Structure Fire
Merritt crews battle Saturday night structure fire at abandoned building
MERRITT - Details are limited by Merritt Fire Rescue crews were called to a blaze at an abandoned building along Midday Valley Road Saturday (April 12) night.Video from the scene shared on social media between 10:15 p.m. and 10:35 p.m. Saturday night shows the building fully engulfed in flames.pic.twitter.com/tNFFw7Lg2...
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YKA to YXS Flight
Efforts to bring direct flight between Kamloops and Prince George still ongoing
KAMLOOPS - Officials at Kamloops Airport (YKA) and Prince George Airport (YXS) are still working on trying to restore direct air services between the two cities. YKA's former Managing Director, Ed Ratuski - who will be starting a new job in Hamilton on Monday - said while Toronto and Edmonton remain priority routes for...
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COLLINS: Time to put priority on our issues
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Things You Need To Get Done In Spring
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PETERS: School district budget roller coaster takes another turn
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SOUND OFF: Where to find dishes from different cultures in Kamloops
Apr 11, 2025
Kamloops and Area
LifeLabs Strike
As strike continues, BCGEU urging B.C. Government to bring LifeLabs into public system
BURNABY, B.C. - LifeLabs union members are urging the B.C. government to review the company's ownership, after Premier David Eby's announcement to direct ministries and Crown corporations to cut their ties with U.S. suppliers. American Fortune 500 company Quest Diagnostics bought LifeLabs last year, and now the company...
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Paramount Theatre
Kamloops Film Society, museum collaborating to celebrate 70 years of Paramount Theatre
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Film Society is holding an open house at the Paramount Theatre Sunday (April 13) afternoon, as it celebrates 70 years of the theatre at Fifth Avenue and Victoria Street. Executive Director Colette Abbott says the open house will run between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m., as part of its 70th anniversar...
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The Gathering Place
Kamloops council being asked to approve return of downtown day space for homeless population
KAMLOOPS - City councillors in Kamloops are being asked to issue another short-term permit to allow the The Mustard Seed to continue operations at The Gathering Place at 48 Victoria Street West.In a report going before Tuesday's (April 15) council meeting, staff recommend that council issue a short-term facility use pe...
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Lillooet ER
Lillooet ER to temporarily close for another 37 hours; 15th closure so far in 2025
LILLOOET, B.C. - Lillooet and area residents will be without emergency room coverage for another 37 hours this weekend.Interior Health said the ER at the Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre will be closed between 7:00 p.m. Saturday (April 12) and 8:00 a.m. Monday (April 14). A reason for the closure was not provided in...
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Things You Need To Get Done In Spring
Spring has sprung and the grass is rising - and Maury from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a whole list of things you need to get going on to get your yards and gardens ready for the growing season!
Apr 02, 2025
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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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British Columbia
Missing driver and vehicle found 47 metres deep in water, says search and rescue
KELOWNA - A search and rescue team in Kelowna, B.C., says a missing person was found about 47 metres deep in a lake after being swept away in a "massive mudslide" earlier this month. Central Okanagan Emergency Operations says the landslide happened on Westside Road at about 9:45 p.m. on April 1, shutting down...
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LifeLabs Strike
As strike continues, BCGEU urging B.C. Government to bring LifeLabs into public system
BURNABY, B.C. - LifeLabs union members are urging the B.C. government to review the company's ownership, after Premier David Eby's announcement to direct ministries and Crown corporations to cut their ties with U.S. suppliers. American Fortune 500 company Quest Diagnostics bought LifeLabs last year, and now the company...
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Police in Surrey, B.C., searching for non-verbal six-year-old missing since Saturday
SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., are scouring the city today in search of a non-verbal six-year-old boy who has been missing since Saturday afternoon. The Surrey Police Service says dozens of search and rescue volunteers are helping with the search, adding police dogs and a helicopter have also been deployed. Police sa...
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Local Sports
KUFC
Kamloops United FC earn season opening split against Langley
KAMLOOPS - A weekend split for Kamloops United Football Club (KUFC) in its League1 BC home-and-season opener Saturday (April 12). The men's team beat expansion team Langley United 3-2 at Hillside Stadium to pick up all three points. Riad Jaha, Isaac Tate, and Javier Sagaste were the goalscorers for KUFC. "I though...
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U18 Worlds
Blazers' Dan De Palma returns to Team Canada coaching staff at 2025 IIHF U-18 World Championships
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers goaltending coach Dan De Palma has been named to Team Canada's coaching staff for the 2025 IIHF U18 World Championships in Texas. The long-time Blazers goaltending coach was part of last year's U18 team that won gold in Finland, alongside defenceman Harrison Brunicke. De Palma also won gold ...
Apr 12, 2025
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BC Lions Training Camp
BC Lions release 2025 training camp schedule
KAMLOOPS - The BC Lions have released a schedule for 2025 training camp, which will get underway at Hillside Stadium in Kamloops in exactly one month. The Leos will hold their first full practice at camp on Sunday, May 11. First-year players and all quarterbacks will report to Kamloops on May 7 for a three day mini-cam...
Apr 11, 2025
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Canada
Poilievre promises tougher ethics rules, takes aim at Carney's assets
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to tighten financial transparency rules for elected officials - and is using that promise to take aim at Liberal Leader Mark Carney. Poilievre told a press conference in Ottawa on Sunday that if his party forms government, he'll ban what he calls "shadow l...
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Ontario family seeks help finding son who disappeared in Mont-Tremblant in February
MONTREAL - An Ontario family is asking the public for help in finding their 22-year-old son who disappeared while on a ski trip in Mont-Tremblant, Que. 70 days ago. Liam Toman went missing at around 3 a.m. on Feb. 2 after leaving a bar in the ski village north of Montreal after a night of dinner and drinks with friends...
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Quebec teen, 15, dies after falling into silo at closed factory in Shawinigan, Que
SHAWINIGAN - Quebec provincial police say a 15-year-old girl has died after a fall at the site of a shuttered factory in Shawinigan, northeast of Montreal. One of the girl's relatives alerted emergency services around 8:30 p.m. on Friday after the victim fell into a silo at the former Belgo factory, a paper mill that h...
Apr 12, 2025
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World
Gabon's coup leader Nguema elected president with 90% of votes cast, provisional results show
LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) - Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Gabon's interim president who staged a 2023 coup that ended a decadeslong political dynasty, has been elected president, according to provisional results announced by the country's interior ministry. Nguema, 50, recorded a landslide victory with 90.35% of the ...
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Police: Someone set fire to Pennsylvania governor's residence; no one was injured
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Police say they evacuated Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family from the official governor's residence after someone set fire to the building. No one was injured. The fire broke out overnight on the first night of the Jewish holiday of Passover, which Shapiro and his family had celebrated at the gover...
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Polls open in Ecuador's presidential runoff as voters choose between incumbent and a leftist lawyer
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Ecuadorians are voting Sunday in the country's presidential election runoff, facing the choice between incumbent President Daniel Noboa and leftist lawyer Luisa González. It's the second presidential runoff election in less than two years in the South American country, where voting is manda...
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