TRAINING CAMP
B.C. Lions Rourke, Pierce share thoughts on Kamloops hopefuls Meikle, Bond of B.C. Football Conference
KAMLOOPS - Colton Meikle and Jacob Bond of Kamloops are carrying the flag for the Canadian Junior Football League this week at B.C. Lions' training camp. The B.C. Football Conference (BCFC) all-stars - Meikle a receiver for the Kamloops Broncos and Bond a linebacker for the Okanagan Sun of Kelowna - are not satisfied w...
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murder trial
Bagabuyo trial shifts to Vancouver; bail conditions adjusted
KAMLOOPS - Now proceeding out of Vancouver, the first-degree murder trial for former Kamloops lawyer Rogelio 'Butch' Bagabuyo resumed Friday (May 9). The details are protected by a court-ordered publication ban, but Bagabuyo's bail conditions have been reset by Justice Kathleen Ker. Bagabuyo is accused in the homicide ...
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Kamloops and Area
NEW POPE
Parishioners at Kamloops' Sacred Heart Cathedral talk first North American pope in history
KAMLOOPS - White smoke filled the air in the Vatican City on Thursday (May 8) evening, signaling the election of a new pope, Cardinal Robert Provost, taking the name of Leo XIV and ascending to the highest post in the Catholic church. Pope Leo XIV presiding over his first mass, a day after he was elected on the fourth ...
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Union Contract
Valleyview A&W workers in Kamloops ratify inaugural contract in Canadian first
KAMLOOPS - Workers at the A&W restaurant in Valleyview have ratified their inaugural contract, making them the first in Canada to unionize, according to the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW). In a statement, IBEW says 20 employees at the restaurant located on the East Trans Canada Highway voted...
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SNOWPACK CONDITIONS
Lower Thompson snowpack at zero per cent of normal; other basins near Kamloops down in May report
VICTORIA - New data from the BC River Forecast Centre (BCRFC) shows that while the overall snowpack lowered across the Kamloops area over the last month, conditions have careened to the bottom in the Lower Thompson basin. According to the latest Snow Survey and Water Supply Bulletin, the Lower Thompson basin is sitting...
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PROSPECT INTERVIEW
Kamloops Blazers' first-rounder Bouchard talks big boy hockey, farm life, WHL goals
The Kamloops Blazers picked Teagen Bouchard with the 14th overall pick in the WHL Prospects Draft on Wednesday (May 7). He racked up 21 goals and 61 points in 30 games with Northern Alberta Xtreme last season in the under-15 Canadian Sport School Hockey League ranks. Bouchard, a five-foot-seven 155-pound right shot fro...
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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
Five youth plead guilty in 2024 swarming of girl in Kelowna, B.C.
KELOWNA - Prosecutors say five youth involved in a violent swarming of a girl in Kelowna, B.C., last year have entered guilty pleas. Damienne Darby, a spokeswoman for the BC Prosecution Service, says one young person pleaded guilty to one count of assault in January and was handed a sentence of two years' probation in ...
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Onex selling minority stakes in WestJet to Delta and Korean Air
Onex Corp. has sold a minority stake in WestJet to Delta Air Lines and Korean Air in a US$550-million deal that aims to position the Calgary-based airline for growth abroad amid intensifying domestic competition and plummeting demand for flights to the U.S. Under the deals announced Friday, Delta will acquire a 15 per ...
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Prime Minister Mark Carney to unveil his new cabinet on Tuesday
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to unveil his new cabinet at Rideau Hall on Tuesday - and it's expected to be a slimmed-down front bench meant to signal a more businesses-minded approach to government. Rideau Hall confirmed the timing of the swearing-in ceremony in a media release on Friday. Marci Surkes of ...
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Local Sports
TRAINING CAMP
B.C. Lions Rourke, Pierce share thoughts on Kamloops hopefuls Meikle, Bond of B.C. Football Conference
KAMLOOPS - Colton Meikle and Jacob Bond of Kamloops are carrying the flag for the Canadian Junior Football League this week at B.C. Lions' training camp. The B.C. Football Conference (BCFC) all-stars - Meikle a receiver for the Kamloops Broncos and Bond a linebacker for the Okanagan Sun of Kelowna - are not satisfied w...
7h ago
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PROSPECT INTERVIEW
Kamloops Blazers' first-rounder Bouchard talks big boy hockey, farm life, WHL goals
The Kamloops Blazers picked Teagen Bouchard with the 14th overall pick in the WHL Prospects Draft on Wednesday (May 7). He racked up 21 goals and 61 points in 30 games with Northern Alberta Xtreme last season in the under-15 Canadian Sport School Hockey League ranks. Bouchard, a five-foot-seven 155-pound right shot fro...
14h ago
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IN THE WHL
Blazers' GM Clouston recaps draft days; first-round pick Ferreira shares thoughts
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have completed the WHL Prospects Draft and U.S. Priority Draft. All told, the Blazers picked 12 players - six forwards, four defencemen and two goaltenders - across the two drafts Wednesday and Thursday, May 7 and 8. There were four players each from Alberta and Saskatchewan and two each...
May 09, 2025
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Canada
'Policing in Nunavik is broken': Inuit group wants change after latest fatal shooting
MONTREAL - The political organization that represents Inuit in Quebec says policing in the Far North is "broken" after an officer shot and killed an Inuk man on Tuesday. The shooting by the Nunavik Police Service is the second officer-involved death in the northern region since November. Makivvik, a group tha...
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Liberal candidate says judicial recount ordered in Ontario riding he narrowly lost
OTTAWA - A Liberal candidate who lost to his Conservative rival by just 77 votes in the federal election says his request for a judicial recount has been granted. Irek Kusmierczyk, the Liberal incumbent in Windsor-Tecumseh-Lakeshore, argues in a social media post today that several ballots were "wrongly rejected.&...
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White House downplays North American auto industry's concerns about U.K. trade deal
WASHINGTON - The White House is downplaying the North American automobile industry's claim that U.S. President Donald Trump's new trade deal with the United Kingdom could make the sector less competitive. The preliminary deal announced Thursday would drop tariffs on U.K. automobiles to 10 per cent for a quota of 100,00...
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World
India says it targeted Pakistani military bases after Islamabad fired several high-speed missiles
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - India said it targeted Pakistani military bases after Islamabad fired several high-speed missiles at multiple Indian air bases in the country's Punjab state early Saturday. It's the latest escalation in a conflict triggered by a massacre last month that India blames on Pakistan. Pakistan earl...
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Judge pauses much of Trump administration's massive downsizing of federal agencies
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The Trump administration must halt much of its dramatic downsizing of the federal workforce, a California judge ordered Friday. Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco issued the emergency order in a lawsuit filed last week by labor unions and cities, one of multiple legal challenges to Republican Pre...
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Pakistan's army spokesman says India has fired missiles at 3 Pakistani air bases
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's army spokesman said that India has fired missiles at three air bases inside the country, but most of the missiles have been intercepted. Lt. Gen. Ahmad Sharif said in a televised address that all Pakistan Air Force assets are safe. He added that some of the Indian missiles also hit...
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