Voter Turnout
New data shows voter turnout in Kamloops ridings above national average
KAMLOOPS - The results are officially in, and it looks like both Kamloops-area ridings had a voter turnout higher than the national average during the 2025 federal election. Data from Elections Canada shows 62,422 votes were cast in Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola and 68,376 votes were cast in Kamloops-Shuswap-Central Rockies...
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Homeless Count
Latest PIT count finds 313 people experiencing homelessness in Kamloops; 229% increase since 2014
KAMLOOPS - New data from the City of Kamloops shows there were 313 people found to be experiencing homeless during the Point-in-Time Count, conducted last October. It was an increase of one person when compared to the 312 people who were found to be experiencing homelessness during the 2023 count, which was done in coo...
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Looped In
LOOPED IN WITH NIKKI OMEN: May 1, 2025
May 01, 2025
Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Magnolias in Kamloops
The Tattle of Hastings
THE TATTLE OF HASTINGS: Girls Skate Kamloops grinds down barriers
Apr 30, 2025
Sound Off
SOUND OFF: How urgent is digital healthcare security in Kamloops?
Apr 29, 2025
Kamloops and Area
Active Transportation
Kamloops seeking feedback on proposed updates to Active Transportation Plan
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is seeking feedback on a slate of proposed updates to the Active Transportation portion of the Transportation Master Plan.Residents will be able to have their say at an engagement session on May 13 at the Sandman Centre, as the City looks for feedback on things like connectivity, accessi...
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Weather Recap
Environment Canada data shows Kamloops area was warmer and wetter in April
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada says it was a warmer and wetter April than usual in the Kamloops area. Meteorologist Colin Fong says the average temperature during the month was 10.7 C, about one degree higher than the usual 9.9 C."To maybe express that in a different way, the average day time high temperatures came...
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Field Maintenance
McArthur Island soccer pitches closed for two weeks of maintenance
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says the fields at McArthur Island will be closed for maintenance for the next two weeks. It says crews will be working on seeding, top dressing, and turf repairs starting Friday (May 2), in preparation for the annual Slurpee Cup tournament, which is held over the May Long weekend.The so...
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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 ...
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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
International fugitive returned to B.C. after being arrested in Middle East
An international fugitive and one of Canada's most wanted is back behind bars following a Vancouver Police Department investigation that lasted three years, spanned 14 countries and ended in the Middle East. Cody Casey has been back in Canada since April 24 following his arrest by police in Oman on Oct. 5, 2024, and an...
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Girl missing after following dog into wooded area in Chilliwack, B.C.
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in British Columbia are looking for a seven-year-old child who went missing in Chilliwack on Thursday after following her neighbour's dog into a wooded area. They say the girl was last seen around 4 p.m. on the 50800 block of Winona Road. Police describe the girl as Caucasian, four feet tall with ...
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Wildfire that forced evacuations in Fort St. John, B.C., not threatening buildings
FORT ST. JOHN - The City of Fort St. John, B.C., says a wildfire that prompted evacuations last night is not actively threatening any structures. But in an update posted at 8:40 p.m. Thursday, it says the blaze is moving beyond the Community Forest into the Peace River Regional District. The BC Wildfire Service's lates...
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Local Sports
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 ...
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IIHF Worlds
Former Blazers' Evason, Huska named to Canada's World Championship coaching staff
KAMLOOPS - A pair of former Kamloops Blazers will be part of Team Canada's coaching staff at the 2025 IIHF World Championships, which will be held in Sweden and Denmark this month.Dean Evason, the former Kamloops Blazers head coach - and Junior Oilers centre - has been named Team Canada head coach, while former Blazers...
May 01, 2025
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The Tattle of Hastings
THE TATTLE OF HASTINGS: Girls Skate Kamloops grinds down barriers
KAMLOOPS - Girls Skate Kamloops is a peer-led group dedicated to fostering female representation in the local skateboarding community. Sessions take place from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday at the Rotary Skate Park on McArthur Island. No registration is required and all ages and skill levels are welcome. Volunteer ...
Apr 30, 2025
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Canada
U.S. lays charges alleging human smuggling across Canadian border
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Justice says four Mexican nationals have been charged with allegedly running a human smuggling operation across the Canadian border. A news release says the four men charged thousands of dollars to bring people from Mexico to Canada, then across the international border into northern...
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Mark Carney says he has priorities for his new government - here are 5 of them
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney laid out his priorities at his first postelection press conference on Friday, four days after his party won a minority mandate in the April 28 election. Here's a quick look at the items topping his agenda. - Building up Canadian resilience Carney said he will head into his first t&ec...
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Environment Canada lays 200 Fisheries Act charges against ArcelorMittal
OTTAWA - Environment and Climate Change Canada has laid 200 charges against mining company ArcelorMittal Canada for alleged violations of the Fisheries Act. In a news release, the government says the charges stem from alleged illegal dumping by the company into fish-bearing waterways in Quebec between 2014 and 2022. Th...
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World
Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan dies at 91. He halted executions and went to prison for corruption
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, disgraced by a corruption scandal that landed him in prison yet heralded by some for clearing the state's death row, has died. He was 91. Kankakee County Coroner Robert Gessner, a family friend, said Ryan died Friday afternoon at his home in Kankakee, where he ...
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Man sentenced to 53 years in prison in hate-crime attack on Palestinian-American boy, mother
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois landlord who murdered a 6-year-old Muslim boy and severely injured the boy's mother in a vicious hate-crime attack days after the war in Gaza began was sentenced Friday to 53 years in prison. Joseph Czuba, 73, was found guilty in February of murder, attempted murder and hate-crime charge...
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7 people are dead after a pickup and tour van collided near Yellowstone, police say
ISLAND PARK, Idaho (AP) - A pickup truck and tour van collision near Yellowstone National Park has killed seven people and injured eight others, Idaho State Police say. The crash happened just before 7:15 p.m. Thursday on a highway near Henry's Lake State Park in eastern Idaho, police said in a press release. The state...
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