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Kamloops water parks to open one week ahead of schedule as summer weather approaches
KAMLOOPS - With a hint of summer around the corner, water parks in Kamloops will open a week ahead of schedule. The City of Kamloops announced the water parks at McDonald Park, Prince Charles Park, Riverside Park and Westsyde Centennial Park will open on Friday, May 23. The city notes the season for water parks starts ...
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Three-year deal reached in labour dispute between LifeLabs and 1,200 striking workers
BURNABY - British Columbia's main outpatient lab services provider says it has reached a deal with the union representing about 1,200 striking workers across the province. LifeLabs says in a statement that it and the BC General Employees' Union have reached the three-year collective bargaining agreement after both side...
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Unique Specimen Trees
MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH
Latest program growth at Kamloops Y focused on mental wellbeing
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Question of the Week
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Drugs, Guns and Automobiles
Police seize cache of guns, drugs and vehicles during Tuesday raid in Aberdeen
KAMLOOPS - More than a dozen guns and a significant number of suspected drugs, stolen property and vehicles were seized from an Aberdeen home. On Tuesday (May 20), Kamloops RCMP officers and members of the Southeast District Emergency Response Team (ERT) executed a search warrant at a home along Sifton Avenue. Multiple...
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ATM Stolen
Power pole ripped out, gas station damaged after ATM in Salmon Arm stolen via chain and vehicle
SALMON ARM, B.C. - A power pole was damaged near a gas station after an ATM was stolen in Salmon Arm. RCMP say they responded to a break-in near 10th Street SW and the Trans Canada Highway shortly after 4:00 a.m. Monday (May 19) where a vehicle used a chain to pull the ATM out of the gas station, extensively damaging t...
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MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH
Latest program growth at Kamloops Y focused on mental wellbeing
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Y is well known for its gyms, fitness and activity programs, and it's also become a key provider of free mental health supports in Kamloops. In response to a growing demand for mental health supports in the region, the Kamloops Y decided to ramp up its services several years ago. Today, the orga...
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COACHING CHANGE
'Sometimes, it's just the right time to make a change': Blazers will not renew Hay's contract
KAMLOOPS - Don Hay will not return as Kamloops Blazers' associate coach for the 2025-2026 WHL season. His contract has expired and the club will not offer an extension. "The Blazers have been great to me," Hay said. "They brought me back for an opportunity to be part of the team that was in the Memorial ...
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Stay Ahead of the Curve with Kamloops' Trusted Property Manager - Rohit Kumar
"I'm Rohit Kumar, born and raised in Kamloops, and I've witnessed our market's shifts firsthand. My mission is to keep investors ahead of the curve." As a property manager with RE/MAX Commercial Solutions, Rohit Kumar combines local insight with years of hands-on experience to ensure owners and investors maxi...
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Early Spring Bloomers
With the arrival of spring, most gardeners are looking for plants with lots of colour to show off in their yards. Shawn Ulmer from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a number of great choices for you to consider, including trees, shrubs and plants!
May 20, 2025
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Art of Gardening - Marvelous Mint
Looking to grow something that will provide a little flavour and pep in your life? Why not try mint? Ivy Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a number of varieties for you to consider and shows you how you can use them!
May 20, 2025
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British Columbia
B.C. municipalities join First Nations in criticism of tariff bills
VICTORIA - Municipal leaders from across British Columbia have joined First Nations to ask the provincial government to withdraw or delay proposed legislation to fast-track major projects in response to U.S. tariffs. But the president of the Union of B.C. Municipalities says there's no sign the government is changing c...
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RCMP visits B.C. ostrich farm to prepare for potential arrests
RCMP liaison officers have visited a British Columbia ostrich farm to prepare for potential arrests at the property where protesters are trying to prevent a cull of about 400 birds ordered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Multiple livestreams broadcasting from the Universal Ostrich Farm, in Edgewood, B.C., show ...
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Three-year deal reached in labour dispute between LifeLabs and 1,200 striking workers
BURNABY - British Columbia's main outpatient lab services provider says it has reached a deal with the union representing about 1,200 striking workers across the province. LifeLabs says in a statement that it and the BC General Employees' Union have reached the three-year collective bargaining agreement after both side...
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Local Sports
STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS
Stankoven looks ahead to Eastern Conference final, recaps dispatching Capitals
RALEIGH, N.C. - Logan Stankoven of Kamloops will continue his pursuit of the Stanley Cup on Tuesday (May 20) in Raleigh, North Carolina. Stankoven and his Carolina Hurricanes are hosting the Florida Panthers in Game 1 of the NHL's Eastern Conference final. The Hurricanes dispatched Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington...
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COACHING CHANGE
'Sometimes, it's just the right time to make a change': Blazers will not renew Hay's contract
KAMLOOPS - Don Hay will not return as Kamloops Blazers' associate coach for the 2025-2026 WHL season. His contract has expired and the club will not offer an extension. "The Blazers have been great to me," Hay said. "They brought me back for an opportunity to be part of the team that was in the Memorial ...
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Blazers part ways with legendary coach Don Hay
KAMLOOPS - An iconic Kamloops Blazers coach will not be behind the bench next season. The Blazers announced Tuesday (May 20) the team will not renew the contract for Don Hay, who spent the previous three seasons as an associate coach. "I feel very fortunate to have been welcomed back to the Kamloops Blazers and sp...
May 20, 2025
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Canada
Poilievre names 48 Conservative MPs as critics, announces House leadership team
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has unveiled his party's leadership team and critic roles ahead of next week's return to the House of Commons. He's named 48 Conservative members of Parliament to critic roles, while another 14 will become associate critics. Most of them are returning MPs, though some rooki...
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Carney needs to make a quick decision on Trump's missile defence project: expert
OTTAWA - A defence expert says that if Canada wants to fully join U.S. President Donald Trump's "golden dome" missile defence project, it should make a decision soon. David Perry, president of the Canada Global Affairs Institute think tank, says Ottawa has a tendency to punt politically sensitive decisions on...
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Quebec police open criminal investigation into fatal construction site collapse
BLAINVILLE - Police north of Montreal say they have opened a criminal negligence investigation into Tuesday's fatal collapse of retaining walls at a construction site. One worker died and two were injured, and a woman was treated for shock after the mobile office she was in fell into the excavated hole after the collap...
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World
Federal judge blocks Trump's firing of two Democratic members of privacy oversight board
A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump's firing of two Democratic members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. The ruling Wednesday from U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton ends the lawsuit brought by two of the three fired board members in February. The five-member board is an independent w...
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A Texas bill to clarify exceptions to the state's abortion ban clears a key hurdle after rocky path
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas lawmakers advanced a bill Wednesday to clarify medical exceptions under one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the U.S., putting the GOP-backed proposal on the brink of reaching Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's desk. The changes would not expand abortion access in Texas or list specific me...
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Lawyer says worker accused of helping New Orleans jailbreak was unclogging toilet, not aiding escape
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A worker charged with aiding the New Orleans jailbreak by 10 prisoners shut off water to unclog a toilet, not to allow the men to cut the pipe to create an opening for their escape, the employee's lawyer told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Sterling Williams, a 33-year-old maintenance worker at th...
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