Music in the Park 2025
2025 Music in the Park lineup unveiled
KAMLOOPS - The lineup for Music in the Park 2025 in Kamloops has been unveiled. The free, nightly summer concert season at Riverside Park in July and August, supported by the City of Kamloops and BCLC, will feature blues, rock, classics, country, tribute bands and other family-friendly acts. Organizers say performances...
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Shed Fire
Kamloops Fire Rescue puts out small North Shore shed fire
KAMLOOPS - A small structure fire made a big impression across Kamloops. Kamloops Fire Rescue responded to an area between Fix Auto and U-Haul on Halston Avenue at around 6:00 p.m. Tuesday (June 17) where a storage shed caught fire. Scott Johnson, KFR's assistant chief, admitted the smoke looked like it could have been...
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Our Community
Stay Ahead of the Curve with Kamloops' Trusted Property Manager - Rohit Kumar
May 20, 2025
Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Colourful Plants For Shade
Music in the Park 2025
2025 Music in the Park lineup unveiled
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Sound Off
SOUND OFF: Delivering on the promise of better, accessible primary care in B.C."
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Kamloops and Area
KFR Vehicle Fire
Kamloops' Fire Station 1 in Sahali temporarily out of commission after rescue vehicle catches fire
KAMLOOPS - Fire Station 1 in Kamloops will be out of commission for the foreseeable future after a spare rescue vehicle caught fire. Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) responded to the vehicle fire in house at around 2:20 a.m. Tuesday (June 17). Scott Johnson, KFR's assistant chief, told CFJC Today the spare rescue vehicle was...
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IIO INVESTIGATION
Watchdog looking into collision between police vehicle, motorcyclist near Sicamous
SICAMOUS, B.C. - B.C.'s police watchdog organization says it is looking into a collision between a police vehicle and a motorcyclist near Sicamous.The incident happened at about 5:35 p.m. on Sunday (June 15).According to the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO), an officer was driving a police vehicle on the...
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STEPS HEALTH CARE
STEPS opens North Shore community health centre with goals of attaching more than 4,000 patients
KAMLOOPS - A new health centre has officially opened on the North Shore, set to bring longitudinal family doctor care to Kamloops. The facility is being run by Supporting Team Excellence with Patients Society (STEPS), which already operates similar community health centers in downtown Kamloops, Valleyview and Sun Peaks...
Jun 17, 2025
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Wildfire Updates
Wildfire near Battle Bluffs trailhead under control, BCWS says
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) says the wildfire that sparked west of the Battle Bluffs trailhead on Sunday (June 15) afternoon is currently under control. "BCWS responded with both ground crews as well as aerial resources and today the fire is estimated at 1.5 hectares in size," Information Office...
Jun 17, 2025
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Featured Content
Stay Ahead of the Curve with Kamloops' Trusted Property Manager - Rohit Kumar
"I'm Rohit Kumar, born and raised in Kamloops, and I've witnessed our market's shifts firsthand. My mission is to keep investors ahead of the curve." As a property manager with RE/MAX Commercial Solutions, Rohit Kumar combines local insight with years of hands-on experience to ensure owners and investors maxi...
May 20, 2025
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Shaping Ornamental Maples
Ornamental trees like the Japanese and Korean maples are indeed beautiful to have in your yard, but where's the best place to plant them and how do you make them look like the fancy ones you see in magazines? Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops takes time to show you some of the basics about ...
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Plants For Under The Tree
Plants are indeed a wonderful thing to have in your yard. But certain areas of your yard may not be suitable for every plant, especially for under a tree! Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a number of great choices for doing just that!
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British Columbia
B.C. government won't fund drug for rare disease for nine-year-old girl
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it will no longer fund an expensive drug for a nine-year-old girl who has a rare and terminal condition. Health Minister Josie Osborne says in a statement that Charleigh Pollock's condition with Batten Disease has reached the point where she meets the criteria to disconti...
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Remains found identified as woman who went missing in 2017
SALMON ARM - Mounties in British Columbia's Interior say human remains found last month have been confirmed as being a woman who went missing near Sicamous nearly eight years ago. They say the remains were discovered on a rural property in Salmon Arm on May 5, and the BC Coroners Service has since linked them to Nicole...
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CSIS says India is a continued foreign interference threat as Canada renews diplomacy
OTTAWA - Indian officials and their proxy agents in Canada engage in a range of activities that seek to influence Canadian communities and politicians, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service said Wednesday in its annual report. When such activities are deceptive, clandestine or threatening, they are deemed to be fo...
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Local Sports
The Tattle of Hastings
THE TATTLE OF HASTINGS: Hubbard talks Kamloops tennis, racquet sports facilities
KAMLOOPS - Head coach Kelly Hubbard is teasing a busy summer at the Kamloops Tennis Centre.The club is hosting junior camps and two International Tennis Federation events, and plans to resurface some of its courts in August.In the latest edition of The Tattle of Hastings, Hubbard shares thoughts on a number of issues, ...
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League1 BC Results
More heartache for Kamloops United following defeat to Altitude FC
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - It was another weekend of heartache for Kamloops United Football Club (KUFC) as both the men's and women's teams were beaten by Altitude FC in League1 BC action Sunday (June 15).The KUFC men lost their fifth game in a row as they were beaten 4-2 by Altitude FC at Kinsmen Field. It was also the f...
Jun 16, 2025
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NorthPaws Series Win
NorthPaws win high scoring series against Riverhawks
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops NorthPaws won their third series of the 2025 West Coast League (WCL) season. The NorthPaws took two out of three high scoring games against the Edmonton Riverhawks from Norbrock Stadium over the weekend. Kamloops scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to steal game one on Friday (J...
Jun 16, 2025
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Canada
As Canada's only 'sugar tax' ends, a study suggests it may have been effective
ST. JOHN'S - A new study suggests Newfoundland and Labrador's tax on sugar-sweetened drinks may have dissuaded people from buying and drinking the beverages. The study tracked beverage sales in the province before and after the so-called "sugar tax" was implemented in September 2022. The Heart and Stroke Foun...
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Lawyer for Quebec truck attack accused says pedestrian deaths were an accident
RIMOUSKI - The lawyer for a Quebec man charged with killing three pedestrians with his truck has told a jury the deaths were an accident, not a crime. Steeve Gagnon's lawyer said during final arguments that his client had reached down to retrieve an e-cigarette pod and accidentally drove off the road in a moment of ina...
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Nova Scotia woman who killed daughter granted day passes from prison, but not parole
TRURO - A Nova Scotia woman who murdered her 12-year-old daughter in 2008 has been granted unescorted day passes from prison for 60 days. But the Parole Board of Canada has denied Penny Boudreau's request for day parole, saying she wasn't ready to live in a community even though she would be required to return to a sup...
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World
Stanley Cup damaged as the Florida Panthers celebrate a second straight championship
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - The Stanley Cup is a little banged up, thanks to the Florida Panthers' celebration of back-to-back titles. The bowl of the famous trophy is cracked and the bottom is dented. Not for the first time and likely not the last. The Panthers won their second consecutive championship on home ice Tu...
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Iran's leader rejects call to surrender, saying US intervention would cause 'irreparable damage'
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's supreme leader on Wednesday rejected U.S. calls for surrender in the face of more Israeli strikes and warned that any military involvement by the Americans would cause "irreparable damage to them." The second public appearance by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei since the Israe...
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US starts evacuating some diplomats from its embassy in Israel as Iran conflict intensifies
WASHINGTON (AP) - The State Department has begun evacuating nonessential diplomats and their families from the U.S. embassy in Israel as hostilities between Israel and Iran intensify and there is the possibility that the United States could become directly involved in the conflict. Two U.S. officials said a government ...
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