SANTA CLAUS PARADE
44th annual Santa Claus Parade coming to downtown Kamloops Sunday
KAMLOOPS - On Sunday (Nov. 24), thousands of Kamloops residents will line the streets of the city's downtown core to catch this year's Santa Claus Parade. The festivities hosted by the Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association and Thompson Rivers University will see 60 floats make their way from the corner of S...
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B100 basics for babies
Kamloops community rallies for 19th annual B100 Basics for Babies fundraiser
KAMLOOPS - The spirit of giving was in full force Friday (Nov. 22) as hundreds of generous donors gathered at the Delta Hotel for the 19th annual B100 Basics for Babies fundraiser, supporting the Kamloops Food Bank's efforts to help families in need.The event, which has become a 19-year breakfast tradition in Kamloops,...
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Our Community
Two and Out
PETERS: Eby could learn something from Horgan, who bridged the ideological divide between urban and rural B.C.
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Making Compost for the Garden
B100's Basics for Babies
B-100's Basics for Babies 2024
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Sound Off
SOUND OFF: Royal Inland Hospital's emergency room uses antimicrobial copper to fight infection
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Kamloops and Area
Emergency Closure
13-hour closure slated for Merritt emergency department starting Friday evening
MERRITT, B.C. - It's a familiar story for Merritt residents Friday night (Nov. 22), with Interior Health (IH) announcing a closure of the community's emergency department.IH says the ER at Nicola Valley Hospital will be closed as of 7:00 p.m. on Friday and remain shuttered until 8:00 a.m. on Saturday.The health authori...
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Escape From the City
Stolen truck and trailer from the Cariboo damages vehicles and escapes Kamloops: RCMP
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say they're still looking for three suspects who escaped despite a large police presence in downtown Kamloops Friday (Nov. 22) morning.In a news release, RCMP say an officer was patrolling near the Halston Connector at around 4:40 a.m. this morning when he attempted to stop a truck and a trailer that fl...
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Snowfall Warning
Nearly 15 centimetres of snowfall expected for the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - A snowfall warning is in effect for the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt. Environment Canada says nearly 15 centimetres of snowfall is expected on the stretch of Highway 5 Friday (Nov. 22). "Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become difficult to navigate due to a...
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Budget Meeting
Attendees tell City of Kamloops budget open house another tax increase verging on 10 per cent is too high
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops residents were invited to a public budget meeting Wednesday night (Nov. 20) hosted by city administration to provide input on next year's budget as well as the city's five-year financial plan. Dozens of people met with city officials in the Kia Lounge at Sandman Centre for a summary of this year's p...
Nov 22, 2024
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Featured Content
Art of Christmas
Art of Christmas - Protecting Seasonal Greenery
You put a lot of time and money into creating your outdoor seasonal displays so you'll probably want to protect them from damaging winds and temperatures. Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a few good tips on how to do just that!
Nov 21, 2024
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Art of Christmas
Art of Christmas - A Pitcher Plant for Christmas
Unique plants make a fantastic gift for the plant lover at Christmas time and Ivy Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has just the plant for you to consider!
Nov 19, 2024
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Kamloops & District Chamber of Commerce
38th Annual Business Excellence Awards
Watch the replay of the 2024 Business Excellence Awards livestream hosted on CFJC Today. Congratulations to all finalists and winners from all of us at Pattison Media Ltd. To get in touch with the Kamloops & District Chamber of Commerce, go to KamloopsChamber.ca
Oct 25, 2024
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British Columbia
Fall legislative sitting scrapped in B.C. as Speaker Chouhan confirmed to serve again
VICTORIA - There won't be a sitting of the British Columbia legislature this fall as originally planned. The Office of the Premier issued a brief statement Friday saying that Raj Chouhan has been confirmed to serve again as the Speaker of the legislature, so there is no need to hold a sitting. Premier David Eby previou...
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Octopus battles B.C.'s bomb cyclone in ocean floor video
Even with eight legs it was difficult to hang on during this week's bomb cyclone in British Columbia, with a remote camera capturing an octopus battling currents whipped up by the hurricane-force winds. The giant Pacific octopus was spotted by an Ocean Networks Canada video camera on the sea floor off Vancouver Island'...
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Secondary school shuts in Campbell River, B.C., due to fire
CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. - Hundreds of students in Campbell River, B.C., couldn't attend class on Friday because of a fire in their high school. A statement from Campbell River Fire Chief Dan Verdun says they responded to a report of a fire in Carihi Secondary School late Thursday night. Verdun's statement says the fire wa...
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Local Sports
CENTENNIALS HOCKEY
Merritt Centennials quickly finding their place in the KIJHL
MERRITT, B.C. - Twenty games into their inaugural Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) campaign, the Merritt Centennials are starting to find their footing. The Cents are sitting second in the Bill Ohlhausen division with 25 points, winners of seven of their last 10 games. The expansion franchise has com...
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CANADA WEST
Highly touted WolfPack talk hype train, aiming to get back on track after losses
KAMLOOPS - Heads began to turn when the TRU WolfPack women's volleyball team swept the Manitoba Bisons, who were ranked No. 1 in a Canada West pre-season coaches' poll. The WolfPack stayed perfect with two wins over the UBC Okanagan Heat of Kelowna and vaulted to fourth in the U Sports Top 10 rankings. TRU's women's vo...
Nov 22, 2024
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INJURY REPORT
Penguins' prospect, world juniors hopeful Brunicke of Blazers suffers wrist fracture
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers' defenceman Harrison Brunicke suffered a broken wrist during practice on Nov. 10. The Pittsburgh Penguins' prospect is in a cast and will be out of the lineup for "considerable time," said Blazers' head coach and GM Shaun Clouston.Clouston said X-rays late next week are expected to...
Nov 21, 2024
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Canada
First Canadian case of more severe mpox strain confirmed in Manitoba
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada has confirmed the country's first case of a more severe type of mpox in a person in Manitoba, though it says the risk to the general population remains low. The agency says the travel-related case is associated with an ongoing outbreak of what's known as clade 1 mpox in centr...
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Trudeau attends Taylor Swift concert in Toronto with family
TORONTO - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is firmly in his Swiftie era. Trudeau attended the Taylor Swift concert in Toronto on Friday, the Eras Tour's second-last night in the city. Press secretary Jenna Ghassabeh confirmed that the prime minister was at the concert with family members. Saturday wraps up two weekends of...
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Octopus battles B.C.'s bomb cyclone in ocean floor video
Even with eight legs it was difficult to hang on during this week's bomb cyclone in British Columbia, with a remote camera capturing an octopus battling currents whipped up by the hurricane-force winds. The giant Pacific octopus was spotted by an Ocean Networks Canada video camera on the sea floor off Vancouver Island'...
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World
Fighting between armed sectarian groups in restive northwestern Pakistan kills at least 33 people
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Fighting between armed Sunni and Shiite groups in northwestern Pakistan killed at least 33 people and injured 25 others, a senior police officer from the region said Saturday. The overnight violence was the latest to rock Kurram, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, and comes days after ...
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South Korea will not attend Sado mines memorial event in Japan amid lingering historical tensions
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's government said Saturday it will not attend a memorial service near Japan's Sado Island Gold Mines due to unspecified disagreements with Tokyo over the event, which stirred longstanding tensions over the abuse of Korean forced laborers at the site before the end of World War II. ...
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2 men convicted of charges related to human smuggling after scheme led to an Indian family's death
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) - Two men have been convicted by a Minnesota jury of charges related to human smuggling for participating in a scheme that led to the deaths of an Indian family who froze while trying to cross the Canada-U.S. border during a 2022 blizzard, according to a prosecution spokesperson. Harshkumar Ram...
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