
Kamloops and Area

Canada West Soccer
WolfPack women clinch first-ever berth at U SPORTS soccer nationals; to face UBC for Canada West gold
VANCOUVER - Floor Ursem dove to her left to deny Alice Kopp of the Victoria Vikes in penalty kicks on an historic Thursday (Nov. 5) night at Thunderbird Stadium for the TRU WolfPack.Ursem, the second-year goalkeeper who is program's all-time leader in clean sheets, stopped the decisive penalty to help the WolfPack punc...
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Wanted Man
Man wanted on charge of alleged voyeurism in Comox Valley may be in Kamloops: RCMP
COMOX VALLEY, B.C. - Police on Vancouver Island say a 50-year-old man who is wanted on a charge of alleged voyeurism in the Comox Valley may be in Kamloops.Comox Valley RCMP are looking for Joshua Babcock but according to reporting by CHEK News, few others details are being released due to a publication ban to protect ...
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Infrastructure vision
NASCAR truck driver White has hands on Sun Peaks wheel as mayor
SUN PEAKS. B.C. - These days, Jason White's friends aren't sure whether to call him Racin' Jason or His Worship. "There are a couple of guys at the [Kamloops] rugby club I might get to call me their Worship," White said with a laugh. White was acclaimed as mayor of Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality in Oc...
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CRA Wait Times
Canadian Chamber of Commerce backs Kamloops bid for CRA call centre improvements
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops and District Chamber of Commerce now has national backing in its push to improve service interactions with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). It comes as a report by the Auditor General of Canada last October found that a majority of people who contacted the CRA were not given accurate information...
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British Columbia

B.C. woman sentenced to 13 years for assault, kidnapping and sex trafficking
NEW WESTMINSTER - A woman who pleaded guilty to multiple charges in a child sex trafficking case in British Columbia has been sentenced to 13 years in prison. The B.C. Prosecution Service says Jennifer Stephens has also been ordered to provide a DNA sa...
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From forestry to food banks, what's in Budget 2026 for British Columbia?
The federal budget handed down on Thursday includes funding pledges that are expected to benefit British Columbia. Here's a look at some of them. FORESTRY BOOST The budget is proposing $6.5 billion in funding to support the forestry sector nationally o...
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Doerkson backs budget, hopes for big cut of forestry funds
VICTORIA - British Columbia's incoming Conservative premier Lorne Doerkson is all-in on the budget tabled by Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal government, praising billions of dollars in financial support for the struggling forestry sector. Doerkson...
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Security guard seriously hurt in stabbing outside Surrey, B.C., amusement centre
SURREY - A Surrey, B.C., security guard is in serious condition after being stabbed multiple times outside an amusement centre. Police say they were called to the parking lot of the Central City Fun Park on 124 Street at 3:38 a.m. Thursday. They say a ...
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A list of fatal bear attacks in B.C., after mother and daughter killed in Bella Coola
Deadly bear attacks in British Columbia are rare, but there have been at least 10 fatalities since the 1990s, including this week's attack that claimed the lives of a mother and daughter in Bella Coola. 1994 Four-year-old Ian Dunbar is killed in a bea...
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Lack of cell service complicated B.C. bus crash response
MACKENZIE - Communications problems along Highway 39, which may have complicated the emergency response to a bus crash that injured 20 on Wednesday, are a familiar issue for northern residents, the provincial legislator for Mackenzie, B.C., said. Kiel ...
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Canada

B.C. woman sentenced to 13 years for assault, kidnapping and sex trafficking
NEW WESTMINSTER - A woman who pleaded guilty to multiple charges in a child sex trafficking case in British Columbia has been sentenced to 13 years in prison. The B.C. Prosecution Service says Jennifer Stephens has also been ordered to provide a DNA sa...
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Health Canada approves Moderna's mRNA flu and flu-COVID combo vaccines
TORONTO - Health Canada has authorized Moderna's mRNA vaccine for influenza, as well as its combination mRNA vaccine for flu and COVID-19. Both are approved for adults 50 years of age and older. But Moderna told The Canadian Press they will not hit ph...
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QuickQuotes: Politicians, business leaders, unions react to 2026 federal budget
OTTAWA - The Liberal government has tabled Budget 2026 featuring tax changes, cultural supports and billions of dollars aimed at stoking investment and economic sovereignty. The budget includes $142.1 billion in new spending or tax break measures, larg...
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Bank of Canada keeps 2% inflation target in mandate renewal
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada and federal government have agreed to keep a target of two per cent inflation at the core of the central bank's mandate. The Bank of Canada sets its benchmark interest rate independently from the federal government but it ge...
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Budget raises questions about defence spending targets after 2030
OTTAWA - The Liberal government's new budget leaves unanswered a major accounting question about Ottawa's plans to meet its 2035 NATO defence spending commitments. The budget charts a path to meet alliance defence spending targets from now through to 2...
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Ottawa boosts journalism tax credit by $501M, extends eligibility to broadcasters
OTTAWA - The federal government is extending its journalism tax credit by $501 million over five years, with $85 million in ongoing annual funding. Ottawa said in its spring fiscal update that it would consult Canadians and stakeholders about extending...
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World

Federal judge orders 14-day delay on any work beginning on Trump's monumental arch
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge late Thursday blocked the Trump administration from breaking ground on a towering memorial arch for 14 days. The temporary restraining order by U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan halting the work represent...
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Former pro-democracy lawmaker sentenced to 12 1/2 years in Macao's 1st national security case
HONG KONG (AP) - Macao pro-democracy former lawmaker Au Kam San was sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison Friday in the Chinese casino hub's first national security case following a closed-door trial that raised concerns about fairness. Au'...
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Alabama executes man for 1991 double murder in last of 3 executions carried out the same day in US
Florida carried out a record-tying 19th execution of the year in an unusual instance of three states administering the death penalty on the same day. Jesse Guardado was pronounced dead at 6:13 p.m. following a lethal injection at a state...
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Democrat Cait Conley wins election to U.S. House in New York's 17th Congressional District
Democrat Cait Conley won election Thursday to the U.S. House of Representatives representing New York's 17th Congressional District, defeating Republican incumbent Mike Lawler. Conley's victory comes in the Hudson Valley district that was one of a hand...
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Trump signs proclamation he says will prevent future changes to the Oval Office and Cabinet Room
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a proclamation that he said will prevent future changes to the Oval Office and Cabinet Room as he has redesigned them. "We're making it a national monument and it will not be all...
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Democratic socialist Nithya Raman ousts embattled Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Nithya Raman, a little-known Los Angeles City Council member backed by the Democratic Socialists of America, has defeated Mayor Karen Bass, an upset that will alter the trajectory of the nation's second-largest city. Th...
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Have the new time change policies across Canada resulted in any confusion for you or your family?
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