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Kamloops Fire Rescue hopes to eliminate cedar hedges from the community
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) is fighting a decade-old trend of including cedar hedges on local properties. The hedges, which are not native to Kamloops, allow fire to quickly spread and grow,...
Sep 15, 2022

Kamloops Chamber pleased with B.C.'s decision on Queen's holiday
KAMLOOPS - Earlier this week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a national day of mourning for September 19, the day of the funeral for Queen Elizabeth II. That means it will be a holiday for fe...
Sep 15, 2022

Kamloops Special Olympics Coyotes thump RCMP team soundly — all for a good cause
KAMLOOPS - For the athletes of the Kamloops Coyotes Special Olympics softball team, moments like this have been all too rare for the past couple of seasons."With COVID, we missed two whole years," Kai...
Sep 15, 2022

B.C. gondola operator sues security firm it hired before cable cut a second time
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia gondola company whose main suspension cable has twice been deliberately cut has filed a lawsuit against the security company it hired to design and install a new, upgr...
Sep 15, 2022

Yandy Diaz's three-run homer sparks Rays in lopsided 11-0 win over Blue Jays
TORONTO - Yandy Diaz had a three-run homer in the second inning and the Tampa Bay Rays never looked back in a 11-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday afternoon. Ren Pinto had an RBI single as ...
Sep 15, 2022

CFJC Midday - Strong Towns lecture explores city development processes and what it takes to create safe, livable cities
Red Beard Cafe Owner Mitchell Forgie talks about next week's lecture at the Paramount Theatre featuring Chuck Marohn, from the non-profit organization Strong Towns. Marohn will analyze transportation,...
Sep 15, 2022

Stankoven hoping to stick with Stars, preparing to return to Blazers
KAMLOOPS - It's a long shot, but Logan Stankoven is trying to make the next step in his hockey career by cracking the Dallas Stars line-up as a 19 year old. Stankoven has been skating with the big gun...
Sep 15, 2022

CFJC Midday - Experimenting with the BIG Little Science Centre!
BLCS Executive Director Gord Stewart talks about the upcoming programs the center is offering, and does a fun experiment involving a little flame!
Sep 15, 2022

Retired swim star Tewksbury honoured to be part of delegation for queen's funeral
Three-time Olympic swimming medallist Mark Tewksbury says he is "very honoured" to be part of the Canadian delegation attending Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral on Monday. Tewskbury, a member of the...
Sep 15, 2022

Retired swim star Tewksbury honoured to be part of delegation for queen's funeral
Three-time Olympic swimming medallist Mark Tewksbury says he is "very honoured" to be part of the Canadian delegation attending Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral on Monday. Tewskbury, a member of the...
Sep 15, 2022

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