Trans Canada Highway
Rockslide closes stretch of Highway 1 east of Canoe
SALMON ARM, B.C. - A stretch of the Trans Canada Highway between Salmon Arm and Sicamous will be closed in both directions for most of the day. DriveBC first reported of a rockslide on Highway 1 nearly two kilometres east of Canoe at around 10:45 p.m. Wednesday (March 13). Cleanup and assessment is underway. DriveBC sa...
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Lillooet ER
Lillooet emergency department to temporarily close again one day after reopening
LILLOOET, B.C. - For the third time in 2025, the emergency department in Lillooet will be temporarily closed. Interior Health says the emergency department at Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre will be temporarily closed from 7:00 a.m. Thursday (March 13) to 8:00 a.m. Friday. A reason for the temporary closure was not...
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COLLINS: The rom-com world is not the real world
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Making Compost for the Garden
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Kamloops and Area
Snowfall Warning
Snowfall warning in effect for Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt and Okanagan Connector
MERRITT, B.C. - A pair of snowfall warnings are in effect for the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt and the Okanagan Connector from Merritt to Kelowna. Environment Canada says a low-pressure system passing through the southern interior will bring 15 centimetres of snow to the highways until Thursday (March 13) af...
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REGIONAL ROBOTICS
Gold medal finish for NorKam students at VEX IQ Robotics Challenge
KAMLOOPS - A group of students at NorKam Secondary School recently garnered regional accolades for their robotics skills. The Grade 8 and 9 students teamed up to win gold at a Skills Canada competition at Thompson Rivers University earlier this month. Putting the robot together was a cross-curricular effort, using phys...
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PUBLIC INPUT
Public inquires to return to Kamloops council meetings - but with new rules in place
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops' Committee of the Whole has voted to bring public inquires back to regular council meeting agendas after a two-month pause. The pause was initiated by Councillor Bill Sarai, who advanced the issue after a Zoom-bombing incident last year. The committee was presented with a trio of options, including ...
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North Shore Crime
RCMP look to identify thief who took items from North Shore construction site
KAMLOOPS - RCMP have obtained a photo of one of two suspects in a North Shore break-and-enter investigation from last week. The incident was reported to police from a construction site in the 400-block of Cherry Avenue last Tuesday (March 4) at about 8:40 a.m. Sometime between 3:30 and 5:00 a.m., two thieves broke in, ...
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Featured Content
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
BC Hydro bans Tesla from charger rebate program as part of tariff fight
VANCOUVER - BC Hydro says Tesla products have been removed from its electric vehicle rebate program as part of the province's fight back against U.S. tariff threats. It says on its website that the move is part of the government's move to give preference to Canadian goods and exclude U.S. goods from rebates if practica...
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Environment Canada issues snowfall warnings for B.C. mountain passes
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada says a low-pressure system passing through southeastern British Columbia will bring snow to some mountain passes. It says the Trans-Canada Highway between Eagle Pass and Rogers Pass will see snowfall intensify, before the weather system moves away from the region later on Thursday. Amount...
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Trump family fortune began in a Canadian brothel-hotel
In one of history's little-known ironies, the Maple Leaf country pushing back against Donald Trump's annexation bid is also host to a tiny, remote restaurant and brothel that helped launch the U.S. president's family fortune more than 100 years ago. To find it, look west. Way west. On a quiet, remote trail in British C...
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Local Sports
Wild 5 Blazers 2
Blazers' playoff chances slimmer following 5-2 home loss to Wild
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers' playoff hopes took a serious blow Wednesday (March 12) night following a 5-2 loss at home to the Wenatchee Wild. Things started well and early for the Blazers. Oren Shtrom put a rebound through and gave Kamloops a 1-0 lead 21 seconds in. However, the Blazers proceeded to surrender three...
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High School Curling
Westsyde Secondary garners silver medal in BC High School Curling Championships
KAMLOOPS - Westsyde Secondary earned a silver medal in the girls' division at the B.C. High School Curling Championships, which wrapped up earlier this month in Kimberley. Moscrop Secondary of Burnaby knocked off Westsyde 9-4 in the gold-medal game. The Westsyde team includes skip Bethany Evans, third Jacey Hallstrom...
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Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame
Pendrel, Hawgood among 2025 Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame inductees
KAMLOOPS - Mountain biker Catharine Pendrel and Blazers great Greg Hawgood headline this year's class of Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame inductees.Also joining the hall in 2025 will be late boxing coach Gary Oakden and the 1980-to-1984 Zenetti Fur Town Merchants soccer team.Pendrel is an Olympic medallist and four-time Ol...
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Canada
'Lost Canadians' can receive citizenship through interim rules as legislation delayed
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller is giving so-called "lost Canadians" a chance to receive Canadian citizenship, now that court-mandated legislation will not be passed by the deadline. "Lost Canadians" is a term applied to people who were born outside of the country to Canadian parents who w...
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Trudeau says he's 'proud of Canadians' in video posted on his last day in office
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a farewell message to Canadians today as he marks his last full day in office. In a video posted to X, Trudeau says he's proud to have served a country full of people who stand up for what's right, rise to every occasion and "always have each others' backs when it matt...
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BC Hydro bans Tesla from charger rebate program as part of tariff fight
VANCOUVER - BC Hydro says Tesla products have been removed from its electric vehicle rebate program as part of the province's fight back against U.S. tariff threats. It says on its website that the move is part of the government's move to give preference to Canadian goods and exclude U.S. goods from rebates if practica...
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World
Judge orders Trump to reinstate probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies. U.S. District Judge William Alsup on Thursday found the firings didn't follow federal law and required immediate offers of reinstatement be sent. The agencies include the departments o...
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Tampa Bay Rays withdraw from planned $1.3 billion ballpark in St. Petersburg, citing storms, delays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - The Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday withdrew from a $1.3 billion ballpark project, citing hurricanes and delays that likely will drive up the proposal's cost. The team issued a statement by principal owner Stuart Sternberg saying that "a series of events" in October, which included seve...
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Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira pleads guilty to obstructing justice
BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) - Pentagon secrets leaker Jack Teixeira pleaded guilty to military charges of obstructing justice at his court-martial Thursday. The plea agreement calls for dishonorable discharge and no confinement. The judge approved the plea agreement, but it's not clear whether she will accept the plea agreemen...
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