

Tree Coupons
City of Kamloops releases details about 2025 tree coupon program
KAMLOOPS - The city of Kamloops has released details about its annual tree coupon program, which will get underway on Tuesday (April 1).It says a total of 1,000 coupons will be available to Kamloops residents on a first-come, first-served basis until June 11, with a limit of one per household. The coupons will have a $...
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B.C. Carbon Tax
B.C. NDP fast-tracking end of consumer carbon tax, Eby says gas to drop 17 cents
British Columbia's government is fast-tracking the end of its consumer carbon tax ahead of the lifting of the federal equivalent on Tuesday, with Premier David Eby saying consumers should expect immediate price relief at gas pumps. The NDP's bill amending B.C.'s Carbon Tax Act to set the consumer rate at $0 passed its ...
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Our Community
Question of the Week
Will the removal of the consumer carbon tax make a noticeable difference in your monthly expenses?
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Kamloops & District Chamber of Commerce
38th Annual Business Excellence Awards
1000 Ways to Heal
1000 Ways to Heal: National Indigenous Languages Day
4h ago
One Man's Opinion
COLLINS: Sometimes, we get it right
Mar 30, 2025

Kamloops and Area

NDP Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola
Castlegar resident with regional ties to represent NDP in Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola
KAMLOOPS - The federal New Democratic Party (NDP) unveiled its candidate in Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola for the 2025 federal election. Castlegar resident Miguel Godau will carry the orange banner in one of the two Kamloops ridings. In a news release issued Monday (March 31) morning, the NDP say Godau is a leader in child ...
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LifeLabs Strike
'If we're broken, we can't take care of our patients,' LifeLabs Kamloops workers hold rally
KAMLOOPS - Employees from all LifeLabs locations in Kamloops chanted, marched and rallied outside the downtown office Sunday (March 30) afternoon. LifeLabs workers have been on a rotating strike for six weeks, with wages, understaffing and benefits among the top issues for the B.C. General Employees Union (BCGEU). In K...
Mar 30, 2025
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Public Assent
CSRD to use AAP to survey Shuswap, Falkland residents on road rescue service
SALMON ARM, B.C. - The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) is shifting gears as it plans to survey Shuswap and Falkland-area residents about launching new road rescue services.In 2024, the district's board of directors approved using referendums to gauge whether residents of those areas support using tax revenue ...
Mar 30, 2025
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Merritt Budget 2025
Proposed Merritt municipal tax increase sitting at eight per cent; could be up to 12 per cent
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt residents will have one last chance to provide their input on the city's budget and their municipal tax increase for 2025. The City of Merritt unveiled its proposed budget for 2025 and preliminary five-year financial plan Friday (March 28) which could see a municipal property tax increase of up ...
Mar 30, 2025
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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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Our Community
Question of the Week
Will the removal of the consumer carbon tax make a noticeable difference in your monthly expenses?
4h ago

Art of Christmas
Art of Christmas - Flowering Seasonal Plants
1000 Ways to Heal
1000 Ways to Heal: National Indigenous Languages Day
4h ago
One Man's Opinion
COLLINS: Sometimes, we get it right
Mar 30, 2025

Art of Christmas
Art of Christmas - A Pitcher Plant for Christmas
Two and Out
PETERS: It's a single-issue election, just like those during wartime
Mar 28, 2025
Looped In
LOOPED IN WITH NIKKI OMEN: March 27, 2025
Mar 27, 2025

British Columbia

'Missed opportunity': Rejection of bid for fifth new vessel disappoints BC Ferries
VICTORIA - BC Ferries is criticizing a decision to approve four new vessels instead of the five it had requested, calling it "a missed opportunity" to ensure reliable service in the future. CEO Nicolas Jimenez says BC Ferries is "disappointed, and obviously at odds" with the decision by the BC Ferry...
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Distracted rail crew missed warning before fiery B.C. train crash, TSB report says
CALGARY - The Transportation Safety Board says a fiery collision between two Canadian Pacific Kansas City freight trains in British Columbia last year highlights the need for "physical defences" to prevent crashes. The board says the collision east of Revelstoke, B.C., on Feb. 16 last year occurred when a rai...
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B.C. Carbon Tax
B.C. NDP fast-tracking end of consumer carbon tax, Eby says gas to drop 17 cents
British Columbia's government is fast-tracking the end of its consumer carbon tax ahead of the lifting of the federal equivalent on Tuesday, with Premier David Eby saying consumers should expect immediate price relief at gas pumps. The NDP's bill amending B.C.'s Carbon Tax Act to set the consumer rate at $0 passed its ...
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Local Sports

ON PEBBLED ICE
Team Hafeli of Kamloops Curling Club wins U20 national bronze
SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. -- Team Hafeli won bronze at the New Holland Canadian Under-20 Curling Championships, which wrapped up on Sunday (March 31) in Summerside, P.E.I. The Kamloops Curling Club women's rink - which includes skip Holly Hafeli, third Jorja Kopytko, second Gabby Brissette, lead Natalie Hafeli and coach Monic...
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WHL Goalie of the Week
Kamloops native Johnny Hicks earns WHL goaltender of the week honours
CALGARY - Kamloops native Johnny Hicks has been named WHL Goaltender of the Week for the week for the week ending March 30.The 19-year-old Hicks finished with a 2-0 record, a 1.00 goals-against average, a .962 save percentage, and a shutout as the Victoria Royals took both games against the Tri-City Americans in the op...
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ON THE OVAL
Kamloops Long Blades hosting national championship for first time in nearly 20 years
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Long Blades hosted the North American Short Track Speed Skating Championships in 2006. They haven't hosted a national or international championship since then, but that's about to change this weekend. The Canadian Youth Championships West event will feature the fastest 11- to 13-year-old skaters...
Mar 29, 2025
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Canada

Canadian, American unions urging U.S. senators to vote to overturn Trump's tariffs
OTTAWA - Unions on both sides of the border are calling on American senators to vote in favour of legislation to overturn U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods. The U.S. Senate is expected to vote Tuesday on a joint resolution led by Democrat Sen. Tim Kaine that would terminate the national emergency ...
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U.S. arrests B.C. man, says he smuggled goods to Pakistan's atomic bomb program
SURREY, B.C. - U.S. authorities have arrested a 67-year-old man from Surrey, B.C., accusing him of smuggling banned goods to Pakistan's military and its nuclear weapons program over more than 15 years. The U.S. Department of Justice says in a Friday news release that Mohammad Jawaid Aziz was arrested trying to cross in...
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Former business lobby head Blackburn confirms he is seeking Quebec Liberal leadership
MONTREAL - A former politician and head of an influential business lobby group is joining the race to be the next leader of the Quebec Liberals. Karl Blackburn published an open letter this morning that says Quebec needs a new, inclusive style of leadership, and he will formally launch his campaign during a press confe...
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World

Judge pauses Trump administration plans to end temporary legal protections for Venezuelans
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal judge on Monday paused plans by the Trump administration to end temporary legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, a week before they were scheduled to expire. The order by U.S. District Judge Edward Chen in San Francisco is a relief for 350,000 Venezuelans whose Tempor...
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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen barred from seeking office for 5 years, a political earthquake
PARIS (AP) - A French court on Monday convicted Marine Le Pen of embezzlement and barred her from seeking public office for five years - a hammer blow to the far-right leader's presidential hopes and an earthquake for French politics. Speaking to French TV channel TF1 in her first reaction to the verdict, Le Pen called...
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UAE court sentences 3 people to death in killing of Israeli-Moldovan rabbi Zvi Kogan
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A court in the United Arab Emirates has sentenced three people to death for the killing of Israeli-Moldovan Zvi Kogan, state media reported Monday. The state-run WAM news agency announced the verdicts of the three after a trial in Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeals' State Security Cha...
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