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Library space allocated for future Dufferin arena multiplex
KAMLOOPS - The future arena multiplex in Dufferin will feature four sheets of ice and an even greater number of sheets of paper. The City of Kamloops and the Thompson-Nicola Regional Library announced that space will be allocated to include a library branch in the four-sheet iceplex at 2070 Hillside Dr. In a news relea...
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Real Estate
Activity picks up in Kamloops real estate market in June
KAMLOOPS - Sales and inventory are up as the Kamloops real estate market heated up in June 2025. New numbers provided by the Association of Interior Realtors (AIR) show 266 residential units changed hands in the Kamloops and District region in June, up from 235 the month prior and up 11.8 per cent from the same month i...
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Our Community
Stay Ahead of the Curve with Kamloops' Trusted Property Manager - Rohit Kumar
May 20, 2025
Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Early Spring Bloomers
Question of the Week
Are you practicing water conservation in your home and on your property?
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One Man's Opinion
COLLINS: Trump's stupidity is contagious
Jul 13, 2025
Kamloops and Area
CSRD's New CFO
CSRD unveils longtime Okanagan local government worker as new chief financial officer
SALMON ARM, B.C. - The Columbia Shuswap Regional District has gone to the District of Coldstream to find its new chief financial officer (CFO). The CSRD unveiled Jeremy Sundin as its new CFO. The chartered professional accountant spent four years as Coldstream's director of finance. In a news release issued Thursday (J...
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Music for the People
Music for the People concert returning for fourth edition this September
KAMLOOPS - The Tkemlúps te Secwépemc Powwow Arbour will once again be the site of Music for the People, which will return for its fourth edition in a little under two months' time. The award-winning show debuted in 2022 as a way to unite Indigenous and non-Indigenous voices. It was co-founded by Margit Ba...
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FLOOD RECOVERY
Claybanks dike pushed back further from Coldwater River
MERRITT - The Claybanks dike section will be pushed further back from the Coldwater River than initially designed after requests from the regulators and local first nation communities. In a report presented to Merritt city council, Sean Strang, Director of Recovery Management outlined the changes, and their impact on t...
Jul 13, 2025
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AAP PROCEDURE
Kamloops council to consider new policy surrounding alternative approval processes
KAMLOOPS - On the same day that the borrowing bylaws for the Performing Arts Centre and Arena Multiplex are set to be adopted, council will also consider formalizing a policy around future alternative approval processes (AAP). The discussion is set for Tuesday, during the regular meeting of council at city hall. "...
Jul 13, 2025
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Featured Content
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...
May 20, 2025
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Shaping Ornamental Maples
Ornamental trees like the Japanese and Korean maples are indeed beautiful to have in your yard, but where's the best place to plant them and how do you make them look like the fancy ones you see in magazines? Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops takes time to show you some of the basics about ...
Jun 18, 2025
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Plants For Under The Tree
Plants are indeed a wonderful thing to have in your yard. But certain areas of your yard may not be suitable for every plant, especially for under a tree! Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a number of great choices for doing just that!
Jun 18, 2025
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British Columbia
'Obscene brutality': Baseball-bat killer gets life term despite constitutional ruling
The B.C. Supreme Court has sentenced a man to life in prison without parole eligibility for 25 years for beating his ex-girlfriend to death with a baseball bat as she slept beside her young daughter in 2021. The court ruling posted Monday says Luciano Mariani's killing of Caroline Bernard in her home in Bowser, B.C., w...
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B.C. facing more adverse drought conditions this year as warm, dry weather expected
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's minister in charge of water is asking residents to do everything they can to conserve the resource in the coming weeks, as the province faces elevated drought conditions in the southern Interior. Randene Neill, the minister of water, land and resource stewardship, says they want people to...
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Federal Court of Appeal to hear arguments in B.C. ostrich farm avian flu case
OTTAWA - The B.C. ostrich farmers who lost dozens of birds in an outbreak of avian flu last winter will be heading to the Federal Court of Appeal on Tuesday as they try to stop the remainder of their herd from being culled. Universal Ostrich Farm near Edgewood, B.C., was ordered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency t...
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Local Sports
Kamloops United FC
Kamloops United FC draws with Unity FC 1-1
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops United FC's men's and women's teams each drew Unity FC of Surrey 1-1 over the weekend. Cara Freeman opened the scoring for the women Saturday (July 12) at Hillside Stadium while Dylan Hooper scored a tying goal in stoppage time for the men. Both the Kamloops men and women have two matches remaining ...
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NorthPaws Swept
NorthPaws swept by Bells at home, extend losing skid to four games
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops NorthPaws were swept by the Bellingham Bells at home over the weekend. Following losses of 14-12 and 11-6, the NorthPaws dropped the third and final game of their series with the Bells at Norbrock Stadium Sunday (July 13) 8-2. Overall, the NorthPaws have lost four straight games in West Coast Le...
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ONE NIGHT ONLY
NorthPaws to transform into Sandpipers after dropping opener to Bellingham
KAMLOOPS - After winning the first five games of the WCL second half, the Kamloops NorthPaws have now dropped back to back games. The Bellingham Bells and 'Paws battled in a barn-burner over at NorBrock Stadium on Friday night (July 11), with the visitors claiming a 14-12 victory in 11 innings. The Bells scored five ti...
Jul 12, 2025
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Canada
Pilot dead after helicopter crash in Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE - One person is dead after a helicopter crash in the Northwest Territories. RCMP say they were told around noon that an aircraft had crashed near the community of Behchoko. Police say the pilot died despite the efforts of first responders. They say he was the lone occupant of the aircraft. No details were p...
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Torrential rains: Montreal calls on Quebec to expand flood compensation
MONTREAL - Montreal's mayor says the province must expand its disaster compensation program in the wake of torrential rainfall over the weekend that flooded many homes. Up to 100 millimetres of rain fell on the Montreal area on Sunday, leading to flash flooding and power outages. Mayor Valérie Plante visited a h...
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Drug use sees parole revoked for Kerry Sim, who killed B.C. teen Reena Virk in 1997
VANCOUVER - Day parole has been revoked for the woman who drowned Victoria teenager Reena Virk 28 years ago. A Parole Board of Canada decision says Kerry Sim, known as Kelly Ellard when she was convicted, breached her conditions to abstain from drugs. The decision says Sim at first adamantly rejected the test result fo...
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World
Flames tear through assisted-living facility in Massachusetts, killing 9 and trapping residents
FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) - Flames roared through an assisted-living facility in Massachusetts, killing nine people and trapping residents inside, including some who leaned out of windows and screamed for help, authorities said Monday. At least 30 people were hurt. A firefighters union said inadequate staffing hindered th...
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Supreme Court allows Trump to lay off nearly 1,400 Education Department employees
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is allowing President Donald Trump to put his plan to dismantle the Education Department back on track and go through with laying off nearly 1,400 employees. With the three liberal justices in dissent, the court on Monday paused an order from U.S. District Judge Myong Joun in Boston,...
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Cuomo staying in NYC mayor's race as independent after losing Democratic primary to Mamdani
NEW YORK (AP) - Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he will campaign for mayor of New York City as an independent candidate, staying in a crowded field running against surging left-wing Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani. In a video, Cuomo, who last month suffered a bruising loss to Mamdani in the Democratic primar...
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