Community Hall Referendums
CSRD plans referendum vote on pair of community halls
SALMON ARM - The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) Board is asking Electoral Area E voters whether they support a pair of funding proposals for the Malakwa Community Learning Centre and the Cambie Hall.The separate funding plans will go to an elector assent (referendum) vote as part of the 2026 General Local El...
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Flood Watch
UPDATE: River Forecast Centre downgrade alerts in Kamloops area
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (May 31, 2026): The BC River Forecast Centre has downgraded a pair of alerts in the Kamloops area as water levels recede.The North Thompson, which was on a flood watch alert on Saturday (May 30), has since been eased off to a high streamflow advisory as of Sunday (May 31).The advisory includes tributa...
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Kamloops and Area
Kamloops' Olynyk, Spurs topple Thunder in Game 7 to head to NBA Finals
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs started the Western Conference finals with a win in Oklahoma City, then ended the series the same way. The champions are dethroned. Wembanyama and the Spurs are headed to th...
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Kamloops drought
Kamloops area starts season at elevated, but easing year-over-year drought conditions
KAMLOOPS - Drought levels in the Kamloops area currently among the highest in the province as the BC River Forecast Centre begins monitoring conditions for the season.The Nicola water basin is at Level 4, with Level 5 being the most dry.The South and Lower Thompson basins are at drought Level 3 of 5 while the North Tho...
May 30, 2026
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NHL Playoffs
Stankoven stars as Hurricanes roll past Canadiens to earn trip to Stanley Cup Final
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Hurricanes have finally broken through their Eastern Conference Final roadblock. Now comes the chance to play for the Stanley Cup for the first time in two decades. Taylor Hall, Logan Stankoven and Eric R...
May 30, 2026
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Walk for Alzheimer’s
Kamloops Walk for Alzheimer's Sunday to honour Ken and Marilyn Ezzard
KAMLOOPS - Ken Ezzard is preparing to take to the track at the Tournament Capital Centre this Sunday (May 31) for the annual IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer's. The Kamloops resident is this year's walk honouree and he'll be walking in memory of his wife, Marilyn. "My wife had Alzheimer's since 2012," ...
May 29, 2026
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May Long Special Edition
Art of Gardening Special Edition - May Long Weekend
The planting weekend is upon us! Here are some tips from past Art of Gardening Features for the May Long Weekend.
May 25, 2026
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Art of Gardening: A Rose by Any Colour
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May 20, 2026
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British Columbia
Mounties now in charge of early Sunday morning, shooting-related Surrey homicide
VANCOUVER - Police in Surrey say the RCMP has taken over the investigation into a shooting that has left a male dead in that community. Surrey Police Service says in a statement that it responded to reports of a shooting in the area of 138 Street and 6...
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RCMP resume search for paddleboarders near Squamish, B.C.
VANCOUVER - A spokesperson for the RCMP says that the search for two individuals who had been paddleboarding in a provincial park has resumed. Cpl. Katrina Boehmer of the Sea to Sky RCMP detachment based in Squamish, B.C., says police received a report...
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Flood warnings issued in B.C. as weather system approaches
VANCOUVER - Emergency officials in British Columbia are warning of flooding along the Columbia River in the southeastern corner of the province bordering Alberta. A flood warning was issued Saturday for areas along the upper part of the river, includin...
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Local Sports
Kamloops' Olynyk, Spurs topple Thunder in Game 7 to head to NBA Finals
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs started the Western Conference finals with a win in Oklahoma City, then ended the series the same way. The champions are dethroned. Wembanyama and the Spurs are headed to th...
16h ago
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NHL Playoffs
Stankoven stars as Hurricanes roll past Canadiens to earn trip to Stanley Cup Final
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Hurricanes have finally broken through their Eastern Conference Final roadblock. Now comes the chance to play for the Stanley Cup for the first time in two decades. Taylor Hall, Logan Stankoven and Eric R...
May 30, 2026
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On-camera unboxing
Celebrity football analyst Gruden salutes B.C. Lions in PR touchdown for CFL club
KAMLOOPS - B.C. Lions' general manager Ryan Rigmaiden threw a Hail Mary with the box of merchandise. Former NFL head coach Jon Gruden of Barstool Sports answered the prayer in a public-relations touchdown for the CFL club. With his signature pigskin passion, Gruden unboxed the Lions gear on camera while preaching the ...
May 30, 2026
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Canada
Quebec moves ahead with AI cultural databank project
MONTREAL - Quebec's national library is moving ahead with plans to create a database of cultural and government content that could be used to train artificial intelligence systems and improve their understanding of Quebec society, culture and Indigenou...
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Advocates call on Ottawa to limit nicotine use among youth, demand stricter measures
OTTAWA - Several health organizations are urging the federal government to bring down nicotine use among Canadians to less than five per cent of the population by 2045, as vaping among youth rises. Les Hagen, executive director of Action on Smoking and...
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Manitoba police watchdog investigating man's death after hostage-taking, house fire
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's police watchdog is investigating a man's death after he allegedly slammed into a car and held a teen hostage in a burning home. Winnipeg police say the chaotic scene involving a 34-year-old man began on Friday just before 10:30 a....
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World
Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera dies in Nicaragua after nearly 3 years of detention
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Brooklyn Rivera, a renowned Indigenous leader from Nicaragua who spent years fighting for the rights of his community and was imprisoned by the government in September 2023, has died. The Nicaraguan government...
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Blast at building storing explosives in Myanmar kills more than 45 people
BANGKOK (AP) - A blast on Sunday at a building in northeastern Myanmar said to have been storing explosives for mining has killed more than 45 people, according to rescue workers and independent media reports. About 70 other people were i...
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Israeli army captures strategic castle in Lebanon in deepest incursion into country in 26 years
BEIRUT (AP) - Israeli troops have captured a strategic mountain topped with a Crusader-built castle in southern Lebanon in the deepest incursion into the country in more than a quarter-century, the military said Sunday. The taking of Bea...
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