Bridge Renovations
City of Kamloops looking for contractors to rehabilitate Overlanders Bridge this summer
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is looking for prospective contractors as it plans to move ahead with rehabilitating the Overlanders Bridge for the first time in a decade.Interested parties are being asked to submit their bids by this Wednesday, May 14, with a successful proponent expected to be chosen and a contract a...
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Daycare Funding
'Doubly disappointing'; Early Learning Society of Kamloops regrouping after unsuccessful funding applications
KAMLOOPS - The head of the Early Learning Society of Kamloops (ELSK) is disappointed that the organization's application for provincial funding to build a new daycare facility in the Sagebrush neighbourhood was denied.Executive Director Karyn Sutherland says it is the second time ELSK has applied for funding to build a...
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Our Community
Question of the Week
Do you support redesigning the Kamloops cancer centre to accommodate a PET-CT scanner if it delays completing the project?
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - New Tropicals
1000 Ways to Heal
1000 Ways to Heal: Moose Hide Campaign
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Looped In
LOOPED IN WITH NIKKI OMEN: May 12, 2025
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Kamloops and Area
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...
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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 ...
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BUDGET REACTION
Strings students voice disappointment at loss of program in SD73
KAMLOOPS - People gathered on Victoria Street in downtown Kamloops Saturday (May 10) morning to rally against proposed cuts to the Kamloops Thompson School District (SD73) budget, which recently includes the loss of the Strings program."As a parent, it's very concerning because we're taking away the things that he...
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BC WILDFIRE SEASON
Wildfire season underway in British Columbia; majority of fires remain in northeast quadrant
KAMLOOPS - Nearly 200 wildfires have already been reported across British Columbia since the start of wildfire season on April 1.The Kamloops Fire Centre currently lists two wildfires, both considered under control. The majority of active wildfires are in the northeast portion of the province, but with summer weather a...
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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
Eby warns against jumping to conclusions about Lapu Lapu suspect's care before attack
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says there's a disconnect between what health authorities say about the prior condition of the suspect in the Lapu Lapu festival attack and the reality of what happened. But Eby also says people shouldn't jump to the conclusion that those involved in Adam Kai-Ji Lo's care d...
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B.C. pharmacists sanctioned over opioid dispensing practices file court challenges
VANCOUVER - Two Vancouver pharmacists facing sanctions for alleged improper opioid dispensing practices are taking the College of Pharmacists of B.C. to court, claiming evidence was collected "improperly" during inspections by college investigators. The college announced last month that it was limiting the pr...
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Eby makes pitch to American nurses, saying Trump's loss is B.C.'s gain
VICTORIA - Uncertainty in the United States under the administration of President Donald Trump means opportunities for British Columbia as it seeks to recruit much-needed nurses, Premier David Eby said. Eby made a pitch to American nurses as the provincial government said it had shortened the time for them to register ...
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Local Sports
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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League1 BC
Kamloops United top Whitecaps in men's action; women remain winless
VANCOUVER - It's back-to-back-to-back clean sheets for the Kamloops United (KUFC) men's team in League1 BC action, as they beat the Vancouver Whitecaps Academy Team 1-0 Saturday (May 10) afternoon. Dylan Hooper scored the only goal of the game in the 21st minute for Kamloops, who are still unbeaten and remain on top of...
May 11, 2025
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HOCKEY
B.C. to play for women's gold at National Aboriginal Hockey Championships in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Organizers of the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships in Kamloops are hoping for a good turnout at the medal games Saturday (May 10) as the week-long tournament comes to an end. It will be Team BC and Manitoba who square off in the women's gold medal game at 7:00 p.m., while Alberta will face Manitoba i...
May 10, 2025
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Canada
Carney needs to 'pick a lane' on climate priorities and energy boost, activist says
OTTAWA - Climate activists and energy leaders say Prime Minister Mark Carney will need to make some hard choices on whether to bolster the country's oil and gas sector as means of achieving economic stability. Throughout the election campaign, Carney signalled an openness to building more pipelines in Canada and promis...
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Montreal public health reports sharp increase in tuberculosis, syphilis cases
MONTREAL - Montreal public health officials are calling for better access to tuberculosis care after a sharp rise in the number of cases reported last year. The regional health authority reported 203 new cases in 2024, compared to an average of 123 cases per year over the previous decade. About 89 per cent of Montreal'...
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Business community eyeing new cabinet for signs Carney serious on shifting priorities
OTTAWA - Canada's business community will be watching Tuesday's cabinet shuffle for signs that Prime Minister Mark Carney will be easier to work with than the last Liberal government. Experts and insiders say one of the ways Carney can emphasize that is by keeping a lean cabinet. Former prime minister Justin Trudeau's ...
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World
Judge refuses to block IRS from sharing tax data to identify and deport people illegally in U.S.
A federal judge on Monday refused to block the Internal Revenue Service from sharing immigrants' tax data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the purpose of identifying and deporting people illegally in the U.S. In a win for the Trump administration, U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich denied a preliminary in...
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Israeli-American hostage released by Hamas in goodwill gesture toward Trump administration
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Hamas on Monday released an Israeli-American soldier who had been held hostage in Gaza for more than 19 months, offering a goodwill gesture toward the Trump administration that could lay the groundwork for a new ceasefire with Israel. The Israeli military confirmed that 21-year-old Edan...
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6 Bulgarians convicted in UK of spying for Russia get prison terms up to nearly 11 years
LONDON (AP) - Six Bulgarians convicted of carrying out a sophisticated spying operation for Russia were sentenced by a London judge Monday to prison terms up to nearly 11 years. The group that used Hollywood code names discussed kidnapping or killing Kremlin opponents as they targeted reporters, diplomats and Ukrainian...
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