Alex Ovechkin is on track to break Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record
Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL career goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 873 goals and needs 22 to set a new record. Ovechkin entered the season 42 short of breaking a record by "The Great One" that long seemed unapproachable. The 39-year-old Russian is ...
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Housing Targets
BC Government 'encouraged' by Kamloops' progress on housing targets
KAMLOOPS - BC Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon says while the City of Kamloops has missed its first-year housing targets, he "appreciates" the effort that was made. Kamloops was tasked with building 4,236 net new housing units by Sept. 2028, with 679 of those units required to come online by Sept. 30, 2024. The c...
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One Man's Opinion
COLLINS: Can we stand four more years of The Donald? Lord, give me strength
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Get it Done for the Fall Season
Two and Out
PETERS: You know what? Maybe the U.S. annexing Canada isn't such a bad idea after all
Jan 10, 2025
One Man's Opinion
COLLINS: Premier Eby is still out of touch with the people
Jan 09, 2025
Kamloops and Area
memorandum of understanding
TNRD pens agreement with High Bar First Nation
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has made its partnership official with High Bar First Nation, located north of Clinton. On Friday (Jan. 10) at TNRD headquarters, the two governments signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) formalizing their commitment to work together. "It's great to be a...
Jan 11, 2025
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CANADIAN WILDFIRE STUDY
TRU researcher co-authors wildfire severity study published in Science
KAMLOOPS - A researcher out of Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops recently co-authored a study on wildfire severity and climate change that was published in Science, one of the world's top academic journals. Dr. Mike Flannigan is the scientific director of the university's new Institute for Wildfire Science, Adapta...
Jan 11, 2025
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business improvement areas of bc
BIA BC bringing concerns around community safety, employment development to provincial ministers
KAMLOOPS - Now into 2025, provincial ministers are settling into their files and the Business Improvement Areas of BC has been quick to schedule meetings with the government to discuss ongoing problems with public safety and labour shortages. BIA BC represents 55,000 businesses across the province and recently met with...
Jan 11, 2025
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MERRITT'S RCMP BUDGET
City of Merritt budget cut proposal may mean an end to 24-hour policing: RCMP commander
MERRITT, B.C. - The City of Merritt is in the second year of a two-year plan to restock its reserves as it builds back from the 2021 floods. Last year, residents faced a 12.5 per cent tax increase, with the current 2025 proposed budget expected to come in between eight and 12 per cent. Council's plan is to then drop to...
Jan 11, 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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Our Community
One Man's Opinion
COLLINS: Can we stand four more years of The Donald? Lord, give me strength
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Four Shrub Combos for the Fall Season
Two and Out
PETERS: You know what? Maybe the U.S. annexing Canada isn't such a bad idea after all
Jan 10, 2025
One Man's Opinion
COLLINS: Premier Eby is still out of touch with the people
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CFJC TV Special
Art of Christmas 2024 with Art Knapp Kamloops
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1000 Ways to Heal: Secwepemcul'ew
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Question of the Week
Are you happy with the way Justin Trudeau is resigning and proroguing parliament to clear the way for a new leader?
Jan 06, 2025
British Columbia
Florence Girard was 55 pounds when she starved in home-share. Her sister wants change
The sister of a British Columbia woman with Down syndrome who starved to death in a Port Coquitlam home in 2018 says she believes more people will die if systemic changes aren't made to how people with developmental disabilities are treated. A coroner's inquest into the death of 54-year-old Florence Girard begins Monda...
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B.C. fire crews sent to fight Los Angeles wildfire: forests minister
British Columbia's forests minister says a crew from the province's wildfire service left for California Saturday afternoon to help battle the wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area. Ravi Parmar says in a video posted to social media Saturday afternoon that The B.C. Wildfire Service's crews had left the province and a...
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Housing Targets
BC Government 'encouraged' by Kamloops' progress on housing targets
KAMLOOPS - BC Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon says while the City of Kamloops has missed its first-year housing targets, he "appreciates" the effort that was made. Kamloops was tasked with building 4,236 net new housing units by Sept. 2028, with 679 of those units required to come online by Sept. 30, 2024. The c...
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Local Sports
TRU Basketball Recap
WolfPack basketball teams drop road games against nationally ranked Thunderbirds
VANCOUVER - The Thompson Rivers University (TRU) basketball teams began the second half of the Canada West season with a pair of defeats against the UBC Thunderbirds Friday (Jan. 10) night.The WolfPack men trailed by just five points early in the fourth quarter at the War Memorial Gymnasium, but they were unable to kee...
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Flowerday 1,000
WolfPack volleyball teams resume Canada West season with wins over Winnipeg
KAMLOOPS - It was a winning return to action for both Thompson Rivers University (TRU) volleyball teams as they hosted the University of Winnipeg Friday (Jan. 10) night. The 3-8 WolfPack men beat the Wesmen 3-1 (20-25, 25-20, 25-21, 25-20) at the Tournament Capital Centre (TCC) on a night when Sam Flowerday became just...
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Blazers 5 Giants 4 OT
Keller 'backs' hometown Blazers to comeback win over Giants
KAMLOOPS - Jordan Keller scored a no-look backhander while on his back to lead the Kamloops Blazers to a 5-4 overtime win over the Vancouver Giants Friday (Jan. 10) night. The Kamloops native's goal at 2:01 of overtime capped off a wild game at Sandman Centre that saw four of nine goals scored in the final 3:47 of acti...
Jan 11, 2025
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Canada
Florence Girard was 55 pounds when she starved in home-share. Her sister wants change
The sister of a British Columbia woman with Down syndrome who starved to death in a Port Coquitlam home in 2018 says she believes more people will die if systemic changes aren't made to how people with developmental disabilities are treated. A coroner's inquest into the death of 54-year-old Florence Girard begins Monda...
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Contrasts start to take shape in leadership race for Manitoba's Opposition Tories
WINNIPEG - The battle for the leadership of the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives is three months from being decided, and the two men vying for the role are laying out different paths to try to reignite the party voted out of office in the last election. Obby Khan, a former pro football player, cabinet minister and bu...
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Quebec Liberals 'at a crossroads' as leadership race kicks off Monday
MONTREAL - As the federal Liberals prepare to choose Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's successor, another Liberal leadership race is getting underway in Quebec this week. The stakes are high for the Quebec Liberals, who have been in the political wilderness for years, with dismal polling among francophone voters. Candida...
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World
Los Angeles County medical examiner's office confirms wildfire death toll rises to 16
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles County medical examiner's office confirmed the death toll from the wildfires ravaging the area has risen to 16. The total of confirmed fatalities stands at 16 victims, and the cases remain under investigation. Five of the deaths were attributed to the Palisades Fire, and 11 resulted f...
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Santa Anita postpones weekend racing as track is staging area for fire relief efforts
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A flareup of the wildfire on the west side of Los Angeles that prompted new evacuations has caused Santa Anita to cancel horse racing this weekend. The track in Arcadia, near the smoldering Eaton fire that decimated Altadena, had said Friday that it would go ahead with Saturday racing, pending air qu...
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Israel's Netanyahu sends Mossad director to Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar
NAHARIYA, Israel (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved sending the director of the Mossad foreign intelligence agency to ceasefire negotiations in Qatar in a sign of progress in talks on the war in Gaza. Netanyahu's office announced the decision Saturday. It was not immediately clear when David ...
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