WHL awards expansion franchise to Penticton Vees
CALGARY - The Western Hockey League has awarded an expansion franchise to Penticton, B.C. for the 2025-26 season. The WHL made the announcement Monday, in addition to initiating a franchise application process for Chilliwack, B.C., to begin play in the 2026-27 campaign. The expansion increases the number of teams in th...
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Lytton Library Update
Future of Lytton Library set to be discussed this summer
LYTTON, B.C. - Staff at the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) will be looking at a number of options and partnership opportunities as they try to determine the future of library services in the Village of Lytton. Residents in the Lytton area are currently being served by a mobile library every third Thursday aft...
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COLLINS: Sometimes we realize we've made a huge blunder when it's too late to change it
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Lillooet ER
Temporary closure of Lillooet emergency department extended by 24 hours
LILLOOET, B.C. - A temporary closure of the emergency department at Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre has been extended by another 24 hours. Interior Health says emergency services in Lillooet will be unavailable until 8:00 a.m. Tuesday. The Lillooet emergency department was originally scheduled to reopen at 8:00 a.m...
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Lillooet By-Election
District of Lillooet holding by-election on May 10
LILLOOET, B.C. - Residents in the District of Lillooet are expected to head to the polls in about seven weeks to elect a new councillor.The May 10 by-election is being held to fill the seat vacated by Councillor Rolf de Bruin, who resigned on Jan. 10. de Bruin was in his first term on Lillooet council after he got the ...
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Kamloops Election Candidates
Slate of Kamloops-area candidates slowly taking shape
KAMLOOPS - The start of the Federal election campaign means the City of Kamloops has officially been split into two federal ridings - Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola and Kamloops-Shuswap-Central Rockies. Gone is Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo, after the new electoral boundaries were proposed by the Electoral Boundary Commission in...
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Lillooet ER Woes
Four new physicians expected to arrive in Lillooet by the fall: Interior Health
LILLOOET - Interior Health says the series of emergency room closures in Lillooet is expected to stabilize in the near future with four new physicians expected to arrive in the community before the end of this year.In a March 14 news release shared to the District of Lillooet's Facebook page, Interior Health said a new...
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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
Canadian governments rely on Starlink for critical services. Some are reconsidering
ST. JOHN'S - More than half of Canada's provincial and territorial governments buy critical internet and emergency communications services from Starlink - a satellite constellation owned by billionaire Elon Musk. And with Musk now acting as a top adviser to a U.S. president who has repeatedly threatened to annex Canada...
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One arrested in overnight Metro Vancouver fire at strip mall
SURREY, B.C. - A man has been arrested after an overnight fire at a strip mall in Surrey, B.C., damaged at least one business. Police say patrolling officers detected smoke and a burning smell in the City Centre neighbourhood. They say officers saw a man leaving a business at the mall where the smoke was coming from, a...
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Southern B.C. faces messy roads, localized flooding with heavy rain, melting snow
VANCOUVER - Part of southern British Columbia is facing a two-day weather system that's expected to bring heavy rain and snowmelt due to rising freezing levels, resulting in potentially messy driving conditions and localized flooding. Environment Canada says the latest advisory is for the West Kootenay region including...
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Local Sports
Wranglers 3 Storm 2
Kamloops Storm bow out of KIJHL playoffs with defeat to 100 Mile House Wranglers
KAMLOOPS - Braycen Dube scored a pair but it wasn't enough as the Kamloops Storm fell 3-2 to the 100 Mile House Wranglers Saturday (March 22) night in game six of their second round KIJHL playoff series.Digeo Cazac scored the series winner into the empty-net with a little over a minute to play, as the Wranglers clinche...
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Rockets 4 Blazers 3
Blazers fall to Rockets in WHL season finale
KELOWNA - The Kamloops Blazers wrapped up the 2024-25 WHL regular season with a 4-3 defeat in Kelowna Saturday (March 22) night.Gabriel Guilbault's first WHL goal, which stood after a lengthy video review, helped the Rockets snap a ten-game losing streak. It was the Rockets second win in their last 27 games, and their ...
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NCAA Swimming
Sienna Angove of Kamloops named First-Team All American in freshman year at Ohio State
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. - Kamloops swimmer Sienna Angove has been named a First Team All-American in her freshman year with the Ohio State Buckeyes.The 18-year-old Angove earned the honour after she placed eighth in the 400 yard individual medley at the 2025 NCAA Division One (DI) women's swimming and diving championships i...
Mar 22, 2025
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Canada
Canadian governments rely on Starlink for critical services. Some are reconsidering
ST. JOHN'S - More than half of Canada's provincial and territorial governments buy critical internet and emergency communications services from Starlink - a satellite constellation owned by billionaire Elon Musk. And with Musk now acting as a top adviser to a U.S. president who has repeatedly threatened to annex Canada...
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In the news today: Federal leaders enter first full campaign day
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Federal party leaders enter first full day on campaign trail in five-week election Liberal Leader Mark Carney will try to inject some Canadian symbolism and pride to his election campaign today with a stop in Gander, Nfld. Carney'...
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Federal party leaders enter first full day on campaign trail in five-week election
OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Mark Carney will try to inject some Canadian symbolism and pride to his election campaign today with a stop in Gander, Nfld. The town in northeastern Newfoundland famously fed and housed thousands of passengers - most of them Americans - when flights were grounded after the Sept. 11, 2001 terror...
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World
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to halt judge's order to rehire probationary federal workers
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to halt a ruling ordering the rehiring of thousands of federal workers let go in mass firings across several agencies. In an emergency appeal filed Monday, the Republican administration argued the ruling should be put on hold because the judge didn'...
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Gaza's Health Ministry says Israel has struck the largest hospital in the territory's south
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel's military struck the largest hospital in southern Gaza on Sunday night, killing two people, wounding others and causing a large fire, the territory's Health Ministry said. The strike hit the surgical building of Nasser Hospital in the city of Khan Younis, the ministry said, days...
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South Korean court overturns impeachment of Prime Minister Han, reinstating him as acting president
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's Constitutional Court overturned parliament's impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, reinstating him as acting president. Han, South Korea's No. 2 official, had become acting leader after President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached by the opposition-controlled National Assembly ove...
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