

ON THE LINKS
Kamloops golf clubs healthy despite rising costs, with season off to busy start
KAMLOOPS - The golf industry is not immune to rising costs that are hampering businesses across the country, with some courses unloading some of that burden onto the customer. Increased green fees do not seem to be hindering business at Kamloops courses. "We're 1,000 rounds ahead of last year's pace already, so t...
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Transit Hours
Council frustrated over lack of provincial investment in Kamloops Transit
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops will not be seeing an expansion of transit hours this year, as BC Transit has signaled its operating budget from the province will not be sufficient to execute that plan. "We've been waiting and waiting and waiting to expand service in Kamloops," said Councillor Nancy Bepple Tu...
5h ago
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Our Community
SOUND OFF
SOUND OFF: Emergency service dispatchers and 9-1-1 Awareness Week in B.C.
11h ago

CFJC Boogie the Bridge
SETTING THE BEAT - Tips and Tricks for CFJC Boogie the Bridge: Episode 4
SOUND OFF
SOUND OFF: Impending closure of KSA elementary art studio the wrong move
Apr 14, 2026
The Creative Edge
PEARCE: Screens, brains and the cost of digital childhood
Apr 14, 2026

Kamloops and Area

Lotto Winner
Logan Lake resident learns of $1M lotto prize win during morning paper run
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - Good Friday was a great Friday for one Logan Lake resident after a quick stop to pick up a morning newspaper turned into a life-changing moment. The BC Lottery Corporation (BCLC) says John M. is the province's newest millionaire as he had a winning ticket from the April 3 Lotto Max draw. The Crown co...
6h ago
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Drug Deaths
Toxic drug death rate slows in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The rate of fatalities from toxic drugs in Kamloops has slowed significantly since the beginning of the year. February totals released Wednesday (April 15) by the BC Coroners Service show 115 deaths province-wide due to toxic drugs, down from 150 in January.To date, there have been three such deaths in Kamlo...
6h ago
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Tax rate
Kamloops council finalizes financial plan, tax increase amid opposition from mayor
KAMLOOPS - On the same day the city received a clean audit of its books, council adopted its 2026 financial plan Tuesday (April 15), as well as set mill rates for the year. There were no 11th-hour curveballs from council, as the group approved the expected 5.7 per cent tax increase for the average Kamloops homeowner.T...
7h ago
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YKA Stats
Kamloops Airport passenger totals off to flying start in 2026
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Airport is reporting a strong start to the year, as it reveals its statistics for the first quarter of 2026 - the second-best start on record in the post COVID-19 world.Data released Wednesday (April 15) shows 86,059 passengers made their way through the terminal between January and March this year,...
7h ago
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Featured Content

CFJC Boogie the Bridge
SETTING THE BEAT - Tips and Tricks for CFJC Boogie the Bridge: Episode 4
It's time to Boogie! CFJC-TV presents tips and tricks to get you moving!
Apr 09, 2026
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Early Spring Special Edition
Art of Gardening Special Edition - Early Spring
It's officially Spring! We could all use a reminder regarding what's important to do when to get our yards and gardens set up for success. Here are some of our favourite early Spring features from Art Knapp Home & Garden. There's a lot to do in early spring!
Apr 05, 2026
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening: Purple Potatoes
Ever seen a purple potato? Turns out it has a lot more going for it than these regular potatoes. Purple is a Royal Colour
Apr 01, 2026
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Our Community
SOUND OFF
SOUND OFF: Emergency service dispatchers and 9-1-1 Awareness Week in B.C.
11h ago

Early Spring Special Edition
Art of Gardening Special Edition - Early Spring
SOUND OFF
SOUND OFF: Impending closure of KSA elementary art studio the wrong move
Apr 14, 2026
The Creative Edge
PEARCE: Screens, brains and the cost of digital childhood
Apr 14, 2026

Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening: Early Spring Pruning
Question of the Week
Have you started any spring cleaning or yard work yet?
Apr 13, 2026
Looped In
LOOPED IN WITH NIKKI OMEN: April 13, 2026
Apr 13, 2026

British Columbia

First Nations overdose deaths in B.C. drop in 2025, but still disproportionally high
VANCOUVER - The number of overdose deaths of First Nations in British Columbia dropped by about a third in 2025 but the population continues to be disproportionately impacted by the province's toxic drug crisis that has killed more than 18,000 people i...
6h ago
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B.C. tables another First Nation treaty ratification, but overlap concerns persist
VICTORIA - The Kitselas First Nation in northwestern B.C. has reached a major milestone in its treaty process as the province tabled legislation to ratify the agreement, in the second such achievement for a First Nation in as many days. But like the pr...
6h ago
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Landslide mitigation to protect salmon habitat begins at B.C. First Nation
UCLUELET - A First Nation in British Columbia has partnered with an environmental group to try to mitigate the harms of a massive landslide - known locally as "Big Bertha" - on salmon-bearing streams in the area. The Redd Fish Restoration Society says ...
7h ago
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Local Sports

ON THE LINKS
Kamloops golf clubs healthy despite rising costs, with season off to busy start
KAMLOOPS - The golf industry is not immune to rising costs that are hampering businesses across the country, with some courses unloading some of that burden onto the customer. Increased green fees do not seem to be hindering business at Kamloops courses. "We're 1,000 rounds ahead of last year's pace already, so t...
3h ago
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ON PEBBLED ICE
Fisher, Kolomaya, Dunstone, Pincott reflect on curling free-agent frenzy
KAMLOOPS - With the beginning of a new winter Olympic quadrennial comes transformative changes to curling rosters across the country. The free-agent frenzy hit Kamloops this week, with four curlers on the move and the reigning Brier champion adding a six-time national champion and two-time Olympic medallist to his team...
Apr 15, 2026
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WINNERS, INDUCTEES
Gala night: Kamloops Sports Council, Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame celebrate in style
KAMLOOPS - Two sports galas were held conjointly on Saturday [April 11] at the Coast Kamloops Hotel and Conference Centre. The Kamloops Sports Council handed out its annual athletic awards for 2025 and the Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame (KSHF) welcomed its Class of 2026. Olympic silver medallist speed skater Jessica Hew...
Apr 14, 2026
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Canada

B.C. tables another First Nation treaty ratification, but overlap concerns persist
VICTORIA - The Kitselas First Nation in northwestern B.C. has reached a major milestone in its treaty process as the province tabled legislation to ratify the agreement, in the second such achievement for a First Nation in as many days. But like the pr...
6h ago
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Oh, give me a home: Alberta-raised wood bison calves safely relocated to Alaska
Dozens of Alberta-raised bison calves sent to Alaska as part of a relocation agreement with the state made it safely to their new home, but it wasn't without months of logistical work and a 40-hour trip on treacherous northern roads. Jonathan DeMoor,...
7h ago
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NDP to get $670K parliamentary funding boost despite not having official status
OTTAWA - The cash-strapped federal NDP is getting a $670,000 financial boost. Members of the other main political parties on the Board of Internal Economy have decided to grant the parliamentary funds, even though the NDP does not have official party s...
9h ago
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World

Senate Republicans reject effort to halt Iran war, but some eye future war powers votes
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Republican-led Senate on Wednesday rejected the latest Democratic attempt to halt President Donald Trump's war in Iran, turning aside a resolution that would require the U.S. to withdraw forces from the conflict until Congress aut...
10h ago
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Student kills 9 in Turkey's second school shooting in 2 days
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - A student opened fire on two classrooms at a middle school in Turkey on Wednesday, killing nine people and wounding 13 others, the interior minister said, in the country's second such shooting in two days. The 14-yea...
17h ago
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Justice Department moves to toss seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to throw out the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders who were sentenced to prison terms for leading members of the far-right extremist...
Apr 14, 2026
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