiting from child care investments in B.C.
Mar 26, 2025

British Columbia

Special mediator called in over Kootenay Lake Ferry dispute in B.C.
British Columbia's government has called in a special mediator to try and solve a months-long labour dispute impacting the Kootenay Lake ferry. Labour Minister Jennifer Whiteside says in a statement that veteran mediator Vince Ready will work with operator Western Pacific Marine and the B.C. General Employees' Union to...
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Poilievre pitches Tories as best choice to stand up to Trump as Singh heads to B.C.
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre brushed off suggestions of campaign turmoil Sunday as he pitched his party as the best choice to stand up to U.S. President Donald Trump. As the second week of the federal election campaign begins, another round of U.S. tariffs expected on Wednesday threatens to overtake th...
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Michael Bublé set to host Juno Awards tonight in Halifax
VANCOUVER - Michael Bublé will bring his trademark touch of charm to the Juno Awards in Vancouver tonight. "The Voice" coach and Canadian pop crooner is set to host this year's celebration of homegrown music. The Junos broadcast live on CBC from Vancouver's Rogers Arena with performances by rising coun...
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Local Sports

ON THE OVAL
Kamloops Long Blades hosting national championship for first time in nearly 20 years
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Long Blades hosted the North American Short Track Speed Skating Championships in 2006. They haven't hosted a national or international championship since then, but that's about to change this weekend. The Canadian Youth Championships West event will feature the fastest 11- to 13-year-old skaters...
Mar 29, 2025
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WHL EXPANSION
Gaglardi lauds WHL expansion, speaks of his role in search for Chilliwack ownership
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers' majority owner Tom Gaglardi is welcoming WHL expansion in Penticton and Chilliwack. For his Blazers, it means natural geographic rivals and short road trips, a positive for players and club coffers.He spoke to CFJC Today this week and talked of his role in the search for ownership in Chilli...
Mar 29, 2025
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IN THE WHL
Gaglardi teases aggressive off-season, says Blazers will not miss playoffs next year; Clouston assesses roster
NOTE: Scroll down to find complete interviews with Tom Gaglardi and Shaun CloustonKAMLOOPS - Majority Owner Tom Gaglardi said his Kamloops Blazers do not have the option of missing the playoffs for a third consecutive season. "You know, that's two years in a row now and that just can't happen," Gaglardi said....
Mar 28, 2025
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Canada

In the news today: Second week of election underway, with eyes on new U.S. tariffs
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Eyes warily turn to next round of U.S. tariffs during second week of federal election The second week of the federal election campaign is underway, with a fresh round of U.S. tariffs expected to soon reverberate on the hustings. E...
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Eyes warily turn to next round of U.S. tariffs during second week of federal election
OTTAWA - The second week of the federal election campaign is underway, with a fresh round of U.S. tariffs expected to soon reverberate on the hustings. Eyes are turning to Wednesday when U.S. President Donald Trump is likely to slap "reciprocal tariffs" on countries including Canada over various alleged trade...
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'Still very dire': Canadian Red Cross is fundraising following Myanmar earthquake
A representative for the Canadian Red Cross says the situation on the ground in Myanmar is "still very dire and tragic" days after a massive earthquake that has killed at least 1,600 people. Canadian Red Cross senior operations manager Chiran Livera says teams of staff and volunteers made up of both internati...
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World

Israeli military orders evacuation of most of Rafah
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - The Israeli military has issued sweeping evacuation orders covering most of the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip. The orders issued Monday come after Israel ended a ceasefire and renewed its air and ground war against Hamas earlier this month. The Associated Press
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Deaths from devastating earthquake in Myanmar climb past 1,700
MANDALAY, Myanmar (AP) - The death toll from the earthquake that hit Myanmar has risen to more than 1,700 as more bodies have been pulled from the rubble, the country's military-led government said Monday. Government spokesman Maj. Gen. Zaw Min Tun told state-run MRTV that another 3,400 have been injured and more than ...
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Wisconsin Supreme Court refuses to take case challenging Elon Musk's $1 million payments
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A unanimous Wisconsin Supreme Court on Sunday refused to hear a last-minute attempt by the state's Democratic attorney general to stop billionaire Elon Musk from handing over $1 million checks to two voters, a ruling that came just minutes before the planned start of the rally. Two lower courts had...
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