FireSmart
TNRD launches expanded FireSmart rebate program for seniors over 65
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has expanded its FireSmart Rebate Program to include a new offering for seniors over the age of 65.Spokesperson Colton Davies says these residents will be able to get a rebate of up to 50 per cent to a maximum of $750, if they complete mitigation work in the immed...
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FIRE PROTECTION AREA
Referendum day arrives for residents of Cherry Creek and Tobiano
KAMLOOPS - Residents in Tobiano and Cherry Creek will head to the polls on Saturday (June 21) to vote on a new Fire Protection Service that will cover both communities west of Kamloops.They will be also asked to approve $2.5 million in borrowing to fund the construction of a new fire station at the corner of Buckhorn R...
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National Indigenous Peoples Day
Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc is hosting a free event for National Indigenous Peoples Day
TK'EMLUPS - On Saturday (June 21), it's National Indigenous Peoples Day and Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc is hosting what it calls a day of culture, community, and celebration at the Tk'emlúps Powwow Arbour."This Saturday, we're asking everyone to come out and join us for National Indigenous Peoples ...
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FIRST DEGREE MURDER
Scheduling conflicts set to delay Bagabuyo murder trial for more than a month
VANCOUVER - Seven weeks of sitting into the first-degree murder trial for Butch Bagabuyo that has stretched between two courthouses, the entire proceeding will now be on hold until early August.Bagabuyo is charged with the murder of his former client, Mohd Abdullah, in March of 2022 following a scheduled meeting of the...
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SCHOOL FUNDING OPTIONS
As wait times for new schools grow, SD73 to investigate prefab additions
KAMLOOPS - The process of applying for, and then receiving, capital funding from the province of B.C. for new schools is painfully slow. While the Kamloops-Thompson School District recently received funding for Snine Elementary, the list of needed capital improvements is only growing longer with the district requesting...
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Code of Conduct
Kamloops mayor asks city to look elsewhere for its independent investigators
KAMLOOPS - The mayor of Kamloops is attempting to put the brakes on a Code of Conduct investigation he kickstarted "until an independent and impartial investigator" is assigned to it.In a news release sent to media at 12:30 a.m. Friday (June 20), Reid Hamer-Jackson said he does not want Reece Harding of the l...
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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...
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
Possible heavy rain, wet snow and storms in parts of B.C.'s southern Interior
Environment Canada is warning residents of British Columbia's southern Interior of possible heavy rain and thunderstorms as flood risks rise in the region. The weather agency says areas including the Fraser Canyon, the Okanagan, Kamloops and parts of the Shuswap could see overall rainfall of up to 40 millimetres, along...
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Federal Transportation Minister Freeland
Federal Transportation Minister Freeland 'dismayed' by BC Ferries deal with Chinese company
VICTORIA - Canada's transport minister says she is "dismayed" BC Ferries contracted a Chinese state-owned shipyard to build four new vessels in the current geopolitical context that includes "unjustified" tariffs on Canada. Chrystia Freeland, in a letter to her B.C. counterpart Mike Farnworth, said ...
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Life sentence with no parole for 12 years for killer of Chilliwack, B.C., man
CHILLIWACK - The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says a man arrested for murder in January 2023 has been given a life sentence without the chance of parole for 12 years in the death of a man in Chilliwack, B.C. The team says in a news release that the sentence for 27-year-old Matthew Bauer was handed down Thursd...
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Local Sports
LEAGUE1 BC
Trio of Halifax siblings bolstering Kamloops United lineups
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops United general manager Lyle Dos Santos might have to consider women's team defender Molly McLeod for a recruiting position in the front office. Three siblings from Halifax - sisters Cara and Erin, along with their brother Sean -- are playing for the League1 BC club this season, thanks to the touting...
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IN THE POOL
Angove of Kamloops qualifies to compete at world swimming championships
KAMLOOPS -- Sienna Angove of Kamloops has earned a spot on the projected Team Canada roster for the World Aquatics Championships, which are scheduled to run from July 11 to Aug. 3 in Singapore. She posted a time of 1:59:07 in the 200-metre freestyle on the final day of competition at the Canadian Swimming Trials earlie...
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NorthPaws Series Loss
NorthPaws lose series to Sweets
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops NorthPaws lost their three-game road series to the Walla Walla Sweets 2-1. After opening the series in Washington State with a 6-1 win on Tuesday (June 17) and suffering a walk-off loss of 5-4 on Wednesday, the NorthPaws were blown out by the Sweets 15-8 on Thursday. It's the third series loss f...
Jun 20, 2025
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Canada
Four missing after Airmedic helicopter crash in northeastern Quebec: police
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say an operation is underway after a helicopter crash in northeastern Quebec that has left four people unaccounted for. They say the aircraft operated by Airmedic was involved in an accident about 10:30 p.m. near Natashquan, Que., a little more than 1,000 kilometres northeast of Mont...
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B.C. student created wildfire map during own evacuation from Manitoba fire zone
University of British Columbia Okanagan geography student Jenna Taylor went home last month to spend time with her family in Flin Flon, Man. A relaxing break did not ensue. Taylor and her family would join thousands of evacuees on May 27, fleeing wildfires that prompted a provincewide state of emergency and spread to l...
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Ottawa considering 'combination of approaches' to 20% military pay hike
OTTAWA - Defence Minister David McGuinty's office says it's considering a "combination of approaches" to boosting pay for armed service members, including introducing retention bonuses for "stress trades." "This investment represents an almost 20 per cent increase to the overall CAF compensatio...
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World
Sunken Bayesian superyacht lifted out of the water off Sicily as salvage operate completes
PORTICELLO, Italy (AP) - A British-flagged luxury superyacht that sank off Sicily last year, killing U.K. tech magnate Mike Lynch and six others, was lifted fully out of the water on Saturday afternoon as salvage recovery crews completed the operation to bring it ashore for further investigation, the local coast guard ...
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Belarus frees key opposition figure Siarhei Tsikhanouski following rare visit from top US envoy
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) - Belarus has freed Siarhei Tsikhanouski, a key dissident figure and the husband of exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, following a visit there by a senior Trump administration official, Tsikhanouskaya's team announced on Saturday. It said Tsikhanouski, a popular blogger and activis...
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Israel-Iran war stretches into a second week without diplomatic breakthrough
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Hours of talks aimed at de-escalating fighting between Israel and Iran failed to produce a diplomatic breakthrough as the war entered its second week with a fresh round of strikes between the two adversaries. European ministers and Iran's top diplomat met for four hours Friday in Geneva, as Pres...
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