SD73 Cuts
SD73 Parent Advisory Council plans weekend rally to bolster call for increased education funding
KAMLOOPS - The School District 73 (SD73) Parent Advisory Council will hold a rally as part of a call to the B.C. government to raise funding for public education in Kamloops and area ahead the upcoming academic year. On Saturday (May 10) from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., parents of SD73 parents and other partners with the...
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Carney says there's 'more work to do' after meeting with Trump
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to brief Canada's premiers today following his seemingly successful first meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday. Carney and Trump spent about two hours together at the White House, including about half an hour in front of the cameras in the Oval Office, and ...
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SOUND OFF: School District 73 - please reverse your decision to cut the after-school Strings program
May 06, 2025
Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Things You Need To Get Done In Spring
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Is the price of groceries motivating you to grow your own vegetables this year?
May 05, 2025
1000 Ways to Heal
1000 Ways to Heal: Red Dress Day
May 05, 2025
Kamloops and Area
KAMLOOPS COUNCIL
Public input to return to Kamloops council meetings with new restrictions
KAMLOOPS - Public input is back on the agenda at regular Kamloops council meetings, beginning at the upcoming May 27 meeting.There has, however, been a number of changes implemented, including limiting the space to five speakers per meeting, each receiving two minutes to ask a question related to that day's agenda.&quo...
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Rising Policing Costs
SILGA delegates unanimously support Kamloops resolution calling for changes to RCMP funding model
KAMLOOPS - A resolution from the City of Kamloops calling for a new funding model for the RCMP was unanimously supported by delegates at last week's Southern Interior Local Government Association (SILGA) conference. It was presented by Kamloops Councillor Katie Neustaeter, who says municipalities have been forced to re...
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HOUSING MARKET
Kamloops real estate market could see activity boost from federal first-time homebuyers' GST exemption
KAMLOOPS - The federal government's plan to remove the GST on a home at or under a $1 million price tag could save buyers around $50,000 - but only if you're a first-time homebuyer. The pledge was made by Prime Minister Mark Carney in March of this year, heading into the federal election campaign. A similar GST exempti...
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AT NATIONALS
Bottle, B.C. aiming to bounce back after loss at National Aboriginal Hockey Championships
KAMLOOPS - Jaylah Bottle and Team B.C. suffered a setback in female play at the Under-18 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships on Tuesday (May 6) in Kamloops. Manitoba earned a 3-2 victory over B.C. at McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre, taking a two-goal lead and staving off a comeback attempt to improve to one...
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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
Planned burn could have killed trapped firefighters, says B.C. safety report
British Columbia's worker protection agency says a planned burn by the province's wildfire service during the devastating 2023 fire season could have killed or injured multiple firefighters who became "trapped by extreme fire behaviour" that cut off their escape. Inspection reports by WorkSafeBC say the BC Wi...
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B.C. coroner reopens investigation of Indigenous woman's death
British Columbia's chief coroner says he is reopening the investigation into the death of an Indigenous woman the day after her family went public with concerns about how her case was handled. Dr. Jatinder Baidwan says he's directing a coroner's inquest to publicly review the circumstances that led to the death of Taty...
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Mother visiting from Philippines was among Vancouver festival victims
Family members and friends of those killed in a vehicle attack at a Vancouver festival are coming forward to tell the stories of their loved ones. A 30-year-old man faces second-degree murder charges over the attack that killed 11 people at the Lapu Lapu Day festival. Here is what we know about some of the victims: Mar...
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Local Sports
AT NATIONALS
Bottle, B.C. aiming to bounce back after loss at National Aboriginal Hockey Championships
KAMLOOPS - Jaylah Bottle and Team B.C. suffered a setback in female play at the Under-18 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships on Tuesday (May 6) in Kamloops. Manitoba earned a 3-2 victory over B.C. at McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre, taking a two-goal lead and staving off a comeback attempt to improve to one...
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B.C. CHAMPIONS
Rugby redemption for Kamloops Raiders: 'It was perfect'
KAMLOOPS -- Dillon Alexandre held his baby daughter in his left hand and gripped the B.C. Rugby Union Men's Division 2 Championship Trophy with his right mitt, laughing while the moment was captured on camera. "It's exactly what I've been hoping for forever," Alexandre said. "It was perfect." Alexan...
May 06, 2025
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League 1BC
Kamloops United women lose, men win first away games of the season in Nanaimo
NANAIMO, B.C. - There was more heartbreak for the Kamloops United (KUFC) women's team as another stoppage time goal prevented them from picking up their first points of the League1 BC season Sunday (May 4) morning.Goals from Cara Freeman and Norah Bell had KUFC up 2-0 just past the hour mark, but they conceded three en...
May 04, 2025
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Canada
New rules on tipping, price labelling take effect across Quebec
MONTREAL - New rules on tipping and on price displays at grocery retailers are in effect as of today across Quebec. Tips must now be calculated on the price before taxes, and tipping options must be "neutral and uniform," so that a merchant can't suggest a percentage that a client should give. Also, grocery r...
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Study finds no evidence to support New Brunswick's 'mystery brain disease'
FREDERICTON - A scientific analysis has found no evidence to support claims of a mystery brain disease in New Brunswick. The study was published today in the journal JAMA Neurology. It says "unfounded concerns" of a potentially fatal mystery disease were amplified in traditional and social media. The study re...
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Defence in hockey players' sex assault trial continues cross-examining complainant
Defence lawyers are continuing to cross-examine the complainant today at the trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team. One of the lawyers representing Michael McLeod suggested Tuesday the complainant asked to bring other players into a London, Ont., hotel room after she had sex with McLeod, and...
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World
New German government plans to boost border controls to curb migration
BERLIN (AP) - Germany's new government said Wednesday it will start increasing border controls to clamp down on migration. Germany's new Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said that more police would be sent to the country's borders to reduce the number of "illegal migrants." He said Germany would not close...
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Turkish Tufts University student detained by ICE can be sent to Vermont, appeals court rules
A federal appeals court on Wednesday granted a judge's order to bring a Turkish Tufts University student from a Louisiana immigration detention center back to New England for hearings to determine whether her rights were violated. A judicial panel of the New York-based U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in the cas...
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Utah Mammoth is the permanent name of the NHL team in Salt Lake City
The NHL team in Salt Lake City is now known as the Utah Mammoth. Owners Ryan and Ashley Smith unveiled the franchise's permanent name Thursday morning after more than a year of fan input and voting. "From Day 1, we committed that this team would be built with and for the people of Utah, and we are excited to celeb...
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