FEDERAL ELECTION
NDP future discussed after loss of seats, leader, official party status
KAMLOOPS -- The federal election proved to be a two-party race between the Conservatives and Liberals, while the NDP placed a distant third with a vote share of 6.3 per cent. The New Democrats earned about six per cent of the vote in the Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola riding and 5.4 per cent in Kamloops-Shuswap-Central Rocki...
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MURDER TRIAL
Bagabuyo murder trial resumes after two-day pause
KAMLOOPS - The first-degree murder trial of Rogelio 'Butch' Bagabuyo resumed on Wednesday (April 30) morning following a brief two-day hiatus for new disclosure.Bagabuyo is charged in the slaying of his client Mohd Abdullah back in March of 2022.Wednesday morning, the court heard an application to vary bail. The conten...
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The Tattle of Hastings
THE TATTLE OF HASTINGS: Girls Skate Kamloops grinds down barriers
Apr 30, 2025
Art of Christmas
Art of Christmas - Flowering Seasonal Plants
Sound Off
SOUND OFF: How urgent is digital healthcare security in Kamloops?
Apr 29, 2025
1000 Ways to Heal
1000 Ways to Heal: Jordan's Principle and Bear Witness Day
Apr 29, 2025
Kamloops and Area
GRASSLAND SIGNAGE
Lac Du Bois Grasslands has new signage due to collaboration between multiple community groups
KAMLOOPS - The Lac Du Bois Grasslands Protected Area has new signage after a collaboration between multiple groups. The organizations, including the Kamloops Naturalist Club, Tk'emlups te Secwepemc, BC Parks and the Grassland Conservation Council, provided extensive information about Secwepemc use and stewardship of th...
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The Tattle of Hastings
THE TATTLE OF HASTINGS: Girls Skate Kamloops grinds down barriers
KAMLOOPS - Girls Skate Kamloops is a peer-led group dedicated to fostering female representation in the local skateboarding community. Sessions take place from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday at the Rotary Skate Park on McArthur Island. No registration is required and all ages and skill levels are welcome. Volunteer ...
Apr 30, 2025
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Man With Gun
Police defuse tense situation at Lower Sahali hotel Tuesday
KAMLOOPS - One person has been taken into custody after a weapons call in Lower Sahali Tuesday afternoon (April 29).RCMP were called to the Ramada Inn on Columbia Street West at Pemberton Terrace at about 3:00 p.m., after receiving a report of a person who was experiencing a mental health crisis while armed with a gun....
Apr 30, 2025
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2025/2026 BUDGET
SD73 Board of Education approves district spending plan; staffing cuts to follow
KAMLOOPS - A series of cost-cutting measures largely impacting staffing were approved Monday night (April 28) by the Kamloops-Thompson Board of Education within the district's budget plan for the 2025-26 school year. This will see more than 70 full time equivalent positions cut in an effort to deal with a $5.8-million ...
Apr 29, 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!
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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
TransLink to expand Metro Vancouver bus service with newly approved investment plan
BURNABY - Metro Vancouver's transportation authority says a plan is in place to fund the largest increase in bus service in the region since 2018, in addition to expansions and improvements approved last year. A statement from TransLink says its board of directors and the Mayors' Council on Regional Transportation appr...
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Mental health trouble leads to public safety issues, Vancouver's mayor says
VANCOUVER - People are "sick and tired" of inquiries and reviews into a recurring pattern of people in a mental health crisis becoming involved in violent incidents, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim said Wednesday. His comments came days after an SUV was driven at high speed through a crowd at a Vancouver festival hel...
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Filipino nurses shaken by Vancouver festival attack say tragedy 'will not define us'
Filipino-Canadian nurse Glesy Banton-Victoria says she had planned to attend the Lapu Lapu Day street festival in Vancouver on Saturday but took a nap instead, exhausted by a funeral earlier in the day. When she learned that a vehicle sped into a crowd of festivalgoers at the Filipino community event, she says she was ...
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The Tattle of Hastings
THE TATTLE OF HASTINGS: Girls Skate Kamloops grinds down barriers
KAMLOOPS - Girls Skate Kamloops is a peer-led group dedicated to fostering female representation in the local skateboarding community. Sessions take place from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday at the Rotary Skate Park on McArthur Island. No registration is required and all ages and skill levels are welcome. Volunteer ...
Apr 30, 2025
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TRU Signing
Prince George native Jordan Fulljames transfers to TRU volleyball team
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Rivers WolfPack men's volleyball team have announced the signing of Prince George native Jordan Fulljames ahead of the 2025-26 Canada West season. Fulljames, a six-foot-three outside hitter, has three years of eligibility left as he played two seasons of Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association ...
Apr 27, 2025
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League1 BC
KUFC men play to scoreless draw Saturday; women still searching for first win
KAMLOOPS - A tough weekend of League1 BC games for Kamloops United FC (KUFC) as they hosted Altitude FC from North Vancouver Saturday (April 26) afternoon.The KUFC women conceded four goals in the first 30 minutes en route to a 5-1 loss at McArthur Island. Jayda Thompson and Vanessa Tome scored a pair each, while Holly...
Apr 27, 2025
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Canada
Bruce Fanjoy, retired businessman, says he defeated Poilievre by listening to voters
OTTAWA - Bruce Fanjoy says he achieved something unexpected in Monday's election - the defeat of a high-profile Conservative leader in his own riding - simply by showing up on doorsteps and paying attention to what voters in Carleton were telling him. Sitting outside at a café in Manotick, Ont., on Wednesday, Fa...
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Some Conservative MPs voice support for Poilievre as party stays silent on next moves
OTTAWA - Some Conservative MPs are expressing support for party leader Pierre Poilievre after he lost both the federal election and his own seat on Monday. Veteran MP Mark Strahl says Poilievre has his full support and will win the next election. MP Arpan Khanna says Poilievre will "continue to lead the Conservati...
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Longest Ballot group declares victory in Poilievre's former riding amid criticism
OTTAWA - A group trying to make a case for electoral reform by creating very long ballots is declaring victory in this week's election - even as critics accuse it of indulging in stunts that undermine democracy. "It's been a success," said Mark Moutter, one of dozens of protest candidates who ran in the Ottaw...
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World
A legacy of hope and laughter for Gaudreau brothers as family, friends and hockey community grieve
WESTVILLE, N.J. (AP) - The family called him John. It wasn't until John Gaudreau played for Boston College that he picked up the "Johnny Hockey" nickname that followed him through 11 seasons in the NHL. His mother, Jane, gleefully recalled the "Johnny Hockey" T-shirts and sing-song chants BC fans be...
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Prosecutor says officer killed in gunman's Pennsylvania hospital attack was hit by fire from police
YORK, Pa. (AP) - An officer killed while responding to a Pennsylvania hospital siege was struck by a shotgun blast fired by police that also killed an armed man holding hostages, a prosecutor disclosed at a news conference Wednesday. West York Patrolman Andrew W. Duarte was killed in the gunfire in York on Feb. 22, whi...
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Kuwait frees 10 more Americans in the second release in as many months
WASHINGTON (AP) - Kuwait has released an additional 10 American detainees, bringing to nearly two dozen the total number freed by the country in the past two months, U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Taken together, Kuwait's pardons of 23 Americans since March - done as a goodwill gesture by the U....
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