Carney meets Pope Leo XIV following inaugural mass at the Vatican
ROME - Prime Minister Mark Carney had a brief audience with Pope Leo XIV Sunday afternoon at the Vatican following the pontiff's inaugural mass in St. Peter's Square. Carney was seated in the second row with his wife Diana for the mass, in a section amongst other world leaders and heads of state. The prime minister, wh...
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May Long Snow
Environment Canada calling for snow on B.C. mountain passes this May long weekend
KAMLOOPS - It may be the Victoria Day long weekend, but Environment Canada is calling for up to 5 cm of snow on some B.C. highway passes. The weather agency has issued a special weather statement for the entire Coquihalla Highway from Kamloops to Hope, as well as the Okanagan Connector from Merritt to Kelowna and Highw...
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Kamloops and Area
WHL Champions
Kamloops native Mathew Ward wins WHL title with Medicine Hat Tigers
SPOKANE, WASH. - Mathew Ward is a Western Hockey League champion.The Kamloops native and his Medicine Hat Tigers beat the Spokane Chiefs 4-2 in a game 5 Friday (May 16) night to win the Ed Chynoweth Cup for the first time since 2007. Ward picked up the primary assist on Hunter St. Martin's WHL-winning goal in the third...
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A 'foot in the door': BC First Nations buy into Enbridge pipeline
For decades, a natural gas pipeline has cut through the territories of dozens of First Nations in BC - moving billions of dollars' worth of gas with zero ownership and little return to the communities.Now, 36 First Nations have bought in."For decades, the nations have watched resources leave their communities with...
May 17, 2025
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DOUBLE DUTY
Clark ditches interim title; Davis named associate head coach of WolfPack women's basketball team
KAMLOOPS - The TRU WolfPack women's basketball program has experienced turbulence in recent years. It has a record of 17 wins and 101 losses since 2018, with three head coaches and two interim bench bosses in charge during that period. Last season, Scott Clark took the reins on an interim basis after the mid-season dep...
May 17, 2025
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ON THE PITCH
Organizers say record number of teams expected to participate in Slurpee Cup soccer tournament
KAMLOOPS - Hundreds of teams from across B.C. and Alberta will be in Kamloops this May long weekend for the Slurpee Cup. The annual soccer tournament is hosted by Kamloops United Football Club (formerly the Kamloops Youth Soccer Association), and it will dovetail with two League1 BC matches on Saturday (May 17).As CFJC...
May 17, 2025
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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
22-year-old woman dies in slackline fall north of Vancouver
A 22-year-old woman is dead after a fatal slack line incident at a recreation area north of Vancouver. Squamish RCMP say they received a report on Saturday afternoon of a female falling from a slack line at Chek Canyon Recreation Area. The area is a popular climbing spot 87 kilometres north of Vancouver. Mounties say f...
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Vancouver Island University students are making the world's largest Nanaimo bar
NANAIMO - Students at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, B.C., are busy in the kitchen assembling the world's largest Nanaimo bar. The sweet treat will be unveiled to the public at noon on Saturday, and is expected to be 21.3 meters long, 0.9 meters wide and weigh nearly 500 kilograms. Aron Weber, chair of the pro...
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Vancouver officer charged a year after pedestrian strike in Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER - The BC Prosecution Service says a Vancouver police officer has been charged under the Motor Vehicle Act for driving without reasonable consideration for others, a year after a pedestrian was hit in the city's Downtown Eastside. The prosecution service says Const. Aaron Carter faces the charge after B.C.'s p...
May 16, 2025
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Local Sports
WHL Champions
Kamloops native Mathew Ward wins WHL title with Medicine Hat Tigers
SPOKANE, WASH. - Mathew Ward is a Western Hockey League champion.The Kamloops native and his Medicine Hat Tigers beat the Spokane Chiefs 4-2 in a game 5 Friday (May 16) night to win the Ed Chynoweth Cup for the first time since 2007. Ward picked up the primary assist on Hunter St. Martin's WHL-winning goal in the third...
22h ago
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DOUBLE DUTY
Clark ditches interim title; Davis named associate head coach of WolfPack women's basketball team
KAMLOOPS - The TRU WolfPack women's basketball program has experienced turbulence in recent years. It has a record of 17 wins and 101 losses since 2018, with three head coaches and two interim bench bosses in charge during that period. Last season, Scott Clark took the reins on an interim basis after the mid-season dep...
May 17, 2025
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ON THE PITCH
Organizers say record number of teams expected to participate in Slurpee Cup soccer tournament
KAMLOOPS - Hundreds of teams from across B.C. and Alberta will be in Kamloops this May long weekend for the Slurpee Cup. The annual soccer tournament is hosted by Kamloops United Football Club (formerly the Kamloops Youth Soccer Association), and it will dovetail with two League1 BC matches on Saturday (May 17).As CFJC...
May 17, 2025
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Canada
Liberal government to table federal budget this fall, PM Carney says
ROME - Prime Minister Mark Carney says the Liberal government plans to table a federal budget this fall. Speaking to reporters in Rome, Carney defended his decision not to present a budget this spring, saying there is little value in rushing the process. Carney says there will be more clarity in coming months on Canada...
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Carney meets Pope Leo XIV following inaugural mass at the Vatican
ROME - Prime Minister Mark Carney had a brief audience with Pope Leo XIV Sunday afternoon at the Vatican following the pontiff's inaugural mass in St. Peter's Square. Carney was seated in the second row with his wife Diana for the mass, in a section amongst other world leaders and heads of state. The prime minister, wh...
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Manitoba bear cub that sustained burns from forest fire dies from injuries
The operator of a bear rescue organization in Manitoba delivered sad news on Saturday about a tiny, seven-pound black bear cub that had been rescued with burns to her paws, nose and lips from a forest fire. Judy Stearns of Black Bear Rescue Manitoba said the female cub, whose progress was being followed by many support...
16h ago
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World
Pope Leo XIV takes his first popemobile ride through St. Peter's Square ahead of installation
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Leo XIV took his first popemobile ride through St. Peter's Square ahead of installation on Sunday, waving from the back of the open-back truck to the crowd waving flags and cheering "Viva il Papa!" The bells of St. Peter's Basilica tolled as Leo waved from the back of the truck that l...
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Portugal holds its 3rd general election in 3 years but the vote might not restore stability
LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Voters in Portugal return to the polls Sunday for a third general election in three years, as the country's increasingly fragmented political landscape defies efforts to unite behind policies on pressing national issues such as immigration, housing and the cost of living. Hopes that the ballot m...
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Russia launches one of biggest drone attacks on Ukraine since start of war, killing at least 1
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia overnight into Sunday launched one of its most intense drone attacks on Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion in 2022. Russia fired a total of 273 exploding drones and decoys overnight, Ukraine's air force said. Of those, 88 were intercepted and a further 128 lost, likely ha...
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