The Tattle of Hastings
THE TATTLE OF HASTINGS: B.C. Lions react to Snoop Dogg reveal
KAMLOOPS - B.C. Lions' owner Amar Doman finds himself engaged in a fierce game of one-upmanship - with himself. The club's been rolling out high-profile names for its annual Concert Kickoff event since 2022, with the musical acts playing before the Lions take the field for their home opener. Past headliners include One...
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Risk Reduction
Lengthy wildfire risk reduction project to begin north of Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Cariboo residents are being informed of a 10-month wildfire risk reduction project about to start near Williams Lake this week. The project is being coordinated by the Cariboo Chilcotin Natural Resource District alongside Alkali Lake Resource Management and will take place more than 26 hectares in...
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The Tattle of Hastings
THE TATTLE OF HASTINGS: B.C. Lions react to Snoop Dogg reveal
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - New Tropicals
Question of the Week
Do you support redesigning the Kamloops cancer centre to accommodate a PET-CT scanner if it delays completing the project?
May 12, 2025
1000 Ways to Heal
1000 Ways to Heal: Moose Hide Campaign
May 12, 2025
Kamloops and Area
Bridge Blockade
Bridge over Sicamous Narrows blockaded as First Nation calls for involvement in project
SICAMOUS, B.C. - The R.W. Bruhn Bridge in Sicamous is closed due to a peaceful protest blocking the road. Splatsin and Splatsin Development Corporation (SDC) implemented a peaceful blockage of the bridge by parking dump trucks at either end of the Sicamous Narrows crossing around 10:00 a.m. Monday (May 12). The blockad...
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Ashcroft Fire
Ashcroft Fire Rescue credits good Samaritans for putting out grass fire along Highway 1
ASHCROFT, B.C. - Firefighters in Ashcroft are crediting a group of good Samaritans for putting out a grass fire that crossed the Trans Canada Highway. In a social media post Monday (May 12), Ashcroft Fire Rescue says the fire nearly one kilometre north of the Ashcroft Travel Centre was being extinguished by a man with ...
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Fire Ban
Category 3 fire ban coming to Kamloops Fire Centre this Friday
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildfire Service will be implementing a fire ban across the Kamloops Fire Centre just in time for the May long weekend, even as much of the fire activity remains in the northeastern corner of the province.The ban on all Category 3 open fires will come into effect at 12:00 p.m. this Friday (May 16) &qu...
May 13, 2025
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Transit Fares
Kamloops council to review potential increases to transit fares
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops councillors are being asked for their input - and to make a decision - as city staff conduct a transit fare review process for the first time in six years. At Tuesday's (May 13) Committee of the Whole meeting, councillors will be asked to pick one of four options that staff say were developed with a...
May 13, 2025
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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
Man sentenced to 2.5 years for 'dial-a-dope' operation in B.C. Interior
KELOWNA - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has sentenced a 26-year-old man from India to 2.5 years in prison for taking part in a so-called "dial-a-dope" operation in Kelowna. Mandeep Pandher pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine, fentanyl and para‑fluorofentanyl, for the purpose of trafficking on t...
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Minister says she rejected daycare at B.C. legislature because area is well served
VICTORIA - Plans by the British Columbia legislative assembly to open a childcare facility remain up in the air after the provincial government rejected a funding request. The legislature had applied for the funding in February 2024, but B.C.'s Ministry of Education and Child Care informed the legislature in March that...
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CP NewsAlert: Court dismisses application to stop B.C. ostrich cull over avian flu
VANCOUVER - A Federal Court judge has tossed out a challenge that would have stopped the killing of about 400 ostriches on a British Columbia farm that suffered an outbreak of avian flu. More coming. The Canadian Press
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Local Sports
The Tattle of Hastings
THE TATTLE OF HASTINGS: B.C. Lions react to Snoop Dogg reveal
KAMLOOPS - B.C. Lions' owner Amar Doman finds himself engaged in a fierce game of one-upmanship - with himself. The club's been rolling out high-profile names for its annual Concert Kickoff event since 2022, with the musical acts playing before the Lions take the field for their home opener. Past headliners include One...
5h ago
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CFL TRAINING CAMP
Irish kickers, former Gaelic footballers chasing jobs at Lions' camp; South African rugby union convert eyes starting punting gig
KAMLOOPS - The stable of kickers at BC Lions training camp this year is stocked with international boots, with the exception being starting placekicker Sean Whyte of White Rock. Carl Meyer of South Africa is likely to be the CFL club's starting punter, while Irish imports Mark McNamee and Ross Bolger - both former Gael...
May 13, 2025
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NAHC 2025
Bottle, Team B.C. settle for silver at National Aboriginal Hockey Championships in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Jaylah Bottle and Team B.C. had to settle for a silver medal at the 2025 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships in Kamloops. This after B.C. was beaten 2-0 by Manitoba in Saturday's (May 10) gold medal game at Sandman Centre, though this is their best ever finish at this tournament. "I definitely thin...
May 11, 2025
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Canada
Canadian youth struggle with making friends and bullying: UNICEF report
A global study from UNICEF suggests many Canadian kids are unhappy, with social struggles such as bullying and difficulty making friends among the sources of their anguish. UNICEF's 19th Report Card suggests one in five youth in Canada face frequent bullying, one in five are lonely and one in four struggle to make frie...
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PM Carney travelling to Rome Friday for Pope Leo's inaugural mass
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Rome on Friday to attend Pope Leo's inaugural mass. The Prime Minister's Office said in a news release Tuesday that Carney will be in Rome from May 16 to 19. The ceremony, which marks the official start of a pope's term, will take place on Sunday, May 18, at St. Peter's...
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Here are the newcomers, familiar faces in Prime Minister Mark Carney's inner circle
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced his new cabinet. Here is the list of all 28 Liberal cabinet members, as well as 10 secretaries of state. Returning members of cabinet: Anita Anand, minister of foreign affairs The MP for Oakville East in Ontario has been a mainstay of the Liberal cabinet, holding seven ...
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World
Federal grand jury indicts Wisconsin judge in immigration case, allowing charges to continue
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted a Wisconsin judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities, allowing the case against her to continue. The arrest of Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan escalated a clash between President Donald Trump's administration and local authori...
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MLB reinstates Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson, making them Hall of Fame eligible
NEW YORK (AP) - Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson were reinstated by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday, making both eligible for the sport's Hall of Fame after their careers were tarnished by sports gambling scandals. Rose's permanent ban was lifted eight months after his death and came a day before the Cin...
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José Mujica, Uruguay's humble president who changed his country and charmed the world, dies at 89
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) - Former Uruguayan President José Mujica, a onetime Marxist guerilla and flower farmer whose radical brand of democracy, plain-spoken philosophy and simple lifestyle fascinated people around the world, has died. He was 89. His death was announced by Uruguayan President Yamandú Ors...
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