

Union Contract
Valleyview A&W workers in Kamloops ratify inaugural contract in Canadian first
KAMLOOPS - Workers at the A&W restaurant in Valleyview have ratified their inaugural contract, making them the first in Canada to unionize, according to the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW). In a statement, IBEW says 20 employees at the restaurant located on the East Trans Canada Highway voted...
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Indigenous Child and Family Services
Tŝilhqot'in National Government to provide child and family services to its community
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A First Nation near Williams Lake has reached a landmark deal with the federal government to take over providing child and family services to its community. The Tŝilhqot'in National Government signed an agreement with the B.C. and federal governments where it outlines processes and responsibiliti...
2h ago
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Kamloops and Area

PROSPECT INTERVIEW
Kamloops Blazers' first-rounder Bouchard talks big boy hockey, farm life, WHL goals
The Kamloops Blazers picked Teagen Bouchard with the 14th overall pick in the WHL Prospects Draft on Wednesday (May 7). He racked up 21 goals and 61 points in 30 games with Northern Alberta Xtreme last season in the under-15 Canadian Sport School Hockey League ranks. Bouchard, a five-foot-seven 155-pound right shot fro...
3h ago
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IN THE WHL
Blazers' GM Clouston recaps draft days; first-round pick Ferreira shares thoughts
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have completed the WHL Prospects Draft and U.S. Priority Draft. All told, the Blazers picked 12 players - six forwards, four defencemen and two goaltenders - across the two drafts Wednesday and Thursday, May 7 and 8. There were four players each from Alberta and Saskatchewan and two each...
18h ago
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IN THE CFL
B.C. Lions' head coach Pierce preaching physicality, toughness at training camp in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS -- B.C. Lions' mini-camp kicked off on Wednesday (May 8) in Kamloops.After a first-round exit from the playoffs last season, the CFL club shook things up, dispatching head coach Rick Campbell and bringing in a familiar face as his replacement. Former Lions' quarterback Buck Pierce took over as head coach in De...
18h ago
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MCHAPPY DAY
Extra energy for local McHappy Day fundraising with upcoming family room addition to Royal Inland Hospital
KAMLOOPS - McDonald's locations around Kamloops and Merritt have been 'all hands on deck' for Thursday's (May 8) McHappy Day fundraiser, with an extra focus on where the money raised will be helping this year. The Ronald McDonald Family Room is expected to open next month at Royal Inland Hospital, which will serve hund...
20h ago
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Featured Content

Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Unique Specimen Trees
Looking for that special something to make your yard stand out in the neighbourhood? Shawn Ulmer from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a number of unique and attractive trees of the weeping variety to provide that very element!
Apr 30, 2025
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - New Tropicals
They come in to the store every spring and this year is no exception! Ivy Hik from Art Knapp's in Kamloops takes time to showcase some of the new tropicals that are now in stock for you to check out!
Apr 23, 2025
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Magnolias in Kamloops
Magnolias are only meant to be grown in the lower mainland...right? Wrong says Maury HIk from Art Knapp's in Kamloops! There are lots of locations in town you can find success with this fantastic flowering tree!
Apr 23, 2025
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Our Community
Two and Out
PETERS: The highs and lows of Kamloops council
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - New Tropicals
Looped In
LOOPED IN WITH NIKKI OMEN: May 8, 2025
May 08, 2025
Sound Off
SOUND OFF: Delivering on infrastructure projects in your community
May 07, 2025

Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Things You Need To Get Done In Spring
Sound Off
SOUND OFF: School District 73 - please reverse your decision to cut the after-school Strings program
May 06, 2025
Question of the Week
Is the price of groceries motivating you to grow your own vegetables this year?
May 05, 2025

British Columbia

Onex selling minority stakes in WestJet to Delta and Korean Air
Onex Corp. has sold a minority stake in WestJet to Delta Air Lines and Korean Air in a US$550-million deal that aims to position the Calgary-based airline for growth abroad amid intensifying domestic competition and plummeting demand for flights to the U.S. Under the deals announced Friday, Delta will acquire a 15 per ...
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Prime Minister Mark Carney to unveil his new cabinet on Tuesday
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to unveil his new cabinet at Rideau Hall on Tuesday - and it's expected to be a slimmed-down front bench meant to signal a more businesses-minded approach to government. Rideau Hall confirmed the timing of the swearing-in ceremony in a media release on Friday. Marci Surkes of ...
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Pembina Pipeline sees enough demand for potential expansion to Cedar LNG project
CALGARY - The chief executive of Pembina Pipeline Corp. says he believes there will be enough demand to support an expansion to the Cedar LNG project on the B.C. coast as it looks to sign on more shippers for the first phase now in early construction. Pembina has shortlisted the preferred counterparties, and has begun ...
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Local Sports

PROSPECT INTERVIEW
Kamloops Blazers' first-rounder Bouchard talks big boy hockey, farm life, WHL goals
The Kamloops Blazers picked Teagen Bouchard with the 14th overall pick in the WHL Prospects Draft on Wednesday (May 7). He racked up 21 goals and 61 points in 30 games with Northern Alberta Xtreme last season in the under-15 Canadian Sport School Hockey League ranks. Bouchard, a five-foot-seven 155-pound right shot fro...
3h ago
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IN THE WHL
Blazers' GM Clouston recaps draft days; first-round pick Ferreira shares thoughts
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have completed the WHL Prospects Draft and U.S. Priority Draft. All told, the Blazers picked 12 players - six forwards, four defencemen and two goaltenders - across the two drafts Wednesday and Thursday, May 7 and 8. There were four players each from Alberta and Saskatchewan and two each...
18h ago
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IN THE CFL
B.C. Lions' head coach Pierce preaching physicality, toughness at training camp in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS -- B.C. Lions' mini-camp kicked off on Wednesday (May 8) in Kamloops.After a first-round exit from the playoffs last season, the CFL club shook things up, dispatching head coach Rick Campbell and bringing in a familiar face as his replacement. Former Lions' quarterback Buck Pierce took over as head coach in De...
18h ago
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Canada

'Policing in Nunavik is broken': Inuit group wants change after latest fatal shooting
MONTREAL - The political organization that represents Inuit in Quebec says policing in the Far North is "broken" after an officer shot and killed an Inuk man on Tuesday. The shooting by the Nunavik Police Service is the second officer-involved death in the northern region since November. Makivvik, a group tha...
14m ago
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Liberal candidate says judicial recount ordered in Ontario riding he narrowly lost
OTTAWA - A Liberal candidate who lost to his Conservative rival by just 77 votes in the federal election says his request for a judicial recount has been granted. Irek Kusmierczyk, the Liberal incumbent in Windsor-Tecumseh-Lakeshore, argues in a social media post today that several ballots were "wrongly rejected.&...
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White House downplays North American auto industry's concerns about U.K. trade deal
WASHINGTON - The White House is downplaying the North American automobile industry's claim that U.S. President Donald Trump's new trade deal with the United Kingdom could make the sector less competitive. The preliminary deal announced Thursday would drop tariffs on U.K. automobiles to 10 per cent for a quota of 100,00...
1h ago
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World

New Jersey mayor arrested at ICE detention center where he was protesting, prosecutor says
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested Friday at an ICE Detention Center where he was protesting its opening, a federal prosecutor said. Alina Habba, acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, said on the social platform X that Baraka committed trespass and ignored warnings from Homeland Security personnel ...
36m ago
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Pentagon directs military to pull library books that address diversity, anti-racism, gender issues
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon has ordered all military leaders and commands to pull and review all of their library books that address diversity, anti-racism or gender issues by May 21, according to a memo issued to the force on Friday. It is the broadest and most detailed directive so far on Defense Secretary Pete He...
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Pakistan postpones its T20 cricket tournament because of concerns over conflict with India
ISLAMABAD (AP) - The Pakistan Cricket Board postponed its Pakistan Super League on Friday following rising military tensions between India and Pakistan. "Cricket, while being a unifying force and a source of joy, must take a respectful pause," the PCB said in a statement. The PCB said it acted on advice from ...
2h ago
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