R.W. Bruhn Bridge
R.W. Bruhn Bridge in Sicamous reopens after peaceful blockade
SICAMOUS, B.C. - The R.W. Bruhn Bridge in Sicamous reopened one day after a peaceful blockade began. DriveBC reported that the stretch of Highway 1 through Sicamous reopened shortly before 6:00 p.m. Tuesday (May 13). The blockade on the Sicamous Narrows crossing was initiated by Splatsin and Splatsin Development Corpor...
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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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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 - Things You Need To Get Done In Spring
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
TRANSIT FARES
Increased Kamloops transit fares okayed by council's Committee of the Whole
KAMLOOPS - Transit rates within the city of Kamloops have remained stagnant for more than a decade, with the last increase approved in 2011. That was actually followed by a decrease in 2015. That has left the Kamloops transit system lagging behind fellow comparative communities with the current rate of $2 per trip and ...
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New Catchment Areas
SD73 board approves South Kamloops catchment changes ahead of new SnÃne Elementary School's opening
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson Board of Education approved new catchment areas Monday (May 12) to go along with the addition of SnÃne Elementary School in Pineview Valley. As of Sept. 1, 2026, elementary-aged students in the Pineview and Lower Aberdeen neighbourhoods in Kamloops, along with the communities of ...
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Search Warrants
RCMP raiding three properties on Tk'emlups reserve
TK'EMLUPS - Kamloops RCMP are executing a trio of search warrants in Tk'emlups te Secwepemc Tuesday (May 13) morning. Members of the Kamloops detachment and other agencies are carrying out the warrants on Chief Louis Way, Ricardo Road and the 600-block of Shuswap Road. In a news release, RCMP say police are conducting ...
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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...
May 13, 2025
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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
B.C. opioid rules were to reduce overdoses. But they cut cancer patients' pain meds
Rule changes designed to reduce opioid overdose deaths in British Columbia in 2016 inadvertently harmed cancer and palliative-care patients by reducing their access to pain killers, a new study has found. The study published this week in the Canadian Medical Association Journal describes the impact of a practice standa...
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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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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...
14h 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
New housing minister says he lacked tools to tackle homelessness as Vancouver mayor
OTTAWA - Canada's new housing minister says he didn't have the tools he needed to address housing affordability issues when he was mayor of Vancouver - the country's most expensive housing market. Gregor Robertson is attending his first cabinet meeting today as Prime Minister Mark Carney's minister of housing. Robertso...
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CRTC kicks off CanCon hearing as big streamers cancel appearances
OTTAWA - The CRTC's hearing on defining Canadian content began Tuesday with Netflix, Paramount and Apple dropping off the schedule at the last minute. MPA-Canada, which represents a number of the big streaming companies, rescheduled its appearance for the end of the day Friday. The federal broadcast regulator's two-wee...
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Tory MP Jamil Jivani concerned there's no labour minister amid Trump's tariffs
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Jamil Jivani has written a letter to the new minister of jobs and families saying he is concerned that Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet does not include a minister of labour at a time of economic uncertainty amid U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. Jivani, who represents Bowmanville-Osha...
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World
An explosion at a chemical plant near Seville sends black smoke over the Spanish city
MADRID (AP) - An explosion at a chemical plant near Seville sent a huge pillar of smoke over the city and prompted Spanish authorities to urge nearby residents to stay indoors, but no one was reported injured, emergency services said Wednesday. Officials recommended that local residents close their windows to stop smok...
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Russia convicts a prominent election monitoring activist and sentences him to 5 years in prison
A court in Moscow on Wednesday convicted one of the leaders of a prominent independent election monitoring group on charges of organizing the work of an "undesirable" organization and sentenced him to five years in prison. Grigory Melkonyants, co-chair of Russia's leading election watchdog Golos, has rejected...
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Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill 48 people, including 22 children, hospitals say
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - At least 22 children were killed in Gaza overnight Tuesday and early Wednesday in a punishing series of Israeli airstrikes on homes in northern Gaza, according to local hospitals. The strikes killed at least 48 people in total, the Indonesian Hospital in Jabaliya reported. The strikes c...
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