NEW SHELTER FOR MERRITT
Merritt's new shelter providing both temporary and transitional housing
KAMLOOPS - The city of Merritt lost its previous shelter in August of last year. For the months that followed, some of the 67 reported homeless people in the city were put into temporary housing, while others remained in tents, camped out in a local park.A warm bed and a place to call home for Merritt's most vulnerable...
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children and youth with disabilities
B.C. families feeling forced to surrender children to access disability services, report finds
KAMLOOPS - A new report from British Columbia's Representative for Children and Youth (RCY) reveals a disturbing reality - some families in the province are being forced to surrender their children to government care just to access critical disability services.The report, entitled "Too Many Left Behind: Ensuring C...
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Kamloops and Area
SPECULATION TAX
First round of speculation tax declaration forms delivered around Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Homeowners in the Kamloops area have begun receiving speculation tax notices in the mail and the B.C. government is reminding residents that the letters are legitimate. This is the first year Kamloops has been included among communities that are subject to the speculation and vacancy tax. The tax was brought...
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EMERGENCY TRAIL MARKERS
Kamloops Fire Rescue brings in emergency trail marker system throughout city
KAMLOOPS - Dozens of trail markers have been installed in nature parks around the city of Kamloops, serving as another way for emergency responders to quickly find people who have called for help. Kamloops Fire Rescue says the emergency trail markers are meant to work the same as giving an address to a 9-1-1 dispatcher...
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Fatal Crash
Sentencing set for driver involved in 2023 McGill Road crash that killed TRU volleyball player
KAMLOOPS - Colval Abbinett, the driver involved in the fatal vehicle crash along McGill Road in 2023 that killed one member of the TRU WolfPack men's volleyball team was in provincial court Thursday (Jan. 30) morning for an arraignment hearing. Abbinett was charged with one count of driving without due care and attenti...
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COCOA CREATIONS
YKA Hot Chocolate Festival organizers aiming to build on event in its second year
KAMLOOPS -- Brandon Giddens of Logjam Coffee made a succulent sales pitch for the Banana Foster Hot Chocolate. "It tastes like you're sitting by a fire on a beach," he said. "It's one of the best things ever." Brynn Hill's been scheming in her confectionery lab, devising plans for a Brynn's Bakery d...
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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: How valuable are city plans?
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The Tattle of Hastings: Tippie Time
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Have you stuck with your New Year's resolutions to this point in 2025?
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British Columbia
Wendy Cocchia sworn in as B.C.'s 31st lieutenant-governor
VICTORIA - Premier David Eby has introduced British Columbia's new lieutenant-governor, saying Wendy Cocchia's lifelong leadership and dedication to community service sets an example for everyone. Cocchia, a longtime businesswoman and philanthropist, was sworn in at a ceremony at B.C.'s Parliament buildings on Thursday...
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B.C. court finds Criminal Code first-degree murder parole provision unconstitutional
Luciano Mariani broke into the Vancouver Island home of his former girlfriend Caroline Bernard in August 2021 and bludgeoned her with a baseball bat while she slept, leaving the "ghastly scene" for the woman's young daughter to find, a B.C. court heard. He had planned the murder over months, evidently intent ...
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B.C. woman pleads guilty to multiple charges of human trafficking after 2023 arrest
A British Columbia woman has pleaded guilty to charges of human trafficking, assault, unlawful confinement and sexual exploitation of minors. Jennifer Stephens was arrested by Langley RCMP officers in December 2023 after an investigation that began in March of that year. The Mounties issued a statement at the time sayi...
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Local Sports
Americans 6 Blazers 2
Blazers fall to Americans at home 6-2
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers could not keep their weekend momentum during Wednesday's (Jan. 29) matchup against the Tri-City Americans on Indigenous Night from Sandman Centre. The Americans opened the scoring early in the first, but Blazers captain Emmitt Finnie picked his spot from the left circle on the power play...
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WOLFPACK BASKETBALL
TRU women's basketball team looks to keep foot on gas pedal after clinching first victory on Saturday
KAMLOOPS - It was business as usual Monday morning (Jan. 27) for the TRU women's basketball team - although there were some smiles and perhaps some relief after the players clinched their first victory of the season, a 73-61 victory over the UNBC Timberwolves."It was honestly amazing - especially to do it on home ...
Jan 28, 2025
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Brown to Scotties
Kamloops-based Brown rink to represent B.C. at 2025 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
LANGLEY B.C. - Kamloops native Corryn Brown is off to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Thunder Bay, Ontario next month.The 29-year-old Kamloops skip beat Kayla MacMillan 10-7 in nine ends to win the 2025 BC Women's Curling championships Sunday (Jan. 26) morning, in what was their third meeting in three days at the ...
Jan 26, 2025
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Canada
Trump says 25 per cent tariffs coming for Canada on Saturday
WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. President Donald Trump says he will slap Canada and Mexico with 25 per cent tariffs on Saturday.The president says he will decide whether the duties will include oil Thursday night.Trump, who was asked about the tariffs while signing executive orders in the Oval Office, says he is moving on the l...
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Calls for major changes to landmark tobacco settlement too late: Imperial Tobacco
TORONTO - Imperial Tobacco is rejecting what it says are major changes to a landmark $32.5-billion settlement that would see it and two other tobacco companies compensate provinces, territories and ex-smokers in Canada. A lawyer for Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd. told an Ontario Superior Court hearing today that changes ...
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RCMP deploys helicopters to patrol Canada-U.S. border amid tariff threats
MONTREAL - RCMP in Quebec today showed off a Black Hawk helicopter added to their fleet to beef up security at the United States border. The display in St-Antoine-Abbé, Que., comes as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to impose tariffs on Canadian exports for what he has called Canada's failure to curb the i...
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World
Dick Button, Olympic great and voice of skating, dies at 95
NEW YORK (AP) - Olympic figure skating great and authoritative commentator Dick Button has died at 95. Button's son, Edward, said he died Thursday and did not provide a cause. Button won two Olympic gold medals, the most accomplished men's figure skater in history. He also was the voice of his sport and one of its grea...
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Teens from a Boston skating club, their mothers, and coaches among passengers killed in air crash
WASHINGTON (AP) - A crash between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter has killed teen figure skaters returning from a national meet with their mothers and coaches, as well as a group of union steamfitters from the Washington, D.C. area. They were among 60 travelers and four crew members on board the flight ...
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Plane crashes in sports have devastated pro teams and college programs
The crash of an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter was the latest to strike the sports world in the U.S. and globally. Among the passengers were several members of the Skating Club of Boston who were returning from the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita, Kansas. They included teenage ...
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