Missing Person
Kamloops RCMP launch search for missing teen
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are putting the word out about a missing teenage girl.Megan Buller, 16, was last seen Tuesday (Aug. 19) in the late evening, near the corner of Columbia Street and Summit Drive in Lower Sahali.Description:Indigenous5'7"119 lbsLong brown hairBrown eyes"Police are looking to confirm Meg...
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AT THE GAMES
Kamloops batter hits historic home run at Canada Summer Games, ball to be displayed in Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
Layla Spencer of Kamloops made national baseball history at the Canada Summer Games earlier this week in St. John's, Nfld.Female baseball is making its games debut this year and host Newfoundland played B.C. on Monday (Aug. 18) in the tournament-opening game.Spencer, 15, crushed a three-run blast in the bottom of the f...
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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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SOUND OFF: Kamloops CARE Coalition - Connecting aid, resources and education to support vulnerable populations
Aug 19, 2025
Kamloops and Area
HOUSING POLICY
Kamloops council looks to set guidelines for density around transit hubs
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops city council is currently working its way through an Official Community Plan (OCP) update. On Tuesday (Aug. 19), council's Committee of the Whole provided feedback on a number of topics related to housing policy within the community, with the bulk of conversation coming around future transit hubs an...
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DEADLINE APPROACHING
Scholarship established to ensure Rod 'Little Sky' Bandura's love of music lives on through Indigenous communities
KAMLOOPS - This September, Music for the People is set to return to the Kamloopa Arbour for the fourth edition of the event.In addition to the event on September 7, Margit Bandura has launched a scholarship in honour of her late husband, Rod 'Little Sky' Bandura. So far, they have received applications from people betw...
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Threat
Ministry building on the North Shore to reopen after caller utters threat
KAMLOOPS - A provincial government office on the Kamloops North Shore is set to open Wednesday (Aug. 20) after it was closed for part of the day Tuesday. The Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction confirms its office near the Northills Mall received a threat Tuesday from a person on the phone. In a statem...
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TRAVEL WOES
Kamloops family pays hefty price to get home from Italy, takes issue with Air Canada communication
KAMLOOPS - Customers are airing grievances in the aftermath of a labour dispute between Air Canada and its flight attendants. Carmela Corkle of Kamloops and her vacationing family were stranded in Rome, Italy this past weekend, after their flight out of Europe was cancelled less than 24 hours before it was scheduled to...
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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
CP NewsAlert: West Kelowna, B.C., denies permit for MAGA singer on safety grounds
WEST KELOWNA - The City of West Kelowna, B.C, has cited public safety to deny a permit for a concert by American Christian singer Sean Feucht, who is outspoken in the Make America Great Again movement. More coming. The Canadian Press
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Poilievre calls on federal government to classify Bishnoi gang as terror entity
SURREY - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is the latest politician calling for the federal government to designate the India-based Lawrence Bishnoi gang as a terrorist entity. His call on a visit to Surrey, B.C., comes after RCMP in the city announced last month they had made two arrests in an investigation into ex...
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Elon Musk, world's richest man, spotted in Bella Bella, B.C., on weekend visit
Airport shuttle driver Sean Carter has lived in the remote northern British Columbia community of Bella Bella for almost nine years and says the small coastal village occasionally gets a celebrity visit. Maybe a movie star or former athlete on a fishing trip. But nothing too high profile. He said that was why he initia...
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Local Sports
AT THE GAMES
Kamloops batter hits historic home run at Canada Summer Games, ball to be displayed in Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
Layla Spencer of Kamloops made national baseball history at the Canada Summer Games earlier this week in St. John's, Nfld.Female baseball is making its games debut this year and host Newfoundland played B.C. on Monday (Aug. 18) in the tournament-opening game.Spencer, 15, crushed a three-run blast in the bottom of the f...
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UNIVERSITY SOCCER
WolfPack aim to fill roster holes, establish culture after graduating key players
KAMLOOPS -- Ten new recruits joined the TRU WolfPack women's soccer team in time for the 2025 Canada West season, a sizeable crop brought into replenish a squad that has holes to fill. "It's always sad to see players leave, but we also look at it as a new opportunity and a new chapter," WolfPack head coach Ma...
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TRAVEL WOES
Kamloops rugby tour to England thrown into disarray but survives amid Air Canada labour disruption
KAMLOOPS - For the past year-and-a-half, the Kamloops Raiders have been fundraising for a trip to England - the first women's team tour in the rugby club's history. The Raiders are scheduled to play three games and go to four Women's Rugby World Cup matches, including Canada's clash against Wales next Saturday (Aug. 30...
Aug 19, 2025
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Canada
CP NewsAlert: West Kelowna, B.C., denies permit for MAGA singer on safety grounds
WEST KELOWNA - The City of West Kelowna, B.C, has cited public safety to deny a permit for a concert by American Christian singer Sean Feucht, who is outspoken in the Make America Great Again movement. More coming. The Canadian Press
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Parliament should have discussed recognition of Palestinian state, open letter says
OTTAWA - An open letter signed by dozens of community and business leaders says the Liberal government should not have decided to recognize a Palestinian state without debating the issue in Parliament. The letter from B'nai Brith Canada, whose signatories include former MP Rona Ambrose and CTV host Ben Mulroney, says i...
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Valérie Plante says she and Prime Minister Mark Carney share the same priorities
MONTRÉAL - Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante says she and Prime Minister Mark Carney are aligned on priorities including public transportation and housing. Plante and Carney met at Montreal City Hall for the first time since Carney was elected in April. Montreal's mayor told reporters after the meeting that t...
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World
Brazilian police accuse ex-President Bolsonaro of planning to flee to Argentina seeking asylum
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - Police in Brazil say messages found on former President Jair Bolsonaro's telephone showed that he wanted to flee to Argentina and request political asylum from President Javier Milei. Police on Wednesday formally accused Bolsonaro and one of his sons of obstruction of justice in connection with ...
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Texas' Republican-controlled House approves new maps to create more winnable GOP congressional seats
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Republicans on Wednesday took the first step toward approving new congressional maps that would give their party as many as five new seats in the House of Representatives, spurring what's likely to be a national battle over redistricting. The approval by the Texas House of Representatives cam...
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Appeals court allows Trump to end temporary protections for migrants from Central America and Nepal
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court on Wednesday sided with the Trump administration and stayed a lower court's order keeping in place temporary protections for 60,000 migrants from Central America and Nepal. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco granted the emergency stay pending an appeal as im...
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