Special Weather Statement
Spring hasn't sprung: Highway 5 from Hope to Merritt could see significant snow accumulation Thursday night
MERRITT, B.C. - A taste of winter is expected to linger on the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt during the first night of spring. A special weather statement is in effect for the stretch of Highway 5 from Thursday (March 20) night to Friday morning as Environment Canada says a significant amount of snow accumula...
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B.C. Greens want answers about New Democrats' emergency powers legislation
British Columbia's Green Party says the NDP government needs to "explain why" its proposal for broad-reaching emergency cabinet powers is needed before its two members support the legislation. Interim Leader Jeremy Valeriote said in a statement that while he understands the "urgency of the situation"...
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Kamloops and Area
INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT
City of Kamloops issues call for help to deal with invasive Japanese Beetle
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is ramping up its efforts to get rid of an invasive species in the area. Last year, 11 Japanese Beetles were found in Kamloops and to keep the plant-eating pests from damaging the area, the City of Kamloops has been tasked with finding someone to eradicate them. Utility Services Manager ...
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OUTDOOR SKATING RINK
Construction of new outdoor rink to have minimal impact on Riverside Park playground, water park: City of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Construction is well underway for a new outdoor skating rink in one of the city's most popular parks. Work in Riverside Park is contained to a fenced-in area and isn't expected to significantly impact the nearby water park or playground this summer. The outdoor rink was approved by Kamloops city council last...
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'There are going to be cuts'
Kamloops DPAC calling for provincial funding revamp as districts face budgetary challenges
KAMLOOPS - School boards across the province are currently working their way through the annual budget process. Unlike city council's, the school board has no mechanism to increase funding through measures like taxation, with its dollars coming directly from the provincial government and much of the funding in presubsc...
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MMR VACCINATIONS
No confirmed measles infections reported in Interior Health; cases rise elsewhere
KAMLOOPS - A disease that had been largely eradicated by vaccines in North America has been infecting a growing number of Canadians. Reports of measles cases have been cited in a number of provinces, including B.C. Health Canada states that while vaccination rates in this country are high, they are currently below the ...
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CFJC TV Special
Art of Christmas 2024 with Art Knapp Kamloops
Maury and Ivy Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops take a look back at the best holiday features from years past. Presented by CFJC TV and First Choice Hair.
Dec 25, 2024
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Art of Christmas
Art of Christmas - Flowering Seasonal Plants
There are many ways to bring warmth and colour to your home during the holiday season! Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a few ways for you to do that with seasonal flowering plants.
Nov 28, 2024
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Art of Christmas
Art of Christmas - Protecting Seasonal Greenery
You put a lot of time and money into creating your outdoor seasonal displays so you'll probably want to protect them from damaging winds and temperatures. Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a few good tips on how to do just that!
Nov 21, 2024
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British Columbia
B.C. Greens want answers about New Democrats' emergency powers legislation
British Columbia's Green Party says the NDP government needs to "explain why" its proposal for broad-reaching emergency cabinet powers is needed before its two members support the legislation. Interim Leader Jeremy Valeriote said in a statement that while he understands the "urgency of the situation"...
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Feds give millions to B.C.'s STEMCELL Technologies and HTEC for facility construction
VANCOUVER - The federal government says it's pumping nearly $100 million into two B.C. firms to support the construction of a hydrogen fuel facility and two "cutting-edge biomanufacturing facilities" for vaccines and other treatments. The Ministry of Innovation, Science and Industry says North Vancouver-based...
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Body of missing Langley, B.C., senior found months after she went missing: RCMP
LANGLEY, B.C. - Mounties in Langley, B.C., say the body of an 82-year-old woman has been found several months after she went missing. Jane Whitehouse was reported missing on Oct. 25 last year. Police said she was last seen that day in the suburb of Aldergrove. Her empty grey Dodge Grand Caravan was found a few days lat...
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Local Sports
Q&A WITH KOLLE
Storm owner Kolle talks jump to Junior A Tier 1, friction among owners, increased costs, revenue
KAMLOOPS - The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) is a 21-team circuit that has Junior A Tier 2 status in the BC Hockey and Hockey Canada ranks. After an assessment completed in partnership with a third-party consulting agency (Blackfin Sports Group), the KIJHL has selected 11 of its teams to join a ne...
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Storm shut out Wranglers 3-0, tie playoff series 2-2
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Storm have tied their second round Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) series at two games apiece. Goaltender Brenner Fyfe stopped all 24 shots he faced as the Storm shut out the 100 Mile House Wranglers 3-0 in Game Four of the Doug Birks Division Final at McArthur Island Wednesd...
Mar 19, 2025
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Blazers eliminated from playoff contention, fall to Royals 5-3
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers were officially eliminated from playoff contention Tuesday (March 19) night. In a do-or-die situation for their final three games of the 2024-25 Western Hockey League (WHL) season, the Blazers fell to the Victoria Royals at home 5-3. The loss means the Seattle Thunderbirds clinched the e...
Mar 19, 2025
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Canada
CP NewsAlert: Ontario sees another sharp increase in measles cases
Ontario has seen another sharp increase in measles cases over the last week as the highly infectious disease spreads among mostly unvaccinated people. Public Health Ontario is reporting 470 measles cases since an outbreak began in October. That's an increase of 120 cases since March 14. More coming. Hannah Alberga, The...
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Transportation Safety Board issues preliminary report on Pearson airport plane crash
TORONTO - A preliminary report into a plane crash at Toronto's Pearson airport last month says the aircraft's alert system indicated a high rate of descent less than three seconds before touchdown. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada released its report this morning as it continues to investigate the Feb. 17 cras...
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PM Mark Carney expected to call federal election on Sunday
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to call a federal election on Sunday for a vote as early as April 28. Sources would not confirm the specific date of the vote, but federal campaigns must run at least 37 days. This will be Canada's 45th federal election. Canada's political parties have been mobilizing cam...
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World
Minnesota state senator resigns after he was charged with soliciting a minor for prostitution
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A Minnesota state senator who was caught in a sting operation resigned under fire Thursday after he was charged with soliciting a minor for prostitution. Republican Justin Eichorn, of Grand Rapids, submitted his resignation in a letter to Gov. Tim Walz, Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson said in...
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Oklahoma executes a man who killed a woman 20 years ago in a random home invasion and robbery
McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma executed a man on Thursday for fatally shooting a woman during a home invasion and robbery 20 years ago. Wendell Grissom, 56, was declared dead by lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester at 10:13 a.m., a prison official told The Associated Press. It was Oklahoma...
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American man held by the Taliban for more than 2 years has been released, the State Department says
WASHINGTON (AP) - An American man who was abducted more than two years ago while traveling through Afghanistan as a tourist has been released by the Taliban in a deal brokered by U.S. and Qatari negotiators, the State Department said Thursday. George Glezmann, an airline mechanic from Atlanta, is the third American det...
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