ER Closure
Lillooet ER to be closed for 25 hours going into May long weekend
LILLOOET - The emergency room at the Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre will be closed for 25 hours heading into the May long weekend. Interior Health says the facility will be unavailable between 7:00 a.m. Friday (May 16) and 8:00 a.m. Saturday (May 17). People are being told to make the two hours drive to Royal Inla...
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Russia and Ukraine hold their first direct peace talks in 3 years amid low expectations
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) - Russia and Ukraine held their first direct peace talks in three years Friday, gathering in Istanbul for Turkish-brokered negotiations, but officials and observers expected them to yield little immediate progress on stopping the more than three-year war. A Ukrainian delegation led by Defense Mini...
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Our Community
Kamloops and Area
ROLLING SENIORS TOUR
Hot rods evoke memories on tour of seniors' homes in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Residents clapped and cheered as Pine Grove Seniors Community staff kept them warm in blankets as the rain held off just long enough for the clear passage of sentimentality. "It evokes all kinds of emotion for them to see all these old cars," Pine Grove staff member Paula Popadynetz said. "Emo...
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Clarke Is Back!
Scott Clark to stay on as TRU women's basketball coach; Kamloopsian Joe Davis named new associate head coach
KAMLOOPS - Scott Clark will continue on as head coach of the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack women's basketball team for the 2025-26 Canada West season. Clark took over from Todd Warnick in December after the latter went on a personal leave. Prior to that, Clark had been head coach of the TRU men's basketball...
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MERRITT SCHOOL BUDGET
Merritt Central named as SD58 begins lengthy process to evaluate school closures amid budget pressures
MERRITT - Much like school districts across the province, the Nicola-Similkameen Board of Education (SD58) has been forced to make some hard decisions, as it needs to subtract $1.5 million from its budget for the upcoming school year. With declining enrollment across the district, the board is also now starting the pro...
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Highway Improvements
City of Kamloops says Pacific Way highway exit to reopen Friday
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says the Pacific Way (Exit 367) off-ramp is scheduled to re-open by 12:00 p.m. Friday (May 16), ending a two-month long closure due to construction.Crews began work to add a second left turn lane on March 14 of this year, and they're still expected to complete all of the work by June 30 ...
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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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British Columbia
Overnight Surrey house fire spreads to neighbouring homes, police investigating cause
SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., are investigating an early morning house fire in the city's Bridgeview neighbourhood. They say officers responded to a report of a structure fire around 1:35 a.m. in the area of 127 Street and 113A Avenue. Police say firefighters extinguished the blaze, but remained on scene around 8:15...
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Inquest rules B.C. student's overdose death accidental, recommends naloxone training
BURNABY - A coroner's jury in British Columbia has recommended high schools provide resuscitation training and demonstrations of how to use naloxone after ruling that the overdose death of a University of Victoria student last year was accidental. The inquest found 18-year-old Sidney McIntyre-Starko died of brain injur...
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B.C. appoints council to improve forest sector, and the forestry ecosystem
VICTORIA - A council made of forestry professionals, educators, union and former industry officials has been brought together to find a balance between healthy forests and a prosperous industry. The B.C. government announced the Provincial Forest Advisory Council on Thursday, appointed under the co-operation agreement ...
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Local Sports
Clarke Is Back!
Scott Clark to stay on as TRU women's basketball coach; Kamloopsian Joe Davis named new associate head coach
KAMLOOPS - Scott Clark will continue on as head coach of the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack women's basketball team for the 2025-26 Canada West season. Clark took over from Todd Warnick in December after the latter went on a personal leave. Prior to that, Clark had been head coach of the TRU men's basketball...
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CFL TRAINING CAMP
New voices directing B.C. Lions' offensive line: 'We're going to be an aggressive run team'
KAMLOOPS - Hope springs anew for the B.C. Lions' offensive line, which allowed the most sacks in the Canadian Football League in 2024. Paul Charbonneau has taken over as offensive line coach and he is taking directives from first-year head coach Buck Pierce. The club made significant additions during the off-season, ad...
May 15, 2025
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The Tattle of Hastings
THE TATTLE OF HASTINGS: B.C. Lions react to Snoop Dogg reveal
KAMLOOPS - B.C. Lions' owner Amar Doman finds himself engaged in a fierce game of one-upmanship - with himself. The club's been rolling out high-profile names for its annual Concert Kickoff event since 2022, with the musical acts playing before the Lions take the field for their home opener. Past headliners include One...
May 14, 2025
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Canada
Stockwell Day supports Alberta vote on separation, warns it's dangerous for Tories
OTTAWA - Former Conservative member of Parliament Stockwell Day says Alberta separatism poses a threat to the federal Conservative party - which risks seeing a return to the kind of vote-splitting that was common before the party united in 2003. Day, who was part of Stephen Harper's cabinet from 2006 to 2011, says he's...
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Hockey Canada interviews among evidence excluded from ex-junior players' jury trial
Three of the five hockey players accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a London, Ont., hotel room in 2018 spoke about the events of that night with an investigator hired by Hockey Canada, but those statements are not part of their criminal trial. Prosecutors wanted to use the interviews to cross-examine Michael McL...
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CP NewsAlert: Report says Lapu Lapu festival planning followed rules
VANCOUVER - A preliminary report by the City of Vancouver and police into last month's Lapu Lapu Day festival attack says authorities are considering safety enhancements for outdoor events in light of the attack. But the report says planning for the festival appears to have followed prescribed processes, and Vancouver ...
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World
Jury convicts ex-Tennessee House speaker and his aide in legislative mail scheme
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A federal jury on Friday convicted a former Tennessee House speaker and his onetime chief of staff in a scheme to win taxpayer-funded mail business from state lawmakers even after scandals drove the two out of political power. Former Republican Rep. Glen Casada was found guilty of all 19 charges...
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ICC prosecutor Karim Khan steps aside pending outcome of sexual misconduct investigation
BRUSSELS (AP) - The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court will temporarily step down pending the outcome of an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct, the court announced Friday. Karim Khan has categorically denied accusations that he tried for more than a year to coerce a female aide into a...
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Russia and Ukraine hold their first direct peace talks in 3 years amid low expectations
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) - Russia and Ukraine held their first direct peace talks in three years Friday, gathering in Istanbul for Turkish-brokered negotiations, but officials and observers expected them to yield little immediate progress on stopping the more than three-year war. A Ukrainian delegation led by Defense Mini...
7h ago
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