Arrest Made
Kamloops man charged with breaking into Brocklehurst church, making threats with weapon
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man has been arrested and is facing a series of charges related to a pair of early morning incidents in Brocklehurst Monday (March 17).In a news release, Cpl. Crystal Evelyn of Kamloops RCMP says officers were first called at about 3:00 a.m. Monday for a break-in taking place at a church on Windbr...
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Highway 1 Closure
Rail work to close Highway 1 east of Lytton periodically
LYTTON, B.C. - The Trans Canada Highway through a portion of the Fraser Canyon will close for some stretches over the next week to allow for rail work to be completed.B.C.'s Ministry of Transportation and Transit says Highway 1 at Tank Hill, nearly 14 kilometres east of Lytton, will close overnight on Friday (March 21)...
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Kamloops and Area
KIJHL Realignment
KIJHL to separate into two tiers in 2026; Storm and Cents to play Tier 1
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Storm and Merritt Centennials will be taking a step up in competition two seasons from now. The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) announced 11 of its teams, including the Storm and Centennials, will transition to Junior A Tier 1 hockey ahead of the 2026-27 season. The KIJHL was...
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Beat The Heat!
Kamloops to expand cooling response network with new misting stations
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has begun to look for and evaluate locations where new misting stations will be set up to help people cool off in the hot summer months.Emergency Preparedness Manager Ty Helgason says the City is expected to install around three to four misting stations this year, if council approves the...
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CARBON TAX
TRU professor says removal of consumer carbon tax leaves gap in Canada's emission reduction plan
KAMLOOPS - New Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged to eliminate the consumer carbon, with British Columbia Premier David Eby stating he will now scrap the April 1 increase and remove the provincially implemented tax. The difference should be quickly noticeable for Canadians, according to Joel Wood, an Environment Ec...
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POLICE PRESENCE
RCMP say one man in custody after weapons, threats report in Brocklehurst
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (March 18): This story has been updated with new information here. EARLIER: One man was arrested after Kamloops Mounties were called out to a weapons threats report Monday morning (March 17). In an email to CFJC Today, Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evelyn says officers were called to the 800...
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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.'s Forests Ministry told to protect cultural sites, First Nation's water source
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - The Forest Practices Board says the British Columbia government "did not follow the law" when it approved range use plans that near the Halfway River First Nation's watershed and at its culturally significant sites. The nation complained to the board in 2023 about grazing livestock being...
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B.C. doles out grant funding to bolster food manufacturing sector
KELOWNA, B.C. - The B.C. government is contributing $6.6 million in grant funding to food manufacturing firms across the province, saying it will help create jobs and bolster domestic food security. Jobs Minister Diana Gibson says money from the province's manufacturing jobs fund will go to seven B.C. companies, includ...
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B.C. geoduck exports facing possible devastation as Chinese tariffs loom
VANCOUVER - British Columbia seafood producers are bracing for impact as China is slated to impose 25-per-cent tariffs on geoduck clams, a move that could devastate the multimillion-dollar export industry that is built almost exclusively on Chinese markets. Christina Burridge, executive director with the BC Seafood All...
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IN THE WHL
Blazers must win on Tuesday to keep post-season hopes alive
KAMLOOPS - There is no margin for error for the Kamloops Blazers. With three games remaining on their regular season WHL schedule, the Blazers are six points behind the Seattle Thunderbirds, who hold the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. "We're a bit reliant on Seattle, but I think we're jus...
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KIJHL Realignment
KIJHL to separate into two tiers in 2026; Storm and Cents to play Tier 1
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Storm and Merritt Centennials will be taking a step up in competition two seasons from now. The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) announced 11 of its teams, including the Storm and Centennials, will transition to Junior A Tier 1 hockey ahead of the 2026-27 season. The KIJHL was...
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Wranglers 4 Storm 2
Storm drop Game Three of KIJHL playoff series to Wranglers 4-2
KAMLOOPS - The 100 Mile House Wranglers have taken the lead in their Kootney International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) playoff series with the Kamloops Storm. The Wranglers beat the Storm 4-2 in Game Three of the Doug Birks Division Final at McArthur Island Monday (March 17) and took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven se...
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Canada
Conservatives say there will be no media seats on Poilievre's election campaign
OTTAWA - The Conservative party is breaking from tradition and will not be allowing media onboard planes and buses for Pierre Poilievre's election campaign. In an email Tuesday, national campaign director Jenni Byrne says costs for travel have "risen considerably," as has the capacity for digital and remote a...
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B.C. geoduck exports facing possible devastation as Chinese tariffs loom
VANCOUVER - British Columbia seafood producers are bracing for impact as China is slated to impose 25-per-cent tariffs on geoduck clams, a move that could devastate the multimillion-dollar export industry that is built almost exclusively on Chinese markets. Christina Burridge, executive director with the BC Seafood All...
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Mountain biking groups 'stretched thin' with trail work as popularity grows
VANCOUVER - The outdoors were a refuge for many during the pandemic as people hit their local trail networks to mountain bike, hike, run and walk, but advocates in British Columbia say the value of trails isn't reflected in the level of support they receive. Deanne Cote, executive director of the North Shore Mountain B...
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World
Supreme Court rejects request to block Louisiana's first nitrogen gas execution
ANGOLA, La. (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a last-ditch effort to block Louisiana's first execution using nitrogen gas, which is scheduled for Tuesday evening. Jessie Hoffman Jr., 46, is to be put to death for the 1996 murder of advertising executive Mary "Molly" Elliott in what would be Louisiana's f...
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Trump and Putin discuss a US-Russia hockey series during their call, the Kremlin says
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed staging a series of hockey games between players from their respective countries during their lengthy call Tuesday, according to the Kremlin. Moscow said in its recap of the call that Trump supported Putin's idea to organize games in the U.S. ...
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Presidents of Congo and Rwanda meet in Qatar to discuss insurgency in eastern Congo
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - The presidents of Congo and neighboring Rwanda met Tuesday in Qatar for their first direct talks since Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seized two major cities in mineral-rich eastern Congo earlier this year, the three governments said. The meeting between Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwanda's P...
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