Memorial Installation
May She Soar tribute to Capt. Jenn Casey a labour of love for Kamloops artist
KAMLOOPS - Sarah Holliday was crafting with her daughters on May 17, 2020, navigating the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. The memory stands out because family time was interrupted by a nearby plane wreck that sent shock waves across the country. Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Captain Jennifer Casey was k...
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Stray cats
BC SPCA says increased cat care costs are behind service agreement stalemate with City of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The local branch of the BC SPCA is giving the City of Kamloops until the end of the month to reach a new agreement for kennelling stray cats. For more than a decade, the BC SPCA has been contracted by the city to intake and kennel stray cats until they are either reclaimed by their owners or put up for adopt...
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ROTHENBURGER: Who would survive if we had a recall law for City councils?
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Special Spring Edition
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SOUND OFF: Strengthening our wildfire training
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ARMCHAIR MAYOR
ROTHENBURGER: City caught flat-footed with sale of The Loop drop-in property
Apr 17, 2024
Kamloops and Area
TRAIL ETIQUETTE
Nature park users reminded to avoid muddy sections on trails
KAMLOOPS - As the saying goes, 'April showers bring May flowers' - but they can also bring muddy trails. And in anticipation of typical spring rainfall, the city is reminding park users of potential impacts to trail conditions. Nature parks in Kamloops are filled with trails for hikers and bikers alike. But when people...
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Weapons Call
Three arrested after weapons call leads Mounties to Kootenay Way home, Columbia Street motel
KAMLOOPS - A weapons report brought the RCMP's Southeast District Emergency Response Team (SED ERT) to Kamloops Wednesday (Apr. 17).In a news release, spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evelyn says the report led Kamloops Mounties to a home on Kootenay Way and a motel on Columbia Street.Evelyn says police remain at the Kootenay...
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Drug Trafficking
Police seize guns and drugs after searching Westsyde home
KAMLOOPS - RCMP seized drugs, guns and cash after storming a home in Westsyde last week.In a news release, spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evelyn says investigators with the Kamloops detachment's Targeted Enforcement Unit (TEU) searched a home in the 2700-block of Westsyde Road last Thursday (Apr. 11). They had identified th...
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Allan Schoenborn
Review hearing underway for Merritt child killer
COQUITLAM, B.C. - A review hearing for B.C. child-killer Allan Schoenborn is being held Wednesday morning in Coquitlam.Schoenborn was found not criminally responsible for killing his three young children 14 years ago.He stabbed and smothered his 10-year-old daughter and eight- and five-year-old sons in Merritt in April...
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Featured Content
First Steps
First Steps provides a vital pillar of support
Since the grand opening on September 18, the First Steps Early Pregnancy Triage Clinic has been a vital pillar of support for expectant individuals in Kamloops and the surrounding rural areas. In just over six months, the clinic has delivered care to more than 400 pregnant patients. Conceived by Joanna Norman, the Head...
Apr 09, 2024
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Medium for Mary Jane
Growing cannabis is one of the fastest trending areas in gardening. Chuck Ferguson from Art Knapp's in Kamloops happens to know a lot about that and so he shares a few tips on what soil is ideal to use for success
Apr 05, 2024
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - To Spray or Not to Spray
It's the time of year when many homeowners start thinking about applying dormant oil to their fruit trees. Maury Hik from Art Knapp's in Kamloops has a number of key points to keep in mind on that topic.
Apr 02, 2024
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British Columbia
Liberals buck global trend in 'doubling down' on foreign aid, as sector urges G7 push
OTTAWA - Foreign aid groups are hailing the federal Liberal government's return to a policy of increasing humanitarian and development spending each year, while asking for a plan to push allies to reverse a global decline in aid. "It was a good moment for Canada to step up and show global leadership by making this...
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'Off the rails': Schoenborn hearing adjourned, lawyer refuses to appear before board
COQUITLAM, B.C. - A hearing for AllanSchoenborn, who killed his three children in 2008, has ended with an abrupt adjournment after his lawyer told the British Columbia Review Board he would no longer appear in front of its current panel. Lawyer Rishi Gill says he continues to represent Schoenborn, who was found not cri...
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B.C. government earmarks $300M to help TransLink buy more buses, reduce overcrowding
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is paying up to $300 million in new capital funding to help TransLink, Metro Vancouver's transit provider, add more buses to its fleet. Transportation Minister Rob Fleming says the additional buses will reduce overcrowding and wait times throughout the region. A statement from the province...
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Local Sports
Harrison Brunicke
Blazers' defenceman Brunicke named to Canada's U-18 team, moves up NHL Draft rankings
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers' defenceman Harrison Brunicke received a double dose of notable news on Tuesday (April 16).Brunicke, 17, is one of six defencemen named to Hockey Canada's U-18 roster for the 2024 International Ice Hockey Federation Under-18 World Championship in Finland.The tournament is slated to run from ...
Apr 16, 2024
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TOP OF PODIUM
Dodd wins more double-mini gold, adds focus to individual trampoline discipline
KAMLOOPS -- Kamloops Gymnastics and Trampoline Centre athlete Gavin Dodd has added to his substantial hardware collection. Dodd, 20, won two gold medals -- in double-mini trampoline and synchronized trampoline (along with Keegan Soehn) -- and placed sixth in senior men's individual trampoline at Trampoline Gymnastics E...
Apr 13, 2024
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SENIOR SNAKES
Senior Rattlers to open lacrosse season this weekend at Memorial Arena
KAMLOOPS -- The Kamloops Rattlers will begin their Thompson Okanagan Senior Lacrosse League season on Sunday (April 14) with a game against the Kelowna Raiders.Game time is 4 p.m. at Memorial Arena. Alcohol will be served in the beer garden.
Apr 13, 2024
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Canada
Labour leader urges unions to expose Poilievre's working-class overtures as 'fraud'
OTTAWA - The head of Canada's largest labour organization is calling Pierre Poilievre a "fraud" for portraying himself as a friend of the working class. Canadian Labour Congress Bea Bruske wants union leaders to do everything they can to expose him before the next federal election. Bruske delivered her call ...
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Police arrest man in death of two-year-old girl in Calgary
Police in Calgary have made an arrest in the death of a toddler. Olivia Hayden was rushed to hospital in September 2022 and was later pronounced dead. The two-year-old's death was deemed a homicide following an autopsy and a lengthy police investigation. Police say a man was arrested Wednesday, but he has not been form...
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In the news today: Foreign aid increasing, housing and labour shortages linked
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Liberals buck global trend in raising foreign aid Foreign aid groups are hailing the federal Liberal government's return to a policy of increasing humanitarian and development spending each year whil...
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World
Judge in Trump hush money trial orders journalists not to report on prospective jurors' jobs
NEW YORK (AP) - The judge overseeing Donald Trump's hush money trial has ordered journalists in court not to report prospective jurors' answers to questions about their current and former employers. The answers also will be redacted from court transcripts. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP's earlier story follows belo...
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The Latest | Jury selection enters a pivotal stretch as Trump's hush money trial resumes
NEW YORK (AP) - Jury selection in Donald Trump 's hush money trial enters a pivotal phase as the former president returns to court. Attorneys will need to pick 12 more jurors to serve on the panel that will decide the first-ever criminal case against a former U.S. commander-in-chief after a previously seated juror was ...
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US and UK issue new sanctions on Iran in response to Tehran's weekend attack on Israel
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. and U.K. on Thursday imposed a new round of sanctions on Iran as concern grows that Tehran's unprecedented attack on Israel could fuel a wider war in the Middle East. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control targeted 16 people and two entities in Iran that produce engines that power the dr...
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