New KSAR HQ
Plans for new joint KSAR-KFR facility in Rayleigh move ahead following TNRD support
KAMLOOPS - Plans to build a new purpose-built headquarters for Kamloops Search and Rescue (KSAR) took another step forward at Thursday's (July 17) Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) meeting. The TNRD has voted to jointly fund, own, and operate the new facility on a city-owned property at 4420 Devick Road in Rayle...
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IN THE BCFC
Kamloops Broncos escaping financial distress, touting improvement ahead of home opener
KAMLOOPS - Head coach Braden Vankoughnett said his Kamloops Broncos are moving out from underneath the dark cloud that hung over the franchise prior to the 2024 campaign, when financial woes threatened to wipe it off of the BC Football Conference [BCFC] map. "We're very lucky to have the board of directors that we...
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Our Community
Stay Ahead of the Curve with Kamloops' Trusted Property Manager - Rohit Kumar
May 20, 2025
Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Shaping Ornamental Maples
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SOUND OFF: Supporting the interactive digital media in B.C.
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COLLINS: Just another day keeping tourists away
Jul 17, 2025
Kamloops and Area
FILM DEBUT
'BC is Burning' documentary looks to spur conversations around forest management
KAMLOOPS - A new documentary is debuting across British Columbia this month looking into devastating wildfires in the province, while advocating for change.Called BC is Burning, the 45-minute long film investigates how forest management and policy reforms can help reduce the fire risk in our province. It debuts in Kaml...
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KISSM
Kamloops Interior Summer School of Music prepares to 'break a leg' July 23 and 24
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Interior Summer School of Music (KISSM) is just over halfway through its summer camp. The program has been running since 1978, making this the 47th year of the music camp. Last year, the Kamloops United Church interior was all heavily damaged due to a fire and included in that August fire were m...
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YKA Stats
Reduced flights, 'geopolitical factors' lead to decline in spring passenger numbers at YKA
KAMLOOPS - New data released by Kamloops Airport (YKA) shows there was a drop in the number of passengers during the spring of this year. There were 65,971 passengers processed during the months of April, May, and June - a 10.5 per cent drop from the 73,721 seen during the same three month period last year. Broken down...
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Labour Impasse
BCGEU poised to hold strike vote amid stalled contract talks
One of British Columbia's biggest pubic sector unions could be headed for job action amid an "impasse" in contract negotiations. The B.C. General Employees Union (BCGEU) says more than 34,000 of its members will hold a strike vote after negotiations with the provincial government broke down over wages, remote...
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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
B.C. Health officials set up mosquito traps in the Sea to Sky region for study
VANCOUVER - Mosquito traps have been set up across the Sea-to-Sky region in British Columbia as health officials launch a pilot project to understand the area's mosquitoes and the illnesses they spread. Vancouver Coastal Health says there were four cases of mosquito-borne illnesses late last year, that resulted in swel...
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B.C.'s public service union prepares for strike vote after talks reach impasse
VICTORIA - British Columbia's public service union representing 34,000 members says it's preparing for a strike vote after months-long negotiations fell apart. Paul Finch, president of the B.C. General Employees' Union, says the impasse came over wages, work from home rules and modernizing the contract. Finch says thei...
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Toxic gas leak injures four workers, 80 evacuated, in Burnaby, B.C.
BURNABY - A release of toxic bromine gas into the air in an industrial area of Burnaby, B.C., sent four workers to hospital and forced the evacuation of 80 others. The Burnaby Fire Department says in a statement that they responded to a report of an airborne chemical in the 8,000-block of Wiggins Street late Thursday. ...
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Local Sports
IN THE BCFC
Kamloops Broncos escaping financial distress, touting improvement ahead of home opener
KAMLOOPS - Head coach Braden Vankoughnett said his Kamloops Broncos are moving out from underneath the dark cloud that hung over the franchise prior to the 2024 campaign, when financial woes threatened to wipe it off of the BC Football Conference [BCFC] map. "We're very lucky to have the board of directors that we...
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Senior Lacrosse
Senior Kamloops Rattlers aiming to end lengthy Rowcliffe Cup drought, but in tough against favoured Kelowna Raiders
KAMLOOPS - The Rowcliffe Cup has been elusive for the Kamloops Rattlers, the senior lacrosse club last claiming the league championship and its coveted hardware in 2010. "It's been a long time," Rattlers' president/player Chris Case said. "We've been to the final a few times. Three years ago, we lost in ...
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CURLING
Einarson, Gushue, Dunstone among six rinks added to 2026 Scotties and Brier fields
Three teams have been added to each of the 2026 Canadian men's and women's curling championships, Curling Canada announced Friday. Four-time champion Kerri Einarson and her team from Gimli, Man., have been added to the field of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, set for Jan. 23-Feb. 1 at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre...
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Canada
Google kills ad fee implemented in response to digital services tax
OTTAWA - Google is eliminating a surcharge on ads it previously implemented in response to Ottawa's now-defunct digital services tax. A year ago, Google said it would put in place a 2.5 per cent surcharge for ads displayed in Canada in response to the tax, effective October 2024. A Google spokesperson says the company ...
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Photo Gallery: The week in news photos
Here's a look at some of this week's top news photos as selected by editors. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 18, 2025. The Canadian Press
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Yukon prepares for vote on possible switch to ranked-ballot elections
The last time Yukon residents voted in a territorial plebiscite it was about allowing the sale of alcohol, this time the vote will be on the equally dizzying question of electoral reform. More than a century since that 1920 plebiscite, the vote that is expected to be part of this year's territorial election could see t...
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World
US envoy says Syria and Israel agree to ceasefire as Druze minority and Bedouin clans clash in Syria
MAZRAA, Syria (AP) - U.S. Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack said early Saturday that Israel and Syria had agreed to a ceasefire, following Israel's intervention this week in fighting between Syrian government forces and Bedouin tribes and armed groups from the Druze minority. The announcement came as clashes continued between...
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Justice Department asks court to unseal Jeffrey Epstein grand jury records
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department asked a federal court on Friday to unseal grand jury transcripts in Jeffrey Epstein's case amid a firestorm over the Trump administration's handling of records related to the wealthy financier. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche filed a motion urging the court to release the t...
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Minnesota lawmaker convicted of felony burglary for breaking into estranged stepmother's home
A Minnesota state senator was convicted of burglary Friday for breaking into her estranged stepmother's home, allegedly in search of her father's ashes and other mementos. The jury found Nicole Mitchell, 51, guilty of first-degree burglary and possession of burglary tools. The Democrat from the St. Paul suburb of Woodb...
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