

WORKSAFE BC FINES
'Failed to meet our standards for health and safety'; Interior Health apologies for 'limited exposure to asbestos' at Overlander Care
KAMLOOPS - The Interior Health Authority has been slapped with a nearly $800,000 penalty, after WorkSafe BC found telecommunications work had taken place at a long term care facility in Kamloops that drilled into a wall containing asbestos. In its summary of the $783,068.26 penalty, WorkSafe BC says it had inspected th...
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Seymour Street Work
Construction along Seymour Street linked to Kamloops Centre for the Arts project
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says construction work along a block of Seymour Street downtown is expected to wrap by early next week.Crews are working to install a new duct for Telus and Rogers that will wrap around the site of the future Kamloops Centre for the Arts, with that project then expected to begin construc...
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Kamloops and Area

missing: bette-jean masters
Into Thin Air - Bette-Jean Masters, Red Lake toddler missing for 65 years
RED LAKE, B.C. - Theresa Stafford and Phyllis Makarewicz both grew up with stories of their older sister, Bette-Jean, but not memories. Edna Bette-Jean Masters hasn't been seen since July 3, 1960."I've always thought of it like a puzzle," says Makarewicz, "Just trying to find the pieces, you know it's ju...
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MOU SIGNING
Step toward scrapping inter-provincial barriers for direct-buy alcohol sales met with relief
KAMLOOPS - Visiting from out of province, and want to ship a case of B.C. wine back home? The cross-province tax mark up will cost you. But that barrier is supposed to be removed next spring. "It is removing red tape, but it's red tape that should've never been there in the first place," notes Adam Woodward o...
56m ago
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PEDIATRIC HEALTH CARE
Nine patients transferred to RIH in Kamloops during height of Kelowna pediatric unit closure
KAMLOOPS - The disruption in pediatric care at Kelowna's hospital is expected to improve as of this week, according to Interior Health. But some patients may still need to be moved to other area hospitals, including Kamloops. Kelowna's pediatric unit was shut down in May because the hospital didn't have enough pediatri...
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ON THE DIAMOND
Surging Kamloops NorthPaws hope Sandpipers, Stankoven bring fans to the ballpark
KAMLOOPS -- The Kamloops NorthPaws are hosting three games against the Bellingham Bells this weekend at Norbrock Stadium and the local West Coast League (WCL) baseball club is aiming to pack the ballpark with the help of two promotional events. "I'm hoping good attendance will help the boys strive into their secon...
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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...
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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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Art of Gardening - Plants For Under The Tree
Plants are indeed a wonderful thing to have in your yard. But certain areas of your yard may not be suitable for every plant, especially for under a tree! Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a number of great choices for doing just that!
Jun 18, 2025
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British Columbia

Union pleads for action four years after B.C. crane collapse that killed five people
BURNABY - Officials from a B.C. construction union say it's been four years since a crane collapse killed five people in Kelowna, and their families and the industry are still waiting for answers from WorkSafeBC about what happened, and from prosecutors about possible criminal charges. The International Union of Operat...
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Mayor seeks ban on online criminal content after shooting at Indian star's B.C. café
The mayor of Surrey, B.C., is urging social media platforms to ban criminal content after a video of someone shooting up a restaurant in the city, filmed from inside the attackers' car, was circulated online. Brenda Locke says she is appealing to companies such as Meta, X and TikTok to stop allowing content from violen...
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Man gets 3 1/2 years in prison for fatal stabbing in Whistler, B.C.
A 25-year-old man has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison for manslaughter in the stabbing death of another man in Whistler, B.C., in 2021. Homicide investigators say Dedaar Jhooty of Delta, B.C., was sentenced by a B.C. Supreme Court judge on Tuesday. Police say Jhooty received a court-imposed DNA order as well as...
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ON THE DIAMOND
Surging Kamloops NorthPaws hope Sandpipers, Stankoven bring fans to the ballpark
KAMLOOPS -- The Kamloops NorthPaws are hosting three games against the Bellingham Bells this weekend at Norbrock Stadium and the local West Coast League (WCL) baseball club is aiming to pack the ballpark with the help of two promotional events. "I'm hoping good attendance will help the boys strive into their secon...
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ON THE WATER
Kamloops Canoe and Kayak Club athletes preparing for eventful summer; Grover wins European bronze
KAMLOOPS - A little bit of rain did not keep the Kamloops Canoe and Kayak Club from hosting an open house on Wednesday (July 9) at Shumway Lake. The event doubled as a training session for a few of the high-performance paddlers who will represent the club and the province at the Canada Summer Games in August in St. Joh...
Jul 10, 2025
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SEPTEMBER 19
Kamloops Storm to open at home; Merritt Centennials on the road as KI releases 25/26 schedule
KAMLOOPS - The KIJHL has released the schedule for the upcoming 2025-26 campaign. Teams will play 44 games starting in September and working towards the playoffs in March. The Kamloops Storm will open up at home on McArthur Island on Friday, September 19 when the welcome the Chase Heat. They will then return the favour...
Jul 09, 2025
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Canada

Mayor seeks ban on online criminal content after shooting at Indian star's B.C. café
The mayor of Surrey, B.C., is urging social media platforms to ban criminal content after a video of someone shooting up a restaurant in the city, filmed from inside the attackers' car, was circulated online. Brenda Locke says she is appealing to companies such as Meta, X and TikTok to stop allowing content from violen...
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Canada's Supreme Court overturns second trial for Quebec man
MONTREAL - The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that a Quebec man convicted of manslaughter in the death of his spouse will not face a second trial. The country's highest court overturned the Quebec Court of Appeal's decision to grant a new trial for Pascal Varennes. In 2020, Varennes was acquitted of second-degree mu...
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Carney's ethics filing reveals details of conflict of interest screen on Brookfield
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's chief of staff and the country's top public servant will be responsible for maintaining an ethics screen preventing him from making decisions that benefit his former employer. That information is part of a newly released disclosure from the office of the ethics commissioner. When C...
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World

Trump tours Texas flood damage as the disaster tests his pledge to do away with FEMA
KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) - President Donald Trump on Friday toured the devastation from catastrophic flooding in Texas and lauded local officials amid mounting criticism that they failed to warn residents fast enough that a deadly wall of water was coming their way. "The search for the missing continues. The people t...
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Son of 'El Chapo' pleads guilty in US drug trafficking case
CHICAGO (AP) - A son of notorious Mexican drug kingpin "El Chapo" pleaded guilty Friday to U.S. drug trafficking charges. He is the first of El Chapo's sons to enter a plea deal. Prosecutors allege Ovidio Guzman Lopez and his brother, Joaquin Guzman Lopez, ran a faction of the Sinaloa cartel. They became know...
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Appeals court throws out plea deal for alleged mastermind of Sept. 11 attacks
WASHINGTON (AP) - A divided federal appeals court on Friday threw out an agreement that would have allowed accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to plead guilty in a deal sparing him the risk of execution for al-Qaida's 2001 attacks. The decision by a panel of the federal appeals court in Washington, D.C.,...
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