Wildfire Watch
No new wildfires reported in Kamloops Fire Centre after 600+ lightning strikes Thursday
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service estimates there were 622 lightning strikes recorded throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre during Thursday (June 12) night's thunderstorm. As of Friday morning, no new fire starts have been reported following the lightning strikes. "[Lightning] can strike, and we won't actu...
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Collision Update
One person seriously injured in Wednesday's Tranquille Road collision
KAMLOOPS - One person was sent to hospital with serious injuries following Wednesday's (June 11) collision at the intersection of Tranquille Road and Eighth Street. In a brief update Friday (June 13), Kamloops RCMP say the investigation into the collision between a motorcycle and a truck is ongoing. Police were called ...
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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: Should Kamloops drivers get a hybrid or go fully electric?
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Kamloops and Area
Arrest Near Grindrod
Duo in stolen vehicle tracked by police dogs and arrested after reportedly ramming Sicamous RCMP cruiser
SICAMOUS, B.C. - Two people were arrested after a Sicamous RCMP officer found a suspected stolen vehicle at a local gas station. RCMP say the officer spotted the vehicle at around 4:00 p.m. Wednesday (June 11). When attempting a traffic stop, police say the driver reportedly rammed the police vehicle and sped away. In ...
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New Fire Start
New wildfire spotted just outside of Cache Creek
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - UPDATE (8:45 p.m.): The fire size has been updated to 5.63 hectares.BC Wildfire Service now says the fire was sparked by lightning.EARLIER: BC Wildfire Service crews responded to a new wildfire start just east of Cache Creek Thursday afternoon (June 12).The fire is burning on a hilltop in the Arrows...
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Another Gold For Katzberg
Ethan Katzberg wins fifth consecutive hammer-throw gold medal
KAMLOOPS - Add another medal to Kamloops-trained hammer thrower Ethan Katzberg's haul, as he continues to dominate the sport at the age of 23.He won his fifth straight event in the world athletics circuit on Wednesday (June 11) with a throw of 80.19 metres at a competition in Oslo, Norway. Katzberg, who was born in Nan...
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JAPANESE BEETLES
Kamloops enacting new procedures to limit the spread of Japanese beetles
KAMLOOPS - An expansive area of Kamloops has now been designated by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) as a regulated area where Japanese beetles have been detected.The area covers a number of riverfront properties on the south shore of Kamloops, as well as a large swath of homes and businesses downtown and in ...
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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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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Colourful Plants For Shade
Who says you can't brighten up that shady corner of your yard with vibrant plant life? Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops says otherwise - and has a number of fantastic suggestions to prove his point!
Jun 04, 2025
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Weeping Cascade Hydrangeas
Looking for something a little different to adorn your patio posts and garden arbours? Maury Hik from Art Knapp Home & Garden in Kamloops has just the thing - the Weeping Cascade Hydrangea!
May 28, 2025
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British Columbia
District of Squamish reports progress in fire fight, as northeast B.C. hopes for rain
There's optimism from firefighters and local authorities as crews battle blazes in opposite corners of British Columbia heading into the weekend. The District of Squamish is reporting minimal overnight growth in the Dryden Creek fire that triggered a local state of emergency this week, while the BC Wildfire Service exp...
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B.C. Independent MLAs start new party to 'combat the globalist assault'
Two former members of the B.C. Conservatives who have been sitting as Independents for months say they are launching a new provincial political party. Dallas Brodie, the MLA for Vancouver-Quilchena, says in a post on social media that she is the interim leader of the party called One BC, along with House leader Tara Ar...
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MLA expelled from BC Conservatives launches new 'OneBC' party
There's been yet another shakeup in British Columbia politics.Two out of three MLAs who split with the BC Conservative Party earlier this year have launched their own new political party, dubbed "OneBC."The party's website went live on Thursday.OneBC has already registered with Elections B.C., with Vancouver-...
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Local Sports
Another Gold For Katzberg
Ethan Katzberg wins fifth consecutive hammer-throw gold medal
KAMLOOPS - Add another medal to Kamloops-trained hammer thrower Ethan Katzberg's haul, as he continues to dominate the sport at the age of 23.He won his fifth straight event in the world athletics circuit on Wednesday (June 11) with a throw of 80.19 metres at a competition in Oslo, Norway. Katzberg, who was born in Nan...
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ON THE PITCH
Kamloops' Rinaldi, Comita recap professional European soccer campaigns, look ahead to next season
KAMLOOPS - Jonathan Rinaldi and Alesandro Comita reached the pinnacle of U Sports soccer in 2022, winning the national title on home turf with the TRU WolfPack. News of their glory did not reach Europe. "I was a nobody coming from Canada," said Comita, who recently completed his second season of European socc...
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Golfathon for ALS
Local golf club pros test mettle in PGA of BC Golfathon for ALS
KAMLOOPS - General manager Alec Hubert and head pro Andrew Bentley of the Kamloops Golf and Country Club were flying around the course on Thursday (June 12) morning, winding through the willows while raising money for the fight against ALS. Representatives from 28 golf courses in B.C. are taking part in the PGA of BC G...
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Canada
AFN says wildfires are forcing it to postpone annual general assembly to September
OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations is pushing its annual general assembly from July to September due to ongoing wildfire emergencies across the country. The decision to postpone comes as First Nations mount opposition to federal and provincial plans to fast-track major infrastructure projects as a way to shore up a...
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Health screening task force to re-launch next spring after report calls for reform
OTTAWA - A panel of experts is calling on the Public Health Agency of Canada to modernize and reform the task force responsible for preventive health guidelines for things like cancer screening. The Task Force for Preventive Health Care provides clinical guidelines for family doctors about screening and prevention meas...
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Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam leaving position on June 20
TORONTO - Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam is leaving her position at the end of next week. Tam has been in the role since June 2017, but became a household name in the last five years as she led the country's public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Tam says her term ends on Friday, June 20...
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World
4 detainees have escaped from an immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey, DHS says
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Authorities are looking for four detainees who escaped from an immigration detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, according to the Department of Homeland Security. More "law enforcement partners" have been brought in to find the detainees missing from Delaney Hall, according to an email...
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Military commander says 200 Marines moved into Los Angeles to protect federal property and personnel
LOS ANGELES (AP) - About 200 Marines have moved into Los Angeles and will protect federal property, personnel, the commander in charge says. Maj. Gen. Scott Sherman, commander of Task Force 51 who is overseeing the 4,700 troops deployed, said Friday that the Marines have finished training on civil disturbance. Sherman ...
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Men who stole $6 million golden toilet from English mansion sentenced to prison terms
LONDON (AP) - Two men who stole a $6.4 million golden toilet from an English mansion were sentenced Friday to more than two years in prison. The 18-carat fully functioning toilet was on display as a piece of contemporary art at Blenheim Palace - the country mansion where British wartime leader Winston Churchill was bor...
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