Community Wildfire Response
Fourteen TNRD community wildfire groups funded via new provincial pilot
KAMLOOPS - A grant program that allowed community groups to get training so they can help the BC Wildfire Service fight fires was oversubscribed, but the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) says no one was left wanting. A total of 14 eligible Community Emergency Response Organizations (CEROs) applied for grant fun...
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Solemn events planned to mark one year since 25,000 fled Jasper wildfire
JASPER, ALTA. - Today marks one year since roughly 25,000 tourists and residents of Jasper, Alta., were forced to flee on a single highway, after several runaway fires were discovered in Jasper National Park. There's expected to be solemn reflection in the beloved mountain town, as events are held to remember the evacu...
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Kamloops and Area
Missing Woman
Kamloops RCMP looking for missing woman who may be Calgary bound
KAMLOOPS - Police in Kamloops are asking for help in locating a missing 42-year-old woman who may been trying to make her way to Calgary.Police say Cheri Wilkinson was reported missing on Sunday (July 13) last week. They note she has previously been reported missing by a Kamloops shelter and was later located in Sicamo...
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KAMLOOPS CANCER CENTRE
'It's just not possible'; Health minister rules out 11th-hour redesign of Kamloops cancer centre to include PET-CT
KAMLOOPS - Despite calls from opposition MLAs and community leaders for a redesign, construction is slated to begin this summer on the Kamloops cancer centre.Local mayors, councillors, regional directors and First Nations communities have written to Health Minister Josie Osborne asking for a redesign of the cancer cent...
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INVASIVE SPECIES
Japanese beetles apparently discovered in Westsyde, more than 10 kilometres from regulated area
KAMLOOPS - Japanese beetles appear to have spread from the regulated zone in the downtown and Sagebrush neighbourhoods of Kamloops.The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will still need to confirm that the insects are, in fact, Japanese beetles, but a large number of the invasive species were apparently found in We...
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Mental Health Supports
New mobile, community-led crisis support program launches in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - B.C. Health Minister Josie Osborne is in Kamloops Monday (July 21) to announce the formal launch of the CRCL (pronounced "circle") program in the city. Formerly called 'Peer Assisted Care Teams,' CRCL is a mobile, community-led crisis service for people over the age of 13 who are experiencing a men...
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Featured Content
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 - 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
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
Danielle Smith backs 'better way' than cull at B.C. ostrich farm hit by avian flu
HUNTSVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith thinks authorities should be looking for a "better way" than a mass cull to deal with a British Columbia ostrich farm that suffered an outbreak of avian flu. Smith says there should be a new approach because most of the flock at Universal Ostrich Fa...
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B.C. court records show second charge against alleged hijacker Shaheer Cassim
RICHMOND - The man accused of hijacking a plane and triggering a security scare at Vancouver International Airport last week faces a second charge related to the rogue flight. B.C. online court records say a charge of damaging or interfering with a navigation system was sworn Friday against Shaheer Cassim. Cassim was a...
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Murder probe after boy, 15, stabbed to death on downtown Vancouver street
VANCOUVER - Police say a 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death near Vancouver's Robson Square over the weekend and the killing is being investigated as a murder. No arrests have been made, and police say they are not releasing the name of the victim, who was from Surrey, B.C. Police are asking anyone with information ab...
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Local Sports
IN THE POOL
Wadsworth, Powell of KGTC Diving club storm podium at nationals
KAMLOOPS - Philippe Wadsworth and Rykker Powell of the Kamloops Gymnastics and Trampoline Centre [KGTC] Diving Club reached the podium at the Diving Canada Speedo Junior Development National Championships earlier this month in Winnipeg. Both 11-year-old athletes were competing in the 10- and 11-year-old division - and ...
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Vernon native Vasek Pospisil to retire at National Bank Open in Toronto
TORONTO - Vasek Pospisil is planning to retire after the upcoming National Bank Open. The 35-year-old from Vernon received a main-draw wild card on Monday for the event in Toronto for his final farewell. "It's never easy making a decision like this," Pospisil said in a release. "Tennis has been a huge pa...
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West Coast League
Kamloops NorthPaws lose seventh in a row as Edmonton Riverhawks sweep weekend series
EDMONTON - The Kamloops NorthPaws are in a bit of a funk as they succumbed to their seventh consecutive defeat in the West Coast League Sunday (July 20) afternoon in Edmonton. The Edmonton Riverhawks were powered by an eight run sixth inning en route to an 18-3 win at Re/Max Field. Kamloops native Matt MacDonald hit a ...
Jul 20, 2025
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Canada
Federal privacy watchdog discontinues investigation into student data breach
The federal privacy watchdog says it has discontinued the investigation into a cybersecurity breach involving a student information system used across Canada, citing its satisfaction with the company's response and commitment to added security measures. Privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne says the probe was launched...
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Ottawa silent on replacements as special ambassador positions open up
OTTAWA - The Carney government is not saying whether it will keep appointing ambassadors on themes championed by the Trudeau cabinet, now that terms are lapsing for Ottawa's envoys on climate and women in security. But a prominent observer of the foreign service says it's likely Ottawa will fill these roles by autumn. ...
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Danielle Smith backs 'better way' than cull at B.C. ostrich farm hit by avian flu
HUNTSVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith thinks authorities should be looking for a "better way" than a mass cull to deal with a British Columbia ostrich farm that suffered an outbreak of avian flu. Smith says there should be a new approach because most of the flock at Universal Ostrich Fa...
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World
Interpol takes anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson off its most-wanted list
PARIS (AP) - Interpol said Tuesday it was removing a most-wanted designation for anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson, who is sought by Japan over an encounter with a whaling ship and who was jailed for several months last year in Greenland. Watson, 74, is a former head of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, whose hi...
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Federal judge gives ex-officer nearly 3 years in Breonna Taylor raid
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A federal judge on Monday sentenced an ex-Kentucky police officer to nearly three years in prison for using excessive force during the 2020 deadly Breonna Taylor raid, declining a Justice Department recommendation that he be given no prison time. Brett Hankison, who fired 10 shots during the raid...
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Pentagon to withdraw 700 Marines from Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Seven hundred Marines sent to Los Angeles will leave the city, the Pentagon said Monday. The Marines were sent to the city in June alongside 4,000 National Guard soldiers in response to protests over the Trump administration's ongoing immigration raids around the city. They primarily guarded federal ...
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