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...
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FATAL HIGHWAY Crash
Sorrento man dies after colliding head-on with a semi-truck near Blind Bay
BLIND BAY, B.C. - Salmon Arm RCMP are investigation a vehicle collision that killed a 40-year-old man from Sorrento. At around 10:00 a.m. Wednesday (Nov. 20), RCMP say officers from the Salmon Arm Detachment and BC Highway Patrol responded to a head-on collision between a semi-truck and a passenger vehicle on the Trans...
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COLLINS: Scary climate words should not be trivialized
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Get it Done for the Fall Season
The Tattle of Hastings
THE TATTLE OF HASTINGS: Athletic therapist Kuresh talks trailblazing in the WHL, NHL dreams
Nov 20, 2024
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Nov 18, 2024
Kamloops and Area
MERRITT SHELTER
BC Housing states no 'significant' delays for Merritt shelter initially expected to open in October
MERRITT, B.C. - "Having met with BC Housing on Friday, they have confirmed they have signed a lease with the Knight's Inn. That lease will start, I believe, September 1, but they are not anticipating being open until the end of October," said Merritt's CAO Cynthia White during a regular council meeting held o...
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BC legislature
Kamloops MLAs Milobar, Stamer given plum critic posts
VICTORIA - Kamloops MLAs Peter Milobar and Ward Stamer have been handed significant roles in B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad's shadow cabinet.Rustad named his critics for the upcoming legislative session Wednesday (Nov. 20), slotting Milobar in as the critic to NDP Finance Minister Brenda Bailey. Milobar previousl...
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Parole Decision
Kamloops man who killed pregnant girlfriend 24 years ago granted day parole
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - A former Kamloops man imprisoned after he admitted to killing his pregnant girlfriend has been granted day parole for six months.Trent Larsen was arrested in September 2019 - nearly 20 years after killing 27-year-old Angel Fehr.The woman had threatened to report Larsen's involvement in a marijuan...
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SD73 Properties For Sale?
SD73 board furthers process of divesting from Parkcrest Park and former Little Fort Elementary School sites
KAMLOOPS - School District 73 (SD73) is seeking approval to hand over two of three properties it deems as no longer being required for educational purposes. During Monday's (Nov. 18) public meeting, the SD73 Board of Education voted to submit documentation regarding Parkcrest Park at 2393 Parkcrest Ave. in Kamloops and...
Nov 20, 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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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Making Compost for the Garden
Fall time means a lot of chores for the back yard gardener, but one particular chore is quite rewarding! Maury Hik from Art Knapp's in Kamloops takes time talk about it in this episode of the Art of Gardening!
Oct 02, 2024
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British Columbia
Cariboo Gold Mine
Cariboo Gold Mine project near Wells receives operating permit
WELLS, B.C. - A new underground gold mine in the Cariboo is one step closer to coming to fruition. The B.C. government announced Thursday (Nov. 21) that a provincial statutory decision-maker granted Barkerville Gold Mines, owned by Osisko Development Corporation, an operating permit for its Cariboo Gold Mine in Wells. ...
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Taylor Swift to kick off final three Toronto shows as Eras Tour heads toward finale
TORONTO - Taylor Swift is throwing another party in Toronto as her celebrated Eras Tour heads into its final three nights in the city. The pop superstar will pack the Rogers Centre full of Swifties tonight, Friday and Saturday. She'll head to Vancouver for the last three shows of her tour, performing at BC Place from D...
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BC Hydro says most power outages fixed after bomb cyclone, but new storm looms
VANCOUVER - BC Hydro says it has restored power to 90 per cent of customers who lost electricity this week when hurricane-force winds slammed into parts of the British Columbia coast, but forecasters say a new storm is on the way. Winds from the so-called bomb cyclone weather system exceeded 100 km/h in some places Wed...
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Local Sports
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...
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Q&A WITH STANKOVEN
Stankoven talks Calder Trophy race, his new brand launch, stunning puck-flip attempt, Stars' start
DALLAS - Logan Stankoven is picking up where he left off last season. The 21-year-old forward from Kamloops is a staple in the Dallas Stars' lineup and producing at a steady clip offensively. With 14 points in 17 games heading into a game against the visiting San Jose Sharks on Wednesday (Nov. 20), Stankoven has earned...
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ON THE PODIUM
Kamloops athletes storm podium at Dragon Boat World Championships
KAMLOOPS - Four Kamloops athletes reached the podium for Team Canada at the International Canoe Federation Dragon Boat World Championships, which took place earlier this month in Puerto Princesa, Philippines. Mischa Grover, Douglas Hunter, Harris Hunter and Josh Reid were medal-winning teammates in four events, paddlin...
Nov 20, 2024
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Canada
Tense cross-examination of former cop at inquest into 2016 death of Ottawa man
OTTAWA - A former police officer involved in the case of an Ottawa man who died after a violent arrest and the lawyer representing the man's family had several testy exchanges today at a coroner's inquest into the death. Former Const. David Weir is among those testifying at the inquest examining the circumstances of 38...
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Quebec auditor general says school system failing Indigenous students
MONTREAL - Quebec's auditor general says the province has taken little action in the past two decades to help Indigenous students in Quebec, whose graduation rates lag behind those of Indigenous students in other provinces. In her report published Wednesday, Guylaine Leclerc says the Quebec government knew about a majo...
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Cellphone location records shown to jury in human smuggling trial
FERGUS FALLS - The jury at a human smuggling trial has seen phone records the prosecution says show the two men accused were carrying out plans to sneak people across the Canada-U.S. border between Manitoba and Minnesota. Steve Shand and Harshkumar Patel are accused of participating in several smuggling operations in D...
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World
Brazilian police indict former President Bolsonaro and dozens of aides in alleged 2022 coup attempt
SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazil's federal police said Thursday they indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other people on charges of attempting a coup to keep him in office after his electoral defeat in the 2022 elections. The findings were to be delivered Thursday to Brazil's Supreme Court to be referred to Prosecut...
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Wisconsin kayaker who faked his own death has told investigators how he did it, police say
GREEN LAKE, Wis. (AP) - A Wisconsin man who faked his own drowning this summer so he could abandon his wife and three children has been communicating daily with police from somewhere in Eastern Europe but has not committed to returning home, police said Thursday. Ryan Borgwardt has been talking with police since Nov. 1...
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Gaetz withdraws as Trump's pick for attorney general
WASHINGTON (AP) - Matt Gaetz withdrew Thursday as President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general following continued scrutiny over a federal sex trafficking investigation that cast doubt on the former congressman's ability to be confirmed as the nation's chief federal law enforcement officer. The Florida Repu...
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