U18 Worlds
Blazers' De Palma wins consecutive U18 gold medals with Team Canada
FRISCO, TX - Dan De Palma will be coming back to Kamloops with another Under-18 world men's hockey championship gold medal. The Kamloops Blazers goaltending coach was part of Canada's coaching staff at the U-18 World Hockey Championships in Texas. Canada won back-to-back gold medals at the tournament for the first time...
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Seven foreign policy challenges facing PM Mark Carney that aren't about Donald Trump
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has many foreign policy issues on his plate - and they're not all about U.S. President Donald Trump. Here are six of the key challenges Ottawa will be navigating in the coming months during a turbulent time in world politics. Trump in Alberta for G7 In just six weeks, Carney will wel...
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Kamloops and Area
Fire Bans
Most open burning banned in Barriere as District implements new fire ban
BARRIERE, B.C. - The District of Barriere has brought in a ban all fires larger than a campfire as of 12:00 p.m. Saturday (May 3).They say this ban on all Category 2 and Category 3 burns is being implemented because of "high seasonal temperatures, continued drought conditions, and resource limitations."Campfi...
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ER Closure
Another closure underway at Lillooet emergency room
LILLOOET, B.C. - Residents in the Lillooet area are navigating yet another spell without emergency room access, the fifth in the last week and a half.Interior Health says the ER at the Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre will be closed for 25 hours starting at 7:00 a.m. Saturday (May 3). The ER is scheduled to reopen a...
May 03, 2025
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ON THE TRACK
Kamloops BMX Club opens new track for younger riders
Kamloops BMX Club members often feel like their haven is hidden, the facility tucked away behind Ord Road and shielded by the hills of Bachelor Heights. They don't want to conceal news of an addition to the club - a track for younger riders - and they want riders to know the 2025 season is underway. "The quality o...
May 03, 2025
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BAGABUYO MURDER TRIAL
'He was very distraught': Testimony describes victim's frustration trying to get $700K back from lawyer
KAMLOOPS - The last day of proceedings in Kamloops before the trial moves to Vancouver saw another witness testify to the distraught state the victim was in while trying to get his money back. What has been heard so far:Rogelio 'Butch' Bagabuyo, a former lawyer in the city, is charged with first-degree murder in relati...
May 02, 2025
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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
Residents of Mission, B.C., told to stay inside after derelict ferry burns
Residents in parts of Mission, B.C., have been told to shelter in place with their windows closed after a derelict ferry caught fire. A statement from the city says its emergency operations centre has been activated in response to a fire aboard the Queen of Sidney ferry currently moored in the Fraser River. It says res...
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'Unspeakable tragedy': Grief and solidarity at Vancouver festival memorial mass
VANCOUVER - Rev. Francis Galvan was supposed to attend the Lapu Lapu Day street festival last Saturday, but he was grieving the death of Pope Francis and wasn't in the mood for celebrating.Galvan, the pastor at Sacred Heart Parish in Delta, B.C., said he received a text later that evening - "something terrible had...
May 03, 2025
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A family and a festival: How Vancouver's Lapu Lapu Day tragedy unfolded
VANCOUVER - In January last year, Cirque du Soleil usher Alexander Lo made his final public post on his Facebook timeline, promoting the circus' Kooza show. Four days later, his brother responded. "Brother, we will get to see this together sometime," wrote Adam Kai-Ji Lo. But he knew it wasn't to be. Alexande...
May 03, 2025
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U18 Worlds
Blazers' De Palma wins consecutive U18 gold medals with Team Canada
FRISCO, TX - Dan De Palma will be coming back to Kamloops with another Under-18 world men's hockey championship gold medal. The Kamloops Blazers goaltending coach was part of Canada's coaching staff at the U-18 World Hockey Championships in Texas. Canada won back-to-back gold medals at the tournament for the first time...
2h ago
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ON THE TRACK
Kamloops BMX Club opens new track for younger riders
Kamloops BMX Club members often feel like their haven is hidden, the facility tucked away behind Ord Road and shielded by the hills of Bachelor Heights. They don't want to conceal news of an addition to the club - a track for younger riders - and they want riders to know the 2025 season is underway. "The quality o...
May 03, 2025
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ON THE ICE
Bottle hopes to inspire at National Aboriginal Hockey Championships
KAMLOOPS -- Indigenous strength, excellence and unity will be celebrated at the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships, which are scheduled to get underway on Monday (May 5) at McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre. Hosted by the City of Kamloops and Tkemlúps te Secwépemc, the under-18 tournament will ...
May 02, 2025
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Canada
Canadian students in Netherlands for 1945 liberation celebrations
HALIFAX - As the Netherlands marks the 80th anniversary of the country's liberation by the Canadian Army, more than 1,000 Canadian students will take part in events where they are expected to sense both the horror of war and the reverence of the Dutch for their liberators. Upwards of 175,000 Canadians fought as part of...
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Seven foreign policy challenges facing PM Mark Carney that aren't about Donald Trump
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has many foreign policy issues on his plate - and they're not all about U.S. President Donald Trump. Here are six of the key challenges Ottawa will be navigating in the coming months during a turbulent time in world politics. Trump in Alberta for G7 In just six weeks, Carney will wel...
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Experts see hopeful signs as Mark Carney prepares to talk trade with Trump
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney will be watched closely by Canadians infuriated by Donald Trump - and by an anxious business community looking for tariff relief - when he meets with the U.S. president Tuesday in Washington. After months of Trump's annexation threats, the newly elected prime minister will be tas...
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World
Nicaragua withdraws from UNESCO in protest at press freedom award
PARIS (AP) - UNESCO on Sunday announced the withdrawal of Nicaragua from the U.N. cultural and educational body because of the awarding of a UNESCO prize celebrating press freedom to a Nicaraguan newspaper, La Prensa. UNESCO's director general, Audrey Azoulay, announced that she had received a letter Sunday morning fro...
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UK police arrest several Iranian men over alleged attack plot
LONDON (AP) - British counterterrorism officers arrested several Iranian men over an alleged plot to attack an unspecified target in London, the Metropolitan Police force said Sunday. Police said five men aged between 29 and 46 were detained on Saturday in various parts of England on suspicion of preparing a terrorist ...
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Israeli Cabinet ministers to vote on whether to expand Gaza fighting
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Top Israeli Cabinet ministers were set to meet on Sunday to vote on whether to intensify the country's military operations in the Gaza Strip, as the army began to call up thousands of reserve soldiers in preparation for an expanded assault, Israeli officials said. Also Sunday, a missile launched...
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