Arson Investigation
RCMP looking for person of interest after series of downtown Kamloops dumpster fires
KAMLOOPS - Police in Kamloops are looking for a person of interest connected to an arson investigation from last week that they say may be linked to others downtown.Kamloops RCMP say officers responded to a dumpster on fire near the 100-block of Victoria Street West around 2:25 a.m. Tuesday (June 3). They note Kamloops...
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Daily Heat Record
New temperature records set in Kamloops, Lytton Sunday: Environment Canada
KAMLOOPS - If you thought it was an exceptionally hot Sunday (June 8) you would be correct as Environment Canada says new daily temperature records were set in 15 different B.C. communities.Preliminary data from Environment Canada shows the Kamloops area hit a high of 37 C Sunday. It beat the previous high of 35.7 C se...
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Our Community
Sound Off
SOUND OFF: Kamloops council needs to realize representative democracy is a conversation
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - New Tropicals
Question of the Week
Are you in favour of bylaw adjustments to allow liquor consumption near the Riverside Park Bandshell?
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1000 Ways to Heal
1000 Ways to Heal: Summer Solstice
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Kamloops and Area
Tranquille Road Work
YKA reminding Kamloops residents to account for delays as Tranquille Road sewer project gets underway
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Airport (YKA) is reminding people to be mindful of major construction work along Tranquille Road that is set to begin to ramp up this week."Please allow extra time for travel to and from the Kamloops Airport due to detours and traffic changes," YKA said in a statement, as work on the Tranq...
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FISHING DERBY
Casting for a Cause fishing derby to raise money for Alzheimer Society of B.C
KAMLOOPS - Anglers in the Kamloops-area will be aiming to raise money for the fight against Alzheimer's disease next weekend.The second annual Casting for a Cause fishing derby will run from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. next Saturday, June 14, at Bruker Marina in Tobiano on Kamloops Lake, with proceeds going to the Alzheimer...
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Power Outage
Major hydro outage in Kamloops restored as section of Tranquille corridor remains in the dark
KAMLOOPS - BC Hydro says power has been restored to thousands of customers in the Kamloops-area who were in the dark for a couple of hours Monday (June 9) morning.It says a cable fault is to blame for the outage that - according to the BC Hydro outage map - affected 2,696 customers around Thompson Rivers University and...
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NorthPaws Baseball
NorthPaws take two of three against Kelowna Falcons
KAMLOOPS - There was no weekend sweep for the Kamloops NorthPaws, but they did take two of three games against the Kelowna Falcons in West Coast League baseball action. The Falcons took Sunday's matinee at Norbrock Stadium 9-3, for just their second win of the season. Kelowna used a four run fourth inning to pull ahead...
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Featured Content
Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Colourful Plants For Shade
Who says you can't brighten up that shady corner of your yard with vibrant plant life? Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops says otherwise - and has a number of fantastic suggestions to prove his point!
Jun 04, 2025
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Weeping Cascade Hydrangeas
Looking for something a little different to adorn your patio posts and garden arbours? Maury Hik from Art Knapp Home & Garden in Kamloops has just the thing - the Weeping Cascade Hydrangea!
May 28, 2025
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Ravishing Roses In May
The month of May means a lot of things to many people. Two that come to mind are Mother's Day and, for gardeners, it's roses! Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a few great tips on growing roses and a few types to consider that are sure to make you and your mom quite happy!
May 22, 2025
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British Columbia
B.C.'s youth unemployment rate second-highest in Canada with 16.6 per cent in May
VICTORIA - High school students walking across graduation stages this month will step into an uncertain job market as B.C. has the second-highest youth unemployment rate in Canada. Figures released by Statistics Canada this month show the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate among people ages 15 to 24 was 16.6 per cen...
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Boating BC head warns against false sense of security in wake of deadly crash
VANCOUVER - The executive director of Boating BC is warning against a false sense of security on the water compared to a busy road, and that aquatic crashes can happen in an instant if safety isn't a top priority. The advocacy association's Bruce Hayne says deadly crashes like the one that claimed the life of a child i...
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Judge upholds obstruction conviction for B.C. Mountie in Dale Culver case
A provincial court judge has ruled that the guilty verdict stands for an RCMP officer convicted of obstruction of justice in the case of an Indigenous man who died in police custody in 2017, clearing the way for sentencing. A statement from the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association says Judge Adrian Brooks dismi...
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Local Sports
NorthPaws Baseball
NorthPaws take two of three against Kelowna Falcons
KAMLOOPS - There was no weekend sweep for the Kamloops NorthPaws, but they did take two of three games against the Kelowna Falcons in West Coast League baseball action. The Falcons took Sunday's matinee at Norbrock Stadium 9-3, for just their second win of the season. Kelowna used a four run fourth inning to pull ahead...
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League1 BC
Kamloops United drop pair of League1 BC games to Vancouver
KAMLOOPS - Another tough weekend for Kamloops United Football Club (KUFC) in League1 BC action Saturday (June 7) as both the men's and women's teams were held off the scoresheet Saturday (June 7) at Hillside Stadium. The Kamloops women were beaten 7-0 by the Vancouver Rise for their third loss in a row, and eighth of t...
Jun 08, 2025
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ON THE PITCH
Kamloops United aiming to snap losing skids this weekend on home turf
KAMLOOPS - After a promising start to the League One B.C. soccer season, the Kamloops United men have suffered three consecutive losses. Meanwhile, the United women are in the league basement and reeling after a lopsided defeat, falling 9-3 to Unity FC last weekend in Cloverdale. As CFJC Today reports, both clubs are l...
Jun 07, 2025
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Canada
Judge to rule whether Montreal billionaire Robert Miller is too sick to stand trial
MONTRÉAL - Crown prosecutors have agreed Montreal billionaire Robert Miller is too sick to stand trial. Crown attorney Delphine Mauger told reporters a trial was impossible because it is clear the octogenarian is gravely ill and won't recover. The founder of global electronics distributor Future Electronics was ...
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Quebec to invest $10M in company developing Canadian-made satellite launch technology
MONTREAL - Quebec premier François Legault says the province will invest $10 million in a Montreal-area company that is developing a system to launch small satellites into space. Legault announced the investment in Reaction Dynamics at the company's facility in Longueuil. Economy Minister Christine Fréche...
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Quebec government scraps gasoline floor price to boost competition
MONTREAL - Quebec has abolished its floor price on gasoline in a bid to bring down costs at the pump. The Quebec government announced the measure in April after the federal government scrapped the consumer carbon tax. The floor price had been in place since the 1990s to protect small service stations from being undercu...
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World
Oklahoma judge stays execution of a man set to receive lethal injection this week
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An Oklahoma judge granted a temporary stay of execution Monday to a man whose transfer to death row was expedited by the Trump administration and who was scheduled to receive a lethal injection on Thursday. John Fitzgerald Hanson, 61, is set to die for killing a Tulsa woman in 1999. But Hanson's la...
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Fugitive's girlfriend charged with aiding breakout at New Orleans jail where she once worked
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Authorities arrested a former New Orleans jail employee on Monday and accused her of aiding in the 10-inmate breakout at the facility last month, which included an escape by her boyfriend - a convicted murderer. The former jail employee, Darriana Burton, 28, is one of at least 16 people arrested and ...
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California union leader David Huerta is released from custody on $50K bond
LOS ANGELES (AP) - California union leader David Huerta has been released from federal custody on a $50,000 bond. Huerta was arrested Friday while protesting immigration raids in Los Angeles. He's the president of SEIU California, a powerful labor union. His arrest has become a rallying cry for union members nationwide...
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